Mother Nature

  • That’s So Pat! 1/17/19

    Hey there! Pat here with some toad-ally exciting news! I’m launching an advice column about life — from toad rage to the DaVinci Toad! Send your questions and I vow to always give Pat answers! My very first question is… Continue reading

    That’s So Pat! 1/17/19
  • A Blackbird’s Song

    Did the song of a blackbird bring comfort to my dying friend? ***** “A blackbird’s song can’t stop disease, but it can offer comfort.” So believes Rachel Clarke, the author of Your Life In My Hands: A Junior Doctor’s Story… Continue reading

    A Blackbird’s Song
  • Aglow 9/22/18

    This weekend, Spark and Spitfire introduces a new regular weekend post called AGLOW, which will feature a poem that has had meaning for me — and perhaps for you, too. Peace to all.   A GIFT by Denise Levertov Just when you seem to… Continue reading

    Aglow 9/22/18
  • Gone Girl

    On Sunday, after some online research, I determined that Pat — the toad that has been living in my garbage bin for nearly a month — was female. She was large with marbled coloring, unlike male toads which are smaller… Continue reading

    Gone Girl
  • Toadally Content

    I have a new housemate. I can’t tell if it’s male or female, so I’m calling it Pat. Meet Pat, the toad that has taken up residence in my outdoor garbage bin. I took a photo the first time I… Continue reading

    Toadally Content
  • Ignite 8/24/18

    Adrienne and I — and yes, Flat Frida — just returned from a few days at the beach, a setting that ignited the theme for this week’s cartoons! Continue reading

    Ignite 8/24/18
  • My Willow Oak

    Early yesterday morning, I heard a thundering thud . . . so loud, it scared my cat, Jem, and drove me outside my front door. Had accumulated snow melted and slipped from a tall building? Impossible, it was July. Had… Continue reading

    My Willow Oak