Looking Like Fall, But Feeling Like Summer
It’s beginning to look a lot like fall. Leaves are starting to yellow slightly.


It’s beginning to look a lot like fall. Leaves are starting to yellow slightly.
“Forgive the dead year. Forgive yourself. What will be wants To push through your fingers.” ~ Marge Piercy, “The head of the year” Forgive yourself… Isn’t [s]he the hardest person to forgive of all? I’m still waiting for her to make amends The future is not ours to see or to make or to bend…
This is the time of year
For reading
And snuggling
And writing
And hot cocoa
And peppermint schnapps
And sitting by a fire…
I was reading a post by Theodora Goss called “Going for Real,” a few weeks ago. It was a personal take on the desire for real-life experiences versus the enjoyment of video games. I don’t know how savvy it is to quote from a comment on someone else’s blog but this paragraph is too wonderful not…
I hate to keep showing the same old river shots and cold, stark photos, but hey, it is what it is this time of year. And the river keeps changing. It looked like it may have come up over the walking path and then receded again. I only know that I couldn’t get this close…
Families are an interesting thing. And I have two of them: my adoptive family and my biological family. Unfortunately, both my families have gotten smaller. My adoptive Dad died 25 years ago. My adoptive brother died 13 years ago. And my adoptive Mom died about 17 months ago. And now my biological Dad died on…
Everyone needs to know they matter, and there is nothing like the love of a dog, the partnership between dog and human, to make a person feel important.
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Great pictures! Love all those apples. And that snail and butterfly were neat!
That kennel is starting to sound like a nightmare. I hope you can get it figured out.
Java sure looks happy with the stick and carpet!!
Can you put up an ad on the bulletin board at a shop for someone to put the kennnel together? Is there a local paper with a handyman’s ad in the classified?
Lovely photos. Such a beautiful dog.
I think I have the kennel under control. It’s taking me a long time to finish it, but hopefully I can start gradually getting Java used to it it soon.
Yes, Java is a beauty! I don’t know what I’d do without her. She’s always doing something comical to get me laughing. She’s truly been a gift.
I’m so glad that your beautiful animals keep you smiling. Java seems like the perfect imp for you right now!
The kennel looks like it’s coming along. A tough tough job!