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I took this hazy fall field shot last Saturday down by the fast flowing river on a walk with Kes. We had the sun at our backs and that was delightful after the storms. It turned cold after that...


So I went to see the doctor this last week about this sharp pain I am getting in my right thigh where it connects to my pelvis when I am in the process of standing up. It is getting better bu...


We are not going to have any trouble building up our snow pack this year. It has been raining cats, dogs, and tigers and bears out there. We have some minor flooding now, and lots and lots of t...


In The Emotional Life of Your Brain by Richard J. Davidson he talks about how folks have different emotional styles that can be measured by brain activity. These are not fixed but there are ten...


September 15, 2013

Settling In in Everyday Ramblings

Every once in awhile lately the diary actually works like it used to and one can actually zip around and leave notes and then… Thanks for all your wonderful notes both here and on OD. Your th...


September 14, 2013

Gone Girl in Everyday Ramblings

This was one of the top five most challenging things I have ever done in my life, making the decision when to put Stella down. And then remaining open about changing my mind if that was appropr...


To tell which way the wind blows… We are having a stunner of a fall day. There is a breeze but it is going to be quite warm later. For once though it is not muggy. Yippee. I love the fall lig...


September 06, 2013

Good News in Everyday Ramblings

We are having monsoon type rains with local flooding. It is so weird after the drought late last summer. This bush is blooming though a few blocks away. I have taken a number of pictures of it ...


August 31, 2013

Mixing It Up in Everyday Ramblings

With a longer lens I could have managed some great reflection shots but this one, the juxtaposition of civilization and wetland is pretty nice. So I did in fact make my Weight Watchers goal we...


We had quite the rain last night. We have puddles, all the usual suspects are back in play. But before we did, Kes and Most Honorable and moi went birding locally at a place up in the industria...


The mimosas are still blooming. I think of them as tropical and it feels mighty tropical out there right about now. We had rain a fair amount of the day that didn’t appear in the forecast until...


Took this picture Saturday. With the wires (yes I know I could photoshop them out) and all not a perfect shot but it sure is cheerful. And in about 5 hours I will be very cheerful, as I will be...


August 17, 2013

Getting Started in Everyday Ramblings

So this is as much of a place holder as a post. Just to get my feet wet and say hello. Like many of you I am a refugee from Open Diary, looking for a site that works. I am particularly intere...


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