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23 Saturday Apr 2022

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I’ve been doing a lot of reading lately…

today I spent most of the time in the living room, with the light on, as it has been raining off and on the whole time…

besides enjoying my book I’ve also watched birds and bunnies and listened to thunder roll across the sky…

there were chickadees and house finches and juncos… a squirrel has been trying to get to the feeder on the window and I kept rapping on the window to discourage it, lol…

across the street, three bunnies have spent a good portion of the day snacking on goodies in the grass… the rain has certainly melted most of the snow, so I guess new treats have come to light…

as I write this, there is even more thunder and now a bit of lightning…

not sure if I will finish the book today…

thunder…

23 Monday Sep 2019

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tonight I followed a car with the licence plate “57TBIRD” all the way along Portage Avenue…

I couldn’t get a photo as I was driving, but I went online and found this photo of a thunderbird…

made me laugh a bit as the exhaust smelled terrible… the windows were open and at least one person was smoking a cigarette…

seemed like they were still living in 1957, lol…

also made me think of the thunderstorm on Friday night…

thunder…

11 Tuesday Sep 2018

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this morning the sky was interesting wherever you looked…

I took a few minutes before I left home to take pictures of it all around me…

while I was taking pictures I could hear the rolling thunder and as I drove to work the lightning was all around…

no rain until I was parking the car and then just a few drops…

sheets…

14 Thursday Jun 2018

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what a wonderful evening…

supper out with some very special women…

tried shrimp stuffed eggplant at Blaze Bistro… tasty…

then it was off for pedicures… such fun…

as we left the spa the sky was dark gray… getting into the car it was starting to spit…

by the time I arrived home I’d driven through sheets of rain, loads of lightening and waterlogged streets… that part wasn’t so fun, lol…

as I write this the thunder is rolling around the sky… it looks amazing out there… and is currently sounding like fireworks… yikes…

but my toes are stunning;-)…

bruised…

14 Friday Apr 2017

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woke up to the sound of thunder… and listened to it rain for a little while… 

had a wonderful lazy day… spent it in pyjamas watching tv and reading…

had a couple of great phone calls, catching up with folks… and made a few meals…

didn’t even realize how warm it was until a few minutes ago when I checked the temperature to find it was still 20 out, and nearly 8 pm…

guess I should have opened the door at some point… could have sat on the deck to read, lol… 

yesterday I caught my thumb in a door and broke my nail… my nails are very strong and it really pulled the nail from the bed… feels sore and I think it is rather bruised… such a little thing, but it is a reminder of how a little thing can change how you feel in a moment… also makes me remember the cold that is gone now, and the knee that is working perfectly again…

been talking with friends about just that… you can be healthy and well one moment and then something happens and you are not… needing to celebrate these days of good health… so easy to take things for granted…

been sending healing thoughts to so many who are dealing with health issues these days… hoping Spring will provide some respite for them…

the grass is greening, from just that little bit of rain…

Mazatlan Day 4…

20 Monday Mar 2017

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up around six this morning… did some beachcombing with the middle grandson and my daughter… 

I provided the bag and they found the shells, lol… many were thrown back because we have a strict rule about not keeping broken ones… 

the waves were beautiful and some crashed like thunder…

daughter found a very nice cowrie which we decided meant she won the day… 

also had to pick up a few rocks for the collection, lol…

met up with the rest of the family for breakfast and then three of us walked to Starbucks stopping along the way to check out the shops and plant life…

found vanilla, hot chocolate mix and a few other goodies… apparently chocolate shops, which we have been watching for, are few and far between here… 

once we got back to the hotel we went to the pool where the rest of the group were, and the kids spent the remainder of the day there… I had a nap and also some pool time… 

it gets dark here quite early – around 6 – and we’ve been enjoying the sunsets, which have been stunning…

heading out for a steak dinner shortly…

another wonderful day in paradise…

camping, day 10…

30 Saturday Jul 2016

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omg… about that noise the night before last… not nearly as bad as it seemed…

last night a group of young women in the campsite across from us were drinking when we arrived to set up… they continued throughout the night and at 4 am my daughter went over and asked them to turn off the music and quiet down… made me very nervous because these days you have no idea of what people might do in any circumstance…

they did settle down… but it certainly affected our night… did get to see the amazing Milky Way again, though…

took down our tent and went to the beach with the boat… met up with family and played with their toys…

jet ski…

four person tube…


at one point the sky got a bit serious with thunder and lightning…
pretty rough looking sky… didn’t stop the rides though…

there was a period of waiting and then we were able to get back on the water and have a bit more fun…

finally headed down the channel and took a few pictures of some cattails…

also caught this seagull having a nap…

tonight we have a large group around our fire… will have to be careful we don’t make too much noise…

we were lucky enough to get a spot for tonight as well, so we are enjoying this last night…

had popcorn made on the campfire… good, but delicious once it had salt and butter on it, lol…

storm…

20 Wednesday Jul 2016

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wow, that was quite the storm…

it was excessively hot today and when we had lunch I only stayed out for a while because of the heat…

went shopping with my daughter after work to pick up the groceries for our camping trip…


the most I’ve spent on groceries in a very long time, maybe ever… my, that girl certainly has her daddy’s skill in packing as she loaded up the cart and then filled the boxes perfectly… George was an amazing packer…

then we raced home, trying to beat the black sky that was following us…


just as she finished repacking a box the thunder, lightning and raindrops started…


everything went dark and then the wind blew like crazy, and the rain poured down… about that time the power went off… crashes of thunder and lightning were wild…


now it is quiet except for the sound of fire trucks and the odd leftover bit of thunder…

always amazing how quiet the house/neighbourhood is when the power is off…

hope everyone is safe…

thunder…

12 Sunday Jun 2016

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quiet day, well except for the thunder… and the rain… 

this was the sky in two directions around ten this morning…

dark and brooding toward the west…

but it looked like it was clearing to the east… not true, lol… rained off and on all day…


my lunch included the last of a bbq grocery store chicken… bought it about a week ago and have been eating it since then… made dinners, a few work lunches, and some meals over the weekend… a friend who has had a difficult year talked about how she had lived on these for months on end as it was a healthy option that didn’t involve a great expenditure of energy to produce…

my goal for the last year and a half has been to ensure there are veggies at every meal… so for this lunch I made gazpacho… pretty happy with how many vegetables I got into it… celery, sad grape tomatoes, cucumbers, green onions, mini peppers and basil from the (very wet!) deck… tasty…

chose outfits and packed my bag… hoping I have enough cool clothes as apparently it is very warm in Atlanta… 

yesterday I picked up a top and couple of pairs of shorts to add to the mix…


barely taking anything that is purple… still need to find something in case it is cold…

company…

28 Saturday Jun 2014

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this morning I got up and went out to the garden to enjoy it before the rain came…

20140628-202311-73391593.jpgbeautiful morning and the garden smells wonderful as there is alyssum planted all over the place…

had tea and read some of the fifth Game of Thrones book…

eventually I did a bit of weeding and as I worked around the pond I spotted this little guy…

20140628-202749-73669610.jpgfrom my research I think it is a wood frog… very exciting as we’ve never had them visit the pond before… for quite a few years we had leopard frogs spend time here, one year we actually had four…

then, just as the thunder started I spotted three fish babies in the pond… they are about an inch long so will likely survive… wasn’t able to get any pics but will try tomorrow…

the rain came down in buckets…

remember, I watered the plants last night, lol..