Day Three Hundred Seven 2013

If only leaves were a cash crop

Day Two Hundred Two 2013

Sunday Stuff

Rain Rain

Go Away

Come Again Another Day

Grandson Knox swinging after the rain hoping the skeeters don’t bite

Grandpa Neil took Knox for a walk and this is what Knox brought back home

Coloring at the Cracker Barrel, waiting for carrots and mac and cheese ~ rainy lazy Sunday

Psalm 118:24  King James Version (KJV)

This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

Day One Hundred Seventy 2013

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
~Socrates

[having a little fun today with filters on Instagram on my iPad mini~~this is one of hubby Neil’s carved faces he tends to collect~~it hangs on our deck rail and I’m amazed it still has its nose~~he looks wise, thus the inspiration for the Socrates quote~~happy middle of the week, y’all!]

Day One Hundred Nineteen 2013

Once again, our roof is covered in Maple tree seeds ~ a rite of Spring, I suppose. They clog the gutters and stick to the bottom of your shoes and get tracked through the house. I call them helicopters or whirly things. I know they are necessary to carry on the Maple tree population, yet I loathe them. I mean, why does there have to be so many of them? But, what are you going to do? Chop down all the Maple trees? It’s a thought, but I enjoy the shade they provide in the Summer, and I love their colors in the Fall. It’s my rite of Spring to complain about them. Thanks for listening.

From a small seed a mighty trunk may grow.
~Aeschylus

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One year today. Miss you, Mom!

Day Three Hundred One 2012

"Winter is cold-hearted.
Spring is yea and nay,
Autumn is a weather-cock,
Blown every way.
Summer days for me.
When every leaf is on its tree."
- Christina Rossetti

Day Two Hundred Seventy Five 2012

You’ve heard that song It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year. For me, that means Autumn, and especially October. Hooray, it’s here!

"October's the month
When the smallest breeze
Gives us a shower
Of autumn leaves.
Bonfires and pumpkins,
Leaves sailing down -
October is red
And golden and brown."

Day One Hundred Sixty Two 2012

Unexpected intrusions of beauty. This is what life is. ~Saul Bellow
The rain was beautiful today because we need it and I forgot to water my potted plants yesterday.

Day Three Hundred Forty One 2011

Here today. Gone today. Big huge fat flakes of wet snow came down hard at lunch time today, coating windshields and grass, which sent a panic through the county school system. Kids went home at one o’clock. The snow was gone about a half hour later. Best to err on the side of caution, of course. It was beautiful while it lasted.

Day Three Hundred Thirty Two 2011

Another rainy day with flooding in our yard. Some snow in the forecast, but no accumulation expected. We shall see. My one potted Geranium that I pulled up under the back porch to protect it from the frost a few weeks ago is still hanging in there, all pink and green in the dreary landscape of November. I guess it’s time to put away the Autumn decorations and pull out the Christmas things. How time flies!

Day Three Hundred One 2011

Our deck is decked out with Autumn leaves. On wet days like today, it seems like most of them end up in the house. Happy TGIF, everyone!

Day One Hundred Five 2011

A very soggy TGIF, but that's okay, because it's TGIF!

Happy weekend!

Day Three 2011

Caught Buddy Cat in a snooze on the deck as he soaked up some rays on this blue sky January day.

Day Thirteen

All Good Things ....

The temperature reached the high forties today. The sun came out. The snow is starting to melt. It seems the "snow days" have come to an end for now. Back to school tomorrow--two hours late. Enjoy that little extra sleep, students and teachers!

Day One Hundred Seventy Six

After yesterday's gnashing of teeth over clear sealer or a yellowish wood colored stain, Neil and I settled on the clear sealer for the deck. Wise decision. The deck looks pretty good after he got it all applied. On to the next big chore on the list: painting woodwork on both porches. More fun than human beings should be allowed to have.