The day is done

A run through the strip pits showed things progressing nicely. Frogs were croaking, blackbirds were singing and the pheasants were out and about, though always at a distance. And tonight's sky was so beautiful.
I am not proud of any of these pics, but they at least give you a feel for what is out there...I only saw the single pair of swans. The last time I was out there there was at least a dozen on this pond. That is a beaver's home they are by in the photo...beavers are one thing I have not yet seen.
I saw this single Northern Harrier; this is the only shot I got of him...it is a cropped portion of the original. I am hoping he stays the whole summer.
This is the only pheasant that was anyway near close enough for me to try to photograph, and it was running almost the entire time...I think he actually paused just a minute in the photo above.
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It was overcast almost the entire day, with rain all afternoon...off and on. Not a steady downpour or anything like that. I was totally surprised when the sun popped out and the sky cleared.

I spent an hour or more of the day getting our printer installed on the new computer; I don't care what I do with a computer, it is never simple. I guess this could be expected...the printer is 6 years old so definitely needed different drivers, etc. Once I got them installed, I tried to print something and couldn't because one of the print cartridges was out of date. Always before I could over-ride that...but not this time. I had to stop and run to Walmart to get one...after that and after jumping through a couple more hoops, it now works fine.

Tomorrow is a new day...hopefully I will get more done than I did today.

Five years ago today

Sometimes when I haven't had time to get any new pics--and heaven forbid I do a post without pics unless absolutely necessary--anyway, I try going back to the same date in years back. So far, other than Lorelei's birthday there has been nothing I wanted to show. I lucked out today and found this baby quilt that I was just finishing for a neighbor's first granddaughter.
The back of it is pieced...among some of us quilters we call it back art. I love having something out of the ordinary for the back. It is an added little surprise.

I am almost positive this quilt was 60 inches long, give or take an inch or two. And I know it was between 40 and 45 inches wide. It is all machine quilted and pieced and was probably the last quilt I quilted on my Pfaff before I got my Juki. And even though it was baby quilt size, I struggled with quilting it. Now, with my Juki 98Q, I think nothing of one 90 inches square.
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I should have mentioned last night that Lorelei and family lives not that terrible far from the Indianapolis International Airport, so she sees lots of planes, down low. I don't know if that is what has got her so intrigued with them or if she would have found them fascinating anyway.

And I wanted to let everyone know that Roger is on the mend...I suppose it is going to take a while for it all to disappear and to completely stop itching. His swelling is down, also. So things are definitely looking up.

It has been a gorgeous day here, and I did hang out a couple loads of clothes. I will be going to bed on sheets that have hung all day in the wind and sunshine...

Other than that we got a new computer, and I spent the afternoon getting the old one taken down and the new one hooked up...I only made one phone call to my brother...with what else but a dumb, dumb question. And I scared myself a time or two after that. With those, I think it was more a thing of just being really tired and not thinking straight, and they were more like a little pause before I saw what I where I was wrong.

Needing laughter

After today, I needed to lighten up a little so I turned to you tube...this scene from Taxi never fails to make me laugh till I cry. I hope you like it as much as I do...
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Have I told you how much Lorelei loves airplanes? She gets so excited if she even hears one...and if she is outside she yells airplane, Mommy or airplane mama and spreads her wings and takes off circling the yard.