From a 2008 roadtrip....

I was looking for a photo to include in this post and came across this one from September of 2008.  I did not remember this bright red place....and cannot believe that I forgot it.  Do you see that smiley face?
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I did start on Lorelei's dress today.  Believe it or not, I marked every seamline....I have not marked a seamline in years.  In fact, I think the only time I ever marked the seamlines was when I had to make dresses in Home Ec and only then because the teacher made me/all students.

I am trying to not rush and enjoy the process.  But it is hard not to just whip through it as fast as I can.

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The other night I was sitting here...I don't recall what we had been talking about or what was on TV and partial line from a song crossed my mind...'a hundred years too late....'  I was pretty sure of the number 100 but not positive...but the 'years too late' part I was positive of.  I kept asking Roger, do you remember a song talking about being born a hundred years too late...he didn't.   I tried to relax and just could not think of it.

I thought and thought the next day and almost thought of it several times...I told Roger it was not some off the wall song only I would like...I was sure he liked it, too.  I finally thought to go to one of a song lyrics site and had to go through several pages to get to it...I was wrong about it being 100 yrs....it was 200 yrs.  Does any of you know what song I am talking about without looking it up?




There you have it...A Pirate Looks at Forty by Jimmy Buffett...

Strip pit sightings

We wanted to get out just a bit yesterday, but did not want to get too far off the beaten path so we ran through the strip pits.  The first things we saw were swans...always at a distance.  Still, they are fun to see.

Nest were the pheasants...only this single pheasant flew up, though.  And that took me by surprise.  So the picture is not sharp at all.  The rest always took off through the dried weeds and grass.

Next up to photograph were the geese--both Canada and White-fronted.  Oh, I could not tell from looking at these dhots.  But I am going by the ones that flew over plus their sounds.  And though you cannot see in this photo, there were a few swans there, too.  But only  a few....nothing like the numbers there the past couple of times.

The above photo shows only a small portion of the geese on the strip pit on this side. I did not even try to photo graph the rest of them as they were farther on down.  

Then this photo is on the south side of the road....in years past we seldom saw anything on this one...oh, maybe a couple pairs of something.  But never in numbers like this.

And of course we saw hawks...Deb identified another shot like this as a rough-legged hawk.  I swear you would think this is the same shot, but if you right click, and click open in a new window, you will see they have different image numbers.

There also the usual Northern Harriers skimming over the ground.

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I did cut out a dress for Lorelei yesterday.  It will have a zipper...do you know how long it has been since I put a zipper in anything?  I cannot even remember the last time I did.  I am not sure if I will work on it today, but am hoping, too.  If it turns out half decent, I will show it on here sometime, but if it is a bust, I probably won't even mention it again.

Feeling sunny here

Even though it is cold here, and we are supposed to get from 3-6 inches of snow, feeling pretty good here.  Roger's test did not show anything wrong...have one biopsy to wait for, but the doctor felt pretty sure that it was not cancer.  So we are pretty much feeling relaxed tonight.

The cats are all snuggled in trying to stay warm.  Bubbie still goes out once or twice a day, but is only out for a very few minutes before he wants back in.  I feel sorry for anyone or anything that has to be out in this cold weather. 

Again, it makes me wonder how the early settlers survived.  Just think of all they didn't have, even just in the warmer clothing that we have.  Warmer shoes.  Waterproof.  Materials that dry quicker.  I am not going to go on and on.  These thoughts just always cross my mind at times like this.

We are watching this show about owls.  This is only a short clip...I wish it was the entire show.  It is so interesting to watch.  

Well, just wanted to let everyone know that things looked good today.  Will try to finish catching up on my visiting tonight and tomorrow.

Oh, one additional thing...thanks to all who admitted they look in lighted windows at night.  I had always wondered if I were the only one.  I don't think Roger even thinks about making an effort to look in...I guess it is a woman thing.