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At Day-Close In November The ten hours' light is abating, And a late bird flies across, Where the pines, like waltzers waiting, Give...

11/23/23 Today at Merry Mount our celebration is two fold: Thanksgiving (my favorite holiday) and our daughter Caroline’s 34th birthday. ...

The spider as an artist Has never been employed Though his surpassing merit Is freely certified By every broom and Bridget Throughout a...

It is with broken hearts that Rett and I share the passing of our dear friend Keith. The memories we have of his smiling face and warm...

Leaves are falling, and now is an appropriate time to pay homage to Cyndy Callog. We first met Cyndy Callog at the Worthington Arts...

Into the pumpkin world we go. We may not have the largest pumpkin, but we have costumes, cookies, lattes, and pies, oh my! CPW

Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones, Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones, Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones, Now shake dem skeleton...

What’s mo’ temptin’ to de palate, When you’s wuked so hard all day, En cum in home at ebentime Widout a wud to say,– En see a stewin’ in...

Some may posit, that on the occasion of my 71st year, I am becoming ossified. Really? Let’s examine the evidence: physically, mentally,...

The autumnal/fall equinox and the first day of autumn arrived on Saturday, September 23, 2023, at 02:50 A.M.EDT in the Northern...

There is a singer everyone has heard, Loud, a mid-summer and a mid-wood bird, Who makes the solid tree trunks sound again. He says that...

A near-infrared light image made by the James Webb Space Telescope of actively forming stars, known as Herbig-Haro 46/47, displayed an apparent question mark. Credit...NASA, ESA, CSA, Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Anton M. Koekemoer (STScI) BeauRogersPyramidSelfie-940x628.jpg Most of us have had an opportunity to gaze upward on a clear night to experience "billions and billions" of stars, and have perhaps been awe struck by the experience. But then follows the big question, "W

Labor Day has arrived, and the symbolic "end of the summer season" is present in our psyches inducing memories past and present. Enter...

A sunflower from 2023 reaching toward the sky Sunflower by Christopher Ries, a permanent installation at the Columbus Museum of Art A...

Midsummer offers much for the eyes and ears. Let's consider phlox and katydids. Phlox in the courtyard at Merry Mount Phlox are of a...

Green Monster? a. A sci-fi horror movie about creeping green algae that overtakes the planet due to climate change? No. b. A Jurassic...

The proverb, “Time flies when you’re having fun”, describes how I feel about the past decade at Merry Mount. Words can’t begin to...

Dressed in Pink? Barbie? A tacky cottage in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts? Or maybe you have seen Margot Robbie on the giant screen...

Cut and paste: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hT5VOnaGRSU CPW

A common phone conversation goes something like: “…your address?” “6090 Junk Road, Mount Sterling, OH, 43143” “Did you say Junk Road?”...