Category Archives: summer

Summing Up Twenty-Five

Posted on December 29, 2025 by daeja's view

It was a chilly 6°F with a significant covering of snow this morning when I very briefly took the dog out. Now propped up in bed, wearing an old tie-dye sweatshirt from a local store that no longer exists, with … Continue reading →

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Seriously???

Posted on September 6, 2025 by daeja's view

I’m delicious. I can attest to that, as these freakin’ mosquitos confirm it. Doesn’t matter what foods I eat or avoid, if I am sweating or cool and dry, whether I am freshly out of the shower and scrubbed squeaky … Continue reading →

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The Dulling

Posted on September 2, 2025 by daeja's view

Summer is closing out and the action surrounding The Urban Porch has very much slowed down. There is a tinge of color on the edges of some leaves. A slight shift in the quality of the light. Cooler nights, great … Continue reading →

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Home Invasion

Posted on August 8, 2025 by daeja's view

It was a little over a week ago, time approximately 3:30 am, when I was awakened by the sounds of crashing and muffled yelling coming from somewhere downstairs. Actually, in my ever-increasing deafness, I felt, more than heard, what appeared … Continue reading →

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Drifting

Posted on July 26, 2025 by daeja's view

This morning I decided to tackle some of the worst of the weeds in front of The Urban Porch. Although I’m not all that worried about neighborhood appearances (when you live across the street from a hoarder, everything looks better … Continue reading →

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Just Looking Around

Posted on July 12, 2025 by daeja's view

It’s mid-summer, up to now quite thick with a sultry humidity, filled with iced tea and slow-moving. I’m too hot and lazy to delve into any subject too deeply. I just want to take a bit of a mental sabbatical … Continue reading →

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Muggy and Buggy

Posted on June 25, 2025 by daeja's view

Those of us who can are spending as much time hiding in air conditioned spaces, parked in front of a fan, submerged in the water, or escaping the area altogether for cooler climes. Hitting 100°F with humidity is a condition … Continue reading →

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Sometimes I Feel Like Margot

Posted on June 18, 2025 by daeja's view

The story takes place on Venus, where it rains all the time, the sun only appearing every seven years and lasting for one precious hour before the endless rain begins once again. Just one child in a classroom of nine … Continue reading →

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Soaking In the Last of Summer

Posted on September 7, 2024 by daeja's view

September in the Northeast. While it is probably a temporary thing, we did get a break in the heat and have had some deliciously bright, temperate days. Actually there were a couple of weeks of those days, with one or … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Animal Stories, Autumn, Daeja's Garden, Gardening, House plants, Mushrooms, nature, Perspective, Photography, Seasons, senior musings, summer, The Urban Porch, The Urban Porch ™, treasures, Uncategorized, Views From he Urban Porch ™, Weather, Wildlife | Tagged black walnut remains, cricket in the house, edible Fuschia berries, flash flood, Fuchsia, Fuchsia berries, fungus gnats, Fuschia, gnats in houseplants, moss, moss magic, mossy bliss, Northeast September, September, squirrel action | 2 Comments

Silver Linings

Posted on August 28, 2024 by daeja's view

There has been a dark cloud around my heart lately. It happens sometimes. I think pretty much everyone knows the feeling. Late afternoon, heading out the door with the dog, leash in hand, pausing for a moment on the porch … Continue reading →

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On August and Letting Go

Posted on August 18, 2024 by daeja's view

The waxing moon has suddenly taken on an orange glow this week, due to drifting smoke from the fires up in Canada that tinge the atmosphere. It hangs in the sky much like a leftover hunk of yellow cheddar, perhaps … Continue reading →

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Incoming

Posted on August 2, 2024 by daeja's view

Perhaps I’m taking a risk by speaking too soon, but it is of note that this summer (so far) there has been a marked absence of mosquitos here. Of course there have been a few around The Urban Porch, and … Continue reading →

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Summer By the Side of the Road

Posted on July 12, 2024 by daeja's view

Well into July now, the weather is hot and steamy and the neighborhood is a-pop with the next phase of color and bloom. With just the tiniest bit of guilt, I note the tidily tended perennial beds of the house … Continue reading →

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Something Blue

Posted on July 3, 2024 by daeja's view

Every once in a while I will glance down from my upstairs bedroom window in order to catch the flashes of crimson fish in my neighbor’s backyard koi pond. Seeing them lends a tiny slice of serenity. I’m always glad … Continue reading →

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Tipping Over Into Summer

Posted on June 13, 2024 by daeja's view

As I headed back toward the house after the last evening dog walk tonight, I wondered to myself when the fireflies would appear. They always show up in June. As if a manifestation of my wishes, there they were as … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Birds, Daeja's Garden, Food, Gardening, nature, Perspective, Photography, Seasons, senior musings, Spring, summer, The Urban Porch, The Urban Porch ™, treasures, Uncategorized, Views From he Urban Porch ™, Weather, Wildlife | Tagged blooms of late spring, early summer, early summer blooms, firefly season, gifts of spring, June, late gifts of spring, late June, late spring, late spring blooms | Leave a comment

Crow Silhouette

Posted on June 6, 2024 by daeja's view

Crow sentinels come and go from the top branches of The Crow Tree throughout the day and into early evening. It’s been happening for the last couple of weeks. Observing them distantly from my view on The Urban Porch, it … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on a Toe

Posted on January 15, 2024 by daeja's view

It was Snoopy’s fault, and each time it happens I can’t help but think of him. Because of Snoopy, the nail on one of my big toes only grows to a certain length before chipping, always in the same place. … Continue reading →

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Stepping Out of Limbo

Posted on September 13, 2023 by daeja's view

Mid-September. I’m awaiting a burst of productivity to occur, but it’s not happening. Earworm of the day, recorded by Jimmy Cliff in 1971: Sitting here in limboBut I know it won’t be longSitting here in limboLike a bird without a … Continue reading →

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Hit the Road Jack

Posted on August 31, 2023 by daeja's view

What a beautiful, breezy, blue-sky day! I sit here on The Urban Porch ™ with Rudi, watching the busy proliferation of bumble bees, honey bees, black wasps, Blue-winged wasps and swallowtail butterflies hovering about. There are all sorts of smaller … Continue reading →

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In the Last Week of August

Posted on August 26, 2023 by daeja's view

The late August flowers growing around The Urban Porch ™ are a haphazard medley of tangerine, apricot and marmalade shades, interspersed with fuchsia, magenta and bubblegum pinks – all of it entangled in a mass of weeds gone rampant. Amidst … Continue reading →

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Close to Over

Posted on August 15, 2023 by daeja's view

In a few more weeks the school busses will be back on the roads again. Meanwhile, the kids are buzzing with anticipation as they await the news of who their teachers will be this year. It feels almost surreal how … Continue reading →

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Here Comes the Sun (doo-doo-doo-doo)

Posted on August 12, 2023 by daeja's view

Here comes the sun, doo-doo-doo-doo Here comes the sun, and I say It’s alright Sun, sun, sun, here it comes Sun, sun, sun, here it comes Sun, sun, sun, here it comes Sun, sun, sun, here it comes….! Here comes … Continue reading →

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Looking for Bessie

Posted on August 5, 2023 by daeja's view

“Her name was Bessie”. That’s the only thing my father told me about his paternal grandmother, and that was only after I asked him about my great-grandparents. He mentioned there were a couple of uncles, both of which disappeared “I … Continue reading →

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Water

Posted on July 29, 2023 by daeja's view

Repeatedly throughout the day, I move from the air conditioned space that has provided relief from the heat and step out onto The Urban Porch ™ in order to leave the chill and be enveloped in the warm, bathwater density … Continue reading →

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The Value of a Life

Posted on July 19, 2023 by daeja's view

Just happening to glance down while heading towards my car ended up derailing any other plans I had hoped to accomplish yesterday afternoon. Following a medical appointment and walking across the hospital parking lot, a small movement on the pavement … Continue reading →

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Aurora

Posted on July 14, 2023 by daeja's view

If anyone in the immediate neighborhood had looked out their window shortly before midnight last night, they might have seen a woman standing in the center of the street in the middle of a lightning storm, wearing only a long … Continue reading →

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The Heat is On

Posted on July 6, 2023 by daeja's view

It’s really the humidity that can get to you more than the temperature. Just in case that clammy, uncomfortable feeling isn’t enough, the frizzy hair barometer is letting me know it’s in the upper ranges. A quick check confirms it’s … Continue reading →

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Thoughts From the Shower

Posted on June 30, 2023 by daeja's view

The wildfire smoke has returned. Perhaps that has something to do with the lessening of the late afternoon mosquitos out on The Urban Porch ™ . I’m not sure if that’s the case, but it could be possible. While standing … Continue reading →

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The End of June Brings Steamy Days

Posted on June 25, 2023 by daeja's view

The start of the last week of June has brought on the humidity and my hair is a-frizz. Along with the frizz, the heat has rapidly ushered in the next wave of flora. A number of people have been sending … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Stories, Birds, Cooking, Food, Gardening, nature, Photography, Seasons, summer, The Urban Porch ™, Uncategorized, Views From he Urban Porch ™, Wildlife | Tagged bird fight, cool summer meals, end of june, i miss my tree, mountain laurel, scent of Linden, summer humidity, the elusive cedar waxwing, where is the time going?, white hydrangeas | Leave a comment

Summer Solstice on The Urban Porch ™

Posted on June 21, 2023 by daeja's view

Back out on The Urban Porch this morning with Rudi, there is a mild breeze with a tinge of humidity in the air, a lovely place to be until either the sun moves and heats up this side of the … Continue reading →

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Wandering On and Off The Urban Porch ™

Posted on June 16, 2023 by daeja's view

The smoky skies from the Canadian wildfires had kept Rudi and I off The Urban Porch ™ and sequestered inside for a number of days. Once they cleared, we were especially eager to get out and about. At first, with … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Animal Stories, Birds, Food, Friends, nature, Photography, Seasons, senior musings, summer, The Urban Porch ™, treasures, Uncategorized, Views From he Urban Porch ™, Weather, Wildlife | Tagged bobolinks, crayfish memories, mulberries, Neighbors, out in the fields, overpriced nostalgia, summer happenings, the mosquitos are biting, when the smoke cleared | 2 Comments

Control

Posted on June 7, 2023 by daeja's view

Due to the wildfire smoke moving down from Nova Scotia and Quebec, there will be no lengthy observations while actually sitting out on The Urban Porch ™. There is an ominous, post-apocalyptic tint to the sky at the moment. Odd … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Coping, nature, Perspective, Seasons, Spring, summer, The Urban Porch ™, Uncategorized, Views From he Urban Porch ™, Weather, Weird | Tagged earworms, helpless in nature, in the grand scheme of things, neighborhood street art, no honest politicians, smoke in the sky, tiny installations, wildfires | Leave a comment

Bustin’ Out All Over

Posted on June 4, 2023 by daeja's view

Earworm time again! Today it’s Rodgers & Hammerstein – “June is Bustin’ Out All Over”, by way of an elementary school assembly I was in, back in sixth grade. It’s amazing how some of this stuff can stay in your … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Daeja's Garden, Flashback, Gardening, Humor, nature, Seasons, senior musings, Spring, summer, The Urban Porch ™, Uncategorized, Views From he Urban Porch ™, Weird | Tagged earworms, flower explosions, June, June is Bustin' Out All Over, Rodgers & Hammerstein, school assembly memories | Leave a comment

Tankini Hellscape

Posted on May 16, 2023 by daeja's view

Admittedly being a lousy swimmer, it stands to reason that I’m not much of a fan when it comes to being in the water, or even on the water. I would say I’m more of the type who likes to … Continue reading →

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Ahhhhh….

Posted on September 6, 2022 by daeja's view

Finally, the rain has come; a steady, deep-soaking rain. The earth has been so parched. We have all been so thirsty. When the rain began, it felt as if there was an almost audible exhalation from the trees and fields. … Continue reading →

Posted in nature, summer, Uncategorized, Weather | Tagged drought, end of summer, let it rain, Rain, the earth is thirsty, water | Leave a comment

Summer Winds Down on the Urban Porch

Posted on September 1, 2022 by daeja's view

The late summer view from the Urban Porch has been one of browned grass and parched hostas. This season of humid, yet rain-starved, scorching days has resulted in a drought. The herculean clouds of August have built up into billowing, … Continue reading →

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Things That Land In Your Hair

Posted on July 30, 2022 by daeja's view

For most of my life my very curly, somewhat long hair has been a catch-all for things that land, fly or fall into it. Mosquitos. Dragonflies. A wasp. A cicada. Moths and butterflies. Pieces of leaves, seeds, wisps of dandelion. … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Stories, Are you kidding me?, summer, Uncategorized, Wildlife | Tagged Bats, bats in the house, best neighbors, curly hair | 3 Comments

More Views from the Urban Porch

Posted on July 23, 2022 by daeja's view

I sit on the Urban Porch with iced refreshment and dog as the summer progresses. Some views remain the same and some continue to shift. The most spectacular event this month was a bit of dramatic weather. Those who know … Continue reading →

Posted in summer, Uncategorized, Weather, Wildlife | Tagged dog days, Summer, summer storms, urban wildlife, views from the porch | 1 Comment

Wildlife On and About the Urban Porch

Posted on June 2, 2022 by daeja's view

This is a small, urban neighborhood of old houses. We get some significant vehicle and pedestrian traffic during the day. The city is bordered by areas of woods, streams and trails. Because of this, we occasionally will find a deer … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Stories, Spring, summer, Uncategorized, Wildlife | Tagged house sparrows, neighborhood insects, porch life, small gifts, urban wildlife, views from my porch | 4 Comments

Crow Tree

Posted on April 9, 2022 by daeja's view

There are a couple of very old, unhealthy, towering maples and oaks on the corner that probably aren’t going to last much longer. While walking beneath them with the dog, I noticed some rotten limbs had recently fallen and crashed … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Stories, Autumn, Birds, summer, Uncategorized, Wildlife | Tagged Birds, corvids, crows, flocks of crows | 2 Comments

Circle

Posted on August 21, 2017 by daeja's view

Of course I remember July 20th, an image burned in my brain, because that was the day I looked up at the solar eclipse and got slapped in the face by my grandmother, while she shrieked “You’ll go blind!” It … Continue reading →

Posted in Perspective, summer, Uncategorized | Tagged eclipse, full circle, grandmother, July, memory, solar eclipse | 5 Comments

Of Summer

Posted on June 23, 2016 by daeja's view

Standing outside watering a thirsty garden watching prisms arc through the spray under a late afternoon sun I am reduced to a child reliving the joy of running under the rainbow in the sprinkler on a hot summer day Sweet … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, summer, Uncategorized | Tagged Childhood, growing old, looking back, magic, Memories, nature, Summer, summer time | 4 Comments

A Bowl of Good Fortune

Posted on August 18, 2015 by daeja's view

Returning from the weekly excursion to our uptown farmer’s market, I added sweet white donut peaches and local apples to the avocados, tiny Seckel pears and other staples already filling this bowl of good fortune. This vision required the need … Continue reading →

Posted in Diet, Food, Perspective, summer, Wow! | Tagged beauty, Color, Farmer's Market, fruit, grateful, photography, thankful | 1 Comment

Looking Up

Posted on August 4, 2015 by daeja's view

I just happened to have another one of those oddly moving parking lot experiences. It is a hot, bright August day with a slight tinge of humidity in the air. Despite the delicious temptation of slabbing out in front of … Continue reading →

Posted in Perspective, Photography, summer, Uncategorized, Weather, Wow! | Tagged city view, clouds, looking up, sky, unexpected beauty, urban nature | 4 Comments

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