Sometimes I...

Scrapbook.
Digitally, of course.

Just a quick note

to "blogger"
Your photo managing crap is all outa whack. I am new to this but it can't get it to show pictures the same way twice. About half of my 'landscape' oriented photos are chopped - cruelly.
I'm sure there is some easy answer - but I haven't found it yet.
anyone care to enlighten me? Oh, wait, no one knows this is her....

One more

I love this plant.

How can I type with this in my lap?

mmmmmmmmmmmmm
That's for T- Rex!

Paul

Thank you for six incredible years of marriage.

Balancing Act

Good day for a hike.

You never know what you'll find around the next curve
- until you look.

Our Mini Vacation

What a wonderful long weekend!
We had day at the ocean.


Full of sandcastles, sun, ice cold saltwater, shell hunting & sunburn - culminating in fried clams on route 1. It couldn't have been a better day - well, maybe skip the sunburn.


A Mountain Climb



Another perfect day - the temperature was just right for hiking. The dog got to come along & the kids loved it.
It's been such a great summer. Remind me of this when it's 12° ok?

10d Cut Nail

The worlds most beautiful nail.

A swinging hammer.

The second third of the boards.

More floor.

Hydrangeas

Full bloom






This hydrangea was a gift from my mom - I'm kind of amazed that it made the transition from it's little pot last spring to blooming this summer. It had a lovely pink bloom when she gave it to me, now I think it's truly bluple.

Can of Wasps

This house is, to put it kindly, a work in progress. I'm proud of all we have done so far - and there are miles left to travel before we even catch up w/ the immediate needs. Right now our prime project is finishing the upstairs, but you never know when something else will demand attention. This past weekend we opened the next can of wasps.


After more than a week of spraying into the hole & never seeing a dip in the wasp traffic it was time to tear into it. The hard part is having to draw the line of where to stop.
It's nice to see a little less green.

Why Banana Puree?

One day I walked up to Eastown. (nevermind) Not through a good neighborhood. I was convinced of the basic goodness in people - which meant if I was doing no harm then no harm would come to me. Back then the harm stayed away, so lets just go with that, shall we?
As I passed Richard Terrace I looked into the back lot of the apartment house on the corner & saw a 55 gallon drum - blue, steel, a little rusty. It was labeled in yellow block print "BANANA PUREE". Boy, has that stuck w/ me! Must have been about 21 years ago. I did actually Google it before putting it in internet print & sure enough there is a banana puree dot com - even w/ a picture of a fork truck loading a semi w/ 55 gal. drums.
My god, what would you do w/ that much banana puree?

I'd swim in it.

Some Days

Some days are better than others. So true. Yesterday was a beautiful beach day.













Today has been hot, sticky & nothing has come easy.
There's thunder rumbling & I'm hoping that it will start to pour - wait - sprinkles.

Discovery

Some days the learning opportunities just land on the floor.
That is not to say that I'm always ready to take advantage of them, but a little effort is better than none.

They do, in fact, eat grass.

It took a fair amount of persuasion to get them to set their new friend free. I'll admit it - I let grasshopper-in-a-jar (a.k.a. Hopp) sit on the table through lunch.

Espresso

I used to drink it on summer days like this. 4 shots w/ ice in a glass reserved just for me. I used to serve it w/ a dark attitude & love. I still get twitchy if I hear someone scalding milk as they steam it.
These days I'm down to 1 cup of coffee a day. last time I had espresso was probably over 5 months ago.
These days 'Espresso' is a gladiola in my garden.
How could I resist? I can almost taste it.