Buddy is just exhausted with all the holiday preparations – poor old boy! I took this photo a week or so ago while we were “camping out” in the living room for a few days while the DH was re-painting the bedroom. We’ve since re-painted the living room, dining room, and bathroom. DH is now … Continue reading Buddy gets festive
This poem about a barn owl on the Birdchick Blog led me to explore our Poet Laureate, Ted Kooser, and this collection of his essays. I just started reading it yesterday, as my school workload is finally easing up, and have really enjoyed what I’ve read thus far. I will be sooo glad when the … Continue reading Local Wonders and this reader’s wish list for Xmas
This photo of Freckles in her *cheese house* makes me smile anytime I come across it. The cheese house is not a very popular toy here (the inside is too slippery) so mostly it collects dust. The favorite bunny toy was the cardboard castle – the bunnies loved to play in it and climb to … Continue reading The cheese house and other bunny toys
I took this photo of a Black Swallowtail cat two summers ago as it was feeding on a bronze fennel plant in my veggie garden. Two or three of these beauties appeared one day (or so it seemed; I just hadn’t been looking for them) and then disappeared again when they made their cocoons. I … Continue reading Sunshine and Butterflies
Dora is the newest bunny to join the family. She is a Checkered Giant and was adopted from Kind Heart Rescue who took her out of a slaughterhouse here in Central NJ. My two Flemish Giants, Boomer and Cricket, were also rescued by Kind Heart from the same slaughterhouse.Dora is a doll of a rabbit! … Continue reading Dora smiles (almost)
I came across this old photo yesterday while transferring files from my old PC. I had scanned it last year so my brother could include it in a slideshow he was preparing for my father’s wake. It was a year ago yesterday that my dad died. My brother put together this great composite of old … Continue reading My brothers and me
Well, it was good while it lasted – for all of three days! I didn’t accomplish much of anything this weekend, other than taking this lovely photo of Boomer relaxing in the sunshine.Boomer is such a handsome rabbit. As a Flemish Giant he is destined to be extra large, but if he keeps eating the … Continue reading So much for writing every day…
This weekend the DH and I started work to close up the pond for the winter. This involves scooping out any leaves that have managed to find their way in, sinking the hardy plants down to the deep end of the pond, and removing lots of accumulated stuff (fish poop?) that litters the pond bottom. … Continue reading Pond chores
I thought this might be a fun diversion from all the things I should be doing; like laundry or schoolwork. I’ve always wanted to be a person who enjoys writing and who writes daily. Maybe this will help. It does take a commitment to write everyday. I envy people who do. Not sure what I … Continue reading A starting point
