It is April Fool’s Day — the day when it is perfectly acceptable to play practical jokes on other people. I am not much of a practical...

I apologize. This post should have been on March 27, the first day of Passover and the day of the Passover Seder. Passover began on March...

According to Wikipedia, phlox is a genus of 67 species of perennial and annual plants in the family Polemoniaceae. They are found mostly...

There have been a series of popular commercials since the 1980s with the tagline “What Would You Do for a Klondike Bar?” featuring...

I walk by a building with a Farmers Insurance office. I have always had car insurance, homeowners’ insurance, renters’ insurance, etc.,...

I walk on the path around Brookhaven College. In front of me is a young man flying a drone. It is around 6 p.m. and nice, cool weather —...

My sister Barbara and her husband, along with their daughter Jessie and her husband & two kids, went skiing recently in Granby, Colorado....

I walk by a home featuring a spiraea or bridal wreath shrub on the side facing the street. Its lovely lacy flowers are so delicate; it is...

I walk by a large storefront with a giant awning that says “Tacito Direct.” I assume it is some kind of Mexican food restaurant or maybe...

I walk by the “Electric Drilling Technologies” company. When I look up its website, I discover that it serves the oil and gas industry by...

I walk by a pool service business. These types of businesses are very popular in warm-weather areas. My sister has a pool and has...

I pass by a business that is Strategic Janitorial Solutions. These are the often unseen people who usually start their work shifts at...

I walk by a house with beautiful wisteria festooning a covered walkway. It is amazing how plants can spring — did you get the pun? — back...

I walk by a very tall building. Way at the top is a name — Neora. Usually, the names on office buildings are those of the largest...

This sign in front of a home proclaims the prowess of a band member who lives there. How wonderful to see groups other than athletes...

In many years past, I have had an annual Saint Patrick’s Day party complete with Irish stew and many shamrock or other Irish-themed...

In Vitruvian Park which is just behind my townhome, all the redbud trees are in bloom. They line one of the paths along the water. I do...

A new commercial area that I walk in features a business named “Olio & Olive” at olioandolive.com. According to the website, it is an...

It was one year ago today that I started writing this blog. My name for it is “Corona Don’t Wanna Know Ya” because the coronavirus, later...

Finally, the cold weather is over, and everything is in bloom. I pass a gorgeous flowering pear tree while walking around a residential...