2021 Posts

12-31-21 Ending the Year On a High Note
12-30-21 Some Snow, No Walk
12-29-21 The Holly and the Ivy
12-28-21 Keep Your Fingers Crossed...
12-27-21 That Was a Surprise!
12-26-21 Zoe’s Not Like Banshee Was
12-25-21 Christmas Traditions
12-24-21 Already Starting…
12-23-21 It Looks Like They Dodged a Bullet
12-22-21 They’re There!
12-21-21 Day Five
12-20-21 Day Four
12-19-21 Brilliant, Patient Pup
12-18-21 Bless Our Neighbor!
12-17-21 On Our Way!
12-16-21 He Made It Up There
12-15-21 We Did Have a Wind
12-14-21 Watching the Weather
12-13-21 Some Logs Roll More Easily Than Others
12-12-21 A Feeling of Entitlement?
12-11-21 We’ll Count That as a Good Day
12-10-21 From Our Porch
12-09-21 Andy’s Christmas Letter
12-08-21 Square Dancing
12-07-21 Another Trip to the Pond
12-06-21 Time for a Rerun?
12-05-21 45 Years of History
12-04-21 Another Sunset
12-03-21 Another Sunset
12-02-21 Sunsets on the Land
12-01-21 Six Years Ago…
 
11-30-21 If You Had Led the Life I Lead
11-29-21 Do These Look Like Cantaloupes to You?
11-28-21 Cutting Down Our Christmas Trees
11-27-21 Taking Down the Tree
11-26-21 My Favorite Thanksgiving Story
11-25-21 Happy Thanksgiving
11-24-21 Thanksgiving 2010
11-23-21 A Busy Day
11-22-21 It’s Up!
11-21-21 Ten Years Ago
11-20-21 Even Down Here
11-19-21 The Pond After Sundown
11-18-21 Can You Guess?
11-17-21 Sunset at the Pond
11-16-21 Even Though There Were No Clouds…
11-15-21 Sunsets
11-14-21 The Good Side of Bad Dreams
11-13-21 Another Toy
11-12-21 It was Actually Two…
11-11-21 I Do Love My Toys
11-10-21 The Plants Keep Growing…
11-09-21 They Moved the White Trailer
11-08-21 Last Trip Before We Changed the Clocks
11-07-21 Look What Andy Brought Home
11-06-21 Another Chore Added to the List
11-05-21 I Don’t Know What’s Going On
11-04-21 Amazon Chat Robot
11-03-21 The City in the Woods
11-02-21 The Carlisle Trip
11-01-21 Trick or Treaters
 
10-31-21 Haunted?
10-30-21 Changes
10-29-21 Well, That Was a Pleasant Surprise!
10-28-21 Sometimes When It’s Very Windy….
10-27-21 Robot Floor Scrubber
10-26-21 Heart-Warming Story
10-25-21 Attaching the Snow Plow
10-24-21 A Fun Trip
10-23-21 Every Time We Turn Around…
10-22-21 The New Normal?
10-21-21 Quotes Worth Pondering
10-20-21 No Mountain Lions Down Here
10-19-21 Never a Dull Moment
10-18-21 The Last of the Beans
10-17-21 The Minute Andy’s Back Is Turned….
10-16-21 All Sorts of Nasties
10-15-21 Apple Harvests
10-14-21 Hurray for Fall!
10-13-21 Our Precious Plum
10-12-21 Hang On to Your Hat!
10-11-21 The Greenhouse
10-10-21 Fall Colors
10-09-21 Impressive Plants!
10-08-21 Walden Pond
10-07-21 The Squash Are Happy
10-06-21 More Trees
10-05-21 Kaitlin and Torben’s Place
10-04-21 Just Because You’re Over 80 Doesn’t Mean…
10-03-21 A Busy Two Weeks
10-02-21 Aldous Huxley Quotes
10-01-21 Heartwarming Stories
 
9-30-21 Giving Advice and Taking It, or Not
9-29-21 Samson and Cleo
9-28-21 Sweet Pup
9-27-21 Bad Luck
9-26-21 The Gazing Ball
9-25-21 The New Bed
9-24-21 A Heart-Warming Story
9-23-21 We Have a Bed!
9-22-21 In Defense of Bad Habits
9-21-21 What Twain Was Referring To
9-20-21 So Much for Simplifying
9-19-21 About the Fireplace
9-18-21 Speaking of 2011
9-17-21 He Thought 2011 Was Bad
9-16-21 I’m Scratching My Head About This One
9-15-21 What Do You Think?
9-14-21 Take Me to Your Leader?
9-13-21 First Beans
9-12-21 Happy Plants
9-11-21 The Big News Here Is…
9-10-21 Another Magical Squash
9-09-21 That Sneaky Squash Plant
9-08-21 More Homer and Edna
9-07-21 Poor Birch!
9-06-21 Another Possibility
9-05-21 Nice Background at Least
9-04-21 Poor Pussy Willow!
9-03-21 Lazy Day
9-02-21 The Greenhouse
9-01-21 More Harvests
 
8-31-21 Food for Thought
8-30-21 Why Photo Edit?
8-29-21 Poor Little Grey Cells
8-28-21 Still Processing
8-27-21 Testing the Telephoto Lens
8-26-21 Friendly Chipmunk
8-25-21 Pictures From My Porch
8-24-21 Storm Warning
8-23-21 RIP Jeanne Robertson
8-22-21 Two Versions
8-21-21 Fingers Crossed
8-20-21 The Power of Patience
8-19-21 Squirrels as Role Models?
8-18-21 8-15-21 Plants in the Greenhouse
8-17-21 Peyo
8-16-21 National Tell a Joke Day
8-15-21 I Would Still Keep My Distance
8-14-21 Not Quite What They Were Expecting
8-13-21 Promise of Things to Come?
8-12-21 What Warmed Your Heart and Made You Laugh?
8-11-21 The Cat Who Thinks He’s a Dog
8-10-21 In Spite of the Haze
8-09-21 It Could Be a Lot Worse
8-08-21 Things Are Starting to Grow!
8-07-21 Guess Who Turned Around?
8-06-21 So Much for the Express Line
8-05-21 Another Jeanne Robertson
8-04-21 So Much for the Express Line
8-03-21 Happy National Watermelon Day!
8-02-21 To Wear or Not To Wear
8-01-21 Life Isn’t Always Easy
 
7-31-21 Cat vs Dog Obstacle Course
7-30-21 Being PC Can Be Exhausting
7-29-21 Expectations
7-28-21 Impressive Demonstration
7-27-21 Social Distancing
7-26-21 Men, Women, and Doctors
7-25-21 Stubbornness
7-24-21 Oops! So Much for GPS
7-23-21 Who’s That Old Lady?
7-22-21 Photo Editing
7-21-21 Portrait of a Sunflower
7-20-21 Modern Life Is So Confusing
7-19-21 This Just Blows Me Away
7-18-21 Precious Pup
7-17-21 Who Would Have Guessed?
7-16-21 Weeds in the Corn Patch
7-15-21 These Flowers Are Happy
7-14-21 Greenhouse Excitement
7-13-21 Guess What Came Up
7-12-21 Not So Lucky With the Weather
7-11-21 We Lucked Out on the Weather
7-10-21 A Delightful Surprise
7-09-21 Kaitlin’s Garden
7-08-21 Another Great Day
7-07-21 Torben and the Brush Cutter
7-06-21 The Brush Cutter and the Weed Whacker
7-05-21 Ladybugs
7-04-21 They’re Here!
7-03-21 A Potful of Pictures
7-02-21 Wildflowers
7-01-21 Misty, Moisty Days
 
6-30-21 One Thing I Like About the Pond…
6-29-21 Defensible Space on a Slope
6-28-21 Thank You, Jim!
6-27-21 Ten Years Later
6-26-21 A Long Day
6-25-21 The Pond Two Years Ago
6-24-21 Pictures of the Pond
6-23-21 Homer and Edna
6-22-21 Sometimes It Pays to Ask Again
6-21-21 Tempi and the Table
6-20-21 A Lazy Summer Day
6-19-21 Sigh. I Liked It Better…
6-18-21 Perseverance — Is It Ever a Waste of Time?
6-17-21 Hurray for Rescue Pitties
6-16-21 You Can Tell You’re Really Old…
6-15-21 Good for Andy!
6-14-21 One Thing That Makes Me Happy…
6-13-21 Doing the Best We Can With What We Have Left
6-12-21 Thank You, Dan!
6-11-21 Randy Pausch
6-10-21 The Quality of Our Lives
6-09-21 Who Would Have Guessed?
6-08-21 Enthusiasm
6-07-21 In the Interest of Truth
6-06-21 My Doggie Fix of the Day
6-05-21 Yoga Dog
6-04-21 My Happy Place
6-03-21 A Little Fire
6-02-21 Have You Seen This Video?
6-01-21 My Warrior
 
5-31-21 Remembrance Day
5-30-21 New Neighbors
5-29-21 The Bunny and the Pup
5-28-21 A Beautiful Sight
5-27-21 View From Bedroom Window
5-26-21 Baby Stoats
5-25-21 Wildlife
5-24-21 Cleaning Up
5-23-21 Windy
5-22-21 Friendly Birds
5-21-21 Cute Quote
5-20-21 Millennial Anti-Theft Device
5-19-21 Cute Birds
5-18-21 Luxury
5-17-21 Not So Elegant
5-16-21 Elegance
5-15-21 Local Trails Are Open Again
5-14-21 It’s a Dog’s Life
5-13-21 Agility: Border Collie vs Husky
5-12-21 Snake and Protective Squirrel
5-11-21 We’re Not the Only Ones Falling Apart
5-10-21 Patience, Perseverance, and Skill
5-09-21 Our Trip to the Land
5-08-21 Tulip and Daffodils
5-07-21 A Spirit of Adventure
5-06-21 Do Dogs Watch TV?
5-05-21 Hyacinths
5-04-21 Smart Pup
5-03-21 Nothing Lasts Forever
5-02-21 There Was More There Than Met the Eye
5-01-21 It Made My Day
 
4-30-21 Hail Storm
4-29-21 Bear Scare
4-28-21 Friendly Hummingbird
4-27-21 I’d Rather See Birds
4-26-21 Speaking of Bird Visitors
4-25-21 Hurray for Videos
4-24-21 We Don’t Have to Always Be Talking….
4-23-21 New Technology
4-22-21 Why Am I Not Worried?
4-21-21 Layers of Happiness
4-20-21 Fun Trivia?
4-19-21 A Nerd in Hog Heaven
4-18-21 Springtime in the Rockies
4-17-21 Things Keep Changing
4-16-21 Why I Was So Excited
4-15-21 The Gazing Ball
4-14-21 Speaking of Rainbows
4-13-21 Hurray for Smart Phones!
4-12-21 Speaking of Elk
4-11-21 Beate’s Elk
4-10-21 Where’s My Cookie?
4-09-21 This Is What We Saw
4-08-21 Neat Trip
4-07-21 Fawn Rescue
4-06-21 As Long as It’s Moisture
4-05-21 All Spring Days Aren’t Like This
4-04-21 Happy Easter, Happy Spring
4-03-21 Second Shingle Shot
4-02-21 Chain Saws
4-01-21 Speaking of the Fire
 
3-31-21 Windy Day
3-30-21 Cheeky Rooster
3-29-21 Another Happy Athletic Dog
3-28-21 Back to the Rink
3-27-21 Tempi’s “Beds”
3-26-21 A Blessing and a Wish
3-25-21 Steering Our Ships
3-24-21 Wordless Wednesday
3-23-21 Changes?
3-22-21 Cute Quote
3-21-21 Another Secret of Happiness
3-20-21 A Year Makes a Big Difference
3-19-21 Perseverance With Bells On
3-18-21 Another Thing That Makes Me Smile
3-17-21 This Quote Reminds Me of Sandra
3-16-21 Crazy Weather
3-15-21 Kaitlin’s Reaction
3-14-21 Perceptions of Old Age
3-13-21 A Heart for Anni
3-12-21 30 Years Later
3-11-21 Miss Perky?
3-10-21 The Importance of Play
3-09-21 Smileys
3-08-21 In Case There Was Any Doubt…
3-07-21 More About Wallpapers
3-06-21 Desktop Wallpapers
3-05-21 Springtime
3-04-21 Book Connoisseurs
3-03-21 Graceful and Elegant
3-02-21 Not Everyone Hates Winter
3-01-21 Crazy Night
 
2-28-21 The Blahs
2-27-21 Our Second Jab
2-26-21 Dexter
2-25-21 They Keep Changing Things
2-24-21 Just for Us
2-23-21 Old Quote Revisited
2-22-21 Three Quotes
2-21-21 One of My Favorite Quotes
2-20-21 The Sun Is Out Again
2-19-21 A New Toy
2-18-21 So Much for That Idea
2-17-21 We’ll Just Have to See
2-16-21 It Doesn’t Bode Well
2-15-21 What Was Your Weather Like?
2-14-21 Another Kind of Love
2-13-21 A Quick Trip to the Land
2-12-21 Would You Do This?
2-11-21 Kitten Filter Mishaps
2-10-21 Tempi Understands
2-09-21 Amazon Echo Silver
2-08-21 A Quote I Can’t Relate To
2-07-21 A More Understandable Quote
2-06-21 Intriguing Quote
2-05-21 Enjoying the Process
2-04-21 A Path Not Chosen
2-03-21 Our Local Groundhog
2-02-21 Rescue Pup and Bird
2-01-21 Mutual Ikigai
 
1-31-21 Ikigai
1-30-21 We Got Jabbed!
1-29-21 Perseverance Scores Again
1-28-21 Hurray, New Mexico!
1-27-21 Adventures With Clorox
1-26-21 A Long Time Ago
1-25-21 Chuffed
1-24-21 Not All Changes Are Bad
1-23-21 We’ll Have to See
1-22-21 WordPress Smileys
1-21-21 Melting Already
1-20-21 Helping Our Immune Systems
1-19-21 Snow!
1-18-21 Never a Dull Moment
1-17-21 How Are You Dealing With COVID?
1-16-21 Science Over Fiction
1-15-21 Lucky Kitten to Find This Pup1-14-21 Time to Hunker Down?
1-12-21 I Prefer Deer and Elk
1-11-21 Perseverance
1-10-21 Sea Otters Eating Sea Urchins
1-09-21 Sea Otters and Climate Change
1-08-21 Rescuing Sea Otter Pups
1-07-21 Learning to “Never Mind It”
1-06-21 Cute Kittens, Sweet Pups
1-05-21 It Doesn’t Work by Itself
1-04-20 It Happened!
1-03-21 Don’t Wish Your Life Away!
1-02-21 A Month Early
1-01-21 Just Coming By