Sunday, November 22, 2009

Sunday morning, very early

›
Been awake since silly o'clock; possibly the flights (though I don't believe in jet lag), possibly the (too-many) diet Pepsis drunk ...
Monday, November 16, 2009

Busy days

›
Looking outside, I think it is late March rather than mid-November. The sky is blue, the birds are singing happily, and all signs of last we...
Sunday, November 08, 2009

New bird?

›
Saw a "new" bird yesterday, perched on one of the pilings at the marina. In sillhouette, he looked like a giant kingfisher, or an ...
Friday, November 06, 2009

Laundry and mud

›
Slowly but surely, the laundry room/mud room is coming along. The washer and dryer will be behind bifold doors, with room for shelves on th...
Thursday, November 05, 2009

And today's entry in the best sunrise ever competition is...

›
It was a stupendous sunrise. And it really does happen every day!
2 comments:
Wednesday, November 04, 2009

November the beautiful

›
A crisp-but-not-cold, clear, blue, beautiful November morning. Bella decided I needed a workout. She did nothing but pull, pull, pull. We w...
Monday, November 02, 2009

Local election time... but how to make an informed decision?

›
When I became a citizen, and registered to vote, I had to declare an allegiance to one political party, there and then, that minute. I think...
Saturday, October 31, 2009

Beautiful autumn day

›
Leaves are golden and falling in a warm breeze. Sun shone most of the day, only now, near five in the afternoon, fading to grey. Children ca...
Saturday, October 24, 2009

October 24th mini road trip!

›
Lunch at Tony's in Moriches, then through Westhampton Beach to Cupsogue Beach, wild waves, warm salty air, one guy fishing amidst a clo...

Leaves turning, falling... time again

›
Today is beautifully orange, red, yellow, gold... a lot of green still, but overnight it seems so many of the trees have changed clothes, a...
1 comment:

Shades of sunrise

›
Every day is different. Don't tell me that this colour and that colour don't "go" together: they do in nature, any which-w...
Wednesday, October 21, 2009

I thought Thursdays were for funerals

›
But today is Wednesday. And today says a formal goodbye to two more good people: my auntie Muriel, and my son's stepmother Fiona. Auntie...
Monday, October 19, 2009

And then it was gone

›
Monday. Sun is shining, air is crisp, sky a beautifully-calm blue. The bay is still and reflecting the sky. Not a ripple except for when a c...
Sunday, October 18, 2009

High tides, high seas

›
Saturday: high water, no rain Saturday Sunday: wind from the north-east, driving rain, water still rising. People drive to the end of my s...
Friday, October 16, 2009

... and more and more and more

›
A blue heron enjoys the water... ... and we can see the ocean. It's not everyday that we have an ocean view, but when it happens, it l...

Water, water, everywhere

›
An early-in-the-season "nor' easter", an early-morning high tide, and the streets are awash. The water is still rising across...
Thursday, October 15, 2009

The beauty of grey (gray)

›
Never before have I seen so many shades and tones of grey as I have since living here, near the water. Blue-grey, purple-grey, silver-grey, ...
Wednesday, October 14, 2009

At the rising of the sun...

›
... just a couple from this week. This morning's is the second one.
Monday, October 12, 2009

Smith Point, surfers, sunset: beautiful October

›

Dog yoga: Knitted Feet

›