Grandma turns 75 on this day in 1919, hence the photo with the whole family. My family has always loved photography. They wait motionless until the photographer is ready. I think they even hold their breath. Hilarious.

At my old house in Austin, I had returning barn swallows birthing birds and nesting at my front door. At the new casa, I have a variety of new friends: doves, quails, small finches and jack rabbits. Could it be because I have a good-size bird feeder hanging off my porches? I adjusted the perches...