Today summer is over. Not officially, that doesn’t happen until September 22, but for all intents and purposes, the last day of summer is Labor Day. Some will say that the Saturday before is the start of autumn with the kickoff of the college football season. Either way, it is another trip around the sun and another summer behind. As… Read moreSuddenly Last Summer | The Warmth Of The Sun
It’s hot outside. I realize the response will be, “No kidding, Sherlock,” only you’ll replace “kidding” with a word that begins with the first two letters of Sherlock. It’s too hot to sit on the deck and read. It’s too hot to have a beverage on the porch and watch the birds. It’s too hot to cook on the grill…. Read moreBack Yard Toast | A Dry Heat
Monday, June 26th, Jackie and I were heading out for my birthday lunch. As we walked out the back door and to the car around 10am, the temperature was warm, around the low seventies with a nice breeze blowing. It had been a pleasant and extended spring weather-wise, with mild temperatures throughout May and June. Backing out of the driveway… Read moreThe Dog Days | 455 Air Conditioning
When I was a kid, during the summer I went barefoot all the time. We all went barefoot and did so while doing the usual summertime activities such as riding our bikes, walking to the store, catching crawfish or building dams in the creek, even playing backyard baseball. About the only thing I wasn’t allowed to do barefoot back then… Read moreGoing Barefoot | Eating Watermelon
It is the Dead of Winter in Georgia, as well as for most of the Northern Hemisphere. The Dead of Winter is like the Dog Days of Summer, only the complete opposite. The Dead of Winter is the coldest part of the season, when average temperatures typically reach their lowest point between January 10 and February 10. I am a… Read moreThe Dead Of Winter | The Seasons Of Life
The temperature here in the Atlanta area is probably not going to crack fifty today. It’s wet and rainy. And that’s okay. I actually love days like today. They are days to stay indoors, get projects done, cook comfort food, enjoy a hot beverage, a warm toddy, or just stay by the fire. Unless you are out there in it,… Read moreSpring Forward | Fall Back
Tomorrow is Labor Day, the day of celebration of the American worker. Summer may begin June 21st and end September 23rd, but the unofficial beginning is Memorial Day and the unofficial end is Labor Day. The school year used to begin right after Memorial Day and start back right before Labor Day but that, like so many things that seem… Read moreLabor Day | On The Horizon
Allene made her morning smoothie and stood at the window by the sink, watching the See Rock City birdhouse. It was mounted on the top of the four by four cross that her husband Thomas had built to hang the Yankee Flipper bird feeder. She had first noticed the bluebirds’ activity about a month earlier, in late spring. One morning… Read moreSummertime Bluebirds
The pitcher wiped the sweat from his brow and leaned in. There were two on and two outs. The game had started at seven o’clock and it was a sweltering early June night in Georgia. The catcher set the target for the inside corner of the plate. Perfect for his favorite pitch, the curve. He stretched and threw. The pitch… Read moreThe Curve
