A Slow Road Reader

From his vantage point in the Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia, the author elevates the simple and local in a way that will bring a smile, a raised eyebrow, or nod of affirmation. This unique view of the world will be appreciated by fellow biology watchers, grandparents, rural dwellers or wannabes and by those simply seeking a pleasant place to ponder a few minutes before bedtime.

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If it’s Sunday Morning…It’s time for an update from Winedale.

Leon Hale’s weekly column is up at the Houston Chronicle…This section in the middle caught my mind’s eye and reminded me of my year living with my Grandparents back in

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February Wanes…Summer Seems Near.

Looking on the weather wunderground, I see that Fred is still feeding the woodstove and wearing the multiple layers of clothes he was lamenting in his essay. While I am enjoying the open door and the porch rocker, Fred is still dreaming his summer weather dreams.

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Seth’s Blog: When newspapers are gone, what will you miss?

Wandering down my Google Reader list today led me to Seth Godin’s Blog and his muse on Newspapers…Go check it out… I worry about the quality of a democracy when

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Musing for a Sunday Morning…

Leon Hale’s weekly column this morning reached back to before my birth…But, he touched a chord even so. The final lines though really rang true… I guess what got me

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Weather Musing Early Morning…

Up early to check on the status of Edouard…Looks like a miss for my house…Heading inland already on the Louisiana border.  Should miss the majority of the Houston area, rain

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