Tuesday, October 30, 2007

'Tis the night before Hallow'een...

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The cat brought in a giant, spotty slug and left it on the sofa where I would poke it thinking it was some sort of scrap of fabric... only t...
Monday, October 29, 2007

Patterns in the sand

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Sunday evening, at Smith Point beach. Feels like forever and yesterday since I was here. There is a four-foot drop where the storm fought th...
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Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Autumn sunrises

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The sun is getting out of bed further-and-further south. It reflects off the clouds, it reflects off the water. It's still bright, and ...
Monday, October 15, 2007

Happy cat

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She was asleep like this for hours...

Reeds in autumn

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The reeds are flowering--all these heads of shiny silvery seeds, no wonder they spread for miles and miles and miles. There is a small run-d...
Wednesday, October 10, 2007

The marshes are red

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There is a plant out there that is turning red as autumn advances. Like trees' leaves turn to red and gold, this whole plant is doing th...
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Tuesday, October 09, 2007

Poppies, lupins foxgloves and lilies-of-the-valley

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They all arrived in a cardboad box, desperately in need of planting. I was not ready. The borders have not been prepared. So I have planted ...
Monday, October 08, 2007

Painting painting painting

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I have started painting the hall. It's a shade from Behr called Wanderer. I alternate between calling it Duck Poo or Slime. It's rea...
Wednesday, October 03, 2007

Stirring up a hornet's nest

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They are swarming outside the office. Yuck. I do not like wasps. I do not like hornets. I can admire their "beauty" and the wonde...
Thursday, September 27, 2007

The marina

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Just realised I hadn't posted any pics of the marina, a couple of streets away. These are from this weekend. There are three marinas in...

Snakes on a blog. Well... one snake on a blog. A flat one.

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It was in the street all curled up and squashed and the wrong way up. I lifted it by its tail and laid it flat. Flatter than it already was...
Monday, September 24, 2007

Look at the kitchen!!!!

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Sunday evening at the beach

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Just as the sun was going down, we went to the beach. Few people, still warm. Water calm and turquoise.
Sunday, September 23, 2007

Poison ivy... treeeeee

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I was in the back just cutting a few vines so that they will go brown and dry and I can stomp them in a few weeks... saw a few poison ivy le...

Radiators

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Saturday, I went to Home Depot and bought what I thought were replacement covers for the living room baseboard radiators. These radiators ar...

City

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In the city

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Was in New York for a few days. Good trip. I have to make the effort to hop on the train more often: I like the city, the energy, the buzz.....
Wednesday, September 19, 2007

The finished deck--almost

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I just have to stain it now, when the wood has seasoned a little. Then add brackets for hanging baskets for planting next spring.

It's not finished yet

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... but hopefully by this time next week... maybe... The way they met up the kitchen tile and the hardwood floor looks good. The floor is m...

Egret

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Now I remember why I bought the big zoom lens. I also remember why I bought the tripod. Now I just have to remember to use it... once I can ...