An Archivist's Miscellania

 It has been a busy spring around here. There has been tennis, of course, and I ran the Little Rock half marathon for the third year in a ro...

Now that spring is truly here, I have even more excuses for not posting much. It is simply too nice most days to stay in the house, in front...

Soaking up the sun Today is a complete contrast to my last post. The sun is out and it is warm. Not hot, not warm as in "it has be...

Spring is, finally, in full bloom around here. The daffodils finished up a couple of weeks ago, but everything else is taking its time. T...

These are actually from a couple of weeks ago. Our spring is far enough along now that all the trees are blooming, and the daffodils arou...

Ajuga  Here are some of the flowers that are in my yard right now, post-daffodil, pre-rose. The warm weather has prompted everything to r...

Mini-daffodils in our front yard.  For my friends and family in more northern climes, here are some pictures of spring that I took this w...

Yikes! It is Friday already! Once spring gets started here, it doesn't stop does it? This is the garden almost two weekends ago. (Yes, I...

I have so many pictures to share, I don't know where to start. This unknown plant is in my backyard. It must be a bulb of some kind, but...

One of the lovely things about spring is the way the blooms sort of sneak up on you. I mean, a week before, there was nothing but brown stic...

It is finally, officially spring today (even though we sprung forward two weeks ago). The daffodils are about done, but the tulips and hyac...

I hinted at a daffodil post last week, and now that my new camera is here, I can finally follow up. The daffodils are blooming here in Arka...

After 9 years away, Ken Griffey Jr. is coming back to Seattle to play baseball. Griffey was just getting started when I began watching baseb...

Spring seems to be coming along here in Arkansas. The daffodils are emerging, the magnolias on the capitol grounds have started to bloom, th...

Winter is truly on its way out - the woodchucks are out in force. We have two (or maybe more by now) living under the front stoop. I have s...

Although, unlike for the wicked witch, it is a good thing. A week after being buried in snow, we are now melting. Well, the snow is anyway -...

As I type it is 62 and sunny here. The mailman is wearing shorts and a short-sleeved polo shirt. Oliver took a field trip out onto the fron...

Despite the snow and bitter cold that are predicted for the rest of the week, there are signs that spring is really coming. We have had lov...

Well, not here it isn't, not really. The beautiful, small, pink buds I saw on a tree yesterday are a sign that the end is in sight (even...