by mmooney | Jun 8, 2018 | The Friday Message
As we hike in Ponderosa Park near Mccall we enjoy seeing this colorful wild forb. The term refers to an herbaceous flowering plant that is not a graminoid – maybe a bit too detailed but know that if you hear herb or forb it is a plant whose stems die at season...
by mmooney | Jun 1, 2018 | The Friday Message
Arrived in McCall in time for an early summer thunder storm – threatening black clouds swirling around the Valley, intermittent sunshine, gusty winds, and heavy rain with a few hail stones. The temperature dropped noticeably and our poor dog MMMa was hiding...
by mmooney | May 25, 2018 | The Friday Message
For so many beginnings in life- baby steps are advised. Both of my granddaughters Clio and Margie were exceptional crawlers. A few weeks ago Clio began to take a few unsteady steps and this week Margie is hot on her trail. The competition is great to watch and...
by mmooney | May 18, 2018 | The Friday Message
I had breakfast with Hank this morning and we were discussing the last day of the school week. He wanted us to come to school to watch his swim lesson and then take him for an outing. I am known to “yank his chain” and told him to send me a smoke signal if he...
by mmooney | May 12, 2018 | The Friday Message
Hank got an apple bean as he calls it at school and his plan was to water it in his hand and watch it grow. Seems pretty reasonable – I was able to convince him that it needed to be in soil before he watered it. There is a fascination in spring for all of us,...
by mmooney | Apr 28, 2018 | The Friday Message
So many interesting people in the past and current history of France. This week our President hosted Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frederic Macron, the current President of France as well as ex officio Prince of Andorra. At age 39, Macron is the youngest President in the...
