Saturday surprise

  This morning we had a Mother Mallard and twelve ducklings walking around our enclosed courtyard. She must have started nesting about March 25, and completely eluded us. We think it’s the same duck who has nested in our courtyard three previous years, though, because she readily let us guide her through the building and

Earth Day 2020

    “The Earth is our Mother…we must take care of her…” A line from a chant by the group Libana.   But this is the meme for me today:  

Because I live where I live

Star Magnolias in bloom, and green beginning to show in the garden. I live in one room on one hall in one wing in this large complex.  In other wings, we have the community archives, a skilled care facility for the general population,  single apartments for local senior citizens, our retirement home for our sisters,