Homeward Bound

Homeward Bound

I got up ridiculously early on Wednesday, Jan. 28th. The thing is, the ocean was visible from the backyard but I didn't notice it til getting up so early. This was only 7:30 in the morning. I don't see that hour very often if I can avoid it. I took a video so hopefully you can see it. https://youtu.be/7nKbFy8wxCU Now that two and a half months have passed, I can't recall our trip home, so I know it was uneventful. We'd had lots of snow at home while we were gone, so we got to go back to that. Oh well... OK then, Mrs. April Hughes.

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More in the water in October…

More in the water in October…

We took my boat out of the water on October 29th and there were many white pelicans lined up on the seawall at the beach house. Ha ha, taking my boat out has never before seemed like such a breeze....

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More from October

More from October

Marley continues to flourish even though she's quarantined to her bedroom because of the wild cat Pumpkin. Well, he's not so wild now, as a matter of fact, right now as I type he's stretched out on...

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Fall.

Fall.

I just might not get back to photos from summer as fall continues to roar ahead as it does. It actually felt like summer yesterday, reaching the 70s in the afternoon. I spent as much time as...

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An exciting sailboat adventure

An exciting sailboat adventure

Last year we didn't get Kevin's sailboat out of the water til after November 1st and were shocked to find that the boat docks had been taken out of the water and set up on the boat ramps, so we...

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June, continued…

June, continued…

So, June, so long ago...my sister Amy and our friend Amy joined me for a boat ride on June 11th, five days after my hospital release. My sister Amy hasn't been on a boat ride with me since, which...

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Mick’s Honor Flight!

Mick’s Honor Flight!

I wanted to go with Mom to see her friend Mick come home from his Lincoln Honor Flight on June 14th but he wasn't going to get back to Springfield til pretty late at night so I decided not to go....

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Ok, so June…

Ok, so June…

Yes, September is almost gone, and here are a few photos from waaaay back in June. June 1st, I wanted a photo of this crazy tall yucca plant...it's almost as tall as Kevin! None at the shore have...

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Well, still May…

Well, still May…

Why? How? I was looking at my May photos and I have a group that I processes on Photoshop but I can't find them anywhere so I guess I didn't manage to post them here yet. Whew. I'm happy to have...

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