Susannah’s 2018 Spring and Summer Reading List
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Category Archives: nature
Mating Season
The minute there’s a whiff of serious spring, the mallards of Central Park couple up. You see the male, his dark green head following the female, who looks more like a Shaker in her simple brown ensemble while she takes … Continue reading
Posted in animals, Beauty, Family, grace, humor, nature, New York City, sex, Women and men
Tagged Ducks of Central Park, mating season, sex in the wild, teach your children
9 Comments
Mother Nature Should Take Her Meds
Yesterday was 78%. I ran in shorts and a T-shirt, a balmy breeze blowing through my hair. All day the city sang with spring weather, sidewalks filled with the sunny and cheerful. It was as though all problems were placed … Continue reading
Posted in animals, Beauty, Home, humor, nature, New York City, words
Tagged a late spring, Central Park, Global Warming, new York weather, The Little Rascals
26 Comments
Why I Get Up
At least once a week, I’m asked why I get out of bed when I don’t have to. I want to answer, because I’m not a slug, but am always diplomatic and say, it’s simply a grace to be up … Continue reading
Posted in animals, Beauty, Fashion, grace, humor, nature, New York City, words
Tagged Central Park, daffodils, Spring is in the air, Versailles
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Best Story of the Week
I’m coming out of Panera early in the morning after having my weekly whole wheat bagel smothered in butter and honey, when I see two pigeons having a fight. The street’s pretty empty except for me and a chubby Latino … Continue reading
Posted in comedy, Family, humanity, humor, Love, nature, New York City, Women and men
Tagged making people laugh, married couples, pigeons, sarcasm, the Catskills
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When Humility Pays a Call
I’m in Starbucks when the guy with no legs rolls in, in his dilapidated wheelchair. He’s been off the street for a while, thank God, but now is back. I think someone comes, every now and then, to clean him … Continue reading
Posted in grace, humanity, nature, New York City, Starbucks, Women and men
Tagged opening your heart, random acts of kindness, the disabled, the homeless
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Spring, She’s a Comin’.
This morning in the park, a raccoon scurried across my path I stood watching as he gingerly climbed up a huge tree. You can do it, you can do it, I said aloud, smiling at the sight of nature so … Continue reading
Posted in animals, grace, humor, Love, nature, New York City, words, writing
Tagged fantasy, observing wildlife, Spring fever, the animals of Central Park
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Adding Ginger
It was the day after the alleged Nor’easter that had everybody scared to death. Turned out to be, just a normal snow mixed with rainstorm, at least in New York City, the Goliath of the Tri-State area. You have to … Continue reading
Best Story Of The Week
When I run on the Central Park track, I’m always in the company of squirrels starting their day. I usually walk a bit, just to observe their busyness. They also remind me to stay present since they never seem worried … Continue reading
Posted in animals, Family, food, friendship, grace, Home, humanity, humor, kids, nature, New York City, parents
Tagged baseball, facing our fears, feeding the squirrels, The squirrels of Central Park, tourists
15 Comments
Worst Story Of The Week
And the phone shall inherit the earth. I’m in the park on Sunday at 6 a.m., not a soul in sight except for one man sprinkling salt on the road. I’m delighted that it snowed just enough to be beautiful, … Continue reading
Posted in grace, humanity, internet, media, nature, New York City, Politics, readng, words
Tagged Central Park, Congress, John Quincy Adams, Stoneman Douglas High School Shooting, The first Amendment, The NRA
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