Lovely times in November

Lovely times in November

Well...so much snow since I was last here. It was about a foot. It warmed up enough so it's pretty much gone except for the giant piles in parking lots, but there's more snow expected late afternoon/tonight as well as Saturday. Kevin said to me, "well, it is winter," but I said, yes, but it's more like January or February weather. We normally have no snow at all in December and it's not so cold. But there it is. Meanwhile...here are some photos of the loveliness in November, pre-snow. Frequently the deer seem like they're posing. Spot was so happy to be out and about mid-September. Kevin and...

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here in october…

here in october…

...are a few photos from september. I love this picture so much, Lovey sitting in front of my pelican/goose collection. Shortly after that she sprawled out on the floor so relaxed, at least for a...

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a rainy saturday…

a rainy saturday…

it's chilly and rainy today so i'm taking a break from painting the old entrance to the house. i started the project yesterday and spent two hours taping all the glass that needed to be taped and...

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Well, an Ant.

Well, an Ant.

On sunday August 2nd I took a little video of an ant carrying around a gigantic bug. He was working so hard... https://youtu.be/b_eanKDgPQs I thought it was interesting to think of this ant's...

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Launching Kevin’s sailboat!

Launching Kevin’s sailboat!

We didn't put it in the water til Friday August 14th, but it's awesome that he got it shipshape and in the water this year. for some reason it didn't happen last year. We realized that Kevin has had...

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way back in august…

way back in august…

i thought i'd just slap a couple photos from august up here and get right on to september but then i thought, why not post as many as you want? I love this photo from the beginning of the month,...

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so…

fall already. i feel like there are about a million things i want to accomplish today but i focused on getting a new banner up there that says fall instead of summer. i'd like to write another post,...

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happy anniversary to us!

happy anniversary to us!

Today is our wedding anniversary. kevin and i went on a bike ride a couple of days ago and we agreed that it would be awesome to go for a bike ride today to celebrate. "we can go 16 miles to...

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Wrapping up July, mostly with kitties…

Wrapping up July, mostly with kitties…

We went out on the boat yet again on July 16th and went farther into the infamous "hot ditch" next to the power plant than i'd ever been. usually there are plenty of fishing boats because the water...

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Swan Float excitement

Swan Float excitement

As I mentioned here just yesterday, Kevin bought me a fabulous giant swan float to tow behind the boat. It wasn't a birthday present, just an awesome gift from a terrific guy. Even though we've had...

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