Some people agonize over what clothes to wear when they get dressed in the morning. Thanks to my sister's generosity (and good taste), I face the dilemma of which Swatch to wear--every day. These are my latest choices. This is a fraction of my Swatch collection, I've narrowed it dow to these. Well, wait, I have 2 others that I mix in with the bunch, too.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Monday, September 21, 2009
shrooms sept 011
I've started walking the bog again. It's wearing autumn clothes now. The ferns are such pretty colors. The dogs love it--Tess either walks next to me on an invisible leash, runs ahead with Chances like a team of horses, or swishes back & forth, right to left, left to right, behind me. She's a girl who loves patterns.
Anyway, there's peace in the neighborhood. Even if there was a mountain lion at the foot of the lake earlier, stalking the horses. Labs are too small a morsel, and besides, why would a mtn lion come to my house--it's so messy?
Anyway, there's peace in the neighborhood. Even if there was a mountain lion at the foot of the lake earlier, stalking the horses. Labs are too small a morsel, and besides, why would a mtn lion come to my house--it's so messy?
shrooms sept 015
She thinks the walk in is great & bounds ahead, runs like thunder. The walk out, however, is as long as the walk across America that Granny Dee made. She yowls and wowls the whole way. Sometimes she just collapses.
shrooms sept 004
Linda knows all about mushrooms--names, degrees of poisonessness, degress of deliciousness, etc. I told her about these & said they look like WWII helmets. She said "German?" I guess that's about as good a description as any.
shrooms sept 003
Oh, they just look so cute. I don't know what it is, they're just all cuddled up together.
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
sept 09 09 046
Not to worry, things have improved. Cheery friends, beautiful weather, sweetie dogs, lots of boat house time, perspective, etc. Passage of time. Lots of beauty in my life. Still miss my lost people, sad news of others, but I'm ok.
I think sunrises like this are pretty gaudy, but when you watch them you're impressed. This was today. The sun now rises on the opposite side of the mountain--in July it was coming up on the left shoulder, now we're right-handed.
There are things to tell, anecdotes to share.
I think sunrises like this are pretty gaudy, but when you watch them you're impressed. This was today. The sun now rises on the opposite side of the mountain--in July it was coming up on the left shoulder, now we're right-handed.
There are things to tell, anecdotes to share.
Frank III
And then there's Frank, Lin's new beagle. Who can resist a face like this? When my father was really pleased with something he'd say it was "as pretty as a speckled pup." Frank qualifies in every respect.
Friday, August 21, 2009
A few vacation pictures
Liza, Molly, Mark--and my chair. We had great beach days.
I feel pretty sad these days, not a good blogger at all. Won't share details, will feel better and then will bore everyone with details of a wonderful two weeks in RI, plus the past many weeks here at home.
I feel pretty sad these days, not a good blogger at all. Won't share details, will feel better and then will bore everyone with details of a wonderful two weeks in RI, plus the past many weeks here at home.
Friday, July 17, 2009
dock 003
Well there she is. Wouldn't be a summer posting without at least one picture of the mountain, would it. This is a sunrise, just an ordinary sunrise. There haven't been any really colorful ones (that I've seen anyway) but they've been peaceful and sweet. Sometimes I feel as if the ones with brilliant colors are sort of violent and too startling.
I've been staying at the boat house lately, though I was at home the other morning when it was 40 degrees. As I say, a girl has her standards. I stay in the b.h. if the morning temp will be at least 50. I've been there the past couple of nights, ostensibly to clean, get the garbage, etc. But not. Instead I read, stare into space, think, ponder, and sleep. It's a nice thing to be able to do, in a really nice place.
Nothing much going on, except for seeing lots of people and enjoying my social life. I'm sort of worn out and in need of a little solitude. I turned down dinner last night because I just wanted to go home, get the dogs & go to the b.house while it was still fairly early. It was a very nice night, calm and warm.
I was going to swim but as soon as I got in the water I changed my plan--VERY cold. And I'm not a hardy girl, it turns out. I have great plans to swim and get lots of exercise--I am very tubby. well, beyond tubby I'm afraid. I was walking the bog earlier this summer, and I intend(ed) to swim. Seems I only swim when Jenica makes it look appealing.
As soon as I get my new lawn mower I'll mow the lawn--that's good for an hour of exercise. I'm also getting some wood from Ken's house. I could stack that myself, instead of having Bill's Boys do it, as I've been doing for the past many/several years. I used to stack all my wood--10-12 cords a year. Then I discovered the thrill of watching someone else do it.
I've been staying at the boat house lately, though I was at home the other morning when it was 40 degrees. As I say, a girl has her standards. I stay in the b.h. if the morning temp will be at least 50. I've been there the past couple of nights, ostensibly to clean, get the garbage, etc. But not. Instead I read, stare into space, think, ponder, and sleep. It's a nice thing to be able to do, in a really nice place.
Nothing much going on, except for seeing lots of people and enjoying my social life. I'm sort of worn out and in need of a little solitude. I turned down dinner last night because I just wanted to go home, get the dogs & go to the b.house while it was still fairly early. It was a very nice night, calm and warm.
I was going to swim but as soon as I got in the water I changed my plan--VERY cold. And I'm not a hardy girl, it turns out. I have great plans to swim and get lots of exercise--I am very tubby. well, beyond tubby I'm afraid. I was walking the bog earlier this summer, and I intend(ed) to swim. Seems I only swim when Jenica makes it look appealing.
As soon as I get my new lawn mower I'll mow the lawn--that's good for an hour of exercise. I'm also getting some wood from Ken's house. I could stack that myself, instead of having Bill's Boys do it, as I've been doing for the past many/several years. I used to stack all my wood--10-12 cords a year. Then I discovered the thrill of watching someone else do it.
Tic
Even though the loons are really close to the dock, it's hard to get a good picture. I had to zoom in on this one, which is why it's not such a great picture. They're still hanging around, and still yodeling like crazy. Sometimes the silly dogs bark at the sounds, when the birds are far away. duh.
So far no one's reported any baby loon sightings.
So far no one's reported any baby loon sightings.
humming
Here's a hummingbird at the feeder hanging at the boat house. This is the first year we've had a feeder there. The birds were buzzing around a lot, so I figured they'd come to a feeder. They sure do. This one's a female but there are plenty of both genders. As they do at all feeders, they fight for territory, buzzing at each other and driving each other away.
Everyone has said that the Boathouse Hummingbirds are the biggest they've ever seen. How proud I am! I thought the same thing when I first saw them. They buzz really loudly--so loud that sometimes it sounds as if a boat is coming. Hope the noise doesn't keep my sister awake when she sleeps on the porch, right by the feeder.
I had the screen door open the other day--the door is right next to the feeder, and two lady birds flew into the porch. This happens a lot at home, and I can always catch the birds (well, except for the 2 last year--Tess caught one and Dot caught the other--2 fatalities). This time I had no luck. One lady was clever enough to fly back out but the other flew up into the rafters and sat there, panting. I left for the day and that night my cousins and I discovered her little body on the floor. Dumb bird.
Everyone has said that the Boathouse Hummingbirds are the biggest they've ever seen. How proud I am! I thought the same thing when I first saw them. They buzz really loudly--so loud that sometimes it sounds as if a boat is coming. Hope the noise doesn't keep my sister awake when she sleeps on the porch, right by the feeder.
I had the screen door open the other day--the door is right next to the feeder, and two lady birds flew into the porch. This happens a lot at home, and I can always catch the birds (well, except for the 2 last year--Tess caught one and Dot caught the other--2 fatalities). This time I had no luck. One lady was clever enough to fly back out but the other flew up into the rafters and sat there, panting. I left for the day and that night my cousins and I discovered her little body on the floor. Dumb bird.
Starting the day
Every day starts with a drink of cool, clear water. This, of course, is Chances. Tess would never pose like this, nor would she be in one position long enough for me to take her picture.
The dock was in better shape--or at least more level, and not resting ON the water, but was ABOVE the water, before relatives apparently bounced on it. Maybe other relatives can help fix it.
Early morning is just a wonderful time.
The dock was in better shape--or at least more level, and not resting ON the water, but was ABOVE the water, before relatives apparently bounced on it. Maybe other relatives can help fix it.
Early morning is just a wonderful time.
Thursday, July 09, 2009
Mystery shot
It's not really that hard to guess what this is--my sister (and probably Jenica)can figure it out pretty easily. Heck, probably most people can.
There used to be a place here called The Mystery Spot. This was when there weren't amusement parks like Six Flaggs or Great Adventure. Amusement parks were small and had humble rides, like stagecoach rides and miniature train rides and pretend gunfights, and Santa's Village (which we still have here, right M?). Anyway, the Mystery Spot was like that.
It was a place WHERE WATER FLOWS UPHILL! The guide told you that it was a special mineral deposit in the ground that caused these effects. Everything was backwards gravity--ooooh, way cool and amazing. For some reason, to draw attention to the place there was a big green dinosaur out by the road. The dinosaur outlasted The Mystery Spot by many years, so when we drove past it we'd always remember the Mystery Spot.
Anyway, my brother, sister and I went to The Mystery Spot and had a great time. My brother, who always had to know the REAL reasons things were the way they were (no, it couldn't be a backwards-gravity mineral deposit), figured out right away that the building was built into the side of a hill, backwards. We thought it was a pretty clever gimmick and sort of cool. No one else did, though, because the place didn't last very long.
That was one of the things I really liked about my brother. He was entertaining and made me laugh when he went through the process of finding answers to things like that. It was like a game to him. I think life was like a game to him, lots of the time.
There used to be a place here called The Mystery Spot. This was when there weren't amusement parks like Six Flaggs or Great Adventure. Amusement parks were small and had humble rides, like stagecoach rides and miniature train rides and pretend gunfights, and Santa's Village (which we still have here, right M?). Anyway, the Mystery Spot was like that.
It was a place WHERE WATER FLOWS UPHILL! The guide told you that it was a special mineral deposit in the ground that caused these effects. Everything was backwards gravity--ooooh, way cool and amazing. For some reason, to draw attention to the place there was a big green dinosaur out by the road. The dinosaur outlasted The Mystery Spot by many years, so when we drove past it we'd always remember the Mystery Spot.
Anyway, my brother, sister and I went to The Mystery Spot and had a great time. My brother, who always had to know the REAL reasons things were the way they were (no, it couldn't be a backwards-gravity mineral deposit), figured out right away that the building was built into the side of a hill, backwards. We thought it was a pretty clever gimmick and sort of cool. No one else did, though, because the place didn't last very long.
That was one of the things I really liked about my brother. He was entertaining and made me laugh when he went through the process of finding answers to things like that. It was like a game to him. I think life was like a game to him, lots of the time.
Sinbad
Sinbad the Sailor Girl. Dogs have something million smell receptors in their noses. I love it when they stick their noses in the air and take in the scents. Especially when they wiggle them (the noses) and inhale deeply. I don't know what smells there were in the air. usually it's food that offers the best scent but who knows what was up the lake this time. Not much of a breeze, so she really had to work for this.
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