mr. wooly worm

        mr wooly worm here is the same wooly worm i relied on and counted on last winter despite the dire warnings of global warming. there is no doubt in my mind when i look at mr . wooly worm,  if there is any chance one band would be wider than the next.. mr wooly confirmed that by being all black and it is the width of the black band that foretells or is supposed to , exactly how bad a winter it will be. good lord i was buying thermals and shivering looking at him last fall. and now almost 5 months later here he is sitting on my sculpture basking in the sunlight after a long winters nap. 

      in fact it was to sunny for mr. wooly he had to hide in the shade. didnt know these woolies wintered over the fall and survived till spring. at least the females do, to lay eggs . surely as large as she, it or he , is she is laden with eggs.

      what are the chances of seeing an all black wooly and then spying the same one again in spring. pretty slim . kinda like i need to get off my butt and buy lottery tickets kinda luck.  but there he sat on my indian carving kinda snubbing me as if he thought i was heading south and leaving this oasis of warm beautiful weather to him and or her 30000 offspring little eggs, or larvae. the contrast of the white against the black added a toupee to mr. eagle. again as if to hide from her responsibilities of providing accurate forecasts. how else will dick goddard survive if he doesnt have a wooly worm that is believable, and not just out to scare us. now this fall i will be probably inundated with 30000 angry woolies , chanting in unison but still barekly audible"HUMANS SUCK!!. as finally the truth about woolies will be  revealed. they were just looking out for themselves.

mr. sparrow 

          mr sparrow spends considerable time watching me . i think he is obsessed with me. never thought i was interesting but to a home schooled sparrow baby chick it must be like the giants gone wild. he has a clear view of the back of my house and can look inside the kitchen . i have noticed his mom and dad who are looking a little weary from weeks of nest sitting and food finding . mom and dad as little johnny sits on his boat watching munsters on his portal to the universe . must be nice to have your whole word in front of you and shaped round. instant karma . what ever he does will come back to him. right now he is trying hard to not pass judgement on me. 

      he is curious and upon opening the rear door to house he immediately jumps to attention and scours his portal searching for whom it may be. but soon his mom and dad will be urging him to make a leap of faith. and little johnny will be soon winging his way to florida , but first he has to stop at my truck window nd leave a little something, to make sure i never forget this moment.