Plummeting Pinecone

As we walked and gossiped along a paved trail in the woods this pinecone suddenly plummeted down from somewhere above and thudded onto the ground barely a foot from a bicycler who whizzed by at the same moment. Only inches and milliseconds kept him from receiving a solid knock on the noggin. We were aContinue reading “Plummeting Pinecone”

Lizard Little

Barely two inches long, Lizard Little leapt onto the stucco wall of the house. Unlike his distant cousin, Chicken Little, he seemed little worried about the sky falling, even though dark, gray clouds were gathering. No, I think he was more concerned about finding bugs to eat while avoiding becoming a snack himself for someContinue reading “Lizard Little”