As you can see, after all the rigmorale* I told you about the blog name contest (and some of you got competitive!) I finally settled on the name I came up with in the first place for our web address. Thank you for all of the input and fun ideas. I'm sorry that none of you won the non-existent prize. I know that's difficult for some of you. I will be giving myself a pat on the back.
Also, I added an easy way to become a follower of the blog. If you put your email address in the box under the blog title, you'll get an email whenever I publish a new post. After you put your email address in, it will email you with further instructions, and I believe you can choose whether to have your name shown on a list on my blog. (You'll choose to follow publicly or privately). So you can choose whatever option you are comfortable with.
*Did everyone else know that "rigmorale" was spelled without a vowel between the 'g' and the 'm'? I didn't.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Monday, July 9, 2012
More Neighborhood Sightings
Lots of rabbits hop around here in the evenings. Some Minnesotans I talked to were surprised when I mentioned we don't have this situation in Seattle. I think there used to be a bunch at Woodland Park, but the city "removed" them.
This little guy was in our backyard last night. And in my garden plot a few days ago! So cute....yet so suspicious.
After he ran away from me, he started chewing the neighbor's flowers.
I kindly chased him away from that, too. (After taking a photo.)
Refined chainsaw art...it does exist!
This example is in our neighborhood. We've seen a few more around town. I guess it looks nicer than having a big stump at ground level. I'm curious as to what the artist responsible is like.
Another funny sidewalk message, near our house. Someone was so taken by the weight problem of their dog and their guilt regarding it, they immortalized it all in cement!
When I took this picture, dirt had gotten all over it since the first time I saw it. But somehow I would have felt a little strange taking a bucket of water over there to wash off the sidewalk graffiti in front of someone's house so I could get a better picture.
Last but not least - nun sighting!
Right across the street from our house, walking and praying her rosary. Pretty cool to have a nun walking through your neighborhood praying. (It's not all up to me!) We've seen another sister since then, too, with the same Dominican-looking habit. She was walking through our neighborhood reading a book. I wonder where they are going to and coming from?
This little guy was in our backyard last night. And in my garden plot a few days ago! So cute....yet so suspicious.
After he ran away from me, he started chewing the neighbor's flowers.
I kindly chased him away from that, too. (After taking a photo.)
Refined chainsaw art...it does exist!
This example is in our neighborhood. We've seen a few more around town. I guess it looks nicer than having a big stump at ground level. I'm curious as to what the artist responsible is like.
Another funny sidewalk message, near our house. Someone was so taken by the weight problem of their dog and their guilt regarding it, they immortalized it all in cement!
When I took this picture, dirt had gotten all over it since the first time I saw it. But somehow I would have felt a little strange taking a bucket of water over there to wash off the sidewalk graffiti in front of someone's house so I could get a better picture.
Last but not least - nun sighting!
Right across the street from our house, walking and praying her rosary. Pretty cool to have a nun walking through your neighborhood praying. (It's not all up to me!) We've seen another sister since then, too, with the same Dominican-looking habit. She was walking through our neighborhood reading a book. I wonder where they are going to and coming from?
Monday, July 2, 2012
Beat the Heat
It was 99 degrees today. We've had a lot of 90+ days since we got here. I find the best time to go outside is 8:30 or 9:00 pm, when I (and sometimes Tim) get outside to take a walk. Sometimes it's still a balmy 88 degrees, but at least the sun's not beating down on you.
We live a few blocks from the Mississippi River, so I usually head that direction.
You can barely see the Mississippi because it's way down in a big gully. It's such a big river, even way up north. The headwaters are in northern Minnesota.
Lots of benches line the gully. You can sit and look at the overgrown plant life and get attacked by mosquitoes. (Almost all of the viewing benches look at bushes. I think it's funny.)
I find that if you don't stand still for more than about five seconds, you don't get bug bites.
It's a very pretty neighborhood. Sometimes one even finds unexpected inspiration.
Amen, brother. I think. I have no idea what you mean but I'm just trying to be supportive.
P.S. If anyone knows why some of my text is ending up with a white background and how to stop that, please let me know. Thanks!
We live a few blocks from the Mississippi River, so I usually head that direction.
You can barely see the Mississippi because it's way down in a big gully. It's such a big river, even way up north. The headwaters are in northern Minnesota.
Lots of benches line the gully. You can sit and look at the overgrown plant life and get attacked by mosquitoes. (Almost all of the viewing benches look at bushes. I think it's funny.)
I find that if you don't stand still for more than about five seconds, you don't get bug bites.
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| Lamp posts light the river boulevard |
It's a very pretty neighborhood. Sometimes one even finds unexpected inspiration.
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| Life is 2 short 2 care about alternate realities |
Amen, brother. I think. I have no idea what you mean but I'm just trying to be supportive.
P.S. If anyone knows why some of my text is ending up with a white background and how to stop that, please let me know. Thanks!
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