Tag: Winter

The Texas Deep Freeze and Power Grid Fiasco: We Have to Do Better

The Texas Deep Freeze and Power Grid Fiasco: We Have to Do Better

There will be repercussions: lawsuits and hearings, accusations and resignations, and perhaps, at long last, legislation and regulations.

It’s Cold! Here’s a Chicken and Dumplings Go-To Recipe

It’s Cold! Here’s a Chicken and Dumplings Go-To Recipe

I learned to make Chicken and Dumplings from a stellar recipe in Epicurious that was recommended by a colleague. Winter demands comfort food!

Haiku for SAD Moscow: Only 6 Minutes of Sunshine in December

Haiku for SAD Moscow: Only 6 Minutes of Sunshine in December

Empathizing with the folks in Moscow for their sunless situation. They’re taking it better than I would. I salute them with a haiku.

Q: What does silence look like?

Q: What does silence look like?

Glover Gardens response to the weekly photo challenge, What Does Silence Look Like, from The Daily Post.

Hunkering Down in the Cold and Watching the Birds

Hunkering Down in the Cold and Watching the Birds

Brrrrr!  It’s hunker down time here in Southeast Texas where harsh Lady Winter (actually “Winter Storm Inga”) has found us and seems to be settling in for a good long visit. We had hail and snow and sub-freezing weather all day today, which is confusing […]

Haiku:  Opposites Attract

Haiku: Opposites Attract

Haiku about a true love for Colorado in winter.

Haiku: Gulf Coast in Winter

Haiku: Gulf Coast in Winter

The Texas Gulf Coast and its brown pelicans inspired a haiku.

Moonlight Citrus Harvest Haiku

Moonlight Citrus Harvest Haiku

A cold snap in Southeast Texas forces a moonlight citrus harvest and inspires a haiku.

Haiku:  Beckoning Winter Sky

Haiku: Beckoning Winter Sky

I am in love with our little cabin in central Colorado.  “Little House in the Rockies” inspires me to create recipes, snap photos, write essays, poems and haiku, birdwatch…in general, to revel in nature and absorb its beauty and regenerative spirit. Here’s one from a […]


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