April 2025

A quick update, since I’m trying to do a dozen things at once and it’s not working out too well. Baby steps, one thing at a time, etc. etc. But I have cover art for you!

THE GLASS SLIDE WORLD is available for preorder. Publication date is October 7. It’s starting to feel real.

One other bit of news. I got new binoculars and I LOVE THEM. All this time I’ve been using the binoculars my grandfather got me when I was a kid. They’ve got to be forty years old at this point. I kept thinking I needed to get new ones. Better materials, better lenses, etc. I just never got around to it. Until now. (Since losing Mom I’m doing a lot of things I’d been putting off. It feels strange, to be honest. Nothing to do but roll with it.) The old ones were 7×35. The new ones are 8×42. That second number is lens diameter, and I have to tell you, those extra few millimeters make a huge difference. The image is so much brighter and cleaner. I went out with them earlier this week and got a great view of a northern harrier. So good! The killdeer are back, I’ve heard a couple of Say’s phoebe. So glad I have the new binoculars in time for spring migration!

Trees are starting to green out. Crocus and daffodils in the yard. Spring storms rolling through. Ah, we’re so close! I hope you’re getting a chance to get out and enjoy it!