How is everyone this morning? We’re in for yet another day of soaking rain. Our basement is now quite wet, Finny is getting cabin fever…ugh. Almost makes me glad to be at the office this morning.
Nice acorns from AndiF! I always imagined them as little beret-wearing people when I was little. The big temp change seems to have brought us the flu. Hope its only the 24 hour variety.
We’re starting to feel like mushrooms in a swamp here, with all the rain and flooding and tropical storm moisture. We need a day of sun to start to dry things out – my mold allergy is kicking in big time.
Hopefully the sun will come out for the company picnic at the Philadelphia Zoo tomorrow.
Interestingly enough, an office that I worked in many years ago had a pipe that burst. My area had wet carpet that produced mushrooms within a few days. Meanwhile, one of our government buildings here in the Valley has just been closed indefinitely because of mold.
I lived on the fringe of the St. Johns watershed in Florida for a time. In the rainy season, thousands of peeper froggies would climb the walls of the house (and everything else outdoors). The peeping was so loud, it was difficult to hear the radio or TV. Also woke to mushrooms growing out of the bedroom wall one morning. Had some nice lush yard growth, including a banana tree, though.
Started in Nassau County, LI and didn’t really settle down for 30 years. I have itchy feet for Europe again, maybe one more time, depending on future $$ availability.
I grew up in Nassau County as well. Although most of my family is still on Long Island, we’ve been in northern Westchester County since 1994. Not quite the same as moving to Europe. 😉
My cousins all moved to the left coast, but I still have a niece there, albeit temporarily at Hofstra. My mom was originally from Brooklyn. Used to go there often to visit my great aunts. That generation is all gone now.
Lots of nice skies to make you think of better weather over in the flog. 🙂
I’d love to borrow some of your rain. I’ve enjoyed what we got but I’m greedy and want more (and we need lots more). Plus, it’s been overcast the entire week so if I’m going to give up the sun, it would be nice to get a better payoff.
We have another gloomy day here today, but no rain. Just no sun to help dry things up…I guess we should be happy it won’t be blistering hot at the zoo this afternoon.
Time for me to gather up the Finny and head over to the farmer’s market…
Asian pears and apples. Mostly we went for a Finny outing, so he could walk around and see the sights. He seems to be a bit of an introvert (shocker, right?), and prefers to play around the edges of all the hub-bub, which makes it tricky to walk through and get my stuff without him in the stroller.
He did the same thing at my office picnic later in the afternoon. Funny guy.
Maybe he’s just a big people watcher. I’ve always been one to stand on the edge and watch the people; to me it’s a really good way to deal with crowds and social gatherings (neither of which I like).
Nothing much. We had a nice walk this morning, though.
I’ve decided it would be a great idea to understudy Family Man in his absence. Don’t want a great philosophy to die out, as apparently has happened with this once valuable group.
The World Nap Organization http://home.bluemarble.net/~amyloo/wno.html
The World Nap Organization (WNO) is the nap lobby –an unabashed special interest group devoted to battling negative images of the blissful practice of nap taking.
All the rain last week was really nice. I was hoping that it meant the drought was over but I read a news story where a climatologist said it would linger well into the fall. 🙁
HI everyone,
I may be a stranger for a while.
My computer took a major crash, & I don`t know if I can get it back up & operating again.
Luckily all my images are on my numerous external drives.
Cross your fingers for me please.
I’m really sorry for your ‘puter troubles. I hope you can get up and running soon. And of course, I’m relieved that all those blenny pictures were saved. 😉
Ah, a fellow rock gazer. There are so many interesting formations lying around in our area to be peered at. As a kid, I liked finding the geodes that pepper the creek bottoms and would bring them home home to open with one of my dad’s hammers to see what beautiful “jewels” were hidden inside.
That’s the one good thing about the lack of rain — it’s easy to walk in the creeks and look at all colors and shapes of the rocks. I do find rocks with worm trails and coprolite which always makes me wish we had rock formations that were better for fossil hunting.
Chilly here as well at 50 overnight, but a beautiful sunny day going to low 80s.
The laptop is down again after showing some signs of life over a few days. No uploads yet from the weekend 🙁
About 75% of our zinnias became deer salad one night this week. I’m pretty mad – have never had the deer bother them before. Also, the persimmons are ready for harvest and dropping from the trees.
That would have worked well in our former location bordering a state forest, but now we have much closer neighbors;-)
Actually, I’ve used Liquid Fence with pretty good success, but got lax about the zinnias, since they had never bothered them before. Got to spray the oriental lilys, or they eat ’em right down to the ground. The buds seem to be the most sought after, just before they open. I’m guessing the ripe persimmons are what brought them around to start with, since they seem to be deer delicacies and they wanted a little salad to go with.
There are couple of bountiful persimmon trees along a field on Mt. Liberty. I stopped once for a woman who had pulled over to look longingly at them and used my vehicle’s height to get her enough fruit to make pudding.
She offered to bring me some but frankly all I need is one bite every few years (just to remind how treacly the pudding is) so I was very gracious about telling her it wasn’t necessary.
Today was a great day for a bike ride. It was crisp and cool at the start and warmed up nicely as the day progressed. There must have been 1500 of us on the roads around Hope, IN today.
I am a disorganized bike rider. I usually start at a point with a rough idea of how far I want to ride and compose the ride as I pedal along. The Hope Ride is the only organized ride I do each year. It’s nice to have someone else planning the route, fixing the goodies to snack on, and letting all the residents know cyclists will be invading their roads.
I always carry a camera in my bike bag, but I was enjoying the ride so much I didn’t take any pictures of the fine aerial display on the ride. A plane was sowing winter wheat over several unharvested soybean fields. The route by luck took us around all four sides of this precision flying. On the last leg of our route the pilot flew over me and started his drop. The road and I were sprinkled with the seeds, that had they found more promising beds, would be next year’s cakes and breads.
Friday was strangely quiet on our street, but apparently the merchants had a good one, according to one I spoke to early yesterday. Saturday, not so much quiet with the outhouse races going on down the block. Lots of people on bikes around, too (not the kind Jim rides).
At some point I’ve got to replace my old Mazda Protege. Fifteen year old cars have this way of breaking down eventually. Ideally I’m looking for something that gets great gas mileage (I’m looking at 40 or more mpg) but just roomy enough on the inside that I can describe it as akin to Dr. Who’s Tardis. Tall order, I realize. 🙂
Photo courtesy of AndiF.
How is everyone this morning? We’re in for yet another day of soaking rain. Our basement is now quite wet, Finny is getting cabin fever…ugh. Almost makes me glad to be at the office this morning.
How is everyone else doing today?
Doing well, thanks.
Except I have to go home and clean the place now since curly arrives tomorrow morning.
What better reason could you have for cleaning? 😉
I hope she has smooth travels – I’m looking forward to wine trial photos!
Nice acorns from AndiF! I always imagined them as little beret-wearing people when I was little. The big temp change seems to have brought us the flu. Hope its only the 24 hour variety.
They do look like hats, don’t they?
I have some angels for my christmas tree made of pinecones with acorns for heads and milkweed pods for wings…
Hope you’re feeling better soon!
Sorry about the flu. Hope you are already feeling better.
Hope you’re feeling better soon!
Tomorrow is Friday Foto Flogging and the theme is Sky.
This week I think “water from the sky” is more like it. 🙂
How are you this morning?
I was okay yesterday morning and I’m pretty good this morning.
We’ve been getting rain too but unlike you folks, we’re really happy about it and would like to get more, though it’s pretty much too little too late.
It’s pretty horrifying seeing all the flooding in the northeast at the same time Texas is ravaged by drought-caused wildfires.
We’re starting to feel like mushrooms in a swamp here, with all the rain and flooding and tropical storm moisture. We need a day of sun to start to dry things out – my mold allergy is kicking in big time.
Hopefully the sun will come out for the company picnic at the Philadelphia Zoo tomorrow.
Interestingly enough, an office that I worked in many years ago had a pipe that burst. My area had wet carpet that produced mushrooms within a few days. Meanwhile, one of our government buildings here in the Valley has just been closed indefinitely because of mold.
I hope that your allergies aren’t too bad today!
I lived on the fringe of the St. Johns watershed in Florida for a time. In the rainy season, thousands of peeper froggies would climb the walls of the house (and everything else outdoors). The peeping was so loud, it was difficult to hear the radio or TV. Also woke to mushrooms growing out of the bedroom wall one morning. Had some nice lush yard growth, including a banana tree, though.
The rent was cheap, too.
Wow, you get around! 😉
Started in Nassau County, LI and didn’t really settle down for 30 years. I have itchy feet for Europe again, maybe one more time, depending on future $$ availability.
I grew up in Nassau County as well. Although most of my family is still on Long Island, we’ve been in northern Westchester County since 1994. Not quite the same as moving to Europe. 😉
My cousins all moved to the left coast, but I still have a niece there, albeit temporarily at Hofstra. My mom was originally from Brooklyn. Used to go there often to visit my great aunts. That generation is all gone now.
My ancestors started out in the Bronx. Also all gone now.
Lots of nice skies to make you think of better weather over in the flog. 🙂
I’d love to borrow some of your rain. I’ve enjoyed what we got but I’m greedy and want more (and we need lots more). Plus, it’s been overcast the entire week so if I’m going to give up the sun, it would be nice to get a better payoff.
Hope your allergies are better today.
We have another gloomy day here today, but no rain. Just no sun to help dry things up…I guess we should be happy it won’t be blistering hot at the zoo this afternoon.
Time for me to gather up the Finny and head over to the farmer’s market…
Did you get lots of lovely vegetables and fruits?
Asian pears and apples. Mostly we went for a Finny outing, so he could walk around and see the sights. He seems to be a bit of an introvert (shocker, right?), and prefers to play around the edges of all the hub-bub, which makes it tricky to walk through and get my stuff without him in the stroller.
He did the same thing at my office picnic later in the afternoon. Funny guy.
What are you folks up to today?
Maybe he’s just a big people watcher. I’ve always been one to stand on the edge and watch the people; to me it’s a really good way to deal with crowds and social gatherings (neither of which I like).
Nothing much. We had a nice walk this morning, though.
We just experienced a brief rain shower here. I’m thinking nap time.
That sounds like a tough life. 😉
I’ve decided it would be a great idea to understudy Family Man in his absence. Don’t want a great philosophy to die out, as apparently has happened with this once valuable group.
Heh. I miss FM. I wonder if anyone has his email address.
I do.
I don’t think he’d mind. Familyman 101 @ gmail.
All the rain last week was really nice. I was hoping that it meant the drought was over but I read a news story where a climatologist said it would linger well into the fall. 🙁
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A beautiful day here! I’ll have to take a walk later on. Unfortunately, work is wreaking havoc with my schedule.
HI everyone,
I may be a stranger for a while.
My computer took a major crash, & I don`t know if I can get it back up & operating again.
Luckily all my images are on my numerous external drives.
Cross your fingers for me please.
Good luck to you! Been there meself a few times. Glad to see you back in these parts.
I’m really sorry for your ‘puter troubles. I hope you can get up and running soon. And of course, I’m relieved that all those blenny pictures were saved. 😉
Good luck with the computer. I hope that you’re back soon.
If you squint just the right, you’ll see that it’s a picture of Upheaval Dome.
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Ah, a fellow rock gazer. There are so many interesting formations lying around in our area to be peered at. As a kid, I liked finding the geodes that pepper the creek bottoms and would bring them home home to open with one of my dad’s hammers to see what beautiful “jewels” were hidden inside.
That’s the one good thing about the lack of rain — it’s easy to walk in the creeks and look at all colors and shapes of the rocks. I do find rocks with worm trails and coprolite which always makes me wish we had rock formations that were better for fossil hunting.
Good morning all!
curly returned to NYC today 🙁
Here she is at Le Saleve, on the edge, high above Geneva.
No, we did not climb up there…
I’ll post a few pics from the vineyard hikes once I get them uploaded.
A lovely view for a lovely lady;-)
She looks a picture of bliss. So sorry she had to go home (or at least go home without you).
Blocked! Sigh.
The Boss – in space?
It really IS a mad, mad world. Some of us are thinking too much.
Frost advisories are rampant, so be ready.
47 here this morning with a high today of only 61. With a lot of trees already turning, it looks like fall is getting here really early.
Chilly here as well at 50 overnight, but a beautiful sunny day going to low 80s.
The laptop is down again after showing some signs of life over a few days. No uploads yet from the weekend 🙁
Was in the 40s earler, 55 degrees now. Get your snow tires ready.
We woke up to about 38 F. Nippy!
It warmed up nice later, though. Should warm up a little after the weekend too.
About 75% of our zinnias became deer salad one night this week. I’m pretty mad – have never had the deer bother them before. Also, the persimmons are ready for harvest and dropping from the trees.
Have you tried Liquid Fence? It’s great stuff. You just need to be careful to spray again after it rains. The deer learn to stay away.
We pick it up at our local home & garden center.
They’ll definitely be back for the other 25%, so I’d do something quickly. The alternative is deer fencing, which is not pretty.
You could also try human pee whenever the mood strikes you. However, this is most practical in secluded locations.
That would have worked well in our former location bordering a state forest, but now we have much closer neighbors;-)
Actually, I’ve used Liquid Fence with pretty good success, but got lax about the zinnias, since they had never bothered them before. Got to spray the oriental lilys, or they eat ’em right down to the ground. The buds seem to be the most sought after, just before they open. I’m guessing the ripe persimmons are what brought them around to start with, since they seem to be deer delicacies and they wanted a little salad to go with.
Heh – why, I believe I do.
There are couple of bountiful persimmon trees along a field on Mt. Liberty. I stopped once for a woman who had pulled over to look longingly at them and used my vehicle’s height to get her enough fruit to make pudding.
She offered to bring me some but frankly all I need is one bite every few years (just to remind how treacly the pudding is) so I was very gracious about telling her it wasn’t necessary.
Today was a great day for a bike ride. It was crisp and cool at the start and warmed up nicely as the day progressed. There must have been 1500 of us on the roads around Hope, IN today.
I am a disorganized bike rider. I usually start at a point with a rough idea of how far I want to ride and compose the ride as I pedal along. The Hope Ride is the only organized ride I do each year. It’s nice to have someone else planning the route, fixing the goodies to snack on, and letting all the residents know cyclists will be invading their roads.
I always carry a camera in my bike bag, but I was enjoying the ride so much I didn’t take any pictures of the fine aerial display on the ride. A plane was sowing winter wheat over several unharvested soybean fields. The route by luck took us around all four sides of this precision flying. On the last leg of our route the pilot flew over me and started his drop. The road and I were sprinkled with the seeds, that had they found more promising beds, would be next year’s cakes and breads.
I hope your day was as pleasant.
Sounds wonderful. It was a perfect day for just about anything outdoorsy here.
I imagine the crowds in town are starting pick up.
Friday was strangely quiet on our street, but apparently the merchants had a good one, according to one I spoke to early yesterday. Saturday, not so much quiet with the outhouse races going on down the block. Lots of people on bikes around, too (not the kind Jim rides).
I did see lots of people today — after we left your place we took a little walk in town before we went to the book loft.
Thanks for the parking place.
Always happy to be of service.
Drove my new car today, a 2011 Mazda 3. Room for everything, even potentially a pizza box that couldn’t fit in my prior Yaris.
Sounds nice ~ what color?
It’s black, with a black interior. Colorful, no?
The diplomat special with the bulletproof glass option?
And very dark tinted glass at that, I trust?
At some point I’ve got to replace my old Mazda Protege. Fifteen year old cars have this way of breaking down eventually. Ideally I’m looking for something that gets great gas mileage (I’m looking at 40 or more mpg) but just roomy enough on the inside that I can describe it as akin to Dr. Who’s Tardis. Tall order, I realize. 🙂
did you get the hatch or the sedan b2?
nice car…but that grille?…serious weird looking……guess it’ll grow on ya, eh.
congrats. l’m still motoring in an 89 honda accord Lxi coupe and it continues to run like a top. can’t come up w/ a good reason to replace it.
Howdy dada. So nice to see you here. Hope all has been well with you.
hey Dada! :o)
Me, I’m tooling around in an 86 Lxi hatch. Great little car that never quits.
hope you’re well
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