Recently, while watching my grandkids, I started thinking about my own childhood and remembered the whimsical, silly things my mom did to entertain her children and grandchildren. Was I as fun? Did my grands find me amusing?

It was mid-April when I first spotted the Cooper's Hawk perched on the wrought-iron rack outside the patio door. She was scanning the waterway for food for several minutes, enough time for me to get a quick photo for identification.

No day shall erase you from the memory of time. ~ Virgil