Thursday, November 29, 2007

House fire! So sad...

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This is really sad. The house just up the street, backing onto the wetlands, just caught fire. We noticed when the dog started barking... hu...
Wednesday, November 28, 2007

House update

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Nook at the bottom of the stairs, back of the hallway. Thanksgiving, lots of visitors from near and far... a few days off work... managed ...
Saturday, November 24, 2007

First real frost, heron is patient

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The forecast was for 22 degrees farenheit last night (about -4C?). There is thin ice on the water that flows to the bay. The heron is sitti...

Thanksgiving and testing the sofas

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It works. Eight people can relax/sleep/hang out on the sofas.

The Scratch Rat

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After three years, Muffin has finally discovered the Scratch Rat. Not for scratching or sharpening her claws on, but for cuddling up to.
Friday, November 16, 2007

And the work goes on

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I am making this radiator cover, at the back of the hall/bottom of the stairs. It's to cover the radiator that we found hidden inside t...

Every day is a new day

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Thursday, November 15, 2007

Wind

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Last night, when walking Fury in the dark between the street lights, I could hear a distant roaring noise, like a freeway somewhere across ...
Tuesday, November 13, 2007

He's back!

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I have to place a "No Giant Herons Here" sign in my fish pond.

Winter sunrise

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See they can get along!

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They tolerate each other's differences -- which can be big -- and still manage to live harmoniously in the same space. I can learn from...
Sunday, November 11, 2007

Music to paint/clean up after painting to

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Five doors each with fifteen panes of glass: all painted, one coat of primer, two top coats semi-gloss, one with three coats because it had ...

Giant heron

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All by himself in the marsh. Taken with the 300mm zoom at full throttle, no tripod just a shaky hand, so he's a little blurred but man,...
Saturday, November 10, 2007

Orion is sleeping on his left side tonight

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All the stars are so bright and and the air is so clear it cuts. It will be cold, but the stars are amazing. Almost like laying on the beach...
Friday, November 09, 2007

It's The Birds!!!!! In New York!!!

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I always thought the movie was filmed at Bodega Bay, California. But I went there and there were no birds lurking on rooftops or swarming li...
Tuesday, November 06, 2007

Tuesday it is raining

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The wind blew, hard, all night, and it is pouring with rain. The wind chimes, however noisy they were, obviously didn't distract the rac...
Sunday, November 04, 2007

The day after the storm--like it never happened

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... and Fury took full advantage, with a run on the wetlands beach.
Saturday, November 03, 2007

We went to the beach--what little there is today

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We weren't the only mad ones. Going to the beach to see the waves. The sun was just setting. A small child, allowed to run within reach ...

Waves on Smith Point

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I can see waves/spray over Smith Point. From the house. It's about two miles away across water, and I can see the waves. I CAN SEE THE W...

Hurricane Noel

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Having wreaked a lot of pain and havoc further south, Hurricane Noel has come to visit us, albeit just the trails of his passing. Last night...