photos of this mornings walk...

These little snow birds...(is that what they are?) were all over in the brush along the trail. One of the houses had a ton of bird feeders on it's back porch and these creatures were flitting from feeder to bushes!

He was a noisy thing!

Mattie

Here is Mattie...she is camera shy.

Mattie has a vet appointment tomorrow because today she had only one stool (usually she has at least 4 per day) and it had blood in it. I cried on the way home from our walk. But maybe it is something not serious. She is 13 years old. I am worried but don't want to think about it. Other than that she is still acting the same. So...

up before the sun

I've been up since 5 a.m., made some tea and cruised the web. The sky is just starting to lighten to a purplish blue. Still there is snow on the ground. It is cold. Wonder what today will bring?

I've been reading (over and over again) "My Lord Loves a Pure Heart" by Swami Chidvilasananda. Underlining passages and writing down sentences I like. All my books save just a couple are still boxed away from the move. How I miss my books! Maybe today I could get a new one.

We have yet to get our new license plates. We have been here 2 months now. And still when we go out shopping or to eat...I look around and feel as if I am in another world. Everyone is SO "Midwestern".
Just say'in....

I don't want to loose what I have learned while living south. And already I can feel twinges of wanting to fit in here...

sick of being sick...

Still fighting this thing...I may go to the Dr. this afternoon.

Across the tracks from the condo.

I haven't walked Mattie for a couple/3 days. And I miss not taking her outside. Plus just being cooped up is really getting to me. So, I think I will start a new painting today. Take some indoors pictures and sew.

We are supposed to get some snow today...

Roses in winter

see the snow...

Yes, I know it is always of this same tree and fenceline. That is the view from the condo...always the same. But see today it is snowing!

Little Jacques sleeping.

This is what I have been coloring the past couple of days. It reminds me of springtime so far. And Valentines Day...
Concert tonight so I better get my shower and dress...the roads are slippery.
Yellow Moon!

It is lightly snowing...

feeling a little under-the-weather today.

Just playing around with photos tonight...

messy desk

I like the way the light plays on the pencils...

little bear in sunlight...

comfy empty bed...

These were waiting for me after work...

notice that I put them next to the bed.

And my sweetheart brought THESE home at dinnertime.

The story on the tickets goes like this:

We were walking downtown with C (Hubby's daughter) on her birthday weekend. And we walked past the Theater. I remarked how much I loved the Neville Brother's and Aaron Neville's voice.
Without my knowledge he has been inquiring about getting some tickets. Unfortunately they have been sold out for weeks. So he just happened to mention it to an acquaintance of his who owns an art gallery in town. The gallery owner said that the gallery was having a private reception for the Neville Brothers and that they were supposed to get some free tickets. And offered any free tickets that came his way to my hubby. And so today Hubby gets a call from the gallery owner that he has 2 tickets if we still want them!!! And that is how these tickets became ours!

We are blessed to have each other. (I'm the one who is blessed)

Stains...

I keep spilling my hot tea on this off white carpet at the condo!!! Shit man, who in the hell wants white carpet? I've tried everything...and you can still see it.

OK here are a couple of idea to try...ammonia/water mix and Windex. Oh and soda
water.

I know the photo doesn't go with the post topic. But it was taken today while walking Mattie. Everything is melting and there is standing water all over. Thought it was kind of pretty...better go...making some chicken and rice.

A weekend with the boys

They had a good time and made some new friends!

I love the graffiti...

This building was damaged in the flood of last year. It is student housing.

The weekend was great!