all kinds of stuff in november

first, happy belated birthday, bev!  here she is with a group of friends vigorously celebrating her special day.  one of her friends bought bev the Barbie seen there in front of the pig, and they carried the Barbie around with them all day, photographing it in all...

at the start of november…

it was relatively warm, the grass was green, the red maples were dazzling… I took this for bev because she loves squirrels.    this one was  clearly posing for me. wow, the field was so green.  I went running yesterday, the first time in two months cause...

summertime, summertime…

when we were out on the boat on july 23rd, we saw this tree that had crashed onto this boathouse.  ouch.  at least it didn’t crash through and destroy the fancy boat moored there. amy and jim’s dogs love to sunbathe.  I believe they’re on a pad and...

well….

christmas.  coming right up.  here’s what i’ve done thus far, christmas-decorating-wise:  i’ve gotten the new artificial tree out of the basement.  yay, me. oh boy. it’s not that i don’t want to decorate, it’s just that i’ve...

countdown to turkey day…

…i mean, i suppose it’s a countdown.  it’s also a countdown to christmas, really, but the other day mom said I’VE SEEN PEOPLE WITH THEIR CHRISTMAS LIGHTS OUT ALREADY, and i pointed out that xmas isn’t so far off. meanwhile, i’m just...