by Cami Klingonsmith | Jan 27, 2021 | Cami Klingonsmith: Backyard Blessings
When my family adopted a Siberian husky, a daily walk became part of my life. While the weather was warm, I enjoyed our jaunts in the park. But when the temperatures plummeted and the snow piled deep, I faced the walks with dread and usually returned home shivering. I...
by Cami Klingonsmith | Oct 16, 2020 | Cami Klingonsmith: Backyard Blessings
I am not an avid hiker. So, when my husband invited me to hike Table Mountain with him, I was skeptical. Fourteen miles round trip on a trail rated difficult. But hoping it would be a fun, shared experience for us, I chose to go. We began our climb...
by Cami Klingonsmith | Sep 17, 2020 | Cami Klingonsmith: Backyard Blessings
All winter I contemplated the tree in my new backyard. The realtor had said it was a fruit tree, but didn’t specify what kind and I hadn’t thought to ask. In the spring, small white blossoms grew on bare branches. Then a late frost killed all the flowers and with...
by Cami Klingonsmith | Aug 6, 2020 | Cami Klingonsmith: Backyard Blessings
It is said that an elephant never forgets, but an elephant’s memory is nothing compared to the persistence of a squirrel. When it comes to swiping food from a bird feeder, squirrels never give up. Ever. When I first hung a feeder in my back yard, I was...
by Cami Klingonsmith | Jul 9, 2020 | Cami Klingonsmith: Backyard Blessings
One summer my family decided it would be fun to raise backyard chickens. I went to the farm store and returned with ten tiny chicks. We put them in a bin in the basement with wood shavings and a heat lamp, and I enjoyed their tiny cheep cheep cheeps as I went about my...
by Cami Klingonsmith | Jun 2, 2020 | Cami Klingonsmith: Backyard Blessings
A Siberian husky was not at the top of my list of desired pets. If we were going to get a pet, I would have preferred a cat that slept on the couch twenty hours a day. But instead of a sedate feline, life brought me a puppy with more energy than an over-caffeinated...
