Tag Archives: spring

Slow-Growing Beauty

Posted on April 5, 2021 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week I took this photo of magnolia buds on a recent walk. It may be the only time I’ve ever snapped a shot of tree buds. In fact, I rarely even notice them. Instead, early each spring … Continue reading →

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Hope Springs…

Posted on April 2, 2021 by mitchteemley

Hope doesn’t float, nope, it springs. Around this time every year God reminds us he hasn’t given up on us yet. “Hope springs eternal in the human breast Man never is, but always to be blest The soul, uneasy, and … Continue reading →

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Bad, Easter Bunny, Bad!

Posted on March 30, 2021 by mitchteemley

“Nom, nom, nom…wait, what the…?” Apparently, not all Easter bunnies deliver goodies. ∴ Note: The next My Real Memoir episode will be posted tomorrow.

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A Message From Mother Nature

Posted on May 2, 2020 by mitchteemley

Mother Nature must think humans are incredibly stupid. Otherwise, why would the stuff we put in one end smell so good and the stuff that comes out the other end smell so bad? It’s the world’s oldest “Eat this, not … Continue reading →

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Attack of the Mole People!

Posted on March 26, 2019 by mitchteemley

            Recent photo of our backyard: Help! We’re under attack by a mole! I’ve named him “Manny” (because there may actually be many of them). At first he would leave a lump here, a lump … Continue reading →

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Sprinter is Here!

Posted on March 21, 2019 by mitchteemley

‘Round now we’re all pining to revel in spring But seasonal timing’s no guaranteed thing Transitional days like these are un-scenic Thermometers glaze and turn schizophreenic So stop being moody and “so over winter” Put on your hoodie and celebrate … Continue reading →

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It’s Daylight Savings Time!

Posted on March 9, 2019 by mitchteemley

Don’t Forget to or You could just dance

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Mowing the Straight and Narrow

Posted on April 23, 2018 by mitchteemley

It’s spring. Gentlemen and gentlewomen, start you mowers! When we finally bought a house with an actual yard, I was excited about mowing. Yeah, I got over it. Still, if ya got grass, ya gotta mow, and that means: Ya … Continue reading →

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Damnedelions

Posted on April 16, 2018 by mitchteemley

(Time-lapse video below It’s spring! Sort of. Actually, we’re still in Sprinter where I live, so it’s snow shovels one day and flip-flops and shades the next. But the dandelions can’t be fooled. Fake-daisy-delions are popping up all over our … Continue reading →

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Dandelions are Human Weeds

Posted on April 6, 2018 by mitchteemley

It’s that time of year. Even amid hushes of snow, the dandelions appear. How like us they are, arranging themselves about their clocks, terrified of being uprooted. Created to live for a season and then die beyond themselves, instead they push their … Continue reading →

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