Book #15  of the year was  The Compound , by Aisling Rawle. This is about a reality show in a world that's maybe just a bit more messed ...

We just had an election here in Uganda, and we had two days off for it. Thursday for the voting and Friday for the counting, then the weeken...

Welcome to Poetry Friday! Leave your links in the comments and I will round them up. I have comment moderation enabled so don't panic if...

Happy New Year! This is our first SJT (Spiritual Journey Thursday) for 2026, and today our host  Margaret  has asked us to share our OLW (On...

So I'm going back to work today. We had visitors over our Christmas break and stayed quite occupied. Nevertheless, here is what I've...

Here's what I read this year:   Book #1   Books #2-4   Books #5-12   Books #13-26   Books #27-40   Books #41-50   Books #51-61   Books #...

Book #106  of the year was  Boleyn Traitor , by Philippa Gregory. I have been reading novels about Henry VIII and his wives since I was a te...

  This month's host, Jone, shared this quote with us from Thomas Merton: "The world of men has forgotten the joys of silence, the p...

One of the reasons I read is to learn about other lives that are very different from my own. This post is full of examples of that!    Book ...

November's SJT host,  Patricia, shared  this article  with us and asked us to reflect on doubts. The article is called "The Drawer...

Day 1:  Banded Penguin (African Penguin) Day 2:  Venezuelan Troupial   Day 3:  Boreal Chickadee Day 4:  Wyandotte Chicken   Day 5:  Javan Gr...

  There's only one Artist's Choice in the whole month of Birdtober, so it's hard to pick the bird to write about (this is suppos...

  Gallirex is not a species; it's a genus containing two species, the birds in the videos above: the Rwenzori Turaco and the Purple-cres...

  Varied bunting Insect hunting Desert sings Colored wings   ©Ruth Bowen Hersey 

  Sultan with a crown of yellow Eating bugs, a regal fellow, Foraging in East Asian trees He's the king of all he sees.   ©Ruth Bowen He...

  Here's your dinner, precious chicky: Not even a little icky. I'm flying in from high above To vomit up my gift of love.   ©Ruth Bo...

  Tiny brown ball of birdness living in lush green forestness with a little tail sticking up and a song that's full of springness   ©Rut...

  Acorn Woodpeckers are misers guarding their wealth homemakers storing up food for the winter hoarders saving thousands of acorns even thou...

  Before we meet the Olive Warbler, here are links to this week's Birdtober birds:     Saturday:  Crowned Parrot   Sunday:  Red-footed B...

  Northern Waterthrush Spends winter in the mangroves Summer in the swamp   ©Ruth Bowen Hersey