Something extra in there...two buds?
Yeah, two!
But wait...there's more!
The second bloom actually had four flowers - The fourth came out after these three were done!
3 years ago
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Feed Me Seymour...
A "simple" amaryllis...
Something extra in there...two buds?
Yeah, two!
But wait...there's more!
The second bloom actually had four flowers - The fourth came out after these three were done!
Something extra in there...two buds?
Yeah, two!
But wait...there's more!
The second bloom actually had four flowers - The fourth came out after these three were done!
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Friday, February 3, 2012
More Beeps!
These cars were not visible from the trail - I only saw them in the distance after I got down to the level of the first car I spotted...
Remnants in the distance...
And then I turn and see this one....Not as old as the others but still worth mentioning....and it also brings up the question that I ask every time I see one along the trail - how did it get there??
Remnants in the distance...
And then I turn and see this one....Not as old as the others but still worth mentioning....and it also brings up the question that I ask every time I see one along the trail - how did it get there??
Beep!
I had heard that there was another car in the woods and happened upon it during my hike to see the mine opening.
But wait! What is that in the distance??
But wait! What is that in the distance??
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Mining....
I live near what used to be a substantial mining region and one of the things on my hiking wish list is visit all the former mine shafts that can be found. I took advantage of the fanstastic weather Sunday afternoon and visited the one that is easiest to find.
Batman? (It's a hibernation location for bats now)
I also trekked up the trail and checked out some of the foundations from the buildings that used to stand and discovered this pit too (probably not a pit).
The mines were full of iron ore and resulted in a rather large village near the mine. So, as you hike along, you come across a cemetary seemingly in the middle of nowhere. The storm that we had in October really did a number up here - sad to see and to also know that it is low on the priority list for cleanup.
Batman? (It's a hibernation location for bats now)
I also trekked up the trail and checked out some of the foundations from the buildings that used to stand and discovered this pit too (probably not a pit).
The mines were full of iron ore and resulted in a rather large village near the mine. So, as you hike along, you come across a cemetary seemingly in the middle of nowhere. The storm that we had in October really did a number up here - sad to see and to also know that it is low on the priority list for cleanup.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Monday, January 30, 2012
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Friday, January 27, 2012
Tequila!
Getting ready for some fun with friends this weekend and this song popped into my head....
Definitely appropriate…..we will not be drinking our faces off – just dancing and singing and laughing…..and being the goofballs that we are when we get together!
Tequila!
I was at the bar with my drinking team
And it was me, Jack Daniels, and my homie Jim Beam
We were kinda blizted and we were tryin to behave, yo
When in walked a soldier, he was from the Fuzzy Navel
We were fallin', stumblin', crawlin'
In came the police, Captain Tom Collins
And the vato said, "Freeze!" (Freeze!)
He said, "Hands in the air and hand over your keys"
Now we did
And that was kinda simple
Now, here came Margarita and her friend Shirley Temple
I asked my friend 'bout Margarita
He said that Shirley was a virgin and I wouldn't wanna meet her
So I talked to Margarita, cause, yo, she was flyer
I took her to the couch cause I wanted to screw-drive her
Now I'm not one for a speech
But there was plenty of Tequila and sex on the beach, y'all
Tequila
T-T-T-Tequila
TEQUILA!
Here we go again and I'm not fussin'
See, I'm a French Mexican but I kick it with white Russians
At the bar with the drink in my hand
In walked Jose Cuevo, he was Margarita's man
I talked to the Wise Man, cause yo, he's distinguished
His name is St. Ides and he spoke in Olde English
He said, "You better think fast
Cause Jose, is kind of crazy and I heard he shot glass"
He gave me some advice and it went like this, yo
"Catch the Nighttrain and head up to 'Cisco"
I didn't wanna stick around
I caught the 151 to New York, the Greyhound
Now I'm at the Red Zone, everybody stylin'
Showbiz was sippin' Ice Teas on Long Island
I blacked out, the party came to a halt
Cause I was drinkin' the Tequila with the lemon and salt, y'all
Tequila
T-T-T-Tequila
TEQUILA!
I woke up in the morning and felt like a zombie
The Tequila Gold Label had bombed me
You see
I woke up late
I wasn't feelin' so great
And Mike said, "There's a Bacardi party starting at eight"
Yo, we walked in the party and started playing our games
We played tops, buds and quarters
With Bartles & Jaymes
Here came Shirley Temple and they told me to chill
Because the Mickey Brothers took her up to Strawberry Hill
They took her thousand dollar mink and she could barely think
Cause the Tequila that she drank had her tickled pink
Now, the music came on and I rocked the instrumental
There's a groupie named Mai Tai, a fly oriental
A groupie is a girl that jocks
She wore a def Black Velvet, and drank Scotch on the rocks
We had a Fake Marriage, now here's the Honeymoon
Yo, it's on, Vagabond
At the Blue Lagoon
Now everybody take a couple of words from the wise
A girlie and a bottle
Tequila Sunrise
Tequila
TEQUILA!
Definitely appropriate…..we will not be drinking our faces off – just dancing and singing and laughing…..and being the goofballs that we are when we get together!
Tequila!
I was at the bar with my drinking team
And it was me, Jack Daniels, and my homie Jim Beam
We were kinda blizted and we were tryin to behave, yo
When in walked a soldier, he was from the Fuzzy Navel
We were fallin', stumblin', crawlin'
In came the police, Captain Tom Collins
And the vato said, "Freeze!" (Freeze!)
He said, "Hands in the air and hand over your keys"
Now we did
And that was kinda simple
Now, here came Margarita and her friend Shirley Temple
I asked my friend 'bout Margarita
He said that Shirley was a virgin and I wouldn't wanna meet her
So I talked to Margarita, cause, yo, she was flyer
I took her to the couch cause I wanted to screw-drive her
Now I'm not one for a speech
But there was plenty of Tequila and sex on the beach, y'all
Tequila
T-T-T-Tequila
TEQUILA!
Here we go again and I'm not fussin'
See, I'm a French Mexican but I kick it with white Russians
At the bar with the drink in my hand
In walked Jose Cuevo, he was Margarita's man
I talked to the Wise Man, cause yo, he's distinguished
His name is St. Ides and he spoke in Olde English
He said, "You better think fast
Cause Jose, is kind of crazy and I heard he shot glass"
He gave me some advice and it went like this, yo
"Catch the Nighttrain and head up to 'Cisco"
I didn't wanna stick around
I caught the 151 to New York, the Greyhound
Now I'm at the Red Zone, everybody stylin'
Showbiz was sippin' Ice Teas on Long Island
I blacked out, the party came to a halt
Cause I was drinkin' the Tequila with the lemon and salt, y'all
Tequila
T-T-T-Tequila
TEQUILA!
I woke up in the morning and felt like a zombie
The Tequila Gold Label had bombed me
You see
I woke up late
I wasn't feelin' so great
And Mike said, "There's a Bacardi party starting at eight"
Yo, we walked in the party and started playing our games
We played tops, buds and quarters
With Bartles & Jaymes
Here came Shirley Temple and they told me to chill
Because the Mickey Brothers took her up to Strawberry Hill
They took her thousand dollar mink and she could barely think
Cause the Tequila that she drank had her tickled pink
Now, the music came on and I rocked the instrumental
There's a groupie named Mai Tai, a fly oriental
A groupie is a girl that jocks
She wore a def Black Velvet, and drank Scotch on the rocks
We had a Fake Marriage, now here's the Honeymoon
Yo, it's on, Vagabond
At the Blue Lagoon
Now everybody take a couple of words from the wise
A girlie and a bottle
Tequila Sunrise
Tequila
TEQUILA!
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
New Year...
Time for the “these are my goals for the new year” post!
I have a list of things but the main one is to try to be more in touch with everyone.
I have not been the bestest of friends…or the most in touch….
I also know that the friends that you have in your life will always be there whether you have been in contact recently or it has been a while.
There is some guilt over missed opportunities or things that could have happened last year but I know that I can’t be everywhere at once….or collect all the Coke points on the planet.…
Will be interesting to see how this year goes…
I have a list of things but the main one is to try to be more in touch with everyone.
I have not been the bestest of friends…or the most in touch….
I also know that the friends that you have in your life will always be there whether you have been in contact recently or it has been a while.
There is some guilt over missed opportunities or things that could have happened last year but I know that I can’t be everywhere at once….or collect all the Coke points on the planet.…
Will be interesting to see how this year goes…
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Bounce, Bounce, Bounce...
ABC Family has had some fun programming during their 25 Days of Christmas promotion...the one that really caught my eye was 2 hours of Pixar movie shorts....I had seen about half of them ones that they featured but they were still great to see.
Of course they included the first one....amazing how they were able to show that the baby lamp was so dejected when he flattened his ball......
Of course they included the first one....amazing how they were able to show that the baby lamp was so dejected when he flattened his ball......
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Oldy Old?
I have a confession…..I have been listening to a book on tape (CD).
I hear that phrase – “book on tape” – and cringe…it conjures up images of blue hairs driving at 45 mph on the highway in their massive tank of a sedan.
But the book summary intrigued me when the CD set happened to cross my path so I figured I would try it.
12 cds….13.5 hours total….
I am currently on Disc 4 and I look forward to getting in the car and finding out what happens next.
I actually do not mind getting stuck in traffic because I get to hear more of the story.
Yeah…I thought that only old people did this…
Does this make me old….or an oldy old?
I hear that phrase – “book on tape” – and cringe…it conjures up images of blue hairs driving at 45 mph on the highway in their massive tank of a sedan.
But the book summary intrigued me when the CD set happened to cross my path so I figured I would try it.
12 cds….13.5 hours total….
I am currently on Disc 4 and I look forward to getting in the car and finding out what happens next.
I actually do not mind getting stuck in traffic because I get to hear more of the story.
Yeah…I thought that only old people did this…
Does this make me old….or an oldy old?
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Sheep & Chicken Services
Since we are starting to get to the point where we can laugh about this....(and recognize ourselves in photos again), I can post this....
It started with the Bed and Breakfast and Geriatric Ward joke….
But turns out, we have a pretty long list of services that we offer….
Mice relocation
Laundry
Animal burials
Storage
Therapy sessions
Counseling sessions
Moth disposal
Personal Shopping
Food restocking
Spontaneous Birthday parties/Party planning
Hurricane Evacuation/Relocation
Surgical Rehab
It started with the Bed and Breakfast and Geriatric Ward joke….
But turns out, we have a pretty long list of services that we offer….
Mice relocation
Laundry
Animal burials
Storage
Therapy sessions
Counseling sessions
Moth disposal
Personal Shopping
Food restocking
Spontaneous Birthday parties/Party planning
Hurricane Evacuation/Relocation
Surgical Rehab
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Reasons To Switch to an Iphone...
It’s true....I have decided to go to the dark side and get an Iphone.
The biggest hurdle was the fact that I would be going from a $40 a month phone bill to $100 a month…$720 a year that I could be throwing at my debt.
Of course, I had to make a list in order to rationalize it….
GPS for hiking/snowshoeing
Faster ability to identify the tracks and scat that I see on trails (yes, there is an app for scat…
I can log that hike/snowshoe trek
Better use of my calendar – avoiding double bookings like this past weekend
Be more up to date with email replies
Better use of my address book (instead of “wait until I get home to do that”)
Take time to play a bit when I get stressed
Actually know what people are up to instead of getting on FB once a week
And the biggest reason of all – I got a computer virus at work…very frustrating and I felt like I was dead in the water. I could have tracked a few packages and flights or I could have played Angry Birds to relax while I waited for the verdict…(just in case you were wondering, turns out it’s an evil Root Virus that someone else had a month ago.)
The biggest hurdle was the fact that I would be going from a $40 a month phone bill to $100 a month…$720 a year that I could be throwing at my debt.
Of course, I had to make a list in order to rationalize it….
GPS for hiking/snowshoeing
Faster ability to identify the tracks and scat that I see on trails (yes, there is an app for scat…
I can log that hike/snowshoe trek
Better use of my calendar – avoiding double bookings like this past weekend
Be more up to date with email replies
Better use of my address book (instead of “wait until I get home to do that”)
Take time to play a bit when I get stressed
Actually know what people are up to instead of getting on FB once a week
And the biggest reason of all – I got a computer virus at work…very frustrating and I felt like I was dead in the water. I could have tracked a few packages and flights or I could have played Angry Birds to relax while I waited for the verdict…(just in case you were wondering, turns out it’s an evil Root Virus that someone else had a month ago.)
Thursday, December 1, 2011
One Starfish At A Time...
Every teacher has probably taught this story....others have seen it before....I just wanted to put it out to the Universe...
Once upon a time, there was a wise man who used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work.
One day, as he was walking along the shore, he looked down the beach and saw a human figure moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself at the thought of someone who would dance to the day, and so he walked faster to catch up.
As he got closer, he noticed that the figure was that of a young man, and that what he was doing was not dancing at all. The young man was reaching down to the shore, picking up small objects, and throwing them into the ocean.
He came closer still and called out "Good morning! May I ask what it is that you are doing?"
The young man paused, looked up, and replied "Throwing starfish into the ocean."
"I must ask, then, why are you throwing starfish into the ocean?" asked the somewhat startled wise man.
To this, the young man replied, "The sun is up and the tide is going out. If I don't throw them in, they'll die."
Upon hearing this, the wise man commented, "But young man, do you not realize that there are miles and miles of beach, and there are starfish all along every mile? You can't possibly make a difference!"
At this, the young man bent down, picked up yet another starfish, and threw it into the ocean.
As it met the water, he said, "It made a difference for that one.
Once upon a time, there was a wise man who used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work.
One day, as he was walking along the shore, he looked down the beach and saw a human figure moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself at the thought of someone who would dance to the day, and so he walked faster to catch up.
As he got closer, he noticed that the figure was that of a young man, and that what he was doing was not dancing at all. The young man was reaching down to the shore, picking up small objects, and throwing them into the ocean.
He came closer still and called out "Good morning! May I ask what it is that you are doing?"
The young man paused, looked up, and replied "Throwing starfish into the ocean."
"I must ask, then, why are you throwing starfish into the ocean?" asked the somewhat startled wise man.
To this, the young man replied, "The sun is up and the tide is going out. If I don't throw them in, they'll die."
Upon hearing this, the wise man commented, "But young man, do you not realize that there are miles and miles of beach, and there are starfish all along every mile? You can't possibly make a difference!"
At this, the young man bent down, picked up yet another starfish, and threw it into the ocean.
As it met the water, he said, "It made a difference for that one.
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