Tag Archives: Musings

The Web

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Randy Tindall

The more I hang out in our backyard and the longer I live, the more amazed at and appreciative I become of the phenomenon of life.  Its abundance, its interconnectedness, its boisterousness, its sheer tenacity and unending ingenuity.  Give it … Continue reading →

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Nature’s Pauses

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Randy Tindall

“Nature’s music is never over; her silences are pauses, not conclusions.”  Mary Webb. ——————————— I wandered recently into our backyard, camera in hand, to see what drama might unfold in front of me this day, and the first thing I … Continue reading →

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The Unknown Turn

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Randy Tindall

I looked down the at the tattered sheet of paper laying beside the path.  Despite having been shredded by shotgun pellets, it was still legible.  “Trail Begins Again Here”, it said.  A few feet farther along, Nadia and I emerged … Continue reading →

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Through the Keyhole

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Randy Tindall

It takes patience to walk a beagle.  It is not an exercise for the terminally rushed, nor is it for those who want to cover a lot of ground and work up a sweat.  Beagles have other agendas. It doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Quiet Medicine

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Randy Tindall

Being in our backyard calms—-me—-down.  It is a palpable sensation, beginning within minutes of going out there and just sitting—just watching and listening.  Even though Nadia and I live along a busy street, the traffic noise fades to insignificance in … Continue reading →

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Courtship and Cookies: A Dubious Guide

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Randy Tindall

There are cookies, and then then there are cookies.  These were cookies.  Handsome, dark, subtly sweet, not overpowering, but able to make you want another, and then maybe another after that.  Bad for diets.  Good for indulgence. So, of course, … Continue reading →

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We Hardly Knew Ye……

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Randy Tindall

The Great Southern Brood has flung its fling, sung its songs, flown its flights, sowed its seeds. A few lonely latecomers still flit around, looking a little lost, wondering where the big party is, but the waves of red-eyed revelers … Continue reading →

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Troubling a Star

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Randy Tindall

“All things by immortal power Near or far, Hiddenly To each other linked are, That thou canst not stir a flower Without troubling of a star.” — Francis Thompson Having never been a father, I have to take my Father’s … Continue reading →

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The Great Southern Brood

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Randy Tindall

The Great Southern Brood is in our backyard, playing out a small part of its epic history here during these hot, oppressive days of late May, early June—-days more reminiscent of July and August than of this supposed pre-summer interlude.  … Continue reading →

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