Meet Kitty. Miss Kitty. Mademoiselle Kit-tay. She was hanging out in her backyard earlier this summer when I was visiting my brother. Kitty is his cat, and he is her person. They get each other. Kitty appears relaxed, but alert. Is that a thing? I think it's a cat thing. She rules her yard. The birds behave around her and the squirrels ask permission before they run up the trees and along the fence top. Just what was she thinking when the photo was taken? Do cats think? Or do

Hi there! Hope this note finds you well, happy, cool in hot weather and warm in the cold. My friend here, a giraffe at the Houston Zoo caught my eye. Is that a smile on her/his lips? I think so. For a giraffe to feed itself, it has to look up. Looking down, it won't find what it needs, the greenery it chews on for nourishment. My note for today is "heads up!" Look up and out and all around. Find that which you need to keep you growing and going. Talk to you soon ... I need to

Can you see the dragon fly on the vine? I was walking down the sandy road that rings a field and leads to my house when I spotted him. Or her. He, or she, didn't say. I snagged a photo. The delicacy that is a dragonfly's wing amazes me. They are see-through. Just veins and membranes. A series of tissue held together by what? Some glue that can breathe? These wings are designed perfectly for flight. For lift, take off, quick and sudden turns, and landings. These wings are jus