tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52325215372924739642024-03-18T05:53:02.035-06:00Letting Go of the Bay LeafAngiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490533253436208034noreply@blogger.comBlogger330125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-72443260628889292442024-03-14T23:07:00.005-06:002024-03-14T23:07:50.466-06:00Getting my (camping) mojo on!<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBxtLoLKI-XmTnwUpc4zXvMbyJrm0MZvoVOck9Yx07qiCAkDzqIKV3MK3eKI361O0LJ_sWVtrZ7g4SZfUndrJE_ubUxjUFf0sEyffIfLW6LYwdA8xd2XpiG2fczclcLc1nr5agPIGjy5RIijoWaWo9QjO1qZ_gb99qI5CfYjXFx_TkL5g56-r1C3Tzgt4/s4032/20230803_162658.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBxtLoLKI-XmTnwUpc4zXvMbyJrm0MZvoVOck9Yx07qiCAkDzqIKV3MK3eKI361O0LJ_sWVtrZ7g4SZfUndrJE_ubUxjUFf0sEyffIfLW6LYwdA8xd2XpiG2fczclcLc1nr5agPIGjy5RIijoWaWo9QjO1qZ_gb99qI5CfYjXFx_TkL5g56-r1C3Tzgt4/s320/20230803_162658.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">March 15 marks the day we can enter a lottery for back-country camping reservations in Glacier National Park, and I am caught up in memories of picturesque pit toilets, gourmet meals on a camp stove and wine as an end-of-hike treat. What better way to celebrate this moment than to highlight an epic trip from last year? Hoist your backpack and come along with me!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">My nephew and his girlfriend embarked on this pilgrimage with us, an epic trip covering 37.3 miles and 10,090 feet of elevation gain in the first 4 days of August 2023.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb1KcCoudTIgFOr3FFcqiatFu8OJ1uRKsDp2dM0k619f2CF9doHvP8F-Qkdx2I9jg8HGf5jjAX64F_h0gmQ_j3e3pX7y97AjllLDCIg3Ui9bvFF0B5_NTN7Y7_gmR7C_n5uvHs8vUYM2GDh35xI4MSKh-rpxMTPG9NsqBVJCzAhhwJ9NyUTZTKUNIwWt0/s3641/20230801_072052_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3641" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb1KcCoudTIgFOr3FFcqiatFu8OJ1uRKsDp2dM0k619f2CF9doHvP8F-Qkdx2I9jg8HGf5jjAX64F_h0gmQ_j3e3pX7y97AjllLDCIg3Ui9bvFF0B5_NTN7Y7_gmR7C_n5uvHs8vUYM2GDh35xI4MSKh-rpxMTPG9NsqBVJCzAhhwJ9NyUTZTKUNIwWt0/w400-h333/20230801_072052_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Does it look like we left the house at 4.45 am? That's what you do when you want to make sure to get a parking spot in Glacier National Park! Here we are, fortified with breakfast burritos and ready to go at 7.15 am!</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3MMyAI9p-6ra3yOMv3rs51uaC2J7mtPDQhkEoxrQmEFEi6bwiTl1hAx0bmMH3LmY9ITw4vBCDYMLaAkQvt4gM6E0ntVHnZqe60_YbnBYRMb7kQwGKK3F6_McFmWi_VSHq-GoSGJq5CmoZYUNwC5w1iQxdxXGRUqRphkUMBhpKqgavYjUJtodwPQplprk/s4032/20230801_091742.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3MMyAI9p-6ra3yOMv3rs51uaC2J7mtPDQhkEoxrQmEFEi6bwiTl1hAx0bmMH3LmY9ITw4vBCDYMLaAkQvt4gM6E0ntVHnZqe60_YbnBYRMb7kQwGKK3F6_McFmWi_VSHq-GoSGJq5CmoZYUNwC5w1iQxdxXGRUqRphkUMBhpKqgavYjUJtodwPQplprk/w400-h300/20230801_091742.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is Mineral Creek with Heavens Peak in the background. Below is a picture of my nephew on a seasonal bridge - this means that every fall the Park Service takes it down, and every spring it is re-installed. From this point, the trail rises to Flattop Mountain, and along the way we passed through the thickest huckleberry bushes we have ever seen, and every one was laden with luscious fat hucks. We already have a plan to return here this summer!</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkegUpexHcaEYD_vVTC_UyT4FUt6zqaBUpYLxae1rS6Cy4gME31jeYY_Pcyriuai5A4YAh_7ahlLaCyabmqpw_3tOkG36CS7tMdEP4pYni2rnZHPpGVJUqxFMZQSuofKskB6FyvC6qMHFMMnjf_KW3dylC0F-hG_feC4RGokX33W8PkXEnvV2BBESVIno/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000(16).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkegUpexHcaEYD_vVTC_UyT4FUt6zqaBUpYLxae1rS6Cy4gME31jeYY_Pcyriuai5A4YAh_7ahlLaCyabmqpw_3tOkG36CS7tMdEP4pYni2rnZHPpGVJUqxFMZQSuofKskB6FyvC6qMHFMMnjf_KW3dylC0F-hG_feC4RGokX33W8PkXEnvV2BBESVIno/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000(16).png" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">As we reached the plateau that is Flattop Mountain, a delightful waterfall (see video below) greeted us and provided soothing pools for our feet in the afternoon heat of August.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zNEF5VE173Q" width="320" youtube-src-id="zNEF5VE173Q"></iframe></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfk5a3SPd5CKFD7MxafrUqv1Y1o4EsK6VVr2WtAibEt02MFffMGDt-rQH_XgbFIXJ3mjpOCOC6Om2bwgBZaj3xtjX7i11ISuFgywq2yNAd6qwUA9pqONNptzqiHsWaz4C-rvjz89KtDEW9lbeOypErqOwLBv0FjDv6yf3Nv9FA1sTbGoEytWdh94D3HKE/s4032/20230801_162726.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfk5a3SPd5CKFD7MxafrUqv1Y1o4EsK6VVr2WtAibEt02MFffMGDt-rQH_XgbFIXJ3mjpOCOC6Om2bwgBZaj3xtjX7i11ISuFgywq2yNAd6qwUA9pqONNptzqiHsWaz4C-rvjz89KtDEW9lbeOypErqOwLBv0FjDv6yf3Nv9FA1sTbGoEytWdh94D3HKE/s320/20230801_162726.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Not long after, we arrived at the campground. My nephew, in the lead at the time, shouted "I see a pit toilet!"</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">A forest fire that went through this area (in 2005, I believe) meant there was little shade to be had. Flattop Creek had a few trees, and cooling waters - a pleasant respite from the relentless Montana sun. The flowers thrive there too!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZHEj-xJChGbVDaGD0RDNOad6MDVvv7igVHobXIHRVjliKH7utDHyQ8LfxWhTxlN6JeiwFSa5e3izjpxEY91utQSvlTGwEUs2KEiEnTxC6o8pklYnyWGchrxUbob5pLeg_9zVK1HY1CSz-6YiGFuA78FlseZqqYejszjb0U8wMXtkQ2obUVPdVFO_OG2k/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000(17).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZHEj-xJChGbVDaGD0RDNOad6MDVvv7igVHobXIHRVjliKH7utDHyQ8LfxWhTxlN6JeiwFSa5e3izjpxEY91utQSvlTGwEUs2KEiEnTxC6o8pklYnyWGchrxUbob5pLeg_9zVK1HY1CSz-6YiGFuA78FlseZqqYejszjb0U8wMXtkQ2obUVPdVFO_OG2k/s320/Blank%202000%20x%202000(17).png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fKWHbUKfa6pgj4s8w0BPDYFl0KPptSJs3GqkrjdYcYjfPqBUw4ByaAvB5TQr_jOm42XnXzJtFrB-_V-OKx7iMUs38Nj_UzmrjzVfaXLRNjhAagwSUUMmQ2rXi7KIxdIN-WvCC_fNQVjkC6DC7cgdyWgqL05SnBcJsmsKdu69MUfwmHcPHBtCLvafAOg/s4032/20230801_180045.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fKWHbUKfa6pgj4s8w0BPDYFl0KPptSJs3GqkrjdYcYjfPqBUw4ByaAvB5TQr_jOm42XnXzJtFrB-_V-OKx7iMUs38Nj_UzmrjzVfaXLRNjhAagwSUUMmQ2rXi7KIxdIN-WvCC_fNQVjkC6DC7cgdyWgqL05SnBcJsmsKdu69MUfwmHcPHBtCLvafAOg/s320/20230801_180045.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>We closed the day with a few hands of cards, and a chicken and curried rice dinner, a specialty prepared by the father of our nephew's girlfriend. Delicious!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Day 2: since the day held only 7 miles of hiking and the least elevation gain of the trip, we had a leisurely start. The crisp morning gave way to shorts and light shirts as the sun moved overhead and numerous jagged mountains came into view. Around the cooking area that night, a Park Ranger would tell us that the area is called Fifty Mountain because you can see fifty peaks on a clear day!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2OglTKV5-Fwy_8Q7rB9h0kWIU_byplwCxIXsOlL61WQF7oDp03xhZq-REu7hx5jNYvS4iIFZit_-HtmOTXW3bJvHFg2H-CkYVbBE7qmr7YDSZY3f4l0CnXPiiuo7yZw9snCtpEmTaenq9S9NZy5PmHfR0yVy7B3i_oFvH8oL-2VRFz3O7Eg609vmDJBc/s4032/20230802_122946.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2OglTKV5-Fwy_8Q7rB9h0kWIU_byplwCxIXsOlL61WQF7oDp03xhZq-REu7hx5jNYvS4iIFZit_-HtmOTXW3bJvHFg2H-CkYVbBE7qmr7YDSZY3f4l0CnXPiiuo7yZw9snCtpEmTaenq9S9NZy5PmHfR0yVy7B3i_oFvH8oL-2VRFz3O7Eg609vmDJBc/w400-h300/20230802_122946.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /> Getting closer.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLKrt_a_0uEJYSJP1MOE3JTSLnQkqAtB9leuHsOPPhdCGVNM3RAUovRSh1uSTyzlHuYGfSikhksq5ospGaJO2a6zE4VU5yijkwqyJd3EqrmojYBb5lEXeZraZ9E4n7P7jxQ6Fq9SsniMBb2RJmKKIHuUs-UPQPcj4PnmxuM0CIKWrHoh0TPfov4vcom_Y/s4032/20230802_123234.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLKrt_a_0uEJYSJP1MOE3JTSLnQkqAtB9leuHsOPPhdCGVNM3RAUovRSh1uSTyzlHuYGfSikhksq5ospGaJO2a6zE4VU5yijkwqyJd3EqrmojYBb5lEXeZraZ9E4n7P7jxQ6Fq9SsniMBb2RJmKKIHuUs-UPQPcj4PnmxuM0CIKWrHoh0TPfov4vcom_Y/w400-h300/20230802_123234.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">We paused at this dry creekbed for a break, and I couldn't stop taking pictures of the flowers that lined its banks in undulating waves of Arnica yellow and Aster purple, with an occasional splash of Paintbrush red.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn307KT6vrRSQfD2AS2kL4XNcKs5kHT-rIwyTBbPvmPcPV9YzlspQSUZ9eMh2oWk0llJf-hwb1S68dfVaCM8as9lcpW7DKIrCbM_IqBQKVPQW3jWnvfahsAWd78BDoWrz_dlC0MxzEO1SMYmabsMuHzP3ElsWOQjejCCNzsEFP4RkhHlCaASufPU6LsvY/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000(18).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn307KT6vrRSQfD2AS2kL4XNcKs5kHT-rIwyTBbPvmPcPV9YzlspQSUZ9eMh2oWk0llJf-hwb1S68dfVaCM8as9lcpW7DKIrCbM_IqBQKVPQW3jWnvfahsAWd78BDoWrz_dlC0MxzEO1SMYmabsMuHzP3ElsWOQjejCCNzsEFP4RkhHlCaASufPU6LsvY/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000(18).png" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">August in the high country can pose water supply challenges, and although we had verified with the back country office that water is available at Fifty Mountain campground, hearing it first-hand from a fellow camper is priceless. Three fellows described the location of the water source in detail, which enabled us to choose the prime campsite when we arrived to a deserted campground. Hubby and I came up empty with our goat observations, while the other two went on an excursion. As the sun dropped, more hikers arrived until 3 of the 4 sites were taken. The latest arrivals were making quite a racket until Spousal Unit got of our tent to hush them up! We wouldn't normally do that, but we had our sights set on an early morning departure, and we needed some shut-eye.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJoz0C1qqsZjGVMSCVEBVwwXj656BL243B2F6stNqhfCHe2WPhmWybXpDHLGTebb546kMlKpYOWPKpUKkjaJPTvhAlg7GUMrocfusBk7Sb96hmzCq_0QSpHjfljJ9PL8nMzglcDaZSVi8ZDwPFdeS1i03ZB0vCa_kvH8lLlSbP4_7wsbRaxPr3bB579Ss/s4032/20230803_055556.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJoz0C1qqsZjGVMSCVEBVwwXj656BL243B2F6stNqhfCHe2WPhmWybXpDHLGTebb546kMlKpYOWPKpUKkjaJPTvhAlg7GUMrocfusBk7Sb96hmzCq_0QSpHjfljJ9PL8nMzglcDaZSVi8ZDwPFdeS1i03ZB0vCa_kvH8lLlSbP4_7wsbRaxPr3bB579Ss/w400-h300/20230803_055556.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Ex-MoZU7BrFvOqr_3-zes01SmloTwQfa7zQjTV3S-zbgR21Xnnuvf1XsdT8sqV2FSgtE3k9yL0i8H3cK2OGxT5WdJw9uBoqvb5ClpjfXMoSbGI1nc7KRMaFjk3ZxxixF070B8ptY9yx3xAXyHe8mdln-sY9zfVhou-Pzm2E9eOw_KF3-UX2_e0fLLnE/s4032/20230803_084603.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Ex-MoZU7BrFvOqr_3-zes01SmloTwQfa7zQjTV3S-zbgR21Xnnuvf1XsdT8sqV2FSgtE3k9yL0i8H3cK2OGxT5WdJw9uBoqvb5ClpjfXMoSbGI1nc7KRMaFjk3ZxxixF070B8ptY9yx3xAXyHe8mdln-sY9zfVhou-Pzm2E9eOw_KF3-UX2_e0fLLnE/w300-h400/20230803_084603.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />Day 3: the moon hung over the cooking area/food hang when we emerged at 6 am, planning for a 7.30 am start. It must have been the slow gas canister, or watching the pot boil, that turned into an 8.15 am kickoff! As we trekked the 12.5 miles and 3,283 feet of elevation gain that day, we were easily distracted by the jaw-dropping views around every twist in the trail.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Up we go.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2OWJs4P_VJpm3JWIkaPDxQZTUu3eC9ouQhw0nRv1jRWugiGU4iLfEaYD3nr2aouWn5f-U-2q_jIjeHkGCuctOiLW9uCzZswdgpWKeZ5qi489kbx5F6A6Yjv0cqoqn5CTGNhGc0qwjLaRofFxHLC_IpR6-oIstn0MRbXeU0O-g0oDVjtvS3mrlGlv9ZwA/s4032/20230803_090845.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2OWJs4P_VJpm3JWIkaPDxQZTUu3eC9ouQhw0nRv1jRWugiGU4iLfEaYD3nr2aouWn5f-U-2q_jIjeHkGCuctOiLW9uCzZswdgpWKeZ5qi489kbx5F6A6Yjv0cqoqn5CTGNhGc0qwjLaRofFxHLC_IpR6-oIstn0MRbXeU0O-g0oDVjtvS3mrlGlv9ZwA/w400-h300/20230803_090845.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /> Toward Cattle Queen Creek.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8OBst_J2DR99WWpY1IqhMgaYiD7tu8BXgqTWkeMuhK22Lx0pvTw04t6YNVxpQunYSbo4OusFMH1VOkCELsbUgoSf2WjaY8EcyVEtUhHwMBrW6s1OhfA93WYlhQ6zS-vbRRJ4cxhLQUqxpZ8m2LC69gDCEtcm-xo_gzCgNRG_jhcYH4r_XliOse6ZYHPU/s4032/20230803_102418.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8OBst_J2DR99WWpY1IqhMgaYiD7tu8BXgqTWkeMuhK22Lx0pvTw04t6YNVxpQunYSbo4OusFMH1VOkCELsbUgoSf2WjaY8EcyVEtUhHwMBrW6s1OhfA93WYlhQ6zS-vbRRJ4cxhLQUqxpZ8m2LC69gDCEtcm-xo_gzCgNRG_jhcYH4r_XliOse6ZYHPU/w400-h300/20230803_102418.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2kbMhB5V7SaCUMn4jKjNg5k20hMklT9PZOHVUHWhyphenhyphenSp6MTp_Hb6HRhDgFO1A36AFjlC1YMdLTzDEUL_UCrtn9P0TGH1CS32f1q3XGF7HPCTtUJtNuS0XtRlAqJkoih_hO6rnu0MhE5zIq4qj-OhMChHftF55Nt018GtDDdxAc9cSF8aiEo1q4AzenzIk/s4032/20230803_103014.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2kbMhB5V7SaCUMn4jKjNg5k20hMklT9PZOHVUHWhyphenhyphenSp6MTp_Hb6HRhDgFO1A36AFjlC1YMdLTzDEUL_UCrtn9P0TGH1CS32f1q3XGF7HPCTtUJtNuS0XtRlAqJkoih_hO6rnu0MhE5zIq4qj-OhMChHftF55Nt018GtDDdxAc9cSF8aiEo1q4AzenzIk/s320/20230803_103014.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />This waterfall came right out of the rock!!!<br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Can you see my nephew and his girlfriend standing the creek-bed of Cattle Queen Creek? And he is 6 feet 7 - these mountains are GRAND!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtLhlv7kMwY9IR7b9YYvg4ys_8L6xy181z8pvX78chcFyX_v4TYDf1j55ZdFzd_sNOmvvQPXNvrEWQW8rd1VHrMMy5GzlrigfD3UPS00xXMGKOFCqCzi0MreeCjmkVdEP2kyG9fVQkJsr1UIBJ8qt1u1Sox0GkBRDTsvBbGZHQG1wW5x-xlykn-75l-GQ/s4032/20230803_112549.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtLhlv7kMwY9IR7b9YYvg4ys_8L6xy181z8pvX78chcFyX_v4TYDf1j55ZdFzd_sNOmvvQPXNvrEWQW8rd1VHrMMy5GzlrigfD3UPS00xXMGKOFCqCzi0MreeCjmkVdEP2kyG9fVQkJsr1UIBJ8qt1u1Sox0GkBRDTsvBbGZHQG1wW5x-xlykn-75l-GQ/w400-h300/20230803_112549.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you look carefully at the photo below, you can see a trail descending the far mountain - we came from over there!</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxBqiypmbqwvWC6SJ4kvOJsyjkyKCWOacU6rNBNniHGnPpYFA0aFyxwTDW4i08mEy7yXU2JRVX3pd2P2hW0xvE9fLxnBrVA7fxFmo_KWO-96zPWsZqY-QX-_yP77BK-tc97rv9K9GxO6JCAIR9Rvizc7E2KCc627X6XdKf9h46fX7D9BDtVrnCyNw9t8U/s4032/20230803_120836.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxBqiypmbqwvWC6SJ4kvOJsyjkyKCWOacU6rNBNniHGnPpYFA0aFyxwTDW4i08mEy7yXU2JRVX3pd2P2hW0xvE9fLxnBrVA7fxFmo_KWO-96zPWsZqY-QX-_yP77BK-tc97rv9K9GxO6JCAIR9Rvizc7E2KCc627X6XdKf9h46fX7D9BDtVrnCyNw9t8U/w400-h300/20230803_120836.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">In 2021, I wrote several posts about our first Glacier hiking trip with my nephew (<a href="https://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/2021/07/mosaic-monday-140-lost-for-words.html">July 25, 2021</a>, <a href="https://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/2021/08/mosaic-monday-142-slice-of-paradise.html">August 8, 2021</a> and <a href="https://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/2021/08/mosaic-monday-143-up-up-and-away.html">August 15, 2021</a>). In the August 8 post, Helen Lake - a veritable slice of paradise - was featured. Wouldn't you know that this current hike offered a spur with an overlook of Helen Lake?</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXvhNTRWwCYYzBXG91ycfqfknFAX-IVB1LZ5gQ5IXhwkGdIsrpo-gb6wJ2xXul0ZbAHBq0-vAStwdxaW2eybHwY7DPWq3hPVIxYkgXzYQBBXPvLjQa6CRfzlrkDPttsHIeyT9AU_okna0TZdwAhMOUnUx0SeKZXpAwNeW5rNTlIn863UBX_swcXm81LB4/s7840/20230803_133855.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3904" data-original-width="7840" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXvhNTRWwCYYzBXG91ycfqfknFAX-IVB1LZ5gQ5IXhwkGdIsrpo-gb6wJ2xXul0ZbAHBq0-vAStwdxaW2eybHwY7DPWq3hPVIxYkgXzYQBBXPvLjQa6CRfzlrkDPttsHIeyT9AU_okna0TZdwAhMOUnUx0SeKZXpAwNeW5rNTlIn863UBX_swcXm81LB4/w400-h199/20230803_133855.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB5nMX1ZcIa3uFZRm71TeCL9PBi2_0lmdY54RiNNcxCx2h-D8bmOk0eZgkkTSjiAqlyi4vKu5z2HlA2ajQ2w38_1nxF6qr6v8X7R2z4ns1WC6NLqhQlSie9PoD23MAcXJtdiOuazu1STpaozo_7vLb_kn5WCgB3GmVNfPRR7YvNfaNa-5X0DcS6cNB37o/s4032/20230803_142000.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB5nMX1ZcIa3uFZRm71TeCL9PBi2_0lmdY54RiNNcxCx2h-D8bmOk0eZgkkTSjiAqlyi4vKu5z2HlA2ajQ2w38_1nxF6qr6v8X7R2z4ns1WC6NLqhQlSie9PoD23MAcXJtdiOuazu1STpaozo_7vLb_kn5WCgB3GmVNfPRR7YvNfaNa-5X0DcS6cNB37o/s320/20230803_142000.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />And did I mention it was our anniversary?</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It may not be apparent from the photo, but the overlook was peppered with about 20 people, more than we had seen in the previous 48 hours! We were tickled that we timed our departure to have this refreshing stream to ourselves.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDD6uOKmHEzgv24XtVhT86laEc9EUze3QfZvM_WC6Sa2wXRrJDlGYY-jS5POqLi0MRikoakxaon0j1CiH5nuX9gFFHfRdhuDpPLcBwrHeeI-wMkkkBGdD0pNeRyyMrja3PR-lBqnwWepxgMVxG8ARYu3PazA6ic0c2WqqcPkEvTx_Yf6nuI7ltxnpMbBA/s4032/20230803_150936.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDD6uOKmHEzgv24XtVhT86laEc9EUze3QfZvM_WC6Sa2wXRrJDlGYY-jS5POqLi0MRikoakxaon0j1CiH5nuX9gFFHfRdhuDpPLcBwrHeeI-wMkkkBGdD0pNeRyyMrja3PR-lBqnwWepxgMVxG8ARYu3PazA6ic0c2WqqcPkEvTx_Yf6nuI7ltxnpMbBA/s320/20230803_150936.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">We were glad of cool feet as we finished our ascent to the Granite Park campground, arriving around 4.30.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Water was scarce there - we had to walk upstream quite a ways to find even a few small pools.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We weren't late to bed - as they say, early to bed, early to rise!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Day 4: We improved our process, and we left camp 25 minutes earlier than the day before. Our destination? Swiftcurrent Lookout, almost 2,200 feet of elevation in a couple of miles!!! And why? For goat observations, of course. And for the views. Except, the day dawned with low clouds and rolling mist.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjheNZEysVvcjw98dgFFrF911VsGEXRXRIsfHg-1cWG_b0-Yn1zDaoJzHKaV3s_gOeVb9S1KibhS489KESyBSW0F4SgJ79SwY8rktQzEQv6-3O5AS0EMbemZtJHgMjozQsPDt5mAWCwy3_MsnbszJ_1cJa7NZ9s8ulwgpr-Gl4kIG14BPb6mbcm8WwJe1M/s4032/20230804_083710.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjheNZEysVvcjw98dgFFrF911VsGEXRXRIsfHg-1cWG_b0-Yn1zDaoJzHKaV3s_gOeVb9S1KibhS489KESyBSW0F4SgJ79SwY8rktQzEQv6-3O5AS0EMbemZtJHgMjozQsPDt5mAWCwy3_MsnbszJ_1cJa7NZ9s8ulwgpr-Gl4kIG14BPb6mbcm8WwJe1M/w400-h300/20230804_083710.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYFB2GT-hVZ67eOzZZXiLryTFIGb65wvbkF5B_eBjm-BOfrMRyU_h4bZmNtktC8KGmAfeOwcZAN79T47pYXkdn97s0apU0OzawzNjPiuTyGYTb6euSAVcxgo_fLfRZAZ43gXzRRZ-a6lj7lHuc7ZyzKL3Ri6czd-PyFFPII1ZOwbMfqbP3Ht0P5nXK2rw/s4032/20230804_084323.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYFB2GT-hVZ67eOzZZXiLryTFIGb65wvbkF5B_eBjm-BOfrMRyU_h4bZmNtktC8KGmAfeOwcZAN79T47pYXkdn97s0apU0OzawzNjPiuTyGYTb6euSAVcxgo_fLfRZAZ43gXzRRZ-a6lj7lHuc7ZyzKL3Ri6czd-PyFFPII1ZOwbMfqbP3Ht0P5nXK2rw/s320/20230804_084323.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />It was surreal and a tad disconcerting to see my hiking partners disappear into the clouds.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Momentarily, the Lookout peeked out from the mist. (It's the little square on the top of the mountain.)<br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkuE2z1mgqORtmYWLSp_8to3PiikH6NHQ-Fow1n62n9PzGIwoYIlTVQVfZIxNfl8PlwUK08kJ4lYp8NWCNcxt3c0ikvJDPoqADnK_4JoiOLYsLEI-qdbAQvQTnAVHqhaYAMhsmVP-DgyVLLOqmetPt8ROAYbwXE_BPMqMmIO9e3V8H0jQjPSwXM7IymQ/s4032/20230804_084942.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkuE2z1mgqORtmYWLSp_8to3PiikH6NHQ-Fow1n62n9PzGIwoYIlTVQVfZIxNfl8PlwUK08kJ4lYp8NWCNcxt3c0ikvJDPoqADnK_4JoiOLYsLEI-qdbAQvQTnAVHqhaYAMhsmVP-DgyVLLOqmetPt8ROAYbwXE_BPMqMmIO9e3V8H0jQjPSwXM7IymQ/w400-h300/20230804_084942.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Check out this video of the clouds rolling over the mountains.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gMTmNZGBBcA" width="320" youtube-src-id="gMTmNZGBBcA"></iframe></div><p><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Despite the mist, we were able to observe 3 goats. Yippee! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixhts05oXYVnx61XbNo0JbbN0yTSXanZTTi3p9ONJZlIqKeLIpA2MrrSIqkQiNIIEHFKr8jpt7-K_fY_qvlqzz3rfO48HpwlyHIOGLQYzHyzYLxtHOU7sS9P6XGGcRgZfisP7fhxNkm6Bg-oeYnQ4j3-sWw4vQebqzdJWog0hpTgM-Lk8mPO1Fj6bR_20/s4032/20230804_161142899_iOS(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixhts05oXYVnx61XbNo0JbbN0yTSXanZTTi3p9ONJZlIqKeLIpA2MrrSIqkQiNIIEHFKr8jpt7-K_fY_qvlqzz3rfO48HpwlyHIOGLQYzHyzYLxtHOU7sS9P6XGGcRgZfisP7fhxNkm6Bg-oeYnQ4j3-sWw4vQebqzdJWog0hpTgM-Lk8mPO1Fj6bR_20/w400-h300/20230804_161142899_iOS(1).png" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />And even more special, a little pika entertained us at the lookout. We heard a squeaking among the rocks, and a little patience earned us a photo of this adorable critter.</span><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzcjsMV-9U-Jvqp3nbqJm8rwDmOPWIB-FjzVJRpHuyPB-22FQrnUJrKd7ZMGOovQFR8stzt4OjMW75gqTueXKoWxeQYOGWbNnqnGMP0pkyooMtjMb5JCSkJCnX90oce0KCAWNrbNpf9xJajE7I7hLJx6ynQG3fnzE_G843JWWSCryHDa2PYIIBS4kBL6s/s1600/IMG_2816_20240314_134709.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1198" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzcjsMV-9U-Jvqp3nbqJm8rwDmOPWIB-FjzVJRpHuyPB-22FQrnUJrKd7ZMGOovQFR8stzt4OjMW75gqTueXKoWxeQYOGWbNnqnGMP0pkyooMtjMb5JCSkJCnX90oce0KCAWNrbNpf9xJajE7I7hLJx6ynQG3fnzE_G843JWWSCryHDa2PYIIBS4kBL6s/w400-h300/IMG_2816_20240314_134709.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">And then it was down, down, down to the Loop, our starting point three days before. In August, the last three miles are a dusty, dry, downhill slog - the views don't change and you are ready to be done. Inevitably, we see people on this stretch who are dehydrated and not faring well. We gave them electrolyte tablets and a bottle of glucose water and advice to take it slow. Almost everyone rejoices with a splash in the pool below the bridge, just a quarter mile from the parking lot. We add some adult beverages to round out the picture!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwrYy69lsqtTDs2j5lfXU-PHoftBYAldtKXORZF99JI9wrapZh8Rlzr9LSVC3gpHghwVCYRzLTSP5ngRQATXGwFQjbAG5vQgxIHZj6_qaclquWOepdaT71HqzqKZTIQTWoWTRBBNcRTvuxAj_eG42iPKd7gAnHInkLN6Fui76-sEBsffAhadBE87NlSRo/s4032/20230804_145058.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwrYy69lsqtTDs2j5lfXU-PHoftBYAldtKXORZF99JI9wrapZh8Rlzr9LSVC3gpHghwVCYRzLTSP5ngRQATXGwFQjbAG5vQgxIHZj6_qaclquWOepdaT71HqzqKZTIQTWoWTRBBNcRTvuxAj_eG42iPKd7gAnHInkLN6Fui76-sEBsffAhadBE87NlSRo/w400-h300/20230804_145058.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">So, here's to winning another extraordinary back-country trip in Glacier!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">*****</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Joining <a href="https://lapaylor.blogspot.com/2024/03/i-like-thursday-393-second-week-of-march.html">LeeAnna's I Like Thursday</a>. Prompt this week: "What is your favorite spring flower? Do you try to grow them in your house or yard?" Since moving to Montana, my favorite is the Glacier Lily. I have a few in my yard, but they occur naturally - I have not made any attempt to plant more. Maybe in the future, someone will get to see a blanket of them in my yard, such as the picture below, taken on Beartrap Mountain in May 2017. Happy Spring everyone!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq3SAaH6X02PQyE9c2cB_RdRKzK-9-OGr1y3OJwcE8uSErEPwMmjptIOfcCAacjUQOOFnYGo4XG1dZb3uAOdNl6EuuOTa031DYH7lQwfEQVXPhk1qnucruhBmlIhz_D961d8z7TROuV6jqD1QiKalN-ONVhpXjIIyynDlpMUwINjCeD9Vh0nVM6Gw4Asg/s1444/20170518_133245.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1444" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq3SAaH6X02PQyE9c2cB_RdRKzK-9-OGr1y3OJwcE8uSErEPwMmjptIOfcCAacjUQOOFnYGo4XG1dZb3uAOdNl6EuuOTa031DYH7lQwfEQVXPhk1qnucruhBmlIhz_D961d8z7TROuV6jqD1QiKalN-ONVhpXjIIyynDlpMUwINjCeD9Vh0nVM6Gw4Asg/w400-h249/20170518_133245.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p>
Linking to <a href="https://happy-hour-with-picts.blogspot.com/">Mosaic Monday</a><span> <br /></span><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXxbg0bIjH_UR6MfEH6Agsf3Mxs6oy956qoj5IqMdaOek9oF80PEA4vgUwCw7cvscKNi2S8tyktez8uiDCxV3noLLcLDUNZtKebw72Dx1hEoCwXnZveuf73kZ6YZMJ8QJFvnfR0qQzBb3_nAGrv1wDaUiw63FBDivcd82iRrFarNv5Brb9jpQ0ZF6/s2799/20221008_101539.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2782" data-original-width="2799" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXxbg0bIjH_UR6MfEH6Agsf3Mxs6oy956qoj5IqMdaOek9oF80PEA4vgUwCw7cvscKNi2S8tyktez8uiDCxV3noLLcLDUNZtKebw72Dx1hEoCwXnZveuf73kZ6YZMJ8QJFvnfR0qQzBb3_nAGrv1wDaUiw63FBDivcd82iRrFarNv5Brb9jpQ0ZF6/w200-h199/20221008_101539.jpg" width="200" /></a></p>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490533253436208034noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-78442821823481368282024-02-11T08:25:00.003-07:002024-02-11T08:32:20.517-07:00A Finish, and February Fun!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeUdWV959kvbawVKMeHM0tv40WLCRbyiziw-fSPs28stev3RWdWRJRuyKfYK3as6ejlJ37RsSeVI33U97UZ3TVBsClI2wgPO7P1jJlkOWYYCNTKCXVfNUU8hz0zlBWSJEkrOvKMMNItfouNNEfhU-64TAvZExm7iltnH19_3iM-m7MHkYz6DlaCnb2eSw/s2632/20240206_221141_1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2501" data-original-width="2632" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeUdWV959kvbawVKMeHM0tv40WLCRbyiziw-fSPs28stev3RWdWRJRuyKfYK3as6ejlJ37RsSeVI33U97UZ3TVBsClI2wgPO7P1jJlkOWYYCNTKCXVfNUU8hz0zlBWSJEkrOvKMMNItfouNNEfhU-64TAvZExm7iltnH19_3iM-m7MHkYz6DlaCnb2eSw/w400-h380/20240206_221141_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">A quick post to report that I have finished my hexagon stitch-a-long!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We are in Cincinnati as I write this, visiting #1 Daughter and our son-in-law. When we return to Montana, I will take it to Michael's for framing - they have always been immensely helpful in choosing a frame and matting that complements the piece.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnNbtVfGhbfOvjArGMVykGH6J4xouj1ax7gRP997kAHfCgE6OuZ9Wg2hsM1eNQ0zJmUrgKyPEnNAi7QYH0f3pKwoo1nuSaUOV2SIZZNjmqUeIPXQuRY90v-a_e20ri88B5g0PwyyjhrK6dyRp92ha4PIcrblHfQSr0QiW0du9iDGfvSkCFEcWHNT2oVec/s4032/20240206_221155.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnNbtVfGhbfOvjArGMVykGH6J4xouj1ax7gRP997kAHfCgE6OuZ9Wg2hsM1eNQ0zJmUrgKyPEnNAi7QYH0f3pKwoo1nuSaUOV2SIZZNjmqUeIPXQuRY90v-a_e20ri88B5g0PwyyjhrK6dyRp92ha4PIcrblHfQSr0QiW0du9iDGfvSkCFEcWHNT2oVec/w400-h300/20240206_221155.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">During our visit, we have continued to discuss the wedding cross-stitch design, which I wrote about in my <a href="https://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/2024/01/stitching-updates-and-new-project.html">January 14 post</a>. At that time, I pitched utilizing StitchFiddle as my pattern creator, and also asked my readers for input. People suggested Stitch a Photo as an alternative, and I called one of my favorite cross-stitch shops for advice - <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/707408682/stitch-a-photo-personalized-needlework">Stitch a Photo</a>! This pattern creator charges a fee for the design (at StitchFiddle you can opt to pay for a Premium version), and I am willing to pony that up if it ensures a quality design, and more importantly, a quality result! I have been communicating with Gail at <a href="http://www.busybcrafts.com/">Busy B Crafts</a> (creator of Stitch a Photo), and she has been so helpful. Stay tuned for more details!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDn2TUBwROLxrv3zM65MpKaBvpBIpSRl1jyhdZBPQWS0fY2MMiIhyGfhBY3AmVUwG8ArZy2Q4eUGSTGYSzhvQ3pst6FQcNVkc6Te_-nlVtbQivYywLlVbvs6pLPKQ-IZ5Qb99Inmdn7HTweGGghiLc0Ou1JMfLoyDHlNqTV7rVkl1vbD3kTv-VjWJcSmg/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000(15).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDn2TUBwROLxrv3zM65MpKaBvpBIpSRl1jyhdZBPQWS0fY2MMiIhyGfhBY3AmVUwG8ArZy2Q4eUGSTGYSzhvQ3pst6FQcNVkc6Te_-nlVtbQivYywLlVbvs6pLPKQ-IZ5Qb99Inmdn7HTweGGghiLc0Ou1JMfLoyDHlNqTV7rVkl1vbD3kTv-VjWJcSmg/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000(15).png" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">In the meantime, we are having a fabulous time celebrating my 60th birthday, and I might just get in a little stitching time during the Super Bowl today!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">*my sister gifted me finger-less gloves and a matching headband!</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p>Linking to <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/">Slow Sunday Stitching</a><br /><p> <a href="http://www.kathysquilts.blogspot.ca" target="_blank" title="Slow Sunday Stitching"><img alt="Slow Sunday Stitching" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NnA57-0lZ0w/UEtHzUtZOJI/AAAAAAAAK90/uxw70lub5Uk/s1600/KathyQuiltsbutton1.png" style="border: medium;" /></a></p><p></p>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490533253436208034noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-62725154154378915482024-01-28T10:32:00.003-07:002024-01-28T10:32:29.551-07:00Playoff Sunday Stitching<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsCODNiuj3Rte4v4jFesiRlocl0UwjK4cSumyU74AQoWBhdn11h-TMom5YXRjx8ffkKotbtw-sUBRj_huN7sj_fw2z-nWht-OgOYWB1pRHxeo9BzZq-Lrp0OF2-LDeRS0kywoEI50G6ty_mHGC-dIk3IizkNTOuhaeWwFwH6hHE4W3O_uBnFpwHrgEbsI/s2970/20240128_095944_1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2877" data-original-width="2970" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsCODNiuj3Rte4v4jFesiRlocl0UwjK4cSumyU74AQoWBhdn11h-TMom5YXRjx8ffkKotbtw-sUBRj_huN7sj_fw2z-nWht-OgOYWB1pRHxeo9BzZq-Lrp0OF2-LDeRS0kywoEI50G6ty_mHGC-dIk3IizkNTOuhaeWwFwH6hHE4W3O_uBnFpwHrgEbsI/s320/20240128_095944_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hello football fans and fellow stitchers! All week, I have been looking forward to Sunday - kept clear of all responsibilities other than watching the playoff games and stitching throughout! Such a "guilty pleasure". So, this will be a quick post with an update on </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://thesteadythread.com/pages/sal-2023">The Steady Thread Botanical Blackwork Stitchalong</a>. Two weeks ago, I had 2 hexagons to go, plus the leafy frame. Check out my progress!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI-Jbo4n85S8j3-K3Flco7zXHj0yTAAZoT_claamX8ZfYxamLZwgekdoqmMaA03nhURiQUX4nn384oXeQHKtk2Z0Hmx3rTXH_x8SJaW1LYEtdXrmh-Pz2p32n_uyQiXZnf-CjpR9d3WVMpfh4HD5_hzimdz1kkMTjI4EypzdEbjtfiCFyJvSkCInqElbg/s4032/20240128_095904.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI-Jbo4n85S8j3-K3Flco7zXHj0yTAAZoT_claamX8ZfYxamLZwgekdoqmMaA03nhURiQUX4nn384oXeQHKtk2Z0Hmx3rTXH_x8SJaW1LYEtdXrmh-Pz2p32n_uyQiXZnf-CjpR9d3WVMpfh4HD5_hzimdz1kkMTjI4EypzdEbjtfiCFyJvSkCInqElbg/w400-h300/20240128_095904.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi59ctPinuEV4ef6IXxaTrcQugjvrWZQMmYDiOU6so4j2YRKidfxInHuPvuyA4CFbQg2LDloFP3xeKzVG4EWGFnlGDHyvpUqMu2s1-KfR0lp4G-0YuF_doiwUc-aLom8aaKjpFJSlCEvsI-0WgXKS380Pg47yqp1ophh_xxpS_O6pr7sJhDejMF-lAssxM/s3720/20240128_100050_1.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3720" data-original-width="2934" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi59ctPinuEV4ef6IXxaTrcQugjvrWZQMmYDiOU6so4j2YRKidfxInHuPvuyA4CFbQg2LDloFP3xeKzVG4EWGFnlGDHyvpUqMu2s1-KfR0lp4G-0YuF_doiwUc-aLom8aaKjpFJSlCEvsI-0WgXKS380Pg47yqp1ophh_xxpS_O6pr7sJhDejMF-lAssxM/s320/20240128_100050_1.jpg" width="252" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">As with most blackwork, you have the option for a classic black and white design, or you can add color. Since this is destined for a guest bathroom decorated with shades of blue and brown, I wanted some color. I hadn't decided on colors for the leafy frame - I opted for one strand of DMC 3045 combined with DMC 3781 for the "branches", and then selected five leaf colors, two of which were in the hexagons (DMC 320 and DMC 166). Armed with those five colors, I had to map out placement within the leafy frame, trying not to put DMC 320 and DMC 166 next to each other in the hexagons. Does that make sense? It was a bit of a jigsaw puzzle!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I hope you all have a lovely Sunday of stitching. Go Ravens and go Lions!</span></p><p><br /></p>Linking to <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/">Slow Sunday Stitching</a><br /><p> <a href="http://www.kathysquilts.blogspot.ca" target="_blank" title="Slow Sunday Stitching"><img alt="Slow Sunday Stitching" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NnA57-0lZ0w/UEtHzUtZOJI/AAAAAAAAK90/uxw70lub5Uk/s1600/KathyQuiltsbutton1.png" style="border: medium;" /></a></p><p></p>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490533253436208034noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-41129062539997883062024-01-14T15:43:00.001-07:002024-01-14T15:43:30.521-07:00Stitching Updates, and a new project<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM3lC5ADi7g0wur7tR0MeNikg3-M4Yl-9W5JjI3NGMTphsMu77O14019GsAFJ7DoJvC-qy3QW0rvLCCTje4dsHFmpyAmBpkeaf_0a9FHJcBXvV9vtUL-L9bjZB3nHPuDNEWn6cEWak35JXHrsLY9kZPf1wVUT8tJhDDrfnjzJ-Oyjc8E5z4xUetjcV-A8/s1344/20240114_145620_1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1344" data-original-width="1268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM3lC5ADi7g0wur7tR0MeNikg3-M4Yl-9W5JjI3NGMTphsMu77O14019GsAFJ7DoJvC-qy3QW0rvLCCTje4dsHFmpyAmBpkeaf_0a9FHJcBXvV9vtUL-L9bjZB3nHPuDNEWn6cEWak35JXHrsLY9kZPf1wVUT8tJhDDrfnjzJ-Oyjc8E5z4xUetjcV-A8/s320/20240114_145620_1.jpg" width="302" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">In my post two weeks ago, I wrote about </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://thesteadythread.com/pages/sal-2023">The Steady Thread Botanical Blackwork Stitchalong</a>. At that time, I had 13 hexagons to go, plus the leafy frame. I am happy to report that only 2 hexagons and the frame remain.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCkJvdWWe4si0FydynVixgZs1Jne-NrbaO1FZ_kqxpjwimfF-94yAOh5jzRiIGVPlv_xgQBvNSCi3H8ntR-EGsfC_663D0wFD7HxqnBmkTLG5DPAbSN2E0AEXTuzwjcG-yhmcg7kmaD1JUGFXtWkFNcojAs_WqZeZmxAACeDeGueSKihfV3uevyQT2ba0/s3054/20240114_145620_2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2793" data-original-width="3054" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCkJvdWWe4si0FydynVixgZs1Jne-NrbaO1FZ_kqxpjwimfF-94yAOh5jzRiIGVPlv_xgQBvNSCi3H8ntR-EGsfC_663D0wFD7HxqnBmkTLG5DPAbSN2E0AEXTuzwjcG-yhmcg7kmaD1JUGFXtWkFNcojAs_WqZeZmxAACeDeGueSKihfV3uevyQT2ba0/w400-h366/20240114_145620_2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The design (in the form of a pdf) only resides on my computer, so at times when I am away from my laptop, I have snuck in a couple of hours stitching #1 Son's Christmas stocking.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfz6zPTzK6hglGrBcw5MLLkgb9O2dCcDi3U-swEMq2YgM2u4-NYAHRmLkHeNVhfG07v3bIZOnXdnOKtTa-Qxv1SopKCsaSjBi7ut63AZXvFTlxOmLclFWXW4Fk9IivMIlyLjXRV7qynpYaIwFT1-9qYVO-df71-7BMDMAV4E6jYohcbZwwaL890z080mM/s4032/20240114_145538.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfz6zPTzK6hglGrBcw5MLLkgb9O2dCcDi3U-swEMq2YgM2u4-NYAHRmLkHeNVhfG07v3bIZOnXdnOKtTa-Qxv1SopKCsaSjBi7ut63AZXvFTlxOmLclFWXW4Fk9IivMIlyLjXRV7qynpYaIwFT1-9qYVO-df71-7BMDMAV4E6jYohcbZwwaL890z080mM/w400-h300/20240114_145538.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">In the midst of all the preparations last year for #1 Daughter's wedding, I had reached an agreement with the betrothed to complete a cross-stitch for them, once they had chosen a favorite photo. They settled on several options for the design, shown below in order of their preference.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHyg3tHtTWrAR6a66HXHPvdZKTncH65F0C8k744Qs_3KXG8XNewLl2LWhoBFsQuG_fhhy9-cg8oDhti6EBxCNxqp8jlaEVXoi6dwGzOHXbXRDVKTho-UJr4b1jv23QPnPfk7vyvmtSovG-4tzbt9H17OmxNi3UhTAFofBQtPVcn5YGU8ddXdnFgIz_l40/s3600/Number%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3600" data-original-width="2702" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHyg3tHtTWrAR6a66HXHPvdZKTncH65F0C8k744Qs_3KXG8XNewLl2LWhoBFsQuG_fhhy9-cg8oDhti6EBxCNxqp8jlaEVXoi6dwGzOHXbXRDVKTho-UJr4b1jv23QPnPfk7vyvmtSovG-4tzbt9H17OmxNi3UhTAFofBQtPVcn5YGU8ddXdnFgIz_l40/s320/Number%201.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYp7dJbnI7gwM2RkWI29uQ42sD0k-Lm7TyyoNgfReQhNbBxk0aCt9VbGRIOtssfMhAogA_IoQN2GoTX2stKc_t99NI83KVWo-cgXiLMjwZnWeJLHXC5kLH04NKQX_1xM6bqGLiWBj-o9LCrG2uQsPWg4nw8sBZPHWO5l1cdtsQsEWyq-8BYfmqOqWYbxQ/s3600/Number%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2398" data-original-width="3600" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYp7dJbnI7gwM2RkWI29uQ42sD0k-Lm7TyyoNgfReQhNbBxk0aCt9VbGRIOtssfMhAogA_IoQN2GoTX2stKc_t99NI83KVWo-cgXiLMjwZnWeJLHXC5kLH04NKQX_1xM6bqGLiWBj-o9LCrG2uQsPWg4nw8sBZPHWO5l1cdtsQsEWyq-8BYfmqOqWYbxQ/s320/Number%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2bHdsX0c3IMewESSWFc3QaNpIgJuPCWS3bQrMDqDQUJOyXNcsx6da1ncMb-mFPnyVniaTKDcbYmpc9xenNbzjO8JcVKxz-dAMsBcHsJ6Ow8o6IaQr_gP5820pt9X34nz0g9Fw2BAYznI24Uj8YZJZbqLLbvZmjKIfXnWLS1v9q4OXQRewI-8ESemyvA8/s3600/Number%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3600" data-original-width="2700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2bHdsX0c3IMewESSWFc3QaNpIgJuPCWS3bQrMDqDQUJOyXNcsx6da1ncMb-mFPnyVniaTKDcbYmpc9xenNbzjO8JcVKxz-dAMsBcHsJ6Ow8o6IaQr_gP5820pt9X34nz0g9Fw2BAYznI24Uj8YZJZbqLLbvZmjKIfXnWLS1v9q4OXQRewI-8ESemyvA8/s320/Number%203.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I knew that Herrschners had a professional service for this, but when I went to the on-line catalog, I could not find it. A quick phone call determined that the service is no longer provided. Back to the Web. I looked at several pattern creators, and chose StitchFiddle for an initial design. I uploaded the photos and then played with sizing, thread count and the like. Fairly quickly, it became obvious that photos 1 and 3 above would have to be massive (and bigger than the max design within StitchFiddle) in order for meaningful detail. So, we have settled on the second photo (with a little cropping). This is a screen shot of the design.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVHfdQYcyzjfd9IoYx3t6SuD2GivuD-SURkglOGcgBh5Ku3yugzY1ummNx2tO96GhLAqxq1_Z9mZvEEZE4poTBzEjDmycNw0z41TFcN2N2G4l0_osodc1JTQ_sED5QTlQ3CCeg31oVUjwHl-nNlp2B4dVYO6Vx2dZIQtFVnUL2nqJWA1ZT-VDU4-WGMiM/s628/Picture1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="628" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVHfdQYcyzjfd9IoYx3t6SuD2GivuD-SURkglOGcgBh5Ku3yugzY1ummNx2tO96GhLAqxq1_Z9mZvEEZE4poTBzEjDmycNw0z41TFcN2N2G4l0_osodc1JTQ_sED5QTlQ3CCeg31oVUjwHl-nNlp2B4dVYO6Vx2dZIQtFVnUL2nqJWA1ZT-VDU4-WGMiM/w400-h318/Picture1.png" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Assuming I work it on 14 count Aida, t</span><span id="x_m_-257325640644920107root" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: black; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-language-override: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">he size is<span> </span>21.43 x 16.64 inch. Now, we are considering the color of Aida fabric to use, and how much of a border to leave for framing. Does anyone out there have suggestions on either topic? Also, have you ever used StitchFiddle or another pattern creator?</span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>
Linking to <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/">Slow Sunday Stitching</a><br /><p> <a href="http://www.kathysquilts.blogspot.ca" target="_blank" title="Slow Sunday Stitching"><img alt="Slow Sunday Stitching" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NnA57-0lZ0w/UEtHzUtZOJI/AAAAAAAAK90/uxw70lub5Uk/s1600/KathyQuiltsbutton1.png" style="border: medium;" /></a></p><p></p>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490533253436208034noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-61700085719485370832023-12-31T16:10:00.000-07:002023-12-31T16:10:51.702-07:002023 Stitching, and a lot of it!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbWU9dI9g654Fah0QzHscnqFfC7PPIcKe5Rbjo_cnc17beMBZ3IGVIqkwnUck6ehFWuKmx9uvaK7VV7RIFdesE4yr0rWtH7Ap_5xfX7HHNS6S0o9tyWWH5s1huDjeCVXWcPcLVRhSTG5XmSG1EaVyxrx96USvCPqxm_AyCIU-JAWVdVliqV_Q8GCaZ6jI/s4032/20230825_170843.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbWU9dI9g654Fah0QzHscnqFfC7PPIcKe5Rbjo_cnc17beMBZ3IGVIqkwnUck6ehFWuKmx9uvaK7VV7RIFdesE4yr0rWtH7Ap_5xfX7HHNS6S0o9tyWWH5s1huDjeCVXWcPcLVRhSTG5XmSG1EaVyxrx96USvCPqxm_AyCIU-JAWVdVliqV_Q8GCaZ6jI/s320/20230825_170843.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">As my faithful readers know, stitching takes me to my happy place! So, this means 2023 must have been overwhelmingly cheerful - seven completed projects, and two more well underway! Let's go to my virtual sewing room!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">In my <a href="https://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/2023/01/stitchin.html">January 11, 2023 post</a>, I showed pictures of my first blackwork piece in progress, a cross-stitch destined for my oldest sister. Initially I had planned to give her only the finished cross-stitch, but once I decided that I would hand-carry it to her in October (on the same trip as our daughter's wedding), I was inspired to bring her a fully completed pillow.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHQ4wIf1oixMnbgO0K8okeZS724eYj3FHONft4aDUSJzKuPaPsP6rzk0S0OrJE4lvJQPmNwTb8pJC0GFvZB7QGnOIFuSTwd6frBy_fv2KB9nVRylYfs6iAYy3d-D91r_1q_yuVxnvG4DNkDuVWQaaBtbTgdSrIlkRGgvudMqNyJZMX9HSWU0mkE3a2wds/s4032/20230825_170859.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHQ4wIf1oixMnbgO0K8okeZS724eYj3FHONft4aDUSJzKuPaPsP6rzk0S0OrJE4lvJQPmNwTb8pJC0GFvZB7QGnOIFuSTwd6frBy_fv2KB9nVRylYfs6iAYy3d-D91r_1q_yuVxnvG4DNkDuVWQaaBtbTgdSrIlkRGgvudMqNyJZMX9HSWU0mkE3a2wds/s320/20230825_170859.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">This project tested my ingenuity. First, I wanted to "hide" the back of the cross-stitch. I devised a plan to sew the cross stitch onto a solid piece of fabric, which would then be sewn to a second piece of fabric to form the pillow case. Second, it seemed ugly to leave the raw edge of the cross-stitch fabric in full view, so I took a page from some of my past Christmas ornaments and added ribbon around the edges. Third, I discovered "invisible" zippers while researching how to sew zippers, and I decided to give it a try. This also meant learning how to change the foot on my Mom's sewing machine to an invisible zipper foot - for many of you long-time sewers out there, this process may seem old hat to you, but I had to call in my local engineer (Spousal Unit) to help me with that one!</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio8pw-dMoNrDAIOPC9Jgel0i2uG-5PFYBwfN9_KAm1L-c3R8Eld0D47U3Jk1rVvIsfzUVSATrOyhAHfEasYlWeHOldWmLm0DkBBL2p0roVqxMe-xhyphenhyphenHscprrniqRI8prU9__CpZb4IgygC2l3j2CLleSgrFldoHmA1e5Y3c6FxC3JSxEhesJBLhQXUjBQ/s4032/20230827_094109.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio8pw-dMoNrDAIOPC9Jgel0i2uG-5PFYBwfN9_KAm1L-c3R8Eld0D47U3Jk1rVvIsfzUVSATrOyhAHfEasYlWeHOldWmLm0DkBBL2p0roVqxMe-xhyphenhyphenHscprrniqRI8prU9__CpZb4IgygC2l3j2CLleSgrFldoHmA1e5Y3c6FxC3JSxEhesJBLhQXUjBQ/w400-h300/20230827_094109.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhscCzgymfRSELqHZfhq82C3_lZG4LscWCqqXoHauzHenc26dmvCkHR9X9GS3WHY_UeU7XF2gJ-YyOC4o8KupXaAB4DdiAp_cPkgnnDLHyhWMzkgg-cHvWpZjtChBoNbgeFuwT5nxakqDViXaKGyG7lfXgI9ivohrlh1GKZ_Sr1LImGOlaLKc5TvqXuQsk/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000(11).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhscCzgymfRSELqHZfhq82C3_lZG4LscWCqqXoHauzHenc26dmvCkHR9X9GS3WHY_UeU7XF2gJ-YyOC4o8KupXaAB4DdiAp_cPkgnnDLHyhWMzkgg-cHvWpZjtChBoNbgeFuwT5nxakqDViXaKGyG7lfXgI9ivohrlh1GKZ_Sr1LImGOlaLKc5TvqXuQsk/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000(11).png" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG_AqRd_4Oc0ZA690QNW12fpuUyiwvLHteUNhC14ij5WYo2cOe3OU1hg3E1-nl6GxqjRNXXg3Hn4Em3R0Xp29Z0HGfHEBD2tSGRpMK6rF0six4bUVItSQ-xFH2sXE3rs2zs4xxMZmWPwuXMyJTq2GDFmiVUDQ5HQL5eus3YE4WsqxuTZyrdJ8R7QxsaRc/s4032/20231008_212706_1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG_AqRd_4Oc0ZA690QNW12fpuUyiwvLHteUNhC14ij5WYo2cOe3OU1hg3E1-nl6GxqjRNXXg3Hn4Em3R0Xp29Z0HGfHEBD2tSGRpMK6rF0six4bUVItSQ-xFH2sXE3rs2zs4xxMZmWPwuXMyJTq2GDFmiVUDQ5HQL5eus3YE4WsqxuTZyrdJ8R7QxsaRc/s320/20231008_212706_1.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The next large project of 2023 was a Christmas stocking for our son-in-law-to-be. In fact, it was finished the night before we would fly to Cincinnati for the wedding!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihCZc1_sSV1qLEFegjjem4Koo805KTKqybEk4SwPvRDR2bn12eSeJodxWd38facsYHf9OQ2QNjgV7YGvC0i8MSnI0jhxXBeqmgAyf0xb4U366KLdb0h4eygoKWXyGf6-B6QLGIong4k-B1-cNC_KB0oilY8Sz5IkiZXaf8x36pBlIjDOrMFPJNzj84XEc/s1800/413003898_18410163262054285_5195581939761571075_n_1.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihCZc1_sSV1qLEFegjjem4Koo805KTKqybEk4SwPvRDR2bn12eSeJodxWd38facsYHf9OQ2QNjgV7YGvC0i8MSnI0jhxXBeqmgAyf0xb4U366KLdb0h4eygoKWXyGf6-B6QLGIong4k-B1-cNC_KB0oilY8Sz5IkiZXaf8x36pBlIjDOrMFPJNzj84XEc/w320-h400/413003898_18410163262054285_5195581939761571075_n_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />This time last year, I had completed a stocking for our daughter (see my <a href="https://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/2022/12/let-it-snow.html">December 21, 2022 post</a>). My heart danced to see both stockings hung on the mantelpiece at their new house for this Christmas!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Of course, in the midst of all this I also crafted the wedding handkerchief for our daughter (previously shown in my <a href="https://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/2023/10/wedding-bells.html">Wedding Bells post</a> on October 30, 2023).</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIYTnkxgI7eRw8q_XajfGTxtztuU3IzVuekkeIXWoUnoXC1k15DmzT5vUD7vBKuVoxNNovXew0hPHqWaFDjjfodV1BigDEIaMxUPp1R_-r_JT2ZHDx_cyi-qkRQAnDYTvK2lAlDqFhJAnM0pMcclzdgc_0A3xsxwHRevEi3r2hqtJNqD6a_yPnwl0NaJY/s4032/20231014_103716_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIYTnkxgI7eRw8q_XajfGTxtztuU3IzVuekkeIXWoUnoXC1k15DmzT5vUD7vBKuVoxNNovXew0hPHqWaFDjjfodV1BigDEIaMxUPp1R_-r_JT2ZHDx_cyi-qkRQAnDYTvK2lAlDqFhJAnM0pMcclzdgc_0A3xsxwHRevEi3r2hqtJNqD6a_yPnwl0NaJY/w400-h300/20231014_103716_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitMVjBzw8BIVVVmm624E8oyZ3-k9A56gu5UDmkKRufM8qjdkkZ8tjY7_HtWb-69CXKcFNlnyf_v98duVGhtT8RsQWeTpgMLfQ6bbU-jzgXI_M8blO2-WiGnzBFD4a5wovAKM7H0rL8QM-NmkgIPk_vC69JB6Y-HEgyHehoRykC9NR8Bn56x6SiKDrCMeY/s2233/725488083_20231228_132819.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2233" data-original-width="1596" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitMVjBzw8BIVVVmm624E8oyZ3-k9A56gu5UDmkKRufM8qjdkkZ8tjY7_HtWb-69CXKcFNlnyf_v98duVGhtT8RsQWeTpgMLfQ6bbU-jzgXI_M8blO2-WiGnzBFD4a5wovAKM7H0rL8QM-NmkgIPk_vC69JB6Y-HEgyHehoRykC9NR8Bn56x6SiKDrCMeY/w286-h400/725488083_20231228_132819.png" width="286" /></a></div>On one of our recent visits to the UK, I came across designs for cross-stitch bookmarks, and they were perfect choices as Christmas gifts for our son and daughter.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTNkzlZQfA6FLRji6U1wj3iujHbmWnIa-CewI7jXnWuMKCr2qabIy1hpjfUsRoQptzSDkxchBibD63jvBYWuQUo-Rh-jh1c9M25saW3yMyoViG5HUhSk3e2fNmWPvzIQM3_zQGqsj6aThkN0tFLQZtmICFw7_B4eVgHhcHMXErNH6JhPRbajy6xdnCxM/s4092/20231228_140416.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2096" data-original-width="4092" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTNkzlZQfA6FLRji6U1wj3iujHbmWnIa-CewI7jXnWuMKCr2qabIy1hpjfUsRoQptzSDkxchBibD63jvBYWuQUo-Rh-jh1c9M25saW3yMyoViG5HUhSk3e2fNmWPvzIQM3_zQGqsj6aThkN0tFLQZtmICFw7_B4eVgHhcHMXErNH6JhPRbajy6xdnCxM/w400-h205/20231228_140416.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Several years ago, I instituted the tradition of selecting a Christmas ornament design for each of the kids (including our son-in-law). This year, to commemorate the new house for our daughter and son-in-law, I created a single ornament for the couple. And the Monopoly ornament is for #1 Son, reflecting our shared love of board games.<br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXHjJWm-8PHTltxXG7Z4T1fjZAcc2BdlERCxsy8rp3Bu0X3uCaUEg_LJPogQXCe34D_XIxNB2Do0SNnJ178sCTcycF9gP1ilTncWm5Q4jn-HtKhPaYfbDQtb8eRBVoZvuEgnMbek3Y2XtFZZ2t4zUMtu-lTzxv85XjOO0nCArgKnkk-uoYUIZVUjWr3To/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000(12).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXHjJWm-8PHTltxXG7Z4T1fjZAcc2BdlERCxsy8rp3Bu0X3uCaUEg_LJPogQXCe34D_XIxNB2Do0SNnJ178sCTcycF9gP1ilTncWm5Q4jn-HtKhPaYfbDQtb8eRBVoZvuEgnMbek3Y2XtFZZ2t4zUMtu-lTzxv85XjOO0nCArgKnkk-uoYUIZVUjWr3To/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000(12).png" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">And now to works in progress! As soon as I wrapped up the Christmas stocking for our son-in-law, I embarked on the new stocking for #1 Son. (I have "child" stockings for our daughter and son, which we have used for years. Two years ago, I offered to "replace" them with adult stockings, and this is the design chosen by our son.)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-Yr2MrbcJ9skYrdO1hnPmgZATriNOvwp8pMNdSY46CB3k7GLofr3fJOku9dBzfoKLmf1aqqB8mx290Lc7OkBTzyJ_nCuZ1O2hl2EKME_PigklGCLTWdBb8epwk-Is_WpdeZN9QVvmDczVrUOsnu1pdTwfBD4O1Lj4zjyPrthesWD_cxf0bbO0vU-Do8/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000(13).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-Yr2MrbcJ9skYrdO1hnPmgZATriNOvwp8pMNdSY46CB3k7GLofr3fJOku9dBzfoKLmf1aqqB8mx290Lc7OkBTzyJ_nCuZ1O2hl2EKME_PigklGCLTWdBb8epwk-Is_WpdeZN9QVvmDczVrUOsnu1pdTwfBD4O1Lj4zjyPrthesWD_cxf0bbO0vU-Do8/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000(13).png" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF07sgwCHcMPN1GtJsG76PcEA4YqgEuDw4dF0HuhAe_HkIyXDN_aXdZkSw-FounDQmV2U6zBv6rEcmDrW_4ha8q43EX6LyPJNiBWWPSE0j12G4BtLeBoUsMANDzMVrFXLLvBHsv6KEg1RzVMBfTG_IOsgEKD3qZQ1_bJijT6d5REL3KRoYCKiUNiOCJyA/s4032/20230111_140936.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF07sgwCHcMPN1GtJsG76PcEA4YqgEuDw4dF0HuhAe_HkIyXDN_aXdZkSw-FounDQmV2U6zBv6rEcmDrW_4ha8q43EX6LyPJNiBWWPSE0j12G4BtLeBoUsMANDzMVrFXLLvBHsv6KEg1RzVMBfTG_IOsgEKD3qZQ1_bJijT6d5REL3KRoYCKiUNiOCJyA/s320/20230111_140936.jpg" width="240" /></a></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Now that Christmas is past, and it is obvious the stocking will not be completed until NEXT Christmas, I am going to take a little break from it, allowing me to return to my 2023 Stitch-A-Long. I wrote about this project in my <a href="https://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/2023/01/stitchin.html">January 11, 2023 post</a>. "</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>During my time in the blogosphere, I
have seen many mentions of stitch-a-longs, and viewed creativity in
action when my fellow bloggers post pictures. This year, I finally
decided to jump in. Somebody out there introduced
me to Loretta Oliver, and I subscribed to her email for access to free
cross-stitch patterns. On December 29, when the</i> <a href="https://www.stitchingthenightaway.com/big-list-of-cross-stitch-sals-to-join-in-2023/">Great Big List of Stitchalongs to Join in 2023</a> <i>popped into my email inbox, I decided to take a look. Imagine my delight when I found</i> <a href="https://thesteadythread.com/pages/sal-2023">The Steady Thread Botanical Blackwork Stitchalong</a>. <i>Flowers AND blackwork, a perfect combination for me!!! And it's free!</i>"</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">March 21 marked the last time I took a picture of this project (12 hexagons completed), but at the moment I suspended stitching, I had 36 full hexagons in the design, so that must have been the beginning of September! (Steady Thread released one hexagon per week, so I calculated 36 weeks.)<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8yn3eRld0kxnzytqmodDT-Nxp59r6Trqf3679Z-CMKgUXchlx2-jfkX_Js23EtuYb5123fU5IKH7CI5B369usBCV1DU9sag8JrNvM1z7zeLZLS3nW2gPoLs-AfezADN2HRxgGc8I_gHzEpmjZ2zKUtA0s-lzxyl3h4tYFR5YB8jydJ_EhFjOfKEbebRI/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000(14).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8yn3eRld0kxnzytqmodDT-Nxp59r6Trqf3679Z-CMKgUXchlx2-jfkX_Js23EtuYb5123fU5IKH7CI5B369usBCV1DU9sag8JrNvM1z7zeLZLS3nW2gPoLs-AfezADN2HRxgGc8I_gHzEpmjZ2zKUtA0s-lzxyl3h4tYFR5YB8jydJ_EhFjOfKEbebRI/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000(14).png" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have 13 hexagons to go, plus the leaves that frame the pattern. I chose my own color palette for this project, and so I will also have to think through my approach to the leaves and stems! As most of you know, I am a "follow the recipe" person, so this is stretching me (just a little!!!!) *NOTE: when I went to the Steady Thread website to retrieve the 13 remaining hexagons and the leafy frame, I learned that the Stitch-A-Long is closed and there is a charge for any designs I need. It's not a lot of money, and I certainly don't begrudge the artist who created this lovely design - just a memo to me for the future! <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbWY7InogxFeGB06xyKgJiVIPDR8EcY93-FJmqOHz8xwPTaebB4GgsoCM8f8BTDnjc4VxPJyjoxRlvoCyB4Nv0kR7s2vcdEVJYHVNzilkpmjs_CwpEf33BUqG8P0jEz9aI3sbACZVeESl1n3ye3WI6LfkFuvLQkPAig5ezmzKewnsrqCHmEMM0L9sSBA/s3504/20231231_115310.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2912" data-original-width="3504" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbWY7InogxFeGB06xyKgJiVIPDR8EcY93-FJmqOHz8xwPTaebB4GgsoCM8f8BTDnjc4VxPJyjoxRlvoCyB4Nv0kR7s2vcdEVJYHVNzilkpmjs_CwpEf33BUqG8P0jEz9aI3sbACZVeESl1n3ye3WI6LfkFuvLQkPAig5ezmzKewnsrqCHmEMM0L9sSBA/w400-h333/20231231_115310.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I asked for the above book for Christmas, and I leave you with this Navajo song (from <i>Night Chant, for the ninth song)</i>. Praying that 2024 brings you the desires you hold close in your heart. Happy New Year!<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>May their roads home be on the trail of peace.</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Happily may they all return.</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>In beauty I walk.</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>With beauty before me, I walk.</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>With beauty behind me, I walk.</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>With beauty above and about me, I walk.</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>It is finished in beauty.</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>It is finished in beauty.<br /></i></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">******</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Joining LeeAnna at <a href="https://lapaylor.blogspot.com/">Not Afraid of Color</a> for I Like Thursday - prompt this week is: Does your family have a favorite appetizer? <i>Bean dip. Sausage, Pepper Jack and salsa - need I write more?</i> Can you share the recipe? <i>See photo below. </i>Would you rather have buffalo chicken dip or artichoke dip? <i>Artichoke dip - sometimes the buffalo is too spicy for me. </i>What do you try first when you go to a party with snacks? <i>I prefer savory snacks, and I like to try different things, so I would gravitate to anything new that is also savory.</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwAY2nxPqn4nUCswfCPU6V4dtY_-jYETV4024e_xIzq-5SY4_XwsSyG5PH_T1D_aGph4gsLA2Ucb8qadHJJ0ZohTubphh4Fd5aBfuD86JcXEeOLM9A3Em-4OI5NdbKEONQg7e-9aNlYIbuD7B3xM8l6WSalSqhlPr3m9RmwShbWoMsvIndrUgf3XJze9E/s4032/20231231_123657.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwAY2nxPqn4nUCswfCPU6V4dtY_-jYETV4024e_xIzq-5SY4_XwsSyG5PH_T1D_aGph4gsLA2Ucb8qadHJJ0ZohTubphh4Fd5aBfuD86JcXEeOLM9A3Em-4OI5NdbKEONQg7e-9aNlYIbuD7B3xM8l6WSalSqhlPr3m9RmwShbWoMsvIndrUgf3XJze9E/w400-h300/20231231_123657.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span>Linking to <a href="https://brianshomeblog.com">Thankful Thursday</a><p></p><p>Linking to <a href="https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/">Slow Sunday Stitching</a><br /></p><p> <a href="http://www.kathysquilts.blogspot.ca" target="_blank" title="Slow Sunday Stitching"><img alt="Slow Sunday Stitching" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NnA57-0lZ0w/UEtHzUtZOJI/AAAAAAAAK90/uxw70lub5Uk/s1600/KathyQuiltsbutton1.png" style="border: medium;" /></a></p><p>Linking to <a href="http://www.myquiltinfatuation.com/">Needle and Thread Thursday</a><br /></p><p></p><p>
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<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Maybe it’s that I am getting older and thinking more about “legacy”
– the world that we are leaving to future generations.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHLCbHIgunKf42zhIuwehik9VtiHndN-QKEdkaVi2wzmuJCf9wPJ07KHSKj4KZVpwiEeUTMUHbEbcm-CCrPBR0gPu82wNrpomOIbW2FzFJPl943PSutM9kJ2_4QpYtz3cMftgs5sPSBG071kz_-LoaKluO487SIe7W3dzzvXbDD0DnB3hrklYOpW1uVzo/s4182/20230810_072946.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3325" data-original-width="4182" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHLCbHIgunKf42zhIuwehik9VtiHndN-QKEdkaVi2wzmuJCf9wPJ07KHSKj4KZVpwiEeUTMUHbEbcm-CCrPBR0gPu82wNrpomOIbW2FzFJPl943PSutM9kJ2_4QpYtz3cMftgs5sPSBG071kz_-LoaKluO487SIe7W3dzzvXbDD0DnB3hrklYOpW1uVzo/w400-h318/20230810_072946.png" width="400" /></a></div><br />Maybe it’s the sermon during Mass that encourages me to “bring
glad tidings to the poor, to heal the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the
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<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Whatever it is, I am motivated to share a few photos from
this summer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They illustrate a minuscule
piece of this planet we call home, a little corner that I desire to leave in
better shape than I found it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe
these snapshots will be “glad tidings” for you, or a balm for an aching
heart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And just maybe, they might inspire you to make
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they're ringing loud and clear<br />
You can't help but love this time of year<br />
It's Christmastime, there's something in the air<br />
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</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;"><i></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrkVZDnfH2ONFOi6cBkjpMRhM6NDhlIFkNZ0UnEBVn4HXnMFDodGM8gdLElBeUGxpXJdB43wdhQJmxndjhwNJm7ce0yRPU7E8_oHbKTDCPS2D2fW3hTyy4fBXAjmp4twQW3-TvoXhfNJGsyAWMX276zB3SCVu_YehCBsw-tkdBrGiEQyfRZR01SLHUDy0/s3648/20230814_200423.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrkVZDnfH2ONFOi6cBkjpMRhM6NDhlIFkNZ0UnEBVn4HXnMFDodGM8gdLElBeUGxpXJdB43wdhQJmxndjhwNJm7ce0yRPU7E8_oHbKTDCPS2D2fW3hTyy4fBXAjmp4twQW3-TvoXhfNJGsyAWMX276zB3SCVu_YehCBsw-tkdBrGiEQyfRZR01SLHUDy0/s320/20230814_200423.jpg" width="320" /></a></i></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i><br />It's the smile on a
man who has finally found hope<br />
It's the tears of a mother whose child has come home<br />
It's the joy that we feel and the love that we share<br />
There's a little bit of Heaven everywhere<br />
There's a little bit of Heaven everywhere</i></span></span><p></p>
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takes a holiday<br />
To show us how the world could truly change<br />
If we all took the time to really care<br />
There'd be a little more of Heaven everywhere</i></span></span><p></p>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;"><i></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdjK1nujTbJIMQBagD2zLE6hndWImVnmwqF46fctcYwaGWPbd8M-jFSCt9ADsgmgDvSt1GcLH1AvdQTEnfMVEM8N9ZsJxb7IM4Sn-z5Y0x3l4y-C3i908fwLvepIuqi5f9WsCbhhtKQZitCFlEosu63NYKc8-FTClAHu8fiePvNLIBx8a8nU7_oDvTsKs/s2225/Blank%202000%20x%202000(10).png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2225" data-original-width="2150" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdjK1nujTbJIMQBagD2zLE6hndWImVnmwqF46fctcYwaGWPbd8M-jFSCt9ADsgmgDvSt1GcLH1AvdQTEnfMVEM8N9ZsJxb7IM4Sn-z5Y0x3l4y-C3i908fwLvepIuqi5f9WsCbhhtKQZitCFlEosu63NYKc8-FTClAHu8fiePvNLIBx8a8nU7_oDvTsKs/s320/Blank%202000%20x%202000(10).png" width="309" /></a></i></div><i><br /></i><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i>It's the grace that
we show to a world that needs hope<br />
It's giving our lives knowing they're not our own<br />
It's the joy that we feel and the love that we share<br />
There's a little bit of Heaven everywhere<br />
There's a little bit of Heaven everywhere</i></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdsjvic0HiRH0C7bf6kb6DpBDma00ZqIsCvXvWIWjA5pEfRKEyDSB-oldV_6L-8Ziv3v3YTbts_iKLGuCNncN0SrwNdpKMRU8rMUuHXfqf0YkBkJv-9vDI2Nu3bLBYbBSRPsMNLQn6efZ4A0Op9mbdSeIwrGA8VTGc2ym1qpAOlyqFy08tAM_582VJld8/s4032/20230813_114125.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdsjvic0HiRH0C7bf6kb6DpBDma00ZqIsCvXvWIWjA5pEfRKEyDSB-oldV_6L-8Ziv3v3YTbts_iKLGuCNncN0SrwNdpKMRU8rMUuHXfqf0YkBkJv-9vDI2Nu3bLBYbBSRPsMNLQn6efZ4A0Op9mbdSeIwrGA8VTGc2ym1qpAOlyqFy08tAM_582VJld8/s320/20230813_114125.jpg" width="320" /></a></i></div><i><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Angels we have heard
on high<br />
Sweetly singing o'er the plains<br />
And the mountains in reply<br />
Echoing their joyous strains<br />
Hallelujah (hallelujah)<br />
Hallelujah (ooh)</span></i><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWw5IZcQReulh7ZWLlw22Nasxwb2OjXfmxaYf2stqdsV2VfqR1039H-fwQQ8NVmpqKNZKQNFuLRNeZpOxRiYyFcpBRp26alCPvVcStLJOsMlFEeVahpoL7eQyoOHFj3l8lJE5ExsZZC4SxhRnrLxCJUZWcz82R2v9JMVeAbSt7L2-i5_0ImhLKOQI76IM/s4032/20230813_132205.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWw5IZcQReulh7ZWLlw22Nasxwb2OjXfmxaYf2stqdsV2VfqR1039H-fwQQ8NVmpqKNZKQNFuLRNeZpOxRiYyFcpBRp26alCPvVcStLJOsMlFEeVahpoL7eQyoOHFj3l8lJE5ExsZZC4SxhRnrLxCJUZWcz82R2v9JMVeAbSt7L2-i5_0ImhLKOQI76IM/s320/20230813_132205.jpg" width="320" /></a></i></div><i><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">It's the joy that we
feel and the love that we share<br />
There's a little bit of Heaven everywhere<br />
There's a little bit of Heaven everywhere<br />
There's a little bit of Heaven everywhere</span></i><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-nq6x_lRuH6RRTArlIksAiOfCIBVXmk_gh0_e76gkAQM4utbTDEgNZ6EQaJ5wL1AHtwSM5NzwMRGI2WgcVV0xt84xPB1hBkAYLqlQvAcJP2tOooDZtdV1GFfxDehdf2D6ocNlC1niQbqSzB7b6RsyfWM5nG1TfM92796_4OkSEeg0Az2PXtwwe55loBY/s4032/20230809_131356.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-nq6x_lRuH6RRTArlIksAiOfCIBVXmk_gh0_e76gkAQM4utbTDEgNZ6EQaJ5wL1AHtwSM5NzwMRGI2WgcVV0xt84xPB1hBkAYLqlQvAcJP2tOooDZtdV1GFfxDehdf2D6ocNlC1niQbqSzB7b6RsyfWM5nG1TfM92796_4OkSEeg0Az2PXtwwe55loBY/s320/20230809_131356.jpg" width="320" /></a></i></div><i><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Angels we have heard
on high<br />
Sweetly singing o'er the plains</span></i><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">- Francesca Battistelli </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=heaven+everywhere+lyrics#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:b6fe551d,vid:WmPcMJrTL3Q,st:0">Audio of song</a> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">*****</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgmH8R31Raqvw7Y5tZIXMTZgeLs1S9KgQHmw_V0YEITzoaU0fRVn4EHkzYdyCG8tN4686wPp9UMCZeloMNUyrgrIZZ-AGHHDWFDOLPPYk2KuJKIrYivgOY2K6FH33_tBcJnxAOBLR-JPZtb2jZ_5tp_dJsHvrBAwRS3X1c190lUMKkZaGuVBOBDmnnhyg/s4032/20231201_192558.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgmH8R31Raqvw7Y5tZIXMTZgeLs1S9KgQHmw_V0YEITzoaU0fRVn4EHkzYdyCG8tN4686wPp9UMCZeloMNUyrgrIZZ-AGHHDWFDOLPPYk2KuJKIrYivgOY2K6FH33_tBcJnxAOBLR-JPZtb2jZ_5tp_dJsHvrBAwRS3X1c190lUMKkZaGuVBOBDmnnhyg/s320/20231201_192558.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />I am linking to I Like Thursday with Leeanna of <a href="https://lapaylor.blogspot.com/">Not Afraid of Color. </a> The prompt this week is "Do you unwrap gifts on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day? Do you prefer Christmas or New Year's? Do you have a customary way to spend New Year's Eve and New Year's Day?" We unwrap our gifts on Christmas Day, starting with the items that Santa put in our stocking (if we have been good). We don't have any traditions for New Year's Eve/Day, so I strongly prefer Christmas given the joyful hoopla, and celebrating the birth of our Savior. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to everyone!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuHSKy-eU_vTawgNSuWSJUWDj5GtBGd5vm5WT_Pa51lCpp0EYTftzQzRoZg7xkWp_L9ACu_zHcxWbYvG5bgm1I4X614iSQEGOWqEegirFAGx3x8vv51q2xZ7LYXLBGVstDRiTEDn9OsuVa_zrcSTVkkGRo2pri7YFCyVqMVXdQAkwsvejoZfagvAxruvw/s4032/20231217_150040.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuHSKy-eU_vTawgNSuWSJUWDj5GtBGd5vm5WT_Pa51lCpp0EYTftzQzRoZg7xkWp_L9ACu_zHcxWbYvG5bgm1I4X614iSQEGOWqEegirFAGx3x8vv51q2xZ7LYXLBGVstDRiTEDn9OsuVa_zrcSTVkkGRo2pri7YFCyVqMVXdQAkwsvejoZfagvAxruvw/w400-h300/20231217_150040.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"></p>
Linking to <a href="https://brianshomeblog.com">Thankful Thursday</a> <br /><p>
Linking to <a href="https://happy-hour-with-picts.blogspot.com/">Mosaic Monday</a><span> <br /></span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXxbg0bIjH_UR6MfEH6Agsf3Mxs6oy956qoj5IqMdaOek9oF80PEA4vgUwCw7cvscKNi2S8tyktez8uiDCxV3noLLcLDUNZtKebw72Dx1hEoCwXnZveuf73kZ6YZMJ8QJFvnfR0qQzBb3_nAGrv1wDaUiw63FBDivcd82iRrFarNv5Brb9jpQ0ZF6/s2799/20221008_101539.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2782" data-original-width="2799" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXxbg0bIjH_UR6MfEH6Agsf3Mxs6oy956qoj5IqMdaOek9oF80PEA4vgUwCw7cvscKNi2S8tyktez8uiDCxV3noLLcLDUNZtKebw72Dx1hEoCwXnZveuf73kZ6YZMJ8QJFvnfR0qQzBb3_nAGrv1wDaUiw63FBDivcd82iRrFarNv5Brb9jpQ0ZF6/w200-h199/20221008_101539.jpg" width="200" /></a></p>
<p></p>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490533253436208034noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-66548102839876057892023-11-23T06:45:00.000-07:002023-11-23T06:45:13.998-07:00Giving thanks - a few summer photos<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhbRWIb9IkmjxTsXf6WZpSDjcmbhQTujO6926uLU1tx-YtVewHNXIqeV-YdfwSB0LK_Jl5uys61iEDZyqCvC90lRNsSWf-_BXepgGkHj6-oIVA9z63fjpf4JtQGp7gk7wBoa-H0FMuH5yZp_6tBy_qLZzbWCPrcXfe-uXuWG1-Il6Yh-lZQfBY7inVkvU/s4032/20230701_190436.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhbRWIb9IkmjxTsXf6WZpSDjcmbhQTujO6926uLU1tx-YtVewHNXIqeV-YdfwSB0LK_Jl5uys61iEDZyqCvC90lRNsSWf-_BXepgGkHj6-oIVA9z63fjpf4JtQGp7gk7wBoa-H0FMuH5yZp_6tBy_qLZzbWCPrcXfe-uXuWG1-Il6Yh-lZQfBY7inVkvU/s320/20230701_190436.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Summer salads. Chilled white wine on the deck. A rainbow of garden flowers, bejeweled with equally bonny butterflies. Smothered hot dogs at the ball park. Fascinating wildlife. Back-country camping and mountain grandeur. Just a few photos from July; numerous reasons to be thankful! Happy Thanksgiving to you all!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr-99GYMkqDNJA-_QwHYOkb0Q09JJZudF0m2vYQD0m0aeTrjWBXoVt384yRM47JnDr7aOZfEStzH_sm-qUJXtSMtoV4WC9ZyHFL1DMobNHHGvvMClgnaTGcl3a0fJiSwqq5CzrdvjxrABYm6iMnCwKryVeuf-G-_atW6AMt5Tij3vJ4baj_xYtpLaCWMI/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000(4).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr-99GYMkqDNJA-_QwHYOkb0Q09JJZudF0m2vYQD0m0aeTrjWBXoVt384yRM47JnDr7aOZfEStzH_sm-qUJXtSMtoV4WC9ZyHFL1DMobNHHGvvMClgnaTGcl3a0fJiSwqq5CzrdvjxrABYm6iMnCwKryVeuf-G-_atW6AMt5Tij3vJ4baj_xYtpLaCWMI/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000(4).png" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJh9WQ3VMNUxWvCcpli6_p-avB0NxA4CTBzuxIMJqPt9wTQRq4ZcL5ZMcIIC_FIVcDHvuDTIam1e5h8V6wTFUzLDopT0aTKkapBjmTDAFWISHiQJ-sK3sa4hyphenhyphenO8pn5eJwY-hi-fXMZO4gGejECbbsgyerCagLh22bcMXQS8wG7_RnwT63TzMK9MgUc8f8/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000(5).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJh9WQ3VMNUxWvCcpli6_p-avB0NxA4CTBzuxIMJqPt9wTQRq4ZcL5ZMcIIC_FIVcDHvuDTIam1e5h8V6wTFUzLDopT0aTKkapBjmTDAFWISHiQJ-sK3sa4hyphenhyphenO8pn5eJwY-hi-fXMZO4gGejECbbsgyerCagLh22bcMXQS8wG7_RnwT63TzMK9MgUc8f8/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000(5).png" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsNz4pS0_3lpOa-UtRJUH5wbtjDe1YdmLtBriCrhDUKNKvUNyUOSqs9mQBnsOS2N61EgxusZCd_iAyhrzykeTFsKJRG0KuNC5F8LsG7tcaG3Wpxb3NF7DyzoF5-3bFRdQ7mUCE2P5h_raeyCdNJxyAfLVip9u1zWmqbFYauXQGm1not5CL2FvXp0ljJF4/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000(6).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsNz4pS0_3lpOa-UtRJUH5wbtjDe1YdmLtBriCrhDUKNKvUNyUOSqs9mQBnsOS2N61EgxusZCd_iAyhrzykeTFsKJRG0KuNC5F8LsG7tcaG3Wpxb3NF7DyzoF5-3bFRdQ7mUCE2P5h_raeyCdNJxyAfLVip9u1zWmqbFYauXQGm1not5CL2FvXp0ljJF4/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000(6).png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC8oQ85lEBISfBVTk7xYL6OLrSa4AWqcWKesroJkhuRyPzl2RRkLPZr7vULvKl_D2fZcyGJeRBGw_xI6b-GNnnCl2-Jz9RqyUY0vnB1l_JA1X53wJMuBxlXqzrgs0a6unseMX69jE-WcSjc9vPoI9g2_LroQ_zj1uUis801KxIA9F36acY2k8VfW5XyXg/s2123/20230715_121214.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2123" data-original-width="1983" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC8oQ85lEBISfBVTk7xYL6OLrSa4AWqcWKesroJkhuRyPzl2RRkLPZr7vULvKl_D2fZcyGJeRBGw_xI6b-GNnnCl2-Jz9RqyUY0vnB1l_JA1X53wJMuBxlXqzrgs0a6unseMX69jE-WcSjc9vPoI9g2_LroQ_zj1uUis801KxIA9F36acY2k8VfW5XyXg/w374-h400/20230715_121214.png" width="374" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcRVROG58dAsFyKWb7v5Z03yarHUARRTaoSdk7bn4TOABa1HFTOcGqRtwRBX7waOsO-EP4qCkh1HkqAAxs1FiVuZghhvaQ6sOfUwHy64Qj1PQC2vL3ZrUtWJYjbJ9_JMJYCoy9hhYZA1kkukTqNwZXkT8zlPD5npXgg5zT_KvdJrZ_qCnnJwmxokI1iKQ/s4032/20230720_185419.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcRVROG58dAsFyKWb7v5Z03yarHUARRTaoSdk7bn4TOABa1HFTOcGqRtwRBX7waOsO-EP4qCkh1HkqAAxs1FiVuZghhvaQ6sOfUwHy64Qj1PQC2vL3ZrUtWJYjbJ9_JMJYCoy9hhYZA1kkukTqNwZXkT8zlPD5npXgg5zT_KvdJrZ_qCnnJwmxokI1iKQ/s320/20230720_185419.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Today I am linking to LeeAnna's <a href="https://lapaylor.blogspot.com">Not Afraid of Color</a> for I Like Thursday The prompt for this week is unexpected events at holidays - a funny story about Thanksgiving. I have racked my brain and not come up with a thing. I guess that puts us in the boring category! So, instead, I am showing you this glorious brat and margarita I had at the ballpark this summer!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our first back-country trip of the summer was in Waterton Peace Park, just over the border from Montana. We stayed a night in Waterton before and after our trip. It is a wonderfully quaint town, and we'll be going back!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Hyf1sFN1zJJ6LuNOoojIG00jEvHNTfzMc0s7sVZvDE6C06CDvUTWCCEI5GUDaE-T5ET9P93DniQS69Xoac6vmUmPce3IQ1jde3epxRMdgCLM_ho0hOKY5UPbo7NyVk62TKf_mvnZLzqiXvdafReQSI5RbY0yMruuaeydE8h6bOyZStnX3nDu876lyO0/s4032/20230723_153623.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Hyf1sFN1zJJ6LuNOoojIG00jEvHNTfzMc0s7sVZvDE6C06CDvUTWCCEI5GUDaE-T5ET9P93DniQS69Xoac6vmUmPce3IQ1jde3epxRMdgCLM_ho0hOKY5UPbo7NyVk62TKf_mvnZLzqiXvdafReQSI5RbY0yMruuaeydE8h6bOyZStnX3nDu876lyO0/w400-h300/20230723_153623.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /> <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The mountain in the distance is actually in Montana!!!!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We closed out our visit to Waterton with a meal at the Chop House - delectable food and outstanding service!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpwt0CoKCy7DSuLSet2T2ig_XN_HsWilmZqqMvg-xFIX0BckWds6FnEAZP-jXLEu3Oi5GY8GXTGCkWaVCFpwF4dxbfrNFxfzPZDR2bxFC8-keLHTCpFHVQE4P_hTsnpdU3BYgtmfqqNW3wJIZ0bZyZU4g5t89yOzBi6opG3ekMqOBFDV18f1gKRiycGOs/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000(9).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpwt0CoKCy7DSuLSet2T2ig_XN_HsWilmZqqMvg-xFIX0BckWds6FnEAZP-jXLEu3Oi5GY8GXTGCkWaVCFpwF4dxbfrNFxfzPZDR2bxFC8-keLHTCpFHVQE4P_hTsnpdU3BYgtmfqqNW3wJIZ0bZyZU4g5t89yOzBi6opG3ekMqOBFDV18f1gKRiycGOs/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000(9).png" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Back at home, I was entertained by this enormous toad in my garden, and a Great Blue Heron caught on my trail camera down by the lake. It will be a while before I am seeing either one of them again!</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM8IsB-24rJiILWLk9OOx7QizNq2j_snrbXK_3ZOGKk-rDHQFOoKzkHKhX3iv0ttf-PGusodR2Zct0U8xmb_9swxAAwBqnBltf9eqnrCxzMf7ccq57Ho4bDfqGsy5RdhUykS5Tq6pUgaXk1v3GgExsvP1ptZKHOJWjglxYrES5iXJkp5P7XEoIaBjcfMY/s4032/20230731_082609.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM8IsB-24rJiILWLk9OOx7QizNq2j_snrbXK_3ZOGKk-rDHQFOoKzkHKhX3iv0ttf-PGusodR2Zct0U8xmb_9swxAAwBqnBltf9eqnrCxzMf7ccq57Ho4bDfqGsy5RdhUykS5Tq6pUgaXk1v3GgExsvP1ptZKHOJWjglxYrES5iXJkp5P7XEoIaBjcfMY/w300-h400/20230731_082609.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DE85QDzux4HpQPhVgE5hmNhqorDm2mrZTuIpqCjLR3VVaKdqhyTjpsqY-oVKPy_FrtiQ2KZNrZNPE23V7TTvo3t6bdpefR5LfBx-bquIAbIESPaBPyTlT1vKNdAWk_ovAN4XubfQFG3eseM2cr9XxEsPIYH6lptam_XYCRBsX75KD_OpTsxixYZvhj8/s4608/MFDC0226.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="4608" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DE85QDzux4HpQPhVgE5hmNhqorDm2mrZTuIpqCjLR3VVaKdqhyTjpsqY-oVKPy_FrtiQ2KZNrZNPE23V7TTvo3t6bdpefR5LfBx-bquIAbIESPaBPyTlT1vKNdAWk_ovAN4XubfQFG3eseM2cr9XxEsPIYH6lptam_XYCRBsX75KD_OpTsxixYZvhj8/w400-h225/MFDC0226.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p>Linking to <a href="https://brianshomeblog.com">Thankful Thursday</a> <br /></p><p>Linking to <a href="https://happy-hour-with-picts.blogspot.com/">Mosaic Monday</a><span> <br /></span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXxbg0bIjH_UR6MfEH6Agsf3Mxs6oy956qoj5IqMdaOek9oF80PEA4vgUwCw7cvscKNi2S8tyktez8uiDCxV3noLLcLDUNZtKebw72Dx1hEoCwXnZveuf73kZ6YZMJ8QJFvnfR0qQzBb3_nAGrv1wDaUiw63FBDivcd82iRrFarNv5Brb9jpQ0ZF6/s2799/20221008_101539.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2782" data-original-width="2799" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXxbg0bIjH_UR6MfEH6Agsf3Mxs6oy956qoj5IqMdaOek9oF80PEA4vgUwCw7cvscKNi2S8tyktez8uiDCxV3noLLcLDUNZtKebw72Dx1hEoCwXnZveuf73kZ6YZMJ8QJFvnfR0qQzBb3_nAGrv1wDaUiw63FBDivcd82iRrFarNv5Brb9jpQ0ZF6/w200-h199/20221008_101539.jpg" width="200" /></a></p>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490533253436208034noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-91621225127608346642023-10-30T15:04:00.003-06:002023-10-30T15:04:51.919-06:00Wedding Bells!<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1jRqX9bhoOQhxroNxh-aORp9CGffvPT0GnB5RXyywj190wZXWhm27I27hl-bnvhvi15PrbHT58kWvvh5S2Q8Lpp5gFLhZomXI4meoSobJ-_e4Hio01E1vBl_f0kiZX5e6402Sa0cPKD-yLEAtStnfRSeDKEWabpgjaNtdKulRf2BagAakMD5FfzXnb_M/s2125/A7405812.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2125" data-original-width="1561" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1jRqX9bhoOQhxroNxh-aORp9CGffvPT0GnB5RXyywj190wZXWhm27I27hl-bnvhvi15PrbHT58kWvvh5S2Q8Lpp5gFLhZomXI4meoSobJ-_e4Hio01E1vBl_f0kiZX5e6402Sa0cPKD-yLEAtStnfRSeDKEWabpgjaNtdKulRf2BagAakMD5FfzXnb_M/s320/A7405812.png" width="235" /></a></div>Love. Nostalgia. Joy. Fulfillment. Pride. Just a few of the emotions that I felt on October 14, 2023, at the gorgeous wedding of #1 Daughter and the Fiance in Cincinnati, Ohio. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you have been following my blog for a while, you will remember my post <a href="https://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/2021/11/mosaic-monday-154-engagement.html">The Engagement</a> from November 2021. Yes, the wedding was two years in the planning! And I am so proud of our daughter and her fiance - they had a vision for the wedding, and they fulfilled that dream. A rustic venue. An outdoor ceremony. A wedding that would be fun, fun, fun! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">And did I mention that they also bought a house in the last 6 months? But that's another story!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhTaXhzDhntTO9tcxNJv8YoaumMxf3u3sVhclU9ALkLX17ArnA-gH2BvCsTYP4IsZHcoM0eadNGoAoy9kG1BPpjSAeV53xHIOqbQew8Z4F_v630iIPpVI8rvUP8EJo7cKpwVjzj6TU4A1FxopFhQIm0-8HgHhuD6iJCMhf1sc86rlw85UpeUjAZoEMBFM/s2060/A7405901.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1614" data-original-width="2060" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhTaXhzDhntTO9tcxNJv8YoaumMxf3u3sVhclU9ALkLX17ArnA-gH2BvCsTYP4IsZHcoM0eadNGoAoy9kG1BPpjSAeV53xHIOqbQew8Z4F_v630iIPpVI8rvUP8EJo7cKpwVjzj6TU4A1FxopFhQIm0-8HgHhuD6iJCMhf1sc86rlw85UpeUjAZoEMBFM/s320/A7405901.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4SBFURoYQZQIi_OQcMGG_ME2oEH49eMsznMv3jHP_uVkiN3L4y7U51Qzo3vUgMm-N8Fm9yooZpGJ1ptDHGdpIfSpjUOrJF1mP6-C4969brQM6apG76A2z2fEGBYQ8mBAZoB-flmMI0O5zP5zVmunMylf2zf3TgEjwNT8aM4qoPh6REVNiUWQFal1Et1U/s1800/392884408_18397233979054285_643047400370965663_n.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4SBFURoYQZQIi_OQcMGG_ME2oEH49eMsznMv3jHP_uVkiN3L4y7U51Qzo3vUgMm-N8Fm9yooZpGJ1ptDHGdpIfSpjUOrJF1mP6-C4969brQM6apG76A2z2fEGBYQ8mBAZoB-flmMI0O5zP5zVmunMylf2zf3TgEjwNT8aM4qoPh6REVNiUWQFal1Et1U/s320/392884408_18397233979054285_643047400370965663_n.jpg" width="256" /></a></span>I am probably biased, but I think that the wedding and associated celebrations had many personal elements that made it unique. Maybe it's the crafty nature of our family to give gifts that are hand-made. Maybe it's our daughter's romantic nature that resulted in so many nostalgic moments. Whatever the cause, these moments brought out the tears and the smiles in almost equal measure.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">One of my sisters-in-law designed and hand-crafted a quilt, presenting it to the couple a few weekends before the wedding. Can you tell how much they love it?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We were thrilled and relieved that my in-laws could travel from England for the wedding. The icing on the cake? That our daughter and her fiance could host all of us in their new house! When they began their house-hunting process, that was their dream - and it was a blast being under one roof rather than in separate hotel rooms!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjnSRwhS140JGhyphenhyphen_JfRJuqnDE-Slj0SHtIZ7hbSb2nptKL3o-5F1PkSGZyuRY1jCubJJBqznY-FsBkc8zUDL6-e1I0RMJApLBBbypI5Ee4CtZaP6axJFyHhnvCJxJNIwzq9hnj2Lhd8R9AGZjiXM_EhDiVVCKCcDYkTpYYVrHXuUKa6hKUdDaT8LL5E3o/s4032/20231009_233438.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjnSRwhS140JGhyphenhyphen_JfRJuqnDE-Slj0SHtIZ7hbSb2nptKL3o-5F1PkSGZyuRY1jCubJJBqznY-FsBkc8zUDL6-e1I0RMJApLBBbypI5Ee4CtZaP6axJFyHhnvCJxJNIwzq9hnj2Lhd8R9AGZjiXM_EhDiVVCKCcDYkTpYYVrHXuUKa6hKUdDaT8LL5E3o/s320/20231009_233438.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ST1T_DeThiL9cq7wMd3HRhWdl-LNp6DDCNYgFtJW5jO5wIkh6ObW4ei0zTYW9ZPfjY9IMqcQUqVwOyVfRk7clLCuL4onGkxACwj3bMxC6yaY6qUTVara-mWzMDWEH7VWZ2zJhsuembKShSCZUMf0pWA2C2AOgGYnHSTBmrYtZ4nkY0c9SWKymVH2O4Q/s4132/20231011_121251.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3353" data-original-width="4132" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ST1T_DeThiL9cq7wMd3HRhWdl-LNp6DDCNYgFtJW5jO5wIkh6ObW4ei0zTYW9ZPfjY9IMqcQUqVwOyVfRk7clLCuL4onGkxACwj3bMxC6yaY6qUTVara-mWzMDWEH7VWZ2zJhsuembKShSCZUMf0pWA2C2AOgGYnHSTBmrYtZ4nkY0c9SWKymVH2O4Q/w400-h325/20231011_121251.png" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQBaitcfdSknJPkut12Xeq-RrTlL4PUhjXJiRElmBv8hXj-VChCG4Z8XjzZEN3bT2MRyteupYQScmF2eaq_3ZvWjNDVOuS5sgqxDUwHmNb2YolAovWZruHOvfTHJs2b7jBtHNNy9ciSzV_nB-DBQr1UnnQDHcYJiit07Q9qOOFXvwYhirja21H51wsXQ/s4032/20231009_212249.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQBaitcfdSknJPkut12Xeq-RrTlL4PUhjXJiRElmBv8hXj-VChCG4Z8XjzZEN3bT2MRyteupYQScmF2eaq_3ZvWjNDVOuS5sgqxDUwHmNb2YolAovWZruHOvfTHJs2b7jBtHNNy9ciSzV_nB-DBQr1UnnQDHcYJiit07Q9qOOFXvwYhirja21H51wsXQ/s320/20231009_212249.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />My in-laws brought this hand-made wooden "book", a gift from my husband's only cousin and her wife - they live in England and could not make it to the ceremony.<br /></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6kfSEGrzuvTPnoiCvlLnSRk9lJIxm2kRF-Wdd98v6koOKklz0AvXKsmcwAJZ9KVxmbFEJKZqCpjge5V8mcoJ25kh1KmBgr5uZUrCfUAUBTbgbRIK9EerQ2-4lb1tmF7LtQSeo6PIz4q7l3O4Laf1Y5DyPALHQwTW5BgMH0M9_5vikNLIYpL-NNbNjFw/s4032/20231011_202616.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6kfSEGrzuvTPnoiCvlLnSRk9lJIxm2kRF-Wdd98v6koOKklz0AvXKsmcwAJZ9KVxmbFEJKZqCpjge5V8mcoJ25kh1KmBgr5uZUrCfUAUBTbgbRIK9EerQ2-4lb1tmF7LtQSeo6PIz4q7l3O4Laf1Y5DyPALHQwTW5BgMH0M9_5vikNLIYpL-NNbNjFw/s320/20231011_202616.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />My youngest brother hand-delivered a carved bear, which holds a plaque displaying their name and wedding date. My brother has been in the business of selling these bears for many years, and it is a special day when you receive a bear of your own.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDuiR-F03qy5AF7ARJnVMT8mLt0_lcTlQsuHIMwEKo4gTUfG69XWI5hUcGXtl3pPQDycy7wwO2eXqGiCkJW51ekm6lprrIlKmgOVRnaJCj7eWka2x4-11o2UQQ0zhQ6H7BIu3fOIylhR6fgLkvlfXn6aaRh5rCN6abJIDjKmeZo6JHNrFQG_iSrVbhNWA/s4032/20231013_124841.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDuiR-F03qy5AF7ARJnVMT8mLt0_lcTlQsuHIMwEKo4gTUfG69XWI5hUcGXtl3pPQDycy7wwO2eXqGiCkJW51ekm6lprrIlKmgOVRnaJCj7eWka2x4-11o2UQQ0zhQ6H7BIu3fOIylhR6fgLkvlfXn6aaRh5rCN6abJIDjKmeZo6JHNrFQG_iSrVbhNWA/s320/20231013_124841.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Before my Mom passed away, she made afghans for each of her grandchildren, and these gifts were presented to them at their respective weddings. Our daughter was one of five grandchildren yet to be married, and my oldest sister is the keeper of the afghans until each marriage happens. Immediately after this photo, we were all sobbing. I am tearing up even as I type these words - Mom, I wish you could have been there!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibOHeByhs63fo-jh_cRI4DuUqdVrSSG7Z5fjLSUnF-VfYMVGb6kPmTDtz6yPDxp1lSjwCZ4IUVDw03PiZnj3k5MWNe1z-1Xp_H4H6CyFgKV7bZfmqwK7s_4ffy_cOTIUVGCQiRwTQzr5oGDCTrhJa3B1b_DiA7mwABHivvDDecoJv4fImbGlQWwogDdXs/s4032/20231013_125201.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibOHeByhs63fo-jh_cRI4DuUqdVrSSG7Z5fjLSUnF-VfYMVGb6kPmTDtz6yPDxp1lSjwCZ4IUVDw03PiZnj3k5MWNe1z-1Xp_H4H6CyFgKV7bZfmqwK7s_4ffy_cOTIUVGCQiRwTQzr5oGDCTrhJa3B1b_DiA7mwABHivvDDecoJv4fImbGlQWwogDdXs/s320/20231013_125201.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">My oldest sister, a former florist, collaborated with our daughter on the floral design for the wedding, and was instrumental in setting up the venue the day before. Her bouquets and other floral details were stunning. How appropriate that she also gave the couple a floral afghan that she had originally made for my Mom many years ago.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6M3UPUdeoK0RHOkhvcW6Q0mv4r1EiMS7O3L7FrRX9tH_vxgY3oCLho9QePPsOk9ztBDiIfO5Mu2Y4ZQfvAMIIDsnOQGdAYKpzHzPa4eIBnTb59OAVnxMEQYUmUfri0xdphn5-5-Zal4qkfJC7juFwRLdXMHjof9aTHCS6pvQCehmgHkNzKpq8_4V619w/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000(2).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6M3UPUdeoK0RHOkhvcW6Q0mv4r1EiMS7O3L7FrRX9tH_vxgY3oCLho9QePPsOk9ztBDiIfO5Mu2Y4ZQfvAMIIDsnOQGdAYKpzHzPa4eIBnTb59OAVnxMEQYUmUfri0xdphn5-5-Zal4qkfJC7juFwRLdXMHjof9aTHCS6pvQCehmgHkNzKpq8_4V619w/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000(2).png" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip5J3c-1Ub1IlLYydqMSyDfEVF0K2iZGrLlrgdKOGq6kLyEQdDT7csUg5OgfRx1myD4vzr_OPaIKuLIRQ_TLldCRHxUdrAdVV7LgTLGk1aUW_bfi7pqwMnhZeAFZ8o2x4HA5-c4pKeW3dOnjpayLFNRnsgwwGMPY9f06s_VUwEbaFDh7MP0sXoe1Or2EM/s4032/20231027_092946_1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip5J3c-1Ub1IlLYydqMSyDfEVF0K2iZGrLlrgdKOGq6kLyEQdDT7csUg5OgfRx1myD4vzr_OPaIKuLIRQ_TLldCRHxUdrAdVV7LgTLGk1aUW_bfi7pqwMnhZeAFZ8o2x4HA5-c4pKeW3dOnjpayLFNRnsgwwGMPY9f06s_VUwEbaFDh7MP0sXoe1Or2EM/s320/20231027_092946_1.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />I was very touched that our daughter found several ways to remember my Mom on her wedding day. My Mom wore a satin headband for her wedding, and it was adorned with many seed pearls. Our daughter incorporated some of those pearls into her hairpiece and earrings. Imagine my delight (and the tears) when she presented me with this hand-made brooch at the rehearsal dinner.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It is well-known in our family that we cry at weddings, and with that in mind, I set out to create a handkerchief that our daughter could use during the ceremony. In the end, the one I made was too ornate for wedding make-up (!), so I made a second, simpler one for her to use (not pictured).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKywtYt0FXIk8l46H5gAYX_kPICE56suWL0Oav1VAf1mtgNUHmwvzGU9R2ZEMM3oFRsrjYIEBBLLmRNnLCtgJuQwUyfE4GBkZ0LWEvBP36S8YlcJks_N0ozB7Kd9lt1RZ9OKvDjsqu3dzSs6zQHg79M5z7xOoAfhWOUIf7lYZlG2Gyq0USbTDP7QkRMTo/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKywtYt0FXIk8l46H5gAYX_kPICE56suWL0Oav1VAf1mtgNUHmwvzGU9R2ZEMM3oFRsrjYIEBBLLmRNnLCtgJuQwUyfE4GBkZ0LWEvBP36S8YlcJks_N0ozB7Kd9lt1RZ9OKvDjsqu3dzSs6zQHg79M5z7xOoAfhWOUIf7lYZlG2Gyq0USbTDP7QkRMTo/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZpy_u0yUoJQZDvDnm1ju47xvsgQZNp2DQWd2Rk9R6uSOmHa6wa2aEENHlmg2sDn_rNJFh501QZeIfVfXbgT9L5vsliqBpBU7dUM8SYHbmzATaKhw8GE9iGb_Ghyphenhyphen7W_iMd5qwb8eGCWDDzNd3VeTNQe9UcUqCly8_rLh-euNyC82eMgZ4yEsU0-VqRGQs/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZpy_u0yUoJQZDvDnm1ju47xvsgQZNp2DQWd2Rk9R6uSOmHa6wa2aEENHlmg2sDn_rNJFh501QZeIfVfXbgT9L5vsliqBpBU7dUM8SYHbmzATaKhw8GE9iGb_Ghyphenhyphen7W_iMd5qwb8eGCWDDzNd3VeTNQe9UcUqCly8_rLh-euNyC82eMgZ4yEsU0-VqRGQs/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000(1).png" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh52Pk8SK6Cu486S5RREL_NdtrlMD5HCFkrYzINdYAEAIbsXYXZeYOl1a_2ZDP3g_hkgR6osuAdTydD4H6fPx0Tb_CGx5ac9ggOgnOxMrT88F4XxSsCwXLkPt0Ojeki6_j3pNXytvUkwhwXK9_LB7vh4SsxkpCYIXYQjV6QDWY5ykYP1ymFzr9JQv6K69k/s2141/A7306130.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2141" data-original-width="1393" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh52Pk8SK6Cu486S5RREL_NdtrlMD5HCFkrYzINdYAEAIbsXYXZeYOl1a_2ZDP3g_hkgR6osuAdTydD4H6fPx0Tb_CGx5ac9ggOgnOxMrT88F4XxSsCwXLkPt0Ojeki6_j3pNXytvUkwhwXK9_LB7vh4SsxkpCYIXYQjV6QDWY5ykYP1ymFzr9JQv6K69k/s320/A7306130.png" width="208" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />"Something borrowed, something blue." Our daughter had seen her Nan's wedding photos, and one of them had Nan showing some leg with the garter in full view. Nan gave our daughter this garter, and the photographer re-created the photo per our daughter's request.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">To highlight her accessories, our daughter created this tableau for the photographer. I love how it captures so many of the nostalgic items in this post.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipxgFXre0Rlp9Cdt_fdSnQACgMLxeiNa8bTvD7JVrwyi0tpUWo6yoTtmrtvfUbUMsbEiZLWosbYDbcYvRi5o4be4RjX3pCnFe9ziuNX6QGsXzq2W9JvzoFi116nvzlBrPXccqFtACziPXR19FCNwdtodnzQ4GffGbTquPzH_at51buyt0cKFj5vzWxyAA/s4032/20231014_103716_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipxgFXre0Rlp9Cdt_fdSnQACgMLxeiNa8bTvD7JVrwyi0tpUWo6yoTtmrtvfUbUMsbEiZLWosbYDbcYvRi5o4be4RjX3pCnFe9ziuNX6QGsXzq2W9JvzoFi116nvzlBrPXccqFtACziPXR19FCNwdtodnzQ4GffGbTquPzH_at51buyt0cKFj5vzWxyAA/w400-h300/20231014_103716_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Congratulations to the newlyweds!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">******</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Linking to LeeAnna's <a href="https://lapaylor.blogspot.com/">Not Afraid of Color</a> for I Like Thursday. Prompt for November 2: <i>Would you rather go on a hayride or visit a c</i></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>orn maze?</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I would rather visit a corn maze - something active that engages my brain. And it's fun! We have done both in yesteryears, when the kids were young. The hayride was typically a transportation method to the pumpkin patch or the Christmas tree farm. I always loved the horses pulling the wagon!</span></p><p></p>
Linking to <a href="https://happy-hour-with-picts.blogspot.com/">Mosaic Monday</a><span> <br /></span><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXxbg0bIjH_UR6MfEH6Agsf3Mxs6oy956qoj5IqMdaOek9oF80PEA4vgUwCw7cvscKNi2S8tyktez8uiDCxV3noLLcLDUNZtKebw72Dx1hEoCwXnZveuf73kZ6YZMJ8QJFvnfR0qQzBb3_nAGrv1wDaUiw63FBDivcd82iRrFarNv5Brb9jpQ0ZF6/s2799/20221008_101539.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2782" data-original-width="2799" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXxbg0bIjH_UR6MfEH6Agsf3Mxs6oy956qoj5IqMdaOek9oF80PEA4vgUwCw7cvscKNi2S8tyktez8uiDCxV3noLLcLDUNZtKebw72Dx1hEoCwXnZveuf73kZ6YZMJ8QJFvnfR0qQzBb3_nAGrv1wDaUiw63FBDivcd82iRrFarNv5Brb9jpQ0ZF6/w200-h199/20221008_101539.jpg" width="200" /></a></p>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490533253436208034noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-40250074185171834722023-06-18T21:31:00.000-06:002023-06-18T21:31:29.494-06:00Holiday Highlights Part 2<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW3BeA82H3UM39R55kLwQzOqvZaJAM76adE1aTEdvdVZgZpoqXQ40bYlsMJb7GRljjP2yyH3xJ-l8FaPcRNN6LOcPEiVTu5-6sn9hSOiAnFM7jn8AbYKNTIJULKFeNfv4R8uxrlscBaCgszMrKygkRVwhCdfKpAa_8E2o_SR9kLoOz1I_soG2EmHyC/s4032/20230514_153454.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1816" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW3BeA82H3UM39R55kLwQzOqvZaJAM76adE1aTEdvdVZgZpoqXQ40bYlsMJb7GRljjP2yyH3xJ-l8FaPcRNN6LOcPEiVTu5-6sn9hSOiAnFM7jn8AbYKNTIJULKFeNfv4R8uxrlscBaCgszMrKygkRVwhCdfKpAa_8E2o_SR9kLoOz1I_soG2EmHyC/w180-h400/20230514_153454.jpg" width="180" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">In my last post, I promised a peek at the photos from the Isle of Skye. If that's what you came to see, you are in the right place!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">You can't go far on the Isle without seeing water, and waterfalls are abundant. So, when your cottage landlord recommends a particular set of waterfalls, you know it must be something special. Before we even arrived at the cottage, we made a stop at the Fairy Pools, beautifully crystal clear blue pools at the foot of the Black Cuillins along the River Brittle. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhylHmvvs4_rDRSHE1v-InkaYNr8Od5ixcJTt-iws0iM0bzbofqMDQHxJjs2kSm5G-_VzK4IPnqILAPUhgXsBDD7faDmjPIjZvgClrxb3UUoWLFs8P19T1k5cH5BUwPEg-OC_Vo5kWNi2JBPUnahSjVX47lylqewXD_fnGHdhjshJignWMeFrtNYbWC/s4032/20230514_155526.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhylHmvvs4_rDRSHE1v-InkaYNr8Od5ixcJTt-iws0iM0bzbofqMDQHxJjs2kSm5G-_VzK4IPnqILAPUhgXsBDD7faDmjPIjZvgClrxb3UUoWLFs8P19T1k5cH5BUwPEg-OC_Vo5kWNi2JBPUnahSjVX47lylqewXD_fnGHdhjshJignWMeFrtNYbWC/w400-h180/20230514_155526.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-dcUoOm5fYQ7RXxYcRYQQqQ2vd_OrTLRBJD4qnb028ZScHW_eRNR80FPjQPawuUdRDqSmLwkB75oKrrguM2UMjmyT72CfJdUBoa59rxOiUxnzB1ThMiGjbwoSurk-eZGBmZ31hNPKwGjouLbxs0er6gkt0VnPg2rE6nveFge20cfunVJ2PKm-hbA/s4032/20230514_160641.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-dcUoOm5fYQ7RXxYcRYQQqQ2vd_OrTLRBJD4qnb028ZScHW_eRNR80FPjQPawuUdRDqSmLwkB75oKrrguM2UMjmyT72CfJdUBoa59rxOiUxnzB1ThMiGjbwoSurk-eZGBmZ31hNPKwGjouLbxs0er6gkt0VnPg2rE6nveFge20cfunVJ2PKm-hbA/w400-h180/20230514_160641.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was a short drive from the Pools to the cottage in Carbost, and we were delighted to inspect our "home-away-from-home". Ironically, it was decorated with a camping/exploring theme!!! And the view of the loch at the bottom of the garden/yard was the icing on the cake. I loved the changing light around the boats in the harbor as the sun set on our first night there.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcyO9HxDlINk-cV9vuNWBH8JMICaKvXJP84XqFMqdmLC0tWumOCg-zlpuRv2xdVALUrm6VPfdIx-Ro7sU3CM2CABHHTIU0JyRnq5iXW_73-d4wryWJJKEri004tglJN0G8xVVpYTW-mbEG5UCygw5TyNUSyWCkxYo8yoCXyiWvOfp9dclutrFr6isY/s4032/20230514_212559.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcyO9HxDlINk-cV9vuNWBH8JMICaKvXJP84XqFMqdmLC0tWumOCg-zlpuRv2xdVALUrm6VPfdIx-Ro7sU3CM2CABHHTIU0JyRnq5iXW_73-d4wryWJJKEri004tglJN0G8xVVpYTW-mbEG5UCygw5TyNUSyWCkxYo8yoCXyiWvOfp9dclutrFr6isY/w400-h180/20230514_212559.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI5x6DS3TZ1ta6SMiFD1BTIsk_21M1wLW8fVjyPcKuqpgmot5BA5DFIkVauaTY6ZCSef_cnhvuEgtyFtEWoMqfHrkGBbQ4EjPNEZyGswfTYiYzCcJFpYNqkpwpYaZBmWBj4oUkias7e-FRx4VZChc8fijTDcwKttFuzQRsgaFJdEPux-VPLMzD6zRl/s4032/20230515_090407.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1816" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI5x6DS3TZ1ta6SMiFD1BTIsk_21M1wLW8fVjyPcKuqpgmot5BA5DFIkVauaTY6ZCSef_cnhvuEgtyFtEWoMqfHrkGBbQ4EjPNEZyGswfTYiYzCcJFpYNqkpwpYaZBmWBj4oUkias7e-FRx4VZChc8fijTDcwKttFuzQRsgaFJdEPux-VPLMzD6zRl/w180-h400/20230515_090407.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br />The landlord had also suggested a tour of the Isle of Raasay, a short ferry ride from Skye. Raasay's main village was built to house iron ore miners. Remains of the mine can be seen, but the island is primarily agricultural, with limited activities for tourists. As we drove the remote, one-lane roads on the island, we relished its isolation and rugged, preserved beauty. <br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpGiQ0QTDujXddUfX3adBkVN2kvLJFNJ8tPUf2enLGgxl9jJoCY_mk_78Xekr8CKhsr5CFwMN0hELfXCF3X7X8mLDFWCy7h3_hX0wGTd-KXaTF2dKT8v1U1CsWW3v1ZDR_SwpMgIK_UH9te0oyFdeyoRW7s7AWch6LanX0BZDOTwgUQOZUvcr_Xnb/s4032/20230515_091547.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpGiQ0QTDujXddUfX3adBkVN2kvLJFNJ8tPUf2enLGgxl9jJoCY_mk_78Xekr8CKhsr5CFwMN0hELfXCF3X7X8mLDFWCy7h3_hX0wGTd-KXaTF2dKT8v1U1CsWW3v1ZDR_SwpMgIK_UH9te0oyFdeyoRW7s7AWch6LanX0BZDOTwgUQOZUvcr_Xnb/w400-h180/20230515_091547.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBdLMOel8DOOhj7AwApare1Kl6BvbPt51PVL-1l6GoiwfsMFnPq_Ryoktnu-CDo4jtswsFMmxgbBkNui2GDGNl2W-YPPWd76d8pnLkQL1Xp35becnQ9jwXYJ6abjU1G3sOSzsPxNyy9QsT5hWl9QM4doqCYSGlzIn8ojUUKxw0d1G_oU3Q2HhDHN8q/s2664/20230515_100048_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_7En-q1hid8t6lkQqG2TcP8DtHwBq03W2az8uvrbFUfJYL5PnJdcmXRNHlx4b4xaJlMu2ZnzizNpiazoJHZe5haIkD3xok9qjobKGiYa5q3FtPtTU7PQt6XjQlUYhCwHy9_9ws8q-qjpfc7EDl3MMpB2QfZ7JQo7hH-EZqZN5PQ_KOf-mIkp9Dz5/s4032/20230515_103359.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_7En-q1hid8t6lkQqG2TcP8DtHwBq03W2az8uvrbFUfJYL5PnJdcmXRNHlx4b4xaJlMu2ZnzizNpiazoJHZe5haIkD3xok9qjobKGiYa5q3FtPtTU7PQt6XjQlUYhCwHy9_9ws8q-qjpfc7EDl3MMpB2QfZ7JQo7hH-EZqZN5PQ_KOf-mIkp9Dz5/w400-h180/20230515_103359.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The trails of Raasay beckoned, and we followed the call on two short hikes. Dun Cana, pictured below, is the "mountain" that dominates the southern part of the island.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3cA6HJ4Sju0nnAbEmHyfuQCKKWNh1osQR8UfJ6P58DZBAE1f9I3ioXiJvoceQV4zv2LEcPQoGS3AqxE3i2MaXcva4kAn2WFo0fWsrplswj7kKUF9yH28hiiHsx4eG18fCjIicRjl3zntIFXnTzT7zxlTPMe0UtFgmYrXHBannXvGgkY3FdU3U3ae-/s4032/20230515_122536.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3cA6HJ4Sju0nnAbEmHyfuQCKKWNh1osQR8UfJ6P58DZBAE1f9I3ioXiJvoceQV4zv2LEcPQoGS3AqxE3i2MaXcva4kAn2WFo0fWsrplswj7kKUF9yH28hiiHsx4eG18fCjIicRjl3zntIFXnTzT7zxlTPMe0UtFgmYrXHBannXvGgkY3FdU3U3ae-/w400-h180/20230515_122536.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgChA_ujoXc9C5Wia2xTvh2WN4WMCz2lZ8_LmqUsSRzC6aoJwVF779Ivjq6dW2ycucUFam3-cA2JYw8lTtC3oAdgHI8uSUOaYZmKpbR8rSN0QOT3zH7YUv1AP7b8LjWuDaQk1fgzBPmeDXlrxQiFirKg0nP_PNLpXF9w_KqTSy8fbT8q6OEP6CjeP3_/s4032/20230515_122629.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgChA_ujoXc9C5Wia2xTvh2WN4WMCz2lZ8_LmqUsSRzC6aoJwVF779Ivjq6dW2ycucUFam3-cA2JYw8lTtC3oAdgHI8uSUOaYZmKpbR8rSN0QOT3zH7YUv1AP7b8LjWuDaQk1fgzBPmeDXlrxQiFirKg0nP_PNLpXF9w_KqTSy8fbT8q6OEP6CjeP3_/w400-h180/20230515_122629.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnx2ESV74uCCYWtR4QJlKY9t7j76ZELlWNThlFoLBmuIH5l29U6YgjqhIsLgdIR9pCdrj4_4EXIRnre0zhhY0-x088kigQEFJnU87OvEdXJbh06X2_o3YL5DWhh0D0klDF885YJ2W54wtu4WNvKMBRZsgpiBVKWgToi5zMEy-h50kcckf30gf9ZxzP/s4032/20230515_143938.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1816" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnx2ESV74uCCYWtR4QJlKY9t7j76ZELlWNThlFoLBmuIH5l29U6YgjqhIsLgdIR9pCdrj4_4EXIRnre0zhhY0-x088kigQEFJnU87OvEdXJbh06X2_o3YL5DWhh0D0klDF885YJ2W54wtu4WNvKMBRZsgpiBVKWgToi5zMEy-h50kcckf30gf9ZxzP/w180-h400/20230515_143938.jpg" width="180" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />The "Hallaig" trail starts at the "end of the road", quickly narrowing to a track next to mossy stands of birch. The trail rises toward the headland, gradually revealing sheer limestone cliffs that tower over the meadows and coastline below. These cliffs are protected for their chalk-loving plants such as dark-red helleborine.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">In the picture below, you can see Dun Cana from another angle - somehow, it looks even more dramatic from a distance than it did close up! <br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlipOg7JEUHslJ3NYDDmVCjg3mljpA13T5FCgur01-lrdFKp4fFeOrYRUyDhILJ-QlVoTMVw_hY1ZqBzJBd_8iXLYmcjlNTDdSTx58ogVU5s-HSQDgYpJshZiVdAwoFFOeUVMxBDNVkvPqgygHkRhP8bs3lkyxbsZGOP-2Sxc7sZDWCWxILRK_7fAM/s4032/20230515_152939.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlipOg7JEUHslJ3NYDDmVCjg3mljpA13T5FCgur01-lrdFKp4fFeOrYRUyDhILJ-QlVoTMVw_hY1ZqBzJBd_8iXLYmcjlNTDdSTx58ogVU5s-HSQDgYpJshZiVdAwoFFOeUVMxBDNVkvPqgygHkRhP8bs3lkyxbsZGOP-2Sxc7sZDWCWxILRK_7fAM/w400-h180/20230515_152939.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigdYH13XZFgH_YraK3P_9hMc-rHCvztPxpkFp7I9A_kHsVWtigdT3EOaBPGM-WaqRwZaHtk8ACvqvP7K4jLET3F9Ccy3AjV8Tn5mJhlakH4Usnmek3dNs2kqtYX6NP-lGgcDL6qK-tDfkYT7WQuWYa3XpBh9suonUDgu9gPM895vVh1XoDiK8UrQEW/s4032/20230515_211629.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1816" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigdYH13XZFgH_YraK3P_9hMc-rHCvztPxpkFp7I9A_kHsVWtigdT3EOaBPGM-WaqRwZaHtk8ACvqvP7K4jLET3F9Ccy3AjV8Tn5mJhlakH4Usnmek3dNs2kqtYX6NP-lGgcDL6qK-tDfkYT7WQuWYa3XpBh9suonUDgu9gPM895vVh1XoDiK8UrQEW/w180-h400/20230515_211629.jpg" width="180" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />I like maps, so I couldn't resist including this photo of the island's map. <i> </i></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">When we returned to the harbor to await the ferry, we popped into the cafe at the Raasay House, a hotel that overlooks the marina. The coffee and cake was so refreshing. Time also allowed us a quick run into the local shop - Spousal Unit purchased some samples of Raasay whisky - what else do you buy when you are in Scotland???</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdbqVaCl6x_UXBEngTxpFie__i9jZaQPjQdOsOcafNhA5rTMIXtU6rOuI9Tqnq3a884RUAAQ-Y79fRgcbv9QH6OcvwkkG34M4y73Z48VhGNqlx2hTr8MP57EctuqyvEa8sDTpfEflJMWJ2bOhDd0mIWCEjxqPDaOpje9phy4tc4Tm1z97YfohMsV_i/s4032/20230618_211529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdbqVaCl6x_UXBEngTxpFie__i9jZaQPjQdOsOcafNhA5rTMIXtU6rOuI9Tqnq3a884RUAAQ-Y79fRgcbv9QH6OcvwkkG34M4y73Z48VhGNqlx2hTr8MP57EctuqyvEa8sDTpfEflJMWJ2bOhDd0mIWCEjxqPDaOpje9phy4tc4Tm1z97YfohMsV_i/w400-h300/20230618_211529.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkB8JhNz-m-MGQIiipYNVa-xJ5kjYfWw2oxIjWbGZmBXDJ_eAeFNf8xc1URiDqC8txXFMYl4nX1lAPrt7aFVycPDzeNm8ASEpSzb0Gs27vQkblexMoNeAnuU63_t38wsfNpjGC7i61xZfrEfRwh3J6HnvhnFKcW9gpF6dNG5VPrHLg2deyT4rQGQB7/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(24).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkB8JhNz-m-MGQIiipYNVa-xJ5kjYfWw2oxIjWbGZmBXDJ_eAeFNf8xc1URiDqC8txXFMYl4nX1lAPrt7aFVycPDzeNm8ASEpSzb0Gs27vQkblexMoNeAnuU63_t38wsfNpjGC7i61xZfrEfRwh3J6HnvhnFKcW9gpF6dNG5VPrHLg2deyT4rQGQB7/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(24).jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">*** </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Linking to Leeanna's <a href="https://lapaylor.blogspot.com/">Not Afraid of Color</a> for I Like Thursday. Prompt for June 22: </span><i><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">remember the ice cream truck driving around your
neighborhood in summer? Did you go out with your money, stand in line and get a treat? What was your favorite frozen treat? Is there an ice cream truck that still goes around your neighborhood?</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></i></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I don't have memories of an ice cream truck in our neighborhood. Maybe that explains why we would run over to a friend's house after dinner in the summer - her mom would give us ice cream treats - the one I remember had a crumbly, sprinkle-like coating on it - so delicious. I am not sure we ever told my Mom ... And I laugh out loud when I think about an ice cream truck in our CURRENT neighborhood! We are fifteen miles out of town, and then you have the three plus miles of dirt road ...</span><br /></p><p></p><p></p>
Linking to <a href="https://happy-hour-with-picts.blogspot.com/">Mosaic Monday</a><span> <br /></span><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXxbg0bIjH_UR6MfEH6Agsf3Mxs6oy956qoj5IqMdaOek9oF80PEA4vgUwCw7cvscKNi2S8tyktez8uiDCxV3noLLcLDUNZtKebw72Dx1hEoCwXnZveuf73kZ6YZMJ8QJFvnfR0qQzBb3_nAGrv1wDaUiw63FBDivcd82iRrFarNv5Brb9jpQ0ZF6/s2799/20221008_101539.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2782" data-original-width="2799" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXxbg0bIjH_UR6MfEH6Agsf3Mxs6oy956qoj5IqMdaOek9oF80PEA4vgUwCw7cvscKNi2S8tyktez8uiDCxV3noLLcLDUNZtKebw72Dx1hEoCwXnZveuf73kZ6YZMJ8QJFvnfR0qQzBb3_nAGrv1wDaUiw63FBDivcd82iRrFarNv5Brb9jpQ0ZF6/w200-h199/20221008_101539.jpg" width="200" /></a></p>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490533253436208034noreply@blogger.com39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-8615270973551658902023-05-28T05:43:00.000-06:002023-05-28T05:43:38.998-06:00Holiday Highlights<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7dot3ZUBdq001N45ER29syTkRJP-qPZwNVI9jLNkemI-CsrlOP5YPeEV5fgz4hwTblRF2c6M2TwF8Jv1uL_0YEpWKth4Mqs5ZKf7dTEyHhFHrKa0iIQm3WJK9XYsh9UyT535GGnTFt1tJlNtUMYWQ06x6DGuXN-Xbgq7l8orNHDz4xN-ujUkkO8Lk/s3039/20230521_133351_1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3039" data-original-width="2534" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7dot3ZUBdq001N45ER29syTkRJP-qPZwNVI9jLNkemI-CsrlOP5YPeEV5fgz4hwTblRF2c6M2TwF8Jv1uL_0YEpWKth4Mqs5ZKf7dTEyHhFHrKa0iIQm3WJK9XYsh9UyT535GGnTFt1tJlNtUMYWQ06x6DGuXN-Xbgq7l8orNHDz4xN-ujUkkO8Lk/w334-h400/20230521_133351_1.jpg" width="334" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">All too soon, our sojourn in the UK will draw to a close. It has been a whirlwind of time with cherished family and friends, sprinkled with new experiences. I hope you enjoy these highlights! </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We rarely fail to fit hiking into our holiday, and this trip was no exception. Some walks were short strolls; others offered a bit more challenge for a variety of reasons. Beginning at the end (why not?), a few days ago we climbed 3,000 feet in a little more than 4 miles to scale the tallest mountain in England, Scafell Pike. I was suffering from congestion that day, and it was a push to complete the final mile or so on very rocky terrain. But our smiles say "We did it!"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Below, Spousal Unit on a bridge near the beginning of the hike.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTYAgo5VjyRetJ_mbNPn6t2ITbjc6rozx3uvwiOGzAWMum0wVXfs5x9_WhZQcMey3ytKtjL_72azyzpIu5-Y7pqS_GLcZoJZ66u31XTkh-AshN1kcfczoAll9mgHwYCqly4WqGDrbgFc0D6RUi7tRFD1d7W5YT0fd2NyXxjTUftnQAn3Iy2NU-ej-T/s4032/20230521_102256.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTYAgo5VjyRetJ_mbNPn6t2ITbjc6rozx3uvwiOGzAWMum0wVXfs5x9_WhZQcMey3ytKtjL_72azyzpIu5-Y7pqS_GLcZoJZ66u31XTkh-AshN1kcfczoAll9mgHwYCqly4WqGDrbgFc0D6RUi7tRFD1d7W5YT0fd2NyXxjTUftnQAn3Iy2NU-ej-T/w400-h300/20230521_102256.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Can you see the red arrow in the picture below? That is our destination!!!</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBL_9dhvk4zQ1qnySOl2XEllVjlfhWNOwglgnAXIF443y0VpsDwNgC0J-hUxrbVqAhIb-evlwGeLGrAeZjTJ-1-MAJ3bJLRBH4ICH-7NXNaJIBWeSyOVliPVkEh6DX_y2THpzOmDoCYXQ3mOb8upLJln3boZKhT-dqhN-gGzEEeNMtnZBE5p3HjI5A/s4032/Inked20230521_114008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBL_9dhvk4zQ1qnySOl2XEllVjlfhWNOwglgnAXIF443y0VpsDwNgC0J-hUxrbVqAhIb-evlwGeLGrAeZjTJ-1-MAJ3bJLRBH4ICH-7NXNaJIBWeSyOVliPVkEh6DX_y2THpzOmDoCYXQ3mOb8upLJln3boZKhT-dqhN-gGzEEeNMtnZBE5p3HjI5A/w400-h300/Inked20230521_114008.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Scenes along the way.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5PAY0pm2sU28wQqIIeVAzG83JaMvZFjDQkqVGlEOLJxDeq6TEmI7-78WYR7ThvU3kt-x9_hXGB-SkQCmbj6_uWJW20QzpaQwjL1VpmvBJf0JpzUPv3-fVC0kRdvNF_OKNjLepF-q9e5dUPtohgwZuJw4-cYlr3ucw0yGfDtll6nCy_RPte9YfaRqr/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(20).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5PAY0pm2sU28wQqIIeVAzG83JaMvZFjDQkqVGlEOLJxDeq6TEmI7-78WYR7ThvU3kt-x9_hXGB-SkQCmbj6_uWJW20QzpaQwjL1VpmvBJf0JpzUPv3-fVC0kRdvNF_OKNjLepF-q9e5dUPtohgwZuJw4-cYlr3ucw0yGfDtll6nCy_RPte9YfaRqr/s320/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(20).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQnPO2yoDoQaNSGerlpIEXyhn5hUuF0GsPMdm5Zo5cjHYax1QvnQzMCzghHS2QeMVF5jiuHT9JRF3fYPR4lPTY2Ns34dz7PlVCf6l8mJBToBVY8jgfqcBlUOgTTuG4yzwVGEBFukd-zV0W8zMzx7NytOTL7xd4VXXMfzjZmaDSEKTnyJR94OXB6Px/s4428/20230521_161155.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4428" data-original-width="3140" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQnPO2yoDoQaNSGerlpIEXyhn5hUuF0GsPMdm5Zo5cjHYax1QvnQzMCzghHS2QeMVF5jiuHT9JRF3fYPR4lPTY2Ns34dz7PlVCf6l8mJBToBVY8jgfqcBlUOgTTuG4yzwVGEBFukd-zV0W8zMzx7NytOTL7xd4VXXMfzjZmaDSEKTnyJR94OXB6Px/w284-h400/20230521_161155.jpg" width="284" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <br /></span><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">(By the way, Spousal Unit has done this hike one time before - the day that Charles and Diana were married - July 29, 1981. He hiked it with his father and one other family friend.) </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The day after arriving in the UK, we completed a short walk along the River Tees. Rain was threatening, so we took in two waterfalls and then retreated to the cafe for coffee and cake while the rain lashed the windows.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqB_9C6OFALl-TTZ6CWvYqqjL0ItsnFoSJ0OSoTWGeRhEgIfQGLV8r4GKl1sWYt7yAgyW37GQixT5v9mDt__vNWahvcvqhgSCsEz18zlmcefMtF8RYlI_3X7QJdbiEnys1pwxljDB82UxtI6RD1JE54lvzZYathONPaevo6R4C5sgx4SS34_kU0tyd/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(21).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqB_9C6OFALl-TTZ6CWvYqqjL0ItsnFoSJ0OSoTWGeRhEgIfQGLV8r4GKl1sWYt7yAgyW37GQixT5v9mDt__vNWahvcvqhgSCsEz18zlmcefMtF8RYlI_3X7QJdbiEnys1pwxljDB82UxtI6RD1JE54lvzZYathONPaevo6R4C5sgx4SS34_kU0tyd/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(21).jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJzuCn9v0-WKiepzgViayWi3u41S67Dctc_IjI2afR1E7dcrZGP-TDN8ZobPukXjBQr5ZBeAE9LQvMFZAhi-jWoiH0Jx_ODSm3QTQIHfeWixwtUVhTKqOxSw1CJG72AWwdZyW7UD8CdhTnIbpSvrK8Jqu19GP1psGtrNRCjiis9J76wWt2orVCZvXs/s2181/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(22).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2181" data-original-width="2060" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJzuCn9v0-WKiepzgViayWi3u41S67Dctc_IjI2afR1E7dcrZGP-TDN8ZobPukXjBQr5ZBeAE9LQvMFZAhi-jWoiH0Jx_ODSm3QTQIHfeWixwtUVhTKqOxSw1CJG72AWwdZyW7UD8CdhTnIbpSvrK8Jqu19GP1psGtrNRCjiis9J76wWt2orVCZvXs/w378-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(22).jpg" width="378" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilP5QbRv8jt9jXus1cIyVZRFsS0-pF2olvRSajY2Ztvy9YkjbwGlsimT9obfDI0oDpP6mCVBilpavJnG9Qkg1wxTgIegOmu_y_Q-Ak-PmlmO51z90NHR0B55LAT0vWbskBLSWJl4wlKqfVNJ4TwN0RqMz3Mxeta3futOj8xy0R0S9l2CU1ZHdxTSBK/s4032/20230511_114748.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilP5QbRv8jt9jXus1cIyVZRFsS0-pF2olvRSajY2Ztvy9YkjbwGlsimT9obfDI0oDpP6mCVBilpavJnG9Qkg1wxTgIegOmu_y_Q-Ak-PmlmO51z90NHR0B55LAT0vWbskBLSWJl4wlKqfVNJ4TwN0RqMz3Mxeta3futOj8xy0R0S9l2CU1ZHdxTSBK/w400-h180/20230511_114748.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiSR_a8ZoYVctZ3F-riIn3hxpBVrHkAofcF-cTYTIwQCDmKhalSQToP7Is5av5ssiIUTQQZLX4iFMrlaAB2QxFJhLpP48oh4um113mSeO7p77H04MRxHL8fFLfjSpjTCQFrAEAwvSi0NFO8MPz_HIDTTBNRSzlPdYrOQlf_DV_8v7-aWMxblBwgWom/s2190/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(23).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2190" data-original-width="2060" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiSR_a8ZoYVctZ3F-riIn3hxpBVrHkAofcF-cTYTIwQCDmKhalSQToP7Is5av5ssiIUTQQZLX4iFMrlaAB2QxFJhLpP48oh4um113mSeO7p77H04MRxHL8fFLfjSpjTCQFrAEAwvSi0NFO8MPz_HIDTTBNRSzlPdYrOQlf_DV_8v7-aWMxblBwgWom/w376-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(23).jpg" width="376" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwaVNzUHQUV1BNp5F370YNxoLnn1FrdlQJgSTvk9OB-frgRjXw1gtpQyvpHPeeO6GDwoPVtoVZqb3e5RwKAvfWIfLKAbQPBibkrwa4MhXnex0rsP4e7EnmLX8AILZsmWem1UCIxnLWMGSEaJd5XU7NwJCFTQgjQa7ZhtyjHauC5_5GS3CG_ZwsuU-7/s4032/20230513_121829.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1816" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwaVNzUHQUV1BNp5F370YNxoLnn1FrdlQJgSTvk9OB-frgRjXw1gtpQyvpHPeeO6GDwoPVtoVZqb3e5RwKAvfWIfLKAbQPBibkrwa4MhXnex0rsP4e7EnmLX8AILZsmWem1UCIxnLWMGSEaJd5XU7NwJCFTQgjQa7ZhtyjHauC5_5GS3CG_ZwsuU-7/s320/20230513_121829.jpg" width="144" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">After the pandemic, we started a new tradition with my in-laws: each time we visit, the four of us go away for a week or so to some part of the UK. You can read about a couple of those trips (November 2021 - <a href="https://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/2021/12/mosaic-monday-160-getting-plastered.html">Post 1</a>, <a href="https://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/2022/03/mosaic-monday-170-counting-down.html">Post 2,</a> <a href="https://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/2022/03/mosaic-monday-171-leeds-and-liverpool.html">Post 3</a>, <a href="https://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/2022/04/mosaic-monday-172-bolton-abbey.html">Post 4,</a> <a href="https://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/2022/04/mosaic-monday-173-cleaning-out-leftovers.html">Post 5);</a> April 2022 - <a href="https://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/2022/05/mosaic-monday-178-broughton-castle.html">Post 1</a>, <a href="https://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/2022/06/mosaic-monday-182-bluebells-tulips.html">Post 2</a>, <a href="https://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/2022/10/canals-cottages-and-cathedral.html">Post 3</a>). A mental note for me - check that I have finished both of those trips, and start posting about the October 2022 trip!!!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This year, we went to the Isle of Skye. Connected to Scotland's northwest coast by bridge, it is known for its rugged landscapes, picturesque fishing villages and medieval castles. The largest island in the Inner Hebrides archipelago, it has an indented coastline of peninsulas and narrow lochs, radiating out from a mountainous interior. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">It is such a long drive to get there that we stopped for our first night in the village of Dunblane, hometown of tennis champ Andy Murray. Nearby is Stirling Castle, famous for the Stirling Heads. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv-b_Gqzo_3jOR3DYBi_fGO_1FvvNNMkwIO6wG9i0OUL85jh8z00EjHHn1XCT0zu8WVkx-cRfhGuyIRaEOTNIOX30radNbhLM6wlv0U9WeaNNMQUGE7K62JNGK3MbFkZFxbkEjQhdjJTa_Fq7SwDOdzIorncR4pKu3Pqn94tedyFSxR3BVrcOUrDuI/s2282/20230513_121956_1.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2282" data-original-width="1816" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv-b_Gqzo_3jOR3DYBi_fGO_1FvvNNMkwIO6wG9i0OUL85jh8z00EjHHn1XCT0zu8WVkx-cRfhGuyIRaEOTNIOX30radNbhLM6wlv0U9WeaNNMQUGE7K62JNGK3MbFkZFxbkEjQhdjJTa_Fq7SwDOdzIorncR4pKu3Pqn94tedyFSxR3BVrcOUrDuI/s320/20230513_121956_1.jpg" width="255" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />The Stirling Heads, displayed on the ceiling of the King's Chamber, declared King James V's status as a European monarch. They proclaimed his royal bloodline, his powerful connections, his fashionable court and his aspiration to be a wise and virtuous ruler. As one of the docents said, "It was his Instagram!"</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The pictures to the right and above show hand-carved and painted copies of the originals. When the ceiling collapsed in 1777, the originals went to the four winds, and have since been painstakingly re-collected. Many of them can be seen at a special display in Stirling Castle - check out an example below.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizdxHe4bTJdY3-hZRUTrIZIrr1avG8zpZkdlWqZeKUSEuxGUWs6CpHPdl3Rres4X7wGb9ErpQ_CiGF-bU7cWds9xuHCLf0nZrTApKYQJWT_5RcmqdQn57dhNjzR5RWDPQvH4Gml_vIBRHIar6204sQP4HC2uROyo0aOGC2VPc6ZSPWESp1DtjqT4S3/s4032/20230513_123400.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1816" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizdxHe4bTJdY3-hZRUTrIZIrr1avG8zpZkdlWqZeKUSEuxGUWs6CpHPdl3Rres4X7wGb9ErpQ_CiGF-bU7cWds9xuHCLf0nZrTApKYQJWT_5RcmqdQn57dhNjzR5RWDPQvH4Gml_vIBRHIar6204sQP4HC2uROyo0aOGC2VPc6ZSPWESp1DtjqT4S3/w180-h400/20230513_123400.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The picture to the left does a poor job of demonstrating the scale of these "medallions" - each one is a little more than three feet wide (a meter), and was hand-carved from 16th century oak.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Check back next week for a post about our time on the Isle of Skye!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">****</span></p><p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<![endif]--><span style="font-family: verdana;">Linking to Leeanna's <a href="https://lapaylor.blogspot.com/">Not Afraid of Color</a> for I Like Thursday. Prompt for June 1:<i> What is your favorite flavor of ice cream at the moment? Who makes it? Soft serve or dipped? Do you buy it in the huge box or a pint at a time? </i></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">My favorite does not waver - mint chocolate chip. I don't have a preferred brand, and we don't buy it for home consumption - not because I am worried about calorie count - we just don't generally tend to sweet snacks or desserts - we much prefer salty snacks. Ice cream (dipped almost always) is a treat when we are out for the day and the conditions are right - hot and sunny, or any day at the seaside!<br /></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>
Linking to <a href="https://happy-hour-with-picts.blogspot.com/">Mosaic Monday</a><span> <br /></span><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXxbg0bIjH_UR6MfEH6Agsf3Mxs6oy956qoj5IqMdaOek9oF80PEA4vgUwCw7cvscKNi2S8tyktez8uiDCxV3noLLcLDUNZtKebw72Dx1hEoCwXnZveuf73kZ6YZMJ8QJFvnfR0qQzBb3_nAGrv1wDaUiw63FBDivcd82iRrFarNv5Brb9jpQ0ZF6/s2799/20221008_101539.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2782" data-original-width="2799" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXxbg0bIjH_UR6MfEH6Agsf3Mxs6oy956qoj5IqMdaOek9oF80PEA4vgUwCw7cvscKNi2S8tyktez8uiDCxV3noLLcLDUNZtKebw72Dx1hEoCwXnZveuf73kZ6YZMJ8QJFvnfR0qQzBb3_nAGrv1wDaUiw63FBDivcd82iRrFarNv5Brb9jpQ0ZF6/w200-h199/20221008_101539.jpg" width="200" /></a></p>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490533253436208034noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-32406182764328444852023-05-07T21:17:00.000-06:002023-05-07T21:17:46.993-06:00Going Home Again<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj55mkUHBqAQVdrsjhtZV_buluGgXciEsEXySZOzNDL4O6L-fub9A2n-rXQmS_s6EXwY2NTDjWB9EFRx441fcRjDktRlarnpoClldnvp9zjROqxTIkJu4Qr6MvIIlDwHonouVGNy48zwO1D_V2_NGEs9hn75TZkwMw1MjLc3qbzmYA5PqmnxuiycTer/s4032/20221020_115447.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj55mkUHBqAQVdrsjhtZV_buluGgXciEsEXySZOzNDL4O6L-fub9A2n-rXQmS_s6EXwY2NTDjWB9EFRx441fcRjDktRlarnpoClldnvp9zjROqxTIkJu4Qr6MvIIlDwHonouVGNy48zwO1D_V2_NGEs9hn75TZkwMw1MjLc3qbzmYA5PqmnxuiycTer/w300-h400/20221020_115447.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Do you have a place that, when you think of it, just makes you warm all over? Aromas might involuntarily come to you, as you look at photos from this special locale. Recalling the place might bring on a little shiver of anticipation. One memory cascades into another, just begging for new memories to be created, all while being in the moment. The above sentences are my feeble attempt to capture the emotions racing through me as I consider our upcoming trip to the UK - the childhood home of my husband and my adopted home. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">As usual, I am way behind on blogging about our LAST trip - October 2022, but better late than never. This blog shows just one day, and it shouldn't be surprising that it features a walk in the countryside, one of our favorite things to do anywhere, but certainly in the UK!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJJ1ozMaif84cBPc4RjsRSNHkNGr3814aBnBOqVCsxxiGPfQfAT8FKkXF6WTRhbYrmfUPpGhc_nH3ygrWq-_S1HExvmE_o9Glt-n2BIv4LapywZT0HieLTQXUyjlaLBgieZ4iQM6MPs9_cop_Gx9boNQyjStC8o9b5zLIXmrP9kuvP_-BjLCNfaavJ/s4032/20221020_095616.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJJ1ozMaif84cBPc4RjsRSNHkNGr3814aBnBOqVCsxxiGPfQfAT8FKkXF6WTRhbYrmfUPpGhc_nH3ygrWq-_S1HExvmE_o9Glt-n2BIv4LapywZT0HieLTQXUyjlaLBgieZ4iQM6MPs9_cop_Gx9boNQyjStC8o9b5zLIXmrP9kuvP_-BjLCNfaavJ/w300-h400/20221020_095616.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Tees Railway Path is a 10 km route that provides an excellent way to discover Teesdale. The Tees Valley Railway was the remnant of a plan for a line from Barnard Castle to Aston. It was opened in 1868 by an independent company and was taken over by the North East Railway in 1882. The line closed in 1964 and is now a fabulous way to explore Teesdale on foot.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcBaGhxlliB-GpdbtVKwwVsGveNcd-FlNtLSOcJKRp17-zL3SBWRmbNtQc8bDWsvxx0k9-U-vZXUAwY-9FQMELBdB7prI5Q4r_nN6QNDGwMRD4_gDkvnOxttwW7fiIny7alxzB-54JT3CRvNF3B6_BL_u4Z4S6jek4R3yg7mg87saKnaG_gUoUjoLu/s4128/20221020_093039.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3326" data-original-width="4128" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcBaGhxlliB-GpdbtVKwwVsGveNcd-FlNtLSOcJKRp17-zL3SBWRmbNtQc8bDWsvxx0k9-U-vZXUAwY-9FQMELBdB7prI5Q4r_nN6QNDGwMRD4_gDkvnOxttwW7fiIny7alxzB-54JT3CRvNF3B6_BL_u4Z4S6jek4R3yg7mg87saKnaG_gUoUjoLu/w400-h323/20221020_093039.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">And not too far from the church? Stocks!!!</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMGwJFI5eaTHfs5xXKtdcgZkfnheW4ucTs5ujYe8p7rGGOB9FnvRiKRnwWDbvm7-XWmWZ45fv0hXWYppEROKh3VA5IGaL0aWnz_9kBngvY0DlsWi2ZFT7E4s9f3lZZdboJcsqeEpsDkh8pveB3TAYm6yHQA0VADibyn-WH_dnOO6_JrdZO1AJJzhoA/s4032/20221020_093542.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMGwJFI5eaTHfs5xXKtdcgZkfnheW4ucTs5ujYe8p7rGGOB9FnvRiKRnwWDbvm7-XWmWZ45fv0hXWYppEROKh3VA5IGaL0aWnz_9kBngvY0DlsWi2ZFT7E4s9f3lZZdboJcsqeEpsDkh8pveB3TAYm6yHQA0VADibyn-WH_dnOO6_JrdZO1AJJzhoA/w400-h300/20221020_093542.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZe4F85tNViEK74-4Yp-N7ZBEFjFJDPY1PTSNgIHosBFOTs20sQRee1fUwA08krr2A2r9tYnotlCOSbAR8GS6vYHBDI5_K0t7jol2EpmwRZ9q5IekwI3_VPjhMaJXjRCkxBAqYclx42UQywNvS6xU3hBG8ijS7Uwn_gIrUSnsjVvFz47z9milnSkZ/s2196/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(16).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2196" data-original-width="2060" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZe4F85tNViEK74-4Yp-N7ZBEFjFJDPY1PTSNgIHosBFOTs20sQRee1fUwA08krr2A2r9tYnotlCOSbAR8GS6vYHBDI5_K0t7jol2EpmwRZ9q5IekwI3_VPjhMaJXjRCkxBAqYclx42UQywNvS6xU3hBG8ijS7Uwn_gIrUSnsjVvFz47z9milnSkZ/w375-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(16).jpg" width="375" /></a></div><p><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sheep are ubiquitous on a countryside stroll in the UK, but I was especially tickled by one white sheep in the field - perhaps the "white sheep" of the family?<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJtA0_KmWu3gb5Z2N4YzaGtND1v8sKuB5QHmNj6fSpDQDwV7d5xJ2Lc95brU_2DXfmKbYL2_WIDZugQ17Q4u-Ozjnj0tKJ_8IfKwfdXFmIdLsvYz_w-Ew7ewrbpDiO6ThZ8GdxigQYS3oXJ3jaHiiNyGcA3q6r2PT-sfHsl3NCZ7puHNoZmA32u9BI/s4032/20221020_103415.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJtA0_KmWu3gb5Z2N4YzaGtND1v8sKuB5QHmNj6fSpDQDwV7d5xJ2Lc95brU_2DXfmKbYL2_WIDZugQ17Q4u-Ozjnj0tKJ_8IfKwfdXFmIdLsvYz_w-Ew7ewrbpDiO6ThZ8GdxigQYS3oXJ3jaHiiNyGcA3q6r2PT-sfHsl3NCZ7puHNoZmA32u9BI/w400-h300/20221020_103415.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Part of the trail borders on Balder Banks Woods, designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1991. The steep and barely accessible slopes within the woods have allowed the vegetation and wildlife to flourish - they have been virtually undisturbed for several decades. The designation ensures the protection of the flora and fauna.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9TBV9HIsmAkF0THUAGZj5aTz1Xk1Bn3elBr2OsBklKxBL_uWf97NStCTDdQNZwzhr7VE47yOLPOHYqfzw5y5_2fUnFQDtBW_4SXm__LPcT_s_Ep-t0dOo99E20Zk8dfAweySIuwKQt3j-n6SKKcKTXmNFouCRO-YyVrv8yww2jjKsrI1icGB1S_Dk/s4032/20221020_104223.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9TBV9HIsmAkF0THUAGZj5aTz1Xk1Bn3elBr2OsBklKxBL_uWf97NStCTDdQNZwzhr7VE47yOLPOHYqfzw5y5_2fUnFQDtBW_4SXm__LPcT_s_Ep-t0dOo99E20Zk8dfAweySIuwKQt3j-n6SKKcKTXmNFouCRO-YyVrv8yww2jjKsrI1icGB1S_Dk/w400-h300/20221020_104223.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfKqihVfWSZeGV_v_lFhDq9ESqiXqZUnitUoc1_24DaZZYmCHQw2i7QFSq1RkyeXo_f6WA12p_qBw8LEk1rlKa7vqKxlVhYQyV-H9gOrYHrYdUTgyVaWebNxtrQWmufPD3AWgwKjuPx3v53wJPAFaBvUPt-tUaxvujA-QfCf9_xXDIs9n40Po39Xs/s4032/20221020_105056.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfKqihVfWSZeGV_v_lFhDq9ESqiXqZUnitUoc1_24DaZZYmCHQw2i7QFSq1RkyeXo_f6WA12p_qBw8LEk1rlKa7vqKxlVhYQyV-H9gOrYHrYdUTgyVaWebNxtrQWmufPD3AWgwKjuPx3v53wJPAFaBvUPt-tUaxvujA-QfCf9_xXDIs9n40Po39Xs/s4032/20221020_105056.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfKqihVfWSZeGV_v_lFhDq9ESqiXqZUnitUoc1_24DaZZYmCHQw2i7QFSq1RkyeXo_f6WA12p_qBw8LEk1rlKa7vqKxlVhYQyV-H9gOrYHrYdUTgyVaWebNxtrQWmufPD3AWgwKjuPx3v53wJPAFaBvUPt-tUaxvujA-QfCf9_xXDIs9n40Po39Xs/s4032/20221020_105056.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfKqihVfWSZeGV_v_lFhDq9ESqiXqZUnitUoc1_24DaZZYmCHQw2i7QFSq1RkyeXo_f6WA12p_qBw8LEk1rlKa7vqKxlVhYQyV-H9gOrYHrYdUTgyVaWebNxtrQWmufPD3AWgwKjuPx3v53wJPAFaBvUPt-tUaxvujA-QfCf9_xXDIs9n40Po39Xs/w300-h400/20221020_105056.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">For me, I cannot resist pausing in admiration of ancient trees - I love imagining all that these trees might have witnessed below their branches.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The trail descends and we reach the River Balder. Just to the left of the picture below are the ruins of the Balder Mill, in operation from the 1700s to the early 1900s. At that time, problems of water supply resulting from the construction of the Hury Reservoir brought about its closure. <br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE2TyA5yZldaZtjW97BGey8l1-RwR6f4xwpCmiA35SCGxNEJzWl1Tl3gH1rVpBBmtxUuH1Okjw5SkT2lTSF1PkiKlywbyDViyZNVqw9RdYn6f53TCIDxD4djaOr1F0fRSYzk7FscEVvDHISlDC3pSGuFqeYM2Sj_Nb2zopSlFsl6AO-gAvEggaaHZ8/s4032/20221020_105630.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE2TyA5yZldaZtjW97BGey8l1-RwR6f4xwpCmiA35SCGxNEJzWl1Tl3gH1rVpBBmtxUuH1Okjw5SkT2lTSF1PkiKlywbyDViyZNVqw9RdYn6f53TCIDxD4djaOr1F0fRSYzk7FscEVvDHISlDC3pSGuFqeYM2Sj_Nb2zopSlFsl6AO-gAvEggaaHZ8/w400-h300/20221020_105630.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzyT0sYglcfie95SakscHh4Ges9aKlr_gf2KMsOZsEsrfAr_4HfUQuWefiQTukKqeHAdv6Zukk8TA2xGyHy76LPfBLwuGLK01dMIEst4e8SrT78LUd6NW9tMFeJOKdII18hbBqM178foT0LGvzwNbYp6Kv1O2AYsf9H_cZRyd9vCe5wE8SI1lNeHYU/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(17).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzyT0sYglcfie95SakscHh4Ges9aKlr_gf2KMsOZsEsrfAr_4HfUQuWefiQTukKqeHAdv6Zukk8TA2xGyHy76LPfBLwuGLK01dMIEst4e8SrT78LUd6NW9tMFeJOKdII18hbBqM178foT0LGvzwNbYp6Kv1O2AYsf9H_cZRyd9vCe5wE8SI1lNeHYU/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(17).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Would you like a couple minutes of tranquility? Check out the video of the small waterfall, nestled among the moss and ferns. Some golden leaves are caught upon the rocks, and yet most of the trees stand fully clothed in glossy green.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MThfu7lzWt0" width="320" youtube-src-id="MThfu7lzWt0"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />I love bridges - many have a symmetry that appeals to me. Maybe it's a deeper meaning that grabs my imagination - "crossing over", or a bridge as something that is intended to reconcile or form a connection between two things or two groups. </span><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE7bPmohpdWJKDR669gKN5ZBIjNg09xCfeO3cdlkePtzYQkqc4o-bMzkojXa9r9u4WwzTskN2HvJwtPmwrqLTbSF3nIVHZ1qpqPNgjtStGyHX_dG1L39lVp-mKJP3JvJ3fuWhjRA3DMxLERyHBnEDguIRiSf0PKO12qCm2AB9wamYvuoSiiJx5ZAaI/s4032/20221020_112555.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE7bPmohpdWJKDR669gKN5ZBIjNg09xCfeO3cdlkePtzYQkqc4o-bMzkojXa9r9u4WwzTskN2HvJwtPmwrqLTbSF3nIVHZ1qpqPNgjtStGyHX_dG1L39lVp-mKJP3JvJ3fuWhjRA3DMxLERyHBnEDguIRiSf0PKO12qCm2AB9wamYvuoSiiJx5ZAaI/w400-h300/20221020_112555.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-2HK67GElqCYeoGzKXGb0EpH4929TRXe4d63oLGe3SEPXxv3i85mC5DGl68ev-BV1doeWjj5hYVOKX9atv7vp_C5hENaD1pVliyi5lsf7YmSsQylPzYKdrFfzN2ceOtiwMrs_9GYtB8jiYYVY_ZqrKG3SugSCDMn4eWI_v1gyOZu2uYJ3Q79KTaQb/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(18).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-2HK67GElqCYeoGzKXGb0EpH4929TRXe4d63oLGe3SEPXxv3i85mC5DGl68ev-BV1doeWjj5hYVOKX9atv7vp_C5hENaD1pVliyi5lsf7YmSsQylPzYKdrFfzN2ceOtiwMrs_9GYtB8jiYYVY_ZqrKG3SugSCDMn4eWI_v1gyOZu2uYJ3Q79KTaQb/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(18).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The moist environment is an ideal location for lichen and fungi - so beautiful in their own way.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-coI_i7gYPOPHgmS37XZ6CJJK9zzv8__qYeaqilmrUZtJ_-DraR7Rl42seb8Z6p9le65chtPm-Jfz6G-tQ1-kHqw502t8WTlNu9CckyFR4Vn8c_fSDYz000ccRNPBYHlvMl_YhA_rXvgzrMsr6HrBCRAQEu3BqNhQIf-ecGUH5F1HUaKbiv_zbvCR/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(19).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-coI_i7gYPOPHgmS37XZ6CJJK9zzv8__qYeaqilmrUZtJ_-DraR7Rl42seb8Z6p9le65chtPm-Jfz6G-tQ1-kHqw502t8WTlNu9CckyFR4Vn8c_fSDYz000ccRNPBYHlvMl_YhA_rXvgzrMsr6HrBCRAQEu3BqNhQIf-ecGUH5F1HUaKbiv_zbvCR/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(19).jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiOK43mGyqBoDcdwxikomKUvEJJ1UpzlJjrnLzt3OaIcCZUdqlnk84x_nsQqYMbmkjja9ym22onldeagQGBEyceLV82z0E3-HbnPd39Zr2VW0pZtmJpmLnjxgt6mgwYKp7U5TH97YSM7Yr0WIyAF4_QbVe-d8qJerisIKPeBVJcLpJhU9dLsZk98f3/s4032/20221020_115443.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiOK43mGyqBoDcdwxikomKUvEJJ1UpzlJjrnLzt3OaIcCZUdqlnk84x_nsQqYMbmkjja9ym22onldeagQGBEyceLV82z0E3-HbnPd39Zr2VW0pZtmJpmLnjxgt6mgwYKp7U5TH97YSM7Yr0WIyAF4_QbVe-d8qJerisIKPeBVJcLpJhU9dLsZk98f3/w300-h400/20221020_115443.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />And it was about to get more moist! It began to rain, softly at first and then with intention. But I couldn't resist this friendly sheep, which walked right up to me as I passed through its field. I shared this photo with my Dear Neighbor Friend, who knows a thing or two about sheep and goats. She said this must have been a hand-reared sheep to approach me so readily. I think she's right - for the 30+ years I have been walking the footpaths of England, this had never happened before! UK, here I come!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">***</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Linking to Leeanna's <a href="https://lapaylor.blogspot.com/">Not Afraid of Color</a> for I Like Thursday. The prompt for May 11 is: <i>do you have a favorite musical style? What kind of music calms you, makes you want to dance, or stimulates you creatively?</i> Generally, I am into country music (Sugarland is a favorite), modern Christian music (I love Lauren Daigle and Anne Wilson), and old school folk music such as Gordon Lightfoot (so sad he passed recently). The folk and Christian music is my solace; country is my muse for creativity (also good for cleaning the house!) If I want to dance, I would rather turn to a "party" play list expertly compiled by the Spousal Unit - we love to dance together!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Linking to <a href="https://viewingnaturewitheileen.blogspot.com/">Saturday's Critters</a> <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Linking to <a href="https://happy-hour-with-picts.blogspot.com/">Mosaic Monday</a><span> <br /></span></span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXxbg0bIjH_UR6MfEH6Agsf3Mxs6oy956qoj5IqMdaOek9oF80PEA4vgUwCw7cvscKNi2S8tyktez8uiDCxV3noLLcLDUNZtKebw72Dx1hEoCwXnZveuf73kZ6YZMJ8QJFvnfR0qQzBb3_nAGrv1wDaUiw63FBDivcd82iRrFarNv5Brb9jpQ0ZF6/s2799/20221008_101539.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2782" data-original-width="2799" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXxbg0bIjH_UR6MfEH6Agsf3Mxs6oy956qoj5IqMdaOek9oF80PEA4vgUwCw7cvscKNi2S8tyktez8uiDCxV3noLLcLDUNZtKebw72Dx1hEoCwXnZveuf73kZ6YZMJ8QJFvnfR0qQzBb3_nAGrv1wDaUiw63FBDivcd82iRrFarNv5Brb9jpQ0ZF6/w200-h199/20221008_101539.jpg" width="200" /></a></p>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490533253436208034noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-52255561484417513612023-04-13T08:30:00.005-06:002023-04-13T08:30:56.753-06:00Spring Thanksgiving<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidZ6gco2uzYecGQ3F-NKP171-9BWkScNbrTTJWj-N0G4PEO04554bFT1H_3A9h81wNm72WeVclH-M_ZXoaVxb1xZPSTXWSykvUpBVjwHEbH6JdfZ6H_tdXrsHxuXUBEuEHoJNhfPgdrqyusNW77UosKYBDrFMkVJ3JbY6eiTmeTpVDuZc2-Rnax0ay/s4032/20230311_071544.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1816" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidZ6gco2uzYecGQ3F-NKP171-9BWkScNbrTTJWj-N0G4PEO04554bFT1H_3A9h81wNm72WeVclH-M_ZXoaVxb1xZPSTXWSykvUpBVjwHEbH6JdfZ6H_tdXrsHxuXUBEuEHoJNhfPgdrqyusNW77UosKYBDrFMkVJ3JbY6eiTmeTpVDuZc2-Rnax0ay/w180-h400/20230311_071544.jpg" width="180" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">April is dancing her way toward May - I better get in at least one post this month!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I scrolled through four weeks of photos, being reminded of the fickle nature of Montana's weather at this time of year. The heavy snow on March 11 added to the two feet that already blanketed our property. Not complaining of course -- just look at this scene from cross-country skiing on the property of my Dear Neighbor Friend!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCyt7s5yDFCntwjBYI9u0_42JHlWVygWHQQVxyZujJkY0fJRNmSvFa2JrlehIu8aPdNkhU-kB0QdWKNTNxgeWHii5J_W_D706e8quP8hhgtwX0ICBLl67iiv-WPx0EeFphMk0lwPQk1L-x76qLZ9ramH3O1g19DOBdqzgOUYJ2qZxf_vQgXk1eEzX1/s4032/20230312_102013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCyt7s5yDFCntwjBYI9u0_42JHlWVygWHQQVxyZujJkY0fJRNmSvFa2JrlehIu8aPdNkhU-kB0QdWKNTNxgeWHii5J_W_D706e8quP8hhgtwX0ICBLl67iiv-WPx0EeFphMk0lwPQk1L-x76qLZ9ramH3O1g19DOBdqzgOUYJ2qZxf_vQgXk1eEzX1/w400-h180/20230312_102013.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And now, the snow has all but receded, leaving behind flattened grass and bushes, bowed down by five months under the weight of the white stuff. It's not attractive, but the House Finches have returned to the feeders, and in the afternoon we hear the haunting calls of the Sandhill Cranes as they do a flyover of Hodge Lake - "Open water yet?" they seem to be asking. <br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUh1ajTExGJEf1xf-neEIdUF-7FvVRNsyUivMmIroPhSHRiq6kI6pBwWjwSs_aFkjro8ibvIgOTBGDs7PFIRejxZIV4egYEw3tgi7rYig4BUdz20CpQWU3h5DtTGbw3eQ38ZNONr6Km7IN4eGH-DHRULexEVu7F69XWybM31jab4vBx1zm70Klj9iG/s4032/20230315_092716.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUh1ajTExGJEf1xf-neEIdUF-7FvVRNsyUivMmIroPhSHRiq6kI6pBwWjwSs_aFkjro8ibvIgOTBGDs7PFIRejxZIV4egYEw3tgi7rYig4BUdz20CpQWU3h5DtTGbw3eQ38ZNONr6Km7IN4eGH-DHRULexEVu7F69XWybM31jab4vBx1zm70Klj9iG/w400-h180/20230315_092716.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Speaking of birds ... Spousal Unit went to Ohio in March for a Bruce Springsteen concert (unfortunately postponed for illness) and came back with several items that have been taking up space at the house of my oldest sister - I was worried about shipping delicate items that belonged to my Mom, and my sister has generously been storing the box. We have been hand-carrying fragile objects - the "mom and dad" birds above are the last of the collection to get here, joining the seven individual birds that represent the siblings! He also brought home two pieces of Mom's china and eleven red ruby glasses.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ7FIc8Rrjt8jo_rEvKrNZ2q5fzUYrH9klML9WK3rJ2mIkegGxmXBlJxNW6JRQRNyLgk-5OZp0NT6kSgV2_yOCWlJvJiVwrYUYKbGJl-QWfRcT3twV09tRZNbGy2GyUjgPYIQuQMyHkIDAjUJO_qMh6sdF--hukRAJ-Ym56_gi4RnduYZNKTX9C9Hr/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(11).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ7FIc8Rrjt8jo_rEvKrNZ2q5fzUYrH9klML9WK3rJ2mIkegGxmXBlJxNW6JRQRNyLgk-5OZp0NT6kSgV2_yOCWlJvJiVwrYUYKbGJl-QWfRcT3twV09tRZNbGy2GyUjgPYIQuQMyHkIDAjUJO_qMh6sdF--hukRAJ-Ym56_gi4RnduYZNKTX9C9Hr/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(11).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">On March 19, 2018, our household goods were delivered to our log home (see <a href="https://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/2018/03/keep-calm-and-carry-on.html">this post)</a>, possessions that had been in storage since June 23, 2016. And on April 14, 2018, we made the move we hope will be the last we ever do (see <a href="https://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/2018/04/to-infinity-and-beyond-or-there-is-life.html">this post</a>). Off and on for the last five years, we have looked at the large open wall in the kitchen, and imagined a piece of art to fill the space. Until recently, we always discussed a metal sculpture. And then we saw paintings by Kylie Mahood Trull, a neighbor. And together, we dreamed up an idea. Is it just a coincidence that Kylie delivered this masterpiece on March 19, 2023????</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4EtZLGdwytrbJVQA40P_dIpzZy-SNb6jT3JGiEWObpvLkAJi409pFIIdMvuzV5Wh-o7RZTDaOnz7y2n1QseTnpwBUojcWiHcp9faD0ar0JwhdTzLhkQ9gZW2B3lGwoz1mkAk9kwDlnyhqayBsDITeRG1K2IDRkbzQlO_v_Y7kqddFN5QjZmUMJHlF/s2048/image000000_20230319_121521.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1349" data-original-width="2048" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4EtZLGdwytrbJVQA40P_dIpzZy-SNb6jT3JGiEWObpvLkAJi409pFIIdMvuzV5Wh-o7RZTDaOnz7y2n1QseTnpwBUojcWiHcp9faD0ar0JwhdTzLhkQ9gZW2B3lGwoz1mkAk9kwDlnyhqayBsDITeRG1K2IDRkbzQlO_v_Y7kqddFN5QjZmUMJHlF/w400-h264/image000000_20230319_121521.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51H3CstG4yE1MOEv63RHf5FXvpOT3gmzfr_9oT9B7wAduOX1nd6SUSemRfyv3Pdd9AqNo1RIF0D_t6lveY3-kMHW8E0jX_yjndV3C6alGTojmzSADCeIERi0G9UwDOn1NM4sS1FmBZSQ0LKeprEfQAXiNF97NKOqC5NbayY77UcEOIxWuCFcLZPO5/s2048/image000000_20230319_112925.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51H3CstG4yE1MOEv63RHf5FXvpOT3gmzfr_9oT9B7wAduOX1nd6SUSemRfyv3Pdd9AqNo1RIF0D_t6lveY3-kMHW8E0jX_yjndV3C6alGTojmzSADCeIERi0G9UwDOn1NM4sS1FmBZSQ0LKeprEfQAXiNF97NKOqC5NbayY77UcEOIxWuCFcLZPO5/w400-h300/image000000_20230319_112925.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We gave Kylie several of our favorite pictures from Glacier National Park, and specifically requested a moose, a fly-fisherman and an island.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg08qbOBM4N0QDeKowfVL5_lTEE2t4tsPaAEBN0kaWePVykJxgeiQDIn5_1W_-e0FkY8sUogaG9cvT1YHujzPn6yvK8FzAZzd9nC1BR92gBOGuUhtAG2LwP7ioXAqpgcixQL3GNUawlsqTgfNkuTBhVXUmsiNJW9oUDXC4ONGAnH5p3LWckVy9Tk7Ce/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(12).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg08qbOBM4N0QDeKowfVL5_lTEE2t4tsPaAEBN0kaWePVykJxgeiQDIn5_1W_-e0FkY8sUogaG9cvT1YHujzPn6yvK8FzAZzd9nC1BR92gBOGuUhtAG2LwP7ioXAqpgcixQL3GNUawlsqTgfNkuTBhVXUmsiNJW9oUDXC4ONGAnH5p3LWckVy9Tk7Ce/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(12).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">She came up with the flowers, and I love them!!! Isn't she incredibly talented?<br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4qBWB62GzTcuZnneJPWqd-Q3N9nE5S0ciFdzUJ0lJ8jugJY3AA4wio43cXSVFJBEdeN4kaaLelIHTpXpfvdg05-W07Lw4a8TvNyvg70Lp8VCKurkLYMcT3gKKBJZFTptkjYJon8MhVo5vpcEjNAe6FhB7luSJiUk4A-nHWU-pqa1MqPsLrjtmPvbb/s3771/20230319_121459._1jpg.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="3771" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4qBWB62GzTcuZnneJPWqd-Q3N9nE5S0ciFdzUJ0lJ8jugJY3AA4wio43cXSVFJBEdeN4kaaLelIHTpXpfvdg05-W07Lw4a8TvNyvg70Lp8VCKurkLYMcT3gKKBJZFTptkjYJon8MhVo5vpcEjNAe6FhB7luSJiUk4A-nHWU-pqa1MqPsLrjtmPvbb/w400-h193/20230319_121459._1jpg.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Installation was fun ... if your kids (or grandkids) ever ask you why they need math, this is it!!!<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZYcLIVLvCEkvJ4UNiQiRX1PWi7BexH5PafL4lJe0MZdx_2LzYirtmtXTyhU1Xtv-ET_9fCWmHRvb1OUpn1H1aYCpiNv0ySMy5UhqQlHeV8MLwSxYbWtEhPo43db6_1a_SS-gwQCydt1e8aFJBy4_3eZx1PaJbxgNfE8uZgxYUPbONRjzK7nULfIH6/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(13).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZYcLIVLvCEkvJ4UNiQiRX1PWi7BexH5PafL4lJe0MZdx_2LzYirtmtXTyhU1Xtv-ET_9fCWmHRvb1OUpn1H1aYCpiNv0ySMy5UhqQlHeV8MLwSxYbWtEhPo43db6_1a_SS-gwQCydt1e8aFJBy4_3eZx1PaJbxgNfE8uZgxYUPbONRjzK7nULfIH6/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(13).jpg" width="400" /></a></div>At the end of the month, we made a trip to Idaho Falls, an early birthday trip for #1 Son. Most of that trip will be the subject of another post, but for now ... check out these paintings from the Museum of Clean. Elise Wilding stated that this was one of her favorite undertakings and it shows her love for sea creatures that we are eliminating by polluting the oceans.<br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-MDK4X8UYAj2kDS-GFlF371ltOT0fmBKNjNLBOnfKtsVTSWmjOMaZJrIzWbtHUphh-UwHQcthv7kdNTHFkRIk79ICHnu3_1ZPOPhDoAONJMAinAaURpg1Bn7M3L3MNgEzAVZbsZFffNf5o-Lm1HBxhwHp-hh-xXCzjOH_4ToJKJCwoBs3EQihrza/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(14).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-MDK4X8UYAj2kDS-GFlF371ltOT0fmBKNjNLBOnfKtsVTSWmjOMaZJrIzWbtHUphh-UwHQcthv7kdNTHFkRIk79ICHnu3_1ZPOPhDoAONJMAinAaURpg1Bn7M3L3MNgEzAVZbsZFffNf5o-Lm1HBxhwHp-hh-xXCzjOH_4ToJKJCwoBs3EQihrza/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(14).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And I will leave you with pictures of Daisy and Ruby, the divas who really run #1 Son's apartment. We miss having cats (maybe not the fur and the litter boxes and the vet bills), and so a weekend with the girls was a bonus!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqhhC0RuY_3j7mF09ERvUD2j9cVLkm52_xyQx3ElyVzBaIV8-Atrl3Wzx-rTE1-Bkn9uARFn_n7sjmIFOABQ58VNAYtHVrWNRfkUQDaJwyogbEwMOY-8_DXcxxvA6JNNnHlMMQZcH5ddJSmzY6SOfpQUskSppt3oR0xmlAknaFPRvLr6AXFkDBmqJb/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(15).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqhhC0RuY_3j7mF09ERvUD2j9cVLkm52_xyQx3ElyVzBaIV8-Atrl3Wzx-rTE1-Bkn9uARFn_n7sjmIFOABQ58VNAYtHVrWNRfkUQDaJwyogbEwMOY-8_DXcxxvA6JNNnHlMMQZcH5ddJSmzY6SOfpQUskSppt3oR0xmlAknaFPRvLr6AXFkDBmqJb/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(15).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">*** I am joining LeeAnna at <a href="https://lapaylor.blogspot.com/">Not Afraid of Color</a> for I Like Thursday. Her prompt for this week is: </span><i><span style="font-family: helvetica;">are
you a morning person or a night owl? what do you like about being t</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">his way? Would you prefer being different? </span></i><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I am usually in bed by 11 or 11.30 pm, and I am drinking my first cup of coffee by 8 or 8.30 am - what does that make me? Generally, I do not like having to get up early in the morning - I did that for 30 years, and one of the greatest joys of retirement is the freedom from an alarm. I do sometimes wonder if I could get more done if I rose earlier, or if I am missing morning wildlife by "sleeping in", but it hasn't bothered me enough to make me change!</span> </p><p>Linking to <a href="https://brianshomeblog.com">Thankful Thursday</a> <br /></p><p>Linking to <a href="https://happy-hour-with-picts.blogspot.com/">Mosaic Monday</a><span> <br /></span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXxbg0bIjH_UR6MfEH6Agsf3Mxs6oy956qoj5IqMdaOek9oF80PEA4vgUwCw7cvscKNi2S8tyktez8uiDCxV3noLLcLDUNZtKebw72Dx1hEoCwXnZveuf73kZ6YZMJ8QJFvnfR0qQzBb3_nAGrv1wDaUiw63FBDivcd82iRrFarNv5Brb9jpQ0ZF6/s2799/20221008_101539.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2782" data-original-width="2799" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXxbg0bIjH_UR6MfEH6Agsf3Mxs6oy956qoj5IqMdaOek9oF80PEA4vgUwCw7cvscKNi2S8tyktez8uiDCxV3noLLcLDUNZtKebw72Dx1hEoCwXnZveuf73kZ6YZMJ8QJFvnfR0qQzBb3_nAGrv1wDaUiw63FBDivcd82iRrFarNv5Brb9jpQ0ZF6/w200-h199/20221008_101539.jpg" width="200" /></a></p>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490533253436208034noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-66744288505638756882023-03-09T09:01:00.000-07:002023-03-09T09:01:41.892-07:00March Melange<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcxxFZw5cbzKL6x-SMf1cN07cK6VC1KC4vL43PvpiOvnCb_OuCs4WLJ7ef8VTVvI-cuOihzYNxzIDTnhxv6G-v0iBUAomA7prkZYgduAW4FK7_fbmfmSY14Zu8BxwwFrKZab7F1Az68YSgzJx4gjg3-asWVUAwz_cY5GHLPF5muVlfPfa_edHr1n8h/s1984/20230307_183346_1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="1816" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcxxFZw5cbzKL6x-SMf1cN07cK6VC1KC4vL43PvpiOvnCb_OuCs4WLJ7ef8VTVvI-cuOihzYNxzIDTnhxv6G-v0iBUAomA7prkZYgduAW4FK7_fbmfmSY14Zu8BxwwFrKZab7F1Az68YSgzJx4gjg3-asWVUAwz_cY5GHLPF5muVlfPfa_edHr1n8h/s320/20230307_183346_1.jpg" width="293" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Time waits for no woman - hence the diary page twitches to March 9 without my having paid homage to the thrills and frills of February! It just will not do. So I bring you my melange, my medley, my potpourri of happiness and happenings. I care not if I hop like a bunny from March to February and back again - if it will bring you even a smidgen of joy, my job here will be done!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Speaking of bunnies, this little one posed motionless outside my bathroom window, less than three feet away, for at least 15 minutes. Do you suppose it thought it was invisible?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Snow - an amazing miracle. Have you ever really thought about it? All those teensy individual flakes, piled up, one upon another. Strong enough to support a bunny, a cross-country skier, a snowmobile. (It is still at least a foot-and-a-half deep on our property.) And the sculptures it can create. The scenes befitting of a Currier and Ives plate. I never tire of its beauty and I hope you don't grow weary of my snow photos!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQwpdH8VFPKApuVJRv3YO3NuLz2ojPDYz3Y1SGQzPBz6Js9BbaEsUL8urIkjp2KxPCkgAixj5IQqAWK18uV_0s3Slh0-8noS6tsr86fNjipfp0APoQYLxEeojC7lWkYvHMTs1ywRX1m_0Y6MJMFsdJOHhO8AN433iVt_MVy09gsq41_g2Ia4NkIDMB/s4152/20230203_141641.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3308" data-original-width="4152" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQwpdH8VFPKApuVJRv3YO3NuLz2ojPDYz3Y1SGQzPBz6Js9BbaEsUL8urIkjp2KxPCkgAixj5IQqAWK18uV_0s3Slh0-8noS6tsr86fNjipfp0APoQYLxEeojC7lWkYvHMTs1ywRX1m_0Y6MJMFsdJOHhO8AN433iVt_MVy09gsq41_g2Ia4NkIDMB/w400-h319/20230203_141641.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpC4I3WNHE503j5u5wJ-CsnNLnB6k43wvQ6oRVQ9hBniRrHHnKI9c_A4LviCog5WZCA-UIc4K5pGHesfewIdRsK5jUGf_dhcqzgmwrpDZLjWaK1MC608HQmmbxIDinYhOEvjTro0s-FAKRz9BuHQn4a4grp9hOqbwAqBCLyZqlanQm-2cWVKa8GPfU/s4138/20230304_141205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2071" data-original-width="4138" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpC4I3WNHE503j5u5wJ-CsnNLnB6k43wvQ6oRVQ9hBniRrHHnKI9c_A4LviCog5WZCA-UIc4K5pGHesfewIdRsK5jUGf_dhcqzgmwrpDZLjWaK1MC608HQmmbxIDinYhOEvjTro0s-FAKRz9BuHQn4a4grp9hOqbwAqBCLyZqlanQm-2cWVKa8GPfU/w400-h200/20230304_141205.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The next photo is closer to home - our "side yard"! I love how the (rare) sun is casting long shadows of the trees. The sun is still low at this time of year, but at least the days are lengthening!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqBFH_WDf5m5MHttgsUuT7tPC0yL2deCIm9ImQ7CB47xTquVSQHxaWwG7OQrdTwVc5Ujp2CZ_ehmLM_hFFP7suZ6YaIcu-xdlrQHriTkB_2VMwXScUt0lAo95SxG0RTTDfHthsXgrK-cEzIrtjOzaFmSG1h8QsAZEpzEgMv6inu-fHGcQK0i5BI8UI/s4032/20230228_101710.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqBFH_WDf5m5MHttgsUuT7tPC0yL2deCIm9ImQ7CB47xTquVSQHxaWwG7OQrdTwVc5Ujp2CZ_ehmLM_hFFP7suZ6YaIcu-xdlrQHriTkB_2VMwXScUt0lAo95SxG0RTTDfHthsXgrK-cEzIrtjOzaFmSG1h8QsAZEpzEgMv6inu-fHGcQK0i5BI8UI/w400-h180/20230228_101710.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp3yeasM4wTVR0OTlzm6CoEc373F_qXj4-glzix6n2L6Tcwnkk4kBjm0k3ebR6aoAy0RZdMuzeXe2dYigl-liaKULymzlS3MCEtd4DbPXUPP8y-8XlG7vZh3ReOILeeygQGs51ALNf6YV13ZICIhbJviFttlilbNbV-LkMxoqGkXlXLF0uZP6ky_sH/s4032/20230208_115428.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp3yeasM4wTVR0OTlzm6CoEc373F_qXj4-glzix6n2L6Tcwnkk4kBjm0k3ebR6aoAy0RZdMuzeXe2dYigl-liaKULymzlS3MCEtd4DbPXUPP8y-8XlG7vZh3ReOILeeygQGs51ALNf6YV13ZICIhbJviFttlilbNbV-LkMxoqGkXlXLF0uZP6ky_sH/w300-h400/20230208_115428.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />I celebrated another revolution around the sun last month, and of course snow sports were part of the festivities. Here I am posing with the "snow ghosts" at Big Mountain on my birthday. This phenomenon is the result of layers of rime ice accumulating on the trees throughout the winter. For more information, check out <a href="https://explorewhitefish.com/entries/anatomy-of-a-snow-ghost/b40d88ff-e16a-40a3-8c3a-8280ba8e49b4">this link</a> for a quick read. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">(Note: the name of the mountain is Big Mountain - the ski area is called Whitefish Mountain Resort.) <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I am grateful for all the warm greetings, cards and gifts I received. Spousal Unit took me out for dinner, followed by a winter film festival. It is thrilling to watch other people ski/ride off cliffs into deep powder! </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In late February, we took a trip to Portland, Oregon for a Bruce Springsteen concert. A few days before we arrived, Portland had over 6 inches of snow and then temperatures plunged into the teens. It left roadways, parking lots and sidewalks quite treacherous. We had to forego some of our planned sightseeing (parks and other outdoor venues) because we feared falling and suffering serious injuries. But we could not resist visiting several of the waterfalls along the Columbia River Gorge, made all the more spectacular for the ice around them.<br /></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFtsCz9b3ZsDJCKQ7CLqE-g31QzoiLDDEI91jlrzPzNimRifxyv9qOWtBhuEUs005rJaTFtkjftJRR9leKFZYKQ0lTbPWeLPQwMLk2TCm7KscPAwGimjEl0fgtkKQ6DPxfxotqB4dYTlPe9h_zyn9KguExNskQB5nOkLtzH7xTqPrIuhrbrMuMzan9/s4032/20230224_160630.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFtsCz9b3ZsDJCKQ7CLqE-g31QzoiLDDEI91jlrzPzNimRifxyv9qOWtBhuEUs005rJaTFtkjftJRR9leKFZYKQ0lTbPWeLPQwMLk2TCm7KscPAwGimjEl0fgtkKQ6DPxfxotqB4dYTlPe9h_zyn9KguExNskQB5nOkLtzH7xTqPrIuhrbrMuMzan9/w400-h180/20230224_160630.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXg8Se2Fc4GnFgRJR_JHLA7GQCiMSvjHAmDYEUoWtYhFAv-5dJIYHEQp92o1NF4xYN-aP8A63YWxE0m_25QFkX3PJLMJi9jsW5FzMmjMfiXLQ4AIuCBuBTDH1QxZkmH2MT2pFd2Oe_2OphEI9tQTo8dhETXY766ThXfM95bSS7OIHYDNLV919Cvinn/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(4).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXg8Se2Fc4GnFgRJR_JHLA7GQCiMSvjHAmDYEUoWtYhFAv-5dJIYHEQp92o1NF4xYN-aP8A63YWxE0m_25QFkX3PJLMJi9jsW5FzMmjMfiXLQ4AIuCBuBTDH1QxZkmH2MT2pFd2Oe_2OphEI9tQTo8dhETXY766ThXfM95bSS7OIHYDNLV919Cvinn/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(4).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Check out these videos.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Fu1OsJHgvE0" width="320" youtube-src-id="Fu1OsJHgvE0"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bpft9R7QCNw" width="320" youtube-src-id="bpft9R7QCNw"></iframe></div></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EsdQvFhyWz8" width="320" youtube-src-id="EsdQvFhyWz8"></iframe></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">You could spend days exploring the street art scene in Portland. As I already mentioned, the icy sidewalks rendered lengthy walks out of the question, so I only captured three murals that I saw during one brief stroll. If I went back again, I would make it my mission to scour the Central Eastside Mural District and the Alberta Arts District.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6bNYjNawhIZNeoOkji1JiN-vgli4XlsoVTu2xE7s37l7BqMn0WxTq78kuvZJXOX0r6YOVjC6SlqpuYPxy85BToMW0zfs1mPNlByPcT3OFhPECIDoi4hQKm9_8dCURBtqBRBBKPgSo1GQmv9zrEaAafcpXMYRCrvOZyhyh4wlTV_TFdK-CiuT8L1DV/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(5).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6bNYjNawhIZNeoOkji1JiN-vgli4XlsoVTu2xE7s37l7BqMn0WxTq78kuvZJXOX0r6YOVjC6SlqpuYPxy85BToMW0zfs1mPNlByPcT3OFhPECIDoi4hQKm9_8dCURBtqBRBBKPgSo1GQmv9zrEaAafcpXMYRCrvOZyhyh4wlTV_TFdK-CiuT8L1DV/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(5).jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">(The Blanchet House mural was especially poignant in light of the homelessness crisis in Portland. Everywhere we went, tent cities dominated the landscape. Blanchet House was founded in 1952 by a group of University of Portland alumni as a house for hospitality in the model of those established by the Catholic Worker Movement. With an original focus on feeding the unemployed, Blanchet House has grown to provide clothing, hygiene items, community, and transitional recovery programs to thousands of people every year.) The subject of homelessness cropped up in most of our conversations that weekend; we did not identify many new solutions, but we sure agree that our country can do better than this! </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXhoKhHy4tyTqLWt-0KgO1uEjDE7v8Y90Gf4f68_JOpfKKm52StO19JltQXpWk-syFFauYlTDHohxXK_YUs3Tf__KtmU4cBLPZGWq1v0Ac1ymElMaYAstNlsJF2Ae0bUZR1h0rFnQrAHmIjS8f3SErFarPUMv4jnyFel0JsXjV1j329WOUoeX2VAbR/s2731/20230225_103415_1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2731" data-original-width="1815" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXhoKhHy4tyTqLWt-0KgO1uEjDE7v8Y90Gf4f68_JOpfKKm52StO19JltQXpWk-syFFauYlTDHohxXK_YUs3Tf__KtmU4cBLPZGWq1v0Ac1ymElMaYAstNlsJF2Ae0bUZR1h0rFnQrAHmIjS8f3SErFarPUMv4jnyFel0JsXjV1j329WOUoeX2VAbR/s320/20230225_103415_1.jpg" width="213" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">If you search for "things to do in Portland", you can be sure that Powell's City of Books will be near the top of the list. Covering an entire city block, Powell's has grown into a Portland landmark and the world's largest new and used bookstore. The place was teeming with people and so many books that I might have been forever discouraged from my on-and-off again thoughts of writing a book. I did make note of several books that I would like to read!!!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Would you be surprised that donut shops would also make the list of must-dos? I can't tell you how many boxes of "Voodoo Donuts" that we observed as we gingerly picked our way along the sidewalks of the Pearl District. It made me wonder about the blogger that recommended Blue Star as the donut of choice. I can tell you that I sure savored my Lemon and Lime Curd Donut!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhba1y7D5rEqRwXi4WSfh5mIkFIFImwntplFFDsm8smXaFI6iJFHW_hpDJ_ZlE6rvjcp-ML38u9avPftZSVC-ouQWtiBH6IkKrNSmfNQlBesmaTyfP4ZRsXAwtfptmvFwkLdbbHTERgOcTq7i2CPsrSz1l2EM8zacIO7opeY3tRBF_--OBaWEMXtEPk/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(6).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhba1y7D5rEqRwXi4WSfh5mIkFIFImwntplFFDsm8smXaFI6iJFHW_hpDJ_ZlE6rvjcp-ML38u9avPftZSVC-ouQWtiBH6IkKrNSmfNQlBesmaTyfP4ZRsXAwtfptmvFwkLdbbHTERgOcTq7i2CPsrSz1l2EM8zacIO7opeY3tRBF_--OBaWEMXtEPk/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(6).jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">As we maneuvered our car to a new parking spot (time limits on parking,ok?) we spotted a World Market. Oh my. I don't know (and I am not sure I want to know) how much more the population needs to grow in our area to merit a World Market, so we go and salivate at every installation that we come across. Just look at these tulips! (but no, I did not buy them. We did find some Tete de Moine cheese. Ooh la la!) We had an early dinner at Jake's Famous Crawfish Restaurant - yum!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqYtweLQfGYSlPTinxvf3qzpNGBYtWGIaGgXW0R3oQNnuVJ3EBnDZIwhyqPDw5VfsNzuXUHm093upRdCMGDYPRbUOfssqJBlUgqzzCOMKtiqnAik48cNWpjxMq1Yr5eN9fORqvYP7axVJsBIXRyWvoYgWSLj3jiW4Y3Y-8ipTFiXXWroQvkZJ7ePyy/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(7).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqYtweLQfGYSlPTinxvf3qzpNGBYtWGIaGgXW0R3oQNnuVJ3EBnDZIwhyqPDw5VfsNzuXUHm093upRdCMGDYPRbUOfssqJBlUgqzzCOMKtiqnAik48cNWpjxMq1Yr5eN9fORqvYP7axVJsBIXRyWvoYgWSLj3jiW4Y3Y-8ipTFiXXWroQvkZJ7ePyy/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(7).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And what can I say about Bruce? The man is 73 years old. He has released 21 studio albums during a career spanning six decades, most of which feature the E Street Band. And I swear that he did not break a sweat during the 2 hours and 45 minutes that they played! Young folks, take note! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnEgvABLMa0W7E719qRn07IM4iOyLCU0uVXcXxqLXhhJCKe19wHeceNQIvlPi-9TctPiv5l2_EeyC9gJ88uDXk4274eqWlxQFtaHZYx8GuvDGNQLFL3fL7gRQQ9WFqaU21gmnM1TmuO-Svtq7LN0QaK6Ax38stLz9HijrfUnJ6btu7vSk41lsXLna/s4032/20230225_202302.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnEgvABLMa0W7E719qRn07IM4iOyLCU0uVXcXxqLXhhJCKe19wHeceNQIvlPi-9TctPiv5l2_EeyC9gJ88uDXk4274eqWlxQFtaHZYx8GuvDGNQLFL3fL7gRQQ9WFqaU21gmnM1TmuO-Svtq7LN0QaK6Ax38stLz9HijrfUnJ6btu7vSk41lsXLna/w400-h180/20230225_202302.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuHt52UOsMxlFw6Rk8tLd7TE0Vo8Gk6xrjdpwXwrnmBEbG4Y_IViUPQF8731jpZcEniaewnTokM9HNOexCn21fvE3-0H2tg5Af5MvE3vsYf9DIpNhACXCuT3YskiIuXp_DmKBUb2_pWJ7NrMnNQeuboMhEaqd7PqRvQA4560iq8heChENTNEjZRBWU/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(8).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuHt52UOsMxlFw6Rk8tLd7TE0Vo8Gk6xrjdpwXwrnmBEbG4Y_IViUPQF8731jpZcEniaewnTokM9HNOexCn21fvE3-0H2tg5Af5MvE3vsYf9DIpNhACXCuT3YskiIuXp_DmKBUb2_pWJ7NrMnNQeuboMhEaqd7PqRvQA4560iq8heChENTNEjZRBWU/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(8).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Back at home, I launched into March with a shamrock frenzy.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkDU0oosXmnYbCK82bjvWRwkoK6fdIlCCuq_0uHoYe7nNZXp8h5mKG84aitp3hFCo8R5wRELl5d_FBb7SAxotKsLkox6fWkUY-ynFvKoQGJ4WcyQdVfBiQPMYyaSZ-iuCPjcUioLbNiBpwfuGH9ySmu_o0Hs1NnZEXjAS6_Vwxk7QJcdbJC3uMEOha/s4032/20230307_173336.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkDU0oosXmnYbCK82bjvWRwkoK6fdIlCCuq_0uHoYe7nNZXp8h5mKG84aitp3hFCo8R5wRELl5d_FBb7SAxotKsLkox6fWkUY-ynFvKoQGJ4WcyQdVfBiQPMYyaSZ-iuCPjcUioLbNiBpwfuGH9ySmu_o0Hs1NnZEXjAS6_Vwxk7QJcdbJC3uMEOha/w400-h180/20230307_173336.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2aVXjwYG_ezpae0_atubxYkdjq6_TOJJGgGyGLFsSPR_5Ngf-CMw1-M91fV_KhyL2LdeOAxJMLfRmZeyDa2eg2rac_H0WX4DPMcnTG7MzbPblOcTqvpJwj8tVQL9JMutmnGkyxjO_8fWILQXDak5Karo7JL_bco9gZuE2wFMs7QPfh2FgEHBHHpCE/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(9).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2aVXjwYG_ezpae0_atubxYkdjq6_TOJJGgGyGLFsSPR_5Ngf-CMw1-M91fV_KhyL2LdeOAxJMLfRmZeyDa2eg2rac_H0WX4DPMcnTG7MzbPblOcTqvpJwj8tVQL9JMutmnGkyxjO_8fWILQXDak5Karo7JL_bco9gZuE2wFMs7QPfh2FgEHBHHpCE/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(9).jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Meanwhile, the critters confront the daily challenges of winter. Twenty Elk waiting to cross on Big Mountain Road.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW_vR69o0FPVWfugvhzaoLsRfxlAUB2HlE0Hz3rQ_k91mh7H2DMVVZefaxoM_o4COqxEzHoLQdoaI6Rlm_bB_43EB0erPT4JDyN6eB-s5CvaNM-P4Wlysr18bEqI-FQBZufaTr6C2G8y-9l12mnuDCU7JvftD6mnZYKwnyVQNjUr_mHiNi736f03FZ/s4032/20230218_083844.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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(LeeAnna - this is for you!)<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJhWZ1OhjPTHjkSJpd3G3-DPCDypkCTsxZxmxvN11D03Gql1CW5pM3wG4sdifamS-bBHS5amJC2JRt6cEkwabpKvQI6LxmS4pXfGlR98xvvUZexp0ayDjuiIMyHfNi9h7iBVKQ7-tIOjWfFpPyQdhFDtRfWotlRe3RNadhbSsBfL7sxs4Cr--DSOjf/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(10).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJhWZ1OhjPTHjkSJpd3G3-DPCDypkCTsxZxmxvN11D03Gql1CW5pM3wG4sdifamS-bBHS5amJC2JRt6cEkwabpKvQI6LxmS4pXfGlR98xvvUZexp0ayDjuiIMyHfNi9h7iBVKQ7-tIOjWfFpPyQdhFDtRfWotlRe3RNadhbSsBfL7sxs4Cr--DSOjf/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(10).jpg" width="400" /></a></span></p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This week, LeeAnna's prompt is "What would you like to have in a dream studio space? Have you ever seen a studio space you wish you had?" In <a href="https://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/2021/05/mosaic-monday-133-happy-homemaker.html">this post</a> from two years ago, I wrote about my new standing desk in our loft. It satisfied much of my dream studio wish list - a terrific view, lots of light, a standing desk, large working surface. The one thing it lacks is adequate storage for oddly shaped craft items such as rolls of cross-stitch fabric. My sister-in-law in Utah has a large room she uses for quilting - the previous owner was into card-making and had specially designed cabinets for card stock - turns out they are perfect for fat quarters. I would love to have her storage options!<br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Hop on over to I Like Thursday at <a href="https://lapaylor.blogspot.com/">Not Afraid of Color</a> to hear more!<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Linking to <a href="https://sami-colourfulworld.blogspot.com/">Monday Murals</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Joining Eileen for <a href="https://viewingnaturewitheileen.blogspot.com/">Saturday's Critters </a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Linking to <a href="https://happy-hour-with-picts.blogspot.com/">Mosaic Monday</a><span> <br /></span></span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXxbg0bIjH_UR6MfEH6Agsf3Mxs6oy956qoj5IqMdaOek9oF80PEA4vgUwCw7cvscKNi2S8tyktez8uiDCxV3noLLcLDUNZtKebw72Dx1hEoCwXnZveuf73kZ6YZMJ8QJFvnfR0qQzBb3_nAGrv1wDaUiw63FBDivcd82iRrFarNv5Brb9jpQ0ZF6/s2799/20221008_101539.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2782" data-original-width="2799" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXxbg0bIjH_UR6MfEH6Agsf3Mxs6oy956qoj5IqMdaOek9oF80PEA4vgUwCw7cvscKNi2S8tyktez8uiDCxV3noLLcLDUNZtKebw72Dx1hEoCwXnZveuf73kZ6YZMJ8QJFvnfR0qQzBb3_nAGrv1wDaUiw63FBDivcd82iRrFarNv5Brb9jpQ0ZF6/w200-h199/20221008_101539.jpg" width="200" /></a></p>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490533253436208034noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-65406483219654630562023-02-22T22:33:00.005-07:002023-02-22T22:33:56.335-07:00Munch and Make Returns<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC7Yb70VQqE-37wIdqdUYUpGqQ9Uv60ekFcAh8XmZd4sQzTcw-f5GadB5y_YQAApDV31ijGCY3TbaRX_XHSY4WwWJHlTygYJIIOXEfYh_PuVUid9rXiUWB0OzwBVMgsXm88TyRjH9eisNpFjgAxjRmj-2Gnf9Ope7QmlqOYbyCq04snD-dHKNjjuq4/s1670/20230219_152704_1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1670" data-original-width="1454" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC7Yb70VQqE-37wIdqdUYUpGqQ9Uv60ekFcAh8XmZd4sQzTcw-f5GadB5y_YQAApDV31ijGCY3TbaRX_XHSY4WwWJHlTygYJIIOXEfYh_PuVUid9rXiUWB0OzwBVMgsXm88TyRjH9eisNpFjgAxjRmj-2Gnf9Ope7QmlqOYbyCq04snD-dHKNjjuq4/s320/20230219_152704_1.jpg" width="279" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">As faithful readers know, stitching makes me happy. Stitching WITH FRIENDS takes me to a state of bliss. Throw some mouth-watering delectables into the mix? Practically euphoria! Munch and make, a craft gathering with neighbor ladies, has returned after a three-year hiatus. (OK, I knew it had been a long time, but really three years? Yes, pandemic first and then life, busy life. Anyway ...)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">One friend plied her needle on the table runner you see at left. And do you know, she gave it to me at the end of the afternoon? I was SOOOOO touched.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiip4YbCiHwqx1yYTxdSM2UIu2TcYa9hQ_7g9QJ4FM8UxU91NGTShvMTk_xW_TDZaDZ_nmTu538InKC5yj5gEJy98vNrg1DINbmR9QGPJ_cmiCoYKhMrKAM_jOBLFT_kV5P5JwQfP4mgs8OZC8iirr78YoNuHvnQh7Mjr7ehqBS8aVR77ttoO3_Za8S/s4032/Inked20230219_152454.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1816" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiip4YbCiHwqx1yYTxdSM2UIu2TcYa9hQ_7g9QJ4FM8UxU91NGTShvMTk_xW_TDZaDZ_nmTu538InKC5yj5gEJy98vNrg1DINbmR9QGPJ_cmiCoYKhMrKAM_jOBLFT_kV5P5JwQfP4mgs8OZC8iirr78YoNuHvnQh7Mjr7ehqBS8aVR77ttoO3_Za8S/w180-h400/Inked20230219_152454.jpg" width="180" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />How about this quilt? My neighbor is a prolific quilter and prefers to have one quilt at a time in production. On the day of our gathering, she was finishing the binding. You probably cannot see it, but the corners of the quilt have nests with little eggs in them. Love the plump birds on this incredible work of art.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Everyone brought goodies - sugar-free chocolate, oat cookies, lemon blueberry ricotta cake, fresh fruit. The panda nestled among the munchies was hand-made by another neighbor during our gathering.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9DmzWCSBr0X7Ex92stktjfCn66jlH-UHPVSWeQopTkyPI8IHUctiio3xgnbaUmLWnHXk6LwKjsgXXf9m6EFPLHAgxrRfngN2-ZPFV_V6iRHLqw8lWKfS_Tufs4vjNEuElpS9Om3dPuOTHRzTMwep29PznjBqdEc2B_12Henwaqn4APBVBdQP5pa2x/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9DmzWCSBr0X7Ex92stktjfCn66jlH-UHPVSWeQopTkyPI8IHUctiio3xgnbaUmLWnHXk6LwKjsgXXf9m6EFPLHAgxrRfngN2-ZPFV_V6iRHLqw8lWKfS_Tufs4vjNEuElpS9Om3dPuOTHRzTMwep29PznjBqdEc2B_12Henwaqn4APBVBdQP5pa2x/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(3).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">My project is the cross-stitch for my sister that I first shared in <a href="https://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/2023/01/stitchin.html">this January post</a>. It's coming along nicely; I am head over heels in love with the blackwork patterns that make up the flower at the center of the design by Lesley Teare.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXkbPwpECQSnE5RBHswMbdtWU8jePw6jOfNfJ5CZGtLfKAE0K8sHLsQz2JF59_-Am-e-TqaCIkiWN6HNXvgsFgGRebvg0WvqzN6I_G34yOJ5CuvqGHlgg1Jxm5qFd7UjezQHs27sVWnQEpHb8DlIR8eg4-D3z3TSdB4th1d3c6QCGV9kFQER3pCtRF/s2618/20230219_230929_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1659" data-original-width="2618" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXkbPwpECQSnE5RBHswMbdtWU8jePw6jOfNfJ5CZGtLfKAE0K8sHLsQz2JF59_-Am-e-TqaCIkiWN6HNXvgsFgGRebvg0WvqzN6I_G34yOJ5CuvqGHlgg1Jxm5qFd7UjezQHs27sVWnQEpHb8DlIR8eg4-D3z3TSdB4th1d3c6QCGV9kFQER3pCtRF/w400-h254/20230219_230929_1.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I hope to have another Munch and Make in mid-March - watch this space!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you would like to see the previous Munch posts, go to <a href="https://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/2019/03/mosaic-monday-19-munch-and-make.html">March 17, 2019</a>, <a href="https://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/2019/04/be-tapestry.html">April 11, 2019,</a> <a href="https://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/2019/10/mosaic-monday-48-brief-interval.html">October 6, 2019</a> and <a href="https://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/2020/01/thank-you-for-being-my-friend.html">January 29, 2020</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">***<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_r9Abu3pxbqzLvdCzHKozlnzubUHXnOWsltbS3mSNbJoZHg4cuuWx_J8hZK7uVPvhsLDyWv3w7p37X5c8NGG3fX2EfnQ34d8ZS1k2Mj4WU-J8lYk25Ai04882g2DCPTF18Bvbj1xyDAsk-KcIBHlESYsH8UF97ahjdCEmgA9EHFJijn9yNs5aPdhZ/s4032/20230222_221614.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1816" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_r9Abu3pxbqzLvdCzHKozlnzubUHXnOWsltbS3mSNbJoZHg4cuuWx_J8hZK7uVPvhsLDyWv3w7p37X5c8NGG3fX2EfnQ34d8ZS1k2Mj4WU-J8lYk25Ai04882g2DCPTF18Bvbj1xyDAsk-KcIBHlESYsH8UF97ahjdCEmgA9EHFJijn9yNs5aPdhZ/s320/20230222_221614.jpg" width="144" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am joining Lee Anna at <a href="https://lapaylor.blogspot.com/">I Like Thursday</a> this week. The prompt is "What thoughtful things does your special person do for you, or you do for them?" Spousal Unit brings me coffee in bed most mornings, a routine that began when I retired. He has always been the cook in our family - even though it is one of his "responsibilities" in the house, I still consider the effort he puts into cooking overall, and finding new recipes (almost always a hit), to be one of the things about him that I truly appreciate. Occasionally, I try to surprise him. A note left in an unexpected place, or candy just for fun. After Valentine's Day, I perused the on-sale Valentine's candy and was delighted to find this. It would be a long story to explain the boxer shorts with the hearts, but it has a funny meaning for us!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">*** <br /></span></p><p>Linking to <a href="https://happy-hour-with-picts.blogspot.com/">Mosaic Monday</a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXxbg0bIjH_UR6MfEH6Agsf3Mxs6oy956qoj5IqMdaOek9oF80PEA4vgUwCw7cvscKNi2S8tyktez8uiDCxV3noLLcLDUNZtKebw72Dx1hEoCwXnZveuf73kZ6YZMJ8QJFvnfR0qQzBb3_nAGrv1wDaUiw63FBDivcd82iRrFarNv5Brb9jpQ0ZF6/s2799/20221008_101539.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2782" data-original-width="2799" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXxbg0bIjH_UR6MfEH6Agsf3Mxs6oy956qoj5IqMdaOek9oF80PEA4vgUwCw7cvscKNi2S8tyktez8uiDCxV3noLLcLDUNZtKebw72Dx1hEoCwXnZveuf73kZ6YZMJ8QJFvnfR0qQzBb3_nAGrv1wDaUiw63FBDivcd82iRrFarNv5Brb9jpQ0ZF6/w200-h199/20221008_101539.jpg" width="200" /></a></p>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490533253436208034noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-12502302686597240592023-02-08T20:40:00.000-07:002023-02-08T20:40:47.959-07:00Red Ribbons and Bows<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Wy3DnZMDFN90dzMYS_WQCr8Rw0f-26s68N6nImlADL_XJneaKHQKDQjP222EnyLuscM7G3JAkTM9_iGORFwks1T45-K6yNES2F9y9B2SXv-PhnPZWKYcGYNitStJws8ac229ZboyPlNF_bMo9qRnxvcDxsonVMem-ZeuBuOZd1bH823HeFUTLHhd/s3166/20230131_172926.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3053" data-original-width="3166" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Wy3DnZMDFN90dzMYS_WQCr8Rw0f-26s68N6nImlADL_XJneaKHQKDQjP222EnyLuscM7G3JAkTM9_iGORFwks1T45-K6yNES2F9y9B2SXv-PhnPZWKYcGYNitStJws8ac229ZboyPlNF_bMo9qRnxvcDxsonVMem-ZeuBuOZd1bH823HeFUTLHhd/s320/20230131_172926.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">I generally do not decorate for every holiday. Before I retired, I didn't have the time. After I retired, I swore off collecting more "stuff". Stuff has to be stored, and we have prioritized our valuable closet space for outdoor equipment! And yet, Valentine's Day, with red dominating the color scheme, is easy on me. I already have many red articles in the house, and some "Christmas" items can be re-purposed for Cupid's Day. Let's take a look!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">My Mom's apron doubles as a table-runner in this tableau and her vintage tomato strainer has red handles, seemingly meant for this occasion! The Handarbeit candlestick holder already held a red candle, and it was joined by the matching flask. <i>Handarbeit, which means "handwork" or "handmade, is marked on the bottom of each piece of pottery. </i> <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJJGemI47BnvyxzZv1hiUdh9-sMZN1Cby4HwQe2brwBxB5fumYtko6xP3pq1X55W9vDdwOJNi6HybRGIHv6DDMxiOXI6nu1E-LLp6f3BGqg_oWgmz-h_czmOCsvPazDyhrlUt5Ao30qp38hiWs5iJ47ZzhIIM596hK255m96hXYRT5LfLgdHZ3to3o/s4032/20230131_122619.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJJGemI47BnvyxzZv1hiUdh9-sMZN1Cby4HwQe2brwBxB5fumYtko6xP3pq1X55W9vDdwOJNi6HybRGIHv6DDMxiOXI6nu1E-LLp6f3BGqg_oWgmz-h_czmOCsvPazDyhrlUt5Ao30qp38hiWs5iJ47ZzhIIM596hK255m96hXYRT5LfLgdHZ3to3o/w400-h300/20230131_122619.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> At the other end of this table I placed two brandy snifters, partly filled with plastic candy hearts. (I'll admit these hearts were one of my few purchases a couple of years ago to augment my decoration stash.) Another candelabra with the requisite red candle moved from the fireplace to round out the arrangement. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV33GMSv4iysJpRCVzv0k0Rkq4znuT70MScJoSFA4N-T0_Vnp6EMkAQEgschBl3xQudfYMYLzSovn6tSZe7uHy1cbbCPE0Ct3DxXZvBHOdauMnDBxHakYo_ZMsqep5pJIqXmsHjyxaaG-t5sh7SsHD_piP7DqaBkyuXamc71FCUYpTPaeHi8gX_JY9/s4032/20230206_101542.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV33GMSv4iysJpRCVzv0k0Rkq4znuT70MScJoSFA4N-T0_Vnp6EMkAQEgschBl3xQudfYMYLzSovn6tSZe7uHy1cbbCPE0Ct3DxXZvBHOdauMnDBxHakYo_ZMsqep5pJIqXmsHjyxaaG-t5sh7SsHD_piP7DqaBkyuXamc71FCUYpTPaeHi8gX_JY9/s320/20230206_101542.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIXsc6ghWjLaR45UZXd8Szo0F4ubuQ_SbZAIwvaRqcCN682Tm43kf1QCk4k9GuDuJ68_p5-ID7tfj1yB3shFIOzg1qZGVctvfrzP5GpXHBbKw0ApCnFC_lzeV9YKBf7YLlv0mYKARjuXuuYUF-q_EJStNoBYVTCAxhdCYzOYgpb39wN7t14k0PCZX2/s4032/20230131_122928.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIXsc6ghWjLaR45UZXd8Szo0F4ubuQ_SbZAIwvaRqcCN682Tm43kf1QCk4k9GuDuJ68_p5-ID7tfj1yB3shFIOzg1qZGVctvfrzP5GpXHBbKw0ApCnFC_lzeV9YKBf7YLlv0mYKARjuXuuYUF-q_EJStNoBYVTCAxhdCYzOYgpb39wN7t14k0PCZX2/w300-h400/20230131_122928.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">For years, we had had several garlands of red beads, and they have been used in many ways, most frequently at Christmas. Since we moved into our log home five years ago, I had yet to find an appropriate place for them during the Christmas period. As we packed up the Christmas decorations at the end of January, Spousal Unit noticed them in the bottom of the box, and suggested it was time for them to find a new home. Of course, this was quite motivational to me, and you won't be surprised to see that I found several creative uses for them!<br /></span><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_U_hlzmfvUAJOoUtBCf-QCHcbttt63J_vNeaVEYsbl96o6M6Wo3v1eoHFHVqLh-bKxHHHyQnNKTtrclfx6l-_Y7q3L-AOf_EvNkv1QSLZPB65K3oNXzWkmL4VujXOcJYPAq9H4Ga8ZhI2V6_u1eiF6wZc9l-oZWqhGTEryvtyHFsqtWTfppcHfDH/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_U_hlzmfvUAJOoUtBCf-QCHcbttt63J_vNeaVEYsbl96o6M6Wo3v1eoHFHVqLh-bKxHHHyQnNKTtrclfx6l-_Y7q3L-AOf_EvNkv1QSLZPB65K3oNXzWkmL4VujXOcJYPAq9H4Ga8ZhI2V6_u1eiF6wZc9l-oZWqhGTEryvtyHFsqtWTfppcHfDH/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaIoAAbv2uuehxgiNVDhCyvpD7aj5M87LN0MFN8V5aFFdf4L_dNlbDZ171eMR8d3ECrTdhbCD3_SthPyxmTziwDG6zWUYeBg4Nko6S17bvSzj-3lu6NRP1EMOia9OyvHkZyJTIp3v5ymQXRAyhetK9APv-hSffUrEcr19A4Q60P_R-vh-fEvPfbpAx/s4032/20230131_174038_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaIoAAbv2uuehxgiNVDhCyvpD7aj5M87LN0MFN8V5aFFdf4L_dNlbDZ171eMR8d3ECrTdhbCD3_SthPyxmTziwDG6zWUYeBg4Nko6S17bvSzj-3lu6NRP1EMOia9OyvHkZyJTIp3v5ymQXRAyhetK9APv-hSffUrEcr19A4Q60P_R-vh-fEvPfbpAx/w400-h300/20230131_174038_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Did you notice the red ribbons with the pine cones? Those were recycled from Christmas crackers several years ago! The mantlepiece is strung with a glittery red tulle; the massive red vase was a retirement gift from colleagues in Poland.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTn0f7LEOTSCnh0v8qpGrOjXRr3Fyfuch6-nGHb4E_E-JzX73edOKszmMiryNinJQ-Bh-9amhsXXv6CsUiU50HElwaYZPXeEheum4LXj4BbIAwPkVtfYsL2ur_1TkPs6LCrhcRYX7AzsDJO9vNSG5LOLtzVfqzzvQu-LWwPuZd92QSpdAcIeLxiujV/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTn0f7LEOTSCnh0v8qpGrOjXRr3Fyfuch6-nGHb4E_E-JzX73edOKszmMiryNinJQ-Bh-9amhsXXv6CsUiU50HElwaYZPXeEheum4LXj4BbIAwPkVtfYsL2ur_1TkPs6LCrhcRYX7AzsDJO9vNSG5LOLtzVfqzzvQu-LWwPuZd92QSpdAcIeLxiujV/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(2).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>My decorations extend (slightly) outside as well, thanks to Spousal Unit. You see, he gave me a complete set of garden flags, one for every holiday/season, as a Christmas present. Doesn't this flag brighten up the monochrome scene below? (The dark something to the left of the flag is my metal moose sculpture, almost overcome by the snow.)<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi54sjaHcwxKd8d_LwT8QKh4yTLbYDtpQvL-MA4rcN4Yiawxt-1Tj0taZrWk-0xv-ZwY9evifjBK75KsU-JHC5jktVQ3IZmaRc6f6Xu8h5NqCWMBZmogX29iYESuMOvothyq6omgj1RsiZfacx6w3e2S1n_cMVYPa9ib6FRQs-q1qyjQCGDxpILMza3/s4032/20230131_141350.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi54sjaHcwxKd8d_LwT8QKh4yTLbYDtpQvL-MA4rcN4Yiawxt-1Tj0taZrWk-0xv-ZwY9evifjBK75KsU-JHC5jktVQ3IZmaRc6f6Xu8h5NqCWMBZmogX29iYESuMOvothyq6omgj1RsiZfacx6w3e2S1n_cMVYPa9ib6FRQs-q1qyjQCGDxpILMza3/w300-h400/20230131_141350.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p>I am joining LeeAnna for <a href="https://lapaylor.blogspot.com/">I Like Thursday</a>. This week, the prompt is: <i>What do you like about Valentine's Day? Do you have a special cake or truffles, for instance. Do you give cards, get chocolates, give gifts? You could send flowers to a best friend, or give a sweet heart necklace to your daughter, or call your Mom ... It's about love and showing it.</i> </p><p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<![endif]--></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7KpF2uYgSCOpaHbn4OFXm2JeKbCcCSTQ3vgI4c1JzR2dL21bKg4EPH4Hg4lMCUicwMyPYAHbfbtMvPAKhvwfMnw5V3E8gkIw86JNamUBO4SY4Qg1SOGfwMSKOps2XCbHJoyu_CGNEmgnBWEhAa2LCciyqsdusgUzn_XWxHoQIG7PQt7D2AnKcEJzU/s4598/20230208_185528.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4598" data-original-width="3192" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7KpF2uYgSCOpaHbn4OFXm2JeKbCcCSTQ3vgI4c1JzR2dL21bKg4EPH4Hg4lMCUicwMyPYAHbfbtMvPAKhvwfMnw5V3E8gkIw86JNamUBO4SY4Qg1SOGfwMSKOps2XCbHJoyu_CGNEmgnBWEhAa2LCciyqsdusgUzn_XWxHoQIG7PQt7D2AnKcEJzU/w278-h400/20230208_185528.jpg" width="278" /></a></div>As you might surmise, I like decorating! Generally, Spousal Unit and I do get each other cards, but not much more than that. Going out for dinner on Valentine's Day is no longer "special" in my book - reservations are almost impossible to get, and prices are exorbitant. I prefer surprises, such as a small bag of chocolate hearts that I gave Spousal Unit a couple of weeks ago. Beyond my dear Spouse, I don't do anything formal for anyone else <u>on Valentine's Day</u>. I do make an effort to find simple but meaningful ways to show love throughout the year, from hand-drawn cards to scheduling video calls with family to organizing social gatherings to commenting on blogs!<p></p><blockquote><p><i>A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. JESUS CHRIST</i> <br /></p></blockquote><blockquote><p><i>Love is sharing your popcorn. CHARLES SCHULZ</i> <br /></p></blockquote><blockquote><p><i>People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that's what everyone wants. But a true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that is holding you back, the person who brings you to your own attention so you can change your life. ELIZABETH GILBERT</i><br /></p></blockquote><p>****</p><p>Linking to <a href="https://happy-hour-with-picts.blogspot.com/">Mosaic Monday</a></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXxbg0bIjH_UR6MfEH6Agsf3Mxs6oy956qoj5IqMdaOek9oF80PEA4vgUwCw7cvscKNi2S8tyktez8uiDCxV3noLLcLDUNZtKebw72Dx1hEoCwXnZveuf73kZ6YZMJ8QJFvnfR0qQzBb3_nAGrv1wDaUiw63FBDivcd82iRrFarNv5Brb9jpQ0ZF6/s2799/20221008_101539.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2782" data-original-width="2799" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXxbg0bIjH_UR6MfEH6Agsf3Mxs6oy956qoj5IqMdaOek9oF80PEA4vgUwCw7cvscKNi2S8tyktez8uiDCxV3noLLcLDUNZtKebw72Dx1hEoCwXnZveuf73kZ6YZMJ8QJFvnfR0qQzBb3_nAGrv1wDaUiw63FBDivcd82iRrFarNv5Brb9jpQ0ZF6/w200-h199/20221008_101539.jpg" width="200" /></a></p>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490533253436208034noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-82145023279349113532023-01-25T21:46:00.000-07:002023-01-25T21:46:15.596-07:00A January Jumble<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUR4eKyxI8y_zQauhIVcE4toAufXyORHWKBnUCZBNGabJf3ox2ioKT_RJjN0QgULMKfT4XXm4cOuOQtpWcoom6QqxyHskf9nHYeMcG0DjuWMbF7FNtHHbB1Asn0qgChKTcg8w7DeexJ0cvrOWoTdp-9i5VH4lDBHtXizUcdwHF-Kkm2MNDH5KhdAQP/s4400/20230117_092142.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4400" data-original-width="3140" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUR4eKyxI8y_zQauhIVcE4toAufXyORHWKBnUCZBNGabJf3ox2ioKT_RJjN0QgULMKfT4XXm4cOuOQtpWcoom6QqxyHskf9nHYeMcG0DjuWMbF7FNtHHbB1Asn0qgChKTcg8w7DeexJ0cvrOWoTdp-9i5VH4lDBHtXizUcdwHF-Kkm2MNDH5KhdAQP/s320/20230117_092142.jpg" width="228" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Jumble (noun) = an untidy collection or pile of things</span><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Jumble (verb) = mix up in a confused or untidy way</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">BRITISH = articles collected for a jumble sale</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Well, "untidy" and "confused" are negative words to me, but this post is certainly a "collection" and a mixture. So, "jumble" it is!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">As most of you know, our last cat, Maggie, crossed the rainbow bridge on September 21, 2020. I don't miss the dust and the litter boxes, but I do miss the affection that accompanies a loud purr and rubbing on my legs. So, it has been a joy to interact with several cats this month, including cat-sitting for neighbors vacationing in sunny Florida!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3JZ6HocMg2_EZMZ0bQQlarkhbiJc8bs3PBKU1hFicydLVvuBaunSWR9a8wUDEZVZzb-hry4WKlctQuVRaVBee6v1d2MVq5tykiVDU3SIwJxWtLb9ahVYVp_4rievmLblie4Fwd2wwSsTLE6Q7FY51OCmzQgIXvJnyCrTN6S-lqNPUVBqlNDXUOFrC/s3248/20230117_092130.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2365" data-original-width="3248" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3JZ6HocMg2_EZMZ0bQQlarkhbiJc8bs3PBKU1hFicydLVvuBaunSWR9a8wUDEZVZzb-hry4WKlctQuVRaVBee6v1d2MVq5tykiVDU3SIwJxWtLb9ahVYVp_4rievmLblie4Fwd2wwSsTLE6Q7FY51OCmzQgIXvJnyCrTN6S-lqNPUVBqlNDXUOFrC/w400-h291/20230117_092130.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTewmZX4xGtK0UBTyqVwzI9HDPISBkCNPLEBtk36jb8Xg57pP0ejXT6yeih1zvhpxTgAMuWrfOb7Iniwfz04XIn1pxbIjI7P0pFshBhmA6NRGRkqAPFGssguPZFPMQBqNzKSD5e-UKP888vRaTWyCBHpNT5QFYE518Jcb55EPACMLafzoyrOtmHAaJ/s2567/20230104_121856.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2567" data-original-width="2340" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTewmZX4xGtK0UBTyqVwzI9HDPISBkCNPLEBtk36jb8Xg57pP0ejXT6yeih1zvhpxTgAMuWrfOb7Iniwfz04XIn1pxbIjI7P0pFshBhmA6NRGRkqAPFGssguPZFPMQBqNzKSD5e-UKP888vRaTWyCBHpNT5QFYE518Jcb55EPACMLafzoyrOtmHAaJ/w365-h400/20230104_121856.jpg" width="365" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit9Hwe2rc5QNYXmUzFtxr13AKFSCgvn84HbpGMIqihdL_KCXLTLs_v396oP5l8Ql3I8GDdS7qxYQK2FR9RgZgRYry6-MTvMTX5kL5TCHk3g7QWUfHPXIMuKSbkcKxRJJHdctSWBSfIiyRl0zzkDbsu3JASFNuz-VTwJ5H7Yth4buPlQ_Pfraeu3Jjq/s4356/20230104_122039.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4356" data-original-width="2643" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit9Hwe2rc5QNYXmUzFtxr13AKFSCgvn84HbpGMIqihdL_KCXLTLs_v396oP5l8Ql3I8GDdS7qxYQK2FR9RgZgRYry6-MTvMTX5kL5TCHk3g7QWUfHPXIMuKSbkcKxRJJHdctSWBSfIiyRl0zzkDbsu3JASFNuz-VTwJ5H7Yth4buPlQ_Pfraeu3Jjq/s320/20230104_122039.jpg" width="194" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Speaking of critters, it has been a bumper month for trail cam photos - the Bald Eagles have returned to fish for Northern Pike at the lake below our house. I wrote about this in <a href="https://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/2021/02/mosaic-monday-117-circle-of-life.html">February 2021</a>, when Golden Eagles joined in the feast as well.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here is the patch of open water - the "fishing hole". Last summer, the beaver built a secondary dam below the main dam, which has created this little catchment. Apparently, the fish are swimming through gaps in the main dam and wind up in shallow water that makes for easy pickings for the raptors. Bad decision! The camera is positioned on the other side of the water, so the views you are about to see are looking toward where I am standing to take this picture. 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Later that night, another raptor came to the "restaurant" - an owl! This is the first time I have ever captured one with my trail cam!</span></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkA0KyI-do2Kw7bwMn5vi8j4_pirLKGxoP3E0gSdzbHsTH6eu9VJjeDnRqJgMT6FGs40AiGO4pmqJMIrDlofN8-Z8tJUNg0MLr0KDPwU2btQUbSh7OlUix3iEAlpo17avqwVJDQRAJV78OS9V2ooiRdPprh5bN3pPXiBa5_fXr5czWuUdG58_zfW7h/s2658/MFDC3441%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2423" data-original-width="2658" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkA0KyI-do2Kw7bwMn5vi8j4_pirLKGxoP3E0gSdzbHsTH6eu9VJjeDnRqJgMT6FGs40AiGO4pmqJMIrDlofN8-Z8tJUNg0MLr0KDPwU2btQUbSh7OlUix3iEAlpo17avqwVJDQRAJV78OS9V2ooiRdPprh5bN3pPXiBa5_fXr5czWuUdG58_zfW7h/w400-h365/MFDC3441%20(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I have been doing a little cooking once a week, to give Head Chef a break. I didn't take pictures of week 1 - <a href="https://thelowcarbdiabetic.blogspot.com/2022/12/normandy-pork-casserole-perfect-for.html">Normandy Pork Casserole</a> - a recipe from Low Carb Diabetic - and I would recommend the dish! Week 2 was Slow Roasted Salmon, and I am not giving you the link since the spices overwhelmed the salmon. But I documented my work ...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9fe6bs1xOz0uEicLS23yr22xgVITWWVSrGN4L5HztQKRFfQyWV35XilW1snHlYyPFHNXK07sNRqhD2Ia_E1KeteMT55KjjxA1ZZzptT9D3QCKQY5JxYmHVX2KMlCGk_oE5Q5HSpiElX0hF7cDY-LeBBbMG9Dg7rwjoAA3mw_uuaSUwLNPkvQGvBH6/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(16).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9fe6bs1xOz0uEicLS23yr22xgVITWWVSrGN4L5HztQKRFfQyWV35XilW1snHlYyPFHNXK07sNRqhD2Ia_E1KeteMT55KjjxA1ZZzptT9D3QCKQY5JxYmHVX2KMlCGk_oE5Q5HSpiElX0hF7cDY-LeBBbMG9Dg7rwjoAA3mw_uuaSUwLNPkvQGvBH6/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(16).jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Speaking of food, Head Chef gave us a New Year's resolution - Eat More Jam! How many jam/jelly/related jars do you have?</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg-5rmhjJGPSGjaUuouR3l_w3AvqquuLv6OovzDcj38bVH5nk2otvi3RDafVcBJCtcB-IpfA6GsZXKgAPGJmXkFOY4k_ua8MV9hooghK9Fabe1HuI0jZlo_GjRc8X8puuxtpIyNiAwSeDfwTCG_WzGVKzBc2P6wOwe--Sxz9xcDeEd8hmESod-H5Ab/s4032/20230109_103117.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg-5rmhjJGPSGjaUuouR3l_w3AvqquuLv6OovzDcj38bVH5nk2otvi3RDafVcBJCtcB-IpfA6GsZXKgAPGJmXkFOY4k_ua8MV9hooghK9Fabe1HuI0jZlo_GjRc8X8puuxtpIyNiAwSeDfwTCG_WzGVKzBc2P6wOwe--Sxz9xcDeEd8hmESod-H5Ab/w400-h300/20230109_103117.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNUEavoAQj-pxRIa5LSFIWveepUEpbhZ_TOFYKxOxui53K_LIpQeZAz6YaN4C8NIZhSpRvzMldWIl8Ao0sZhOY8D1fMBp2YGGB8ot82Jt7w1NiRGkfMHzAPr59vaFcN2tiNcVGQibIeO7xWq1fGSEOjWq96hxZNPFhspJTndM7U_aaIPBu6BLSWrDt/s4032/20230124_150659_1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2346" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNUEavoAQj-pxRIa5LSFIWveepUEpbhZ_TOFYKxOxui53K_LIpQeZAz6YaN4C8NIZhSpRvzMldWIl8Ao0sZhOY8D1fMBp2YGGB8ot82Jt7w1NiRGkfMHzAPr59vaFcN2tiNcVGQibIeO7xWq1fGSEOjWq96hxZNPFhspJTndM7U_aaIPBu6BLSWrDt/s320/20230124_150659_1.jpg" width="186" /></a></div>I am joining LeeAnna at <a href="https://lapaylor.blogspot.com/">Not Afraid of Color</a> for I Like Thursday. The prompt for this week: <i>What are your favorite colors? Do you wear them or decorate with them? </i>As I look around the house, I see many shades of brown, augmented with blues and reds. As we bought furniture over the years, we went for subtle shades and used pillows and blankets to add the color. If I consider my closet, the base palette is brown and black, but with a rainbow of blouses, scarves and sweaters. <i>Is there a specific color your family would say is your favorite? </i>Purple. My bridesmaids wore purple, and I have a purple suede outfit from the 1980's that Spousal Unit wishes I would wear more often! <i>Has it changed over the last few years? </i>Today, my style choices are functional - designed for our active and outdoor lifestyle. In other words, not much purple and no suede!!!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This week, I am also linking to Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date. Her theme this week is scarves. I wrote an entire post about scarves on <a href="https://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/2019/02/mosaic-monday-14-shopping-in-my-closet.html">February 10, 2019</a>. This was one of my favorite collages from that post.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi59Dt1d9XKbkZp6eGQOdhNOqeho3c2-3XzphtSBZmI5aY0X4KG40R5YZovcZ9bXgkxcpMfFKJYs0s9oGaaWcFoABNOlbgFClY5520LNtEe9fbmkhYofRfYKNgsXgrfCv-NNVGTgJf3dAtZi-UAIjxbv_L3rm1gVED1mm6-9tyLvceFTsT5d2cSCe5d/s320/Scarf%20Collage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="271" data-original-width="320" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi59Dt1d9XKbkZp6eGQOdhNOqeho3c2-3XzphtSBZmI5aY0X4KG40R5YZovcZ9bXgkxcpMfFKJYs0s9oGaaWcFoABNOlbgFClY5520LNtEe9fbmkhYofRfYKNgsXgrfCv-NNVGTgJf3dAtZi-UAIjxbv_L3rm1gVED1mm6-9tyLvceFTsT5d2cSCe5d/s1600/Scarf%20Collage.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzlMezfOcdcE2QUF6xTznEAblWUWKqOXXlPjU1BrWFq7iENa1WcazYjR-AQiNRLg7P8rQHTyg9mreS6y0CaKoe575v6xjn5eyUO2HU5BXAcO2AoJZioTOVfyHTNUxlT_MEzwtgZVVkd16lBFuFIrLPlXkYKC2axC88DcI5Fwy-IFq8GwfqcI7BH-p-/s4032/20230117_093050.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzlMezfOcdcE2QUF6xTznEAblWUWKqOXXlPjU1BrWFq7iENa1WcazYjR-AQiNRLg7P8rQHTyg9mreS6y0CaKoe575v6xjn5eyUO2HU5BXAcO2AoJZioTOVfyHTNUxlT_MEzwtgZVVkd16lBFuFIrLPlXkYKC2axC88DcI5Fwy-IFq8GwfqcI7BH-p-/s320/20230117_093050.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />Finally, I leave you with this whimsical fairy house that my neighbors created from a tree stump, lovingly harvested from the property of my Dear Neighbor Friend. I am so thankful to live here, and to have so many "jumbles" to share with you.</span><br /><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This week, I am also linking to:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://brianshomeblog.com/">Brian's Home</a> for Thankful Thursday. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://viewingnaturewitheileen.blogspot.com/">Eileen </a>for Saturday's Critters.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Mosaic Monday<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXxbg0bIjH_UR6MfEH6Agsf3Mxs6oy956qoj5IqMdaOek9oF80PEA4vgUwCw7cvscKNi2S8tyktez8uiDCxV3noLLcLDUNZtKebw72Dx1hEoCwXnZveuf73kZ6YZMJ8QJFvnfR0qQzBb3_nAGrv1wDaUiw63FBDivcd82iRrFarNv5Brb9jpQ0ZF6/s2799/20221008_101539.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2782" data-original-width="2799" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXxbg0bIjH_UR6MfEH6Agsf3Mxs6oy956qoj5IqMdaOek9oF80PEA4vgUwCw7cvscKNi2S8tyktez8uiDCxV3noLLcLDUNZtKebw72Dx1hEoCwXnZveuf73kZ6YZMJ8QJFvnfR0qQzBb3_nAGrv1wDaUiw63FBDivcd82iRrFarNv5Brb9jpQ0ZF6/w200-h199/20221008_101539.jpg" width="200" /></a></p>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490533253436208034noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-39391542393087865242023-01-11T21:51:00.000-07:002023-01-11T21:51:45.083-07:00Stitchin'<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-vYRafidgHg_ilpcSuMMykMYaYpYVDaKXdS7NVFOe9lXQ7xuFNKWZmfypC2kSpU036SWM0jkyXNokl4PqeZZTJJUVHdUSz_-ub3VlzEkZMv_oLuwfWxE7r-JeerAIxBQ89P3pMKkfuRID9W0bu5m8UhvxWnA_qErTdcp1mPdsea7U3zVfxVCS_RuF/s1906/Attach8972_20221113_201320.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1906" data-original-width="1356" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-vYRafidgHg_ilpcSuMMykMYaYpYVDaKXdS7NVFOe9lXQ7xuFNKWZmfypC2kSpU036SWM0jkyXNokl4PqeZZTJJUVHdUSz_-ub3VlzEkZMv_oLuwfWxE7r-JeerAIxBQ89P3pMKkfuRID9W0bu5m8UhvxWnA_qErTdcp1mPdsea7U3zVfxVCS_RuF/s320/Attach8972_20221113_201320.jpg" width="228" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am having fun. I am stitching. Two projects underway, and several in the planning stages. My fellow stitchers, can you ever have too many ideas or creations that you want to make?</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Before I show you the current work, I can finally share the ornaments that I made for the kids as Christmas presents. I love the process of looking for subjects that are suitable for the recipient, and yet not too big for a tree ornament. Pinterest is fabulous resource, and the convenience of downloading designs for a minimal price is a far cry from the days of thumbing through racks of cross-stitch books at Michael's!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4fzqBZTmq0ZNYm2J1_K1txIb12rHNIgpkO3pRqfVYyfU6nEkpccb1BUX9-jeNfmeNbKFGi340cSCFSOQ8HrJrKNwNs3IlH3tLcyrWySVjhstDk2iW9HafEeyV79Ce5Ojnjc1k0_wmkEnWZM7FEYAXlQ3Q6Mg4sscsooSqII9v73dKytQO89T93ZMd/s1728/Attach8973_20221113_201320.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="1296" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4fzqBZTmq0ZNYm2J1_K1txIb12rHNIgpkO3pRqfVYyfU6nEkpccb1BUX9-jeNfmeNbKFGi340cSCFSOQ8HrJrKNwNs3IlH3tLcyrWySVjhstDk2iW9HafEeyV79Ce5Ojnjc1k0_wmkEnWZM7FEYAXlQ3Q6Mg4sscsooSqII9v73dKytQO89T93ZMd/s320/Attach8973_20221113_201320.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />The fiance made his first trip to the UK in 2022, and since the itinerary included London, this ornament was an easy choice.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> #1 Son is a little more challenging - cats are an obvious choice, but I am reluctant to give him only cat ornaments. So I took a little bit of an indirect tack this year, and this is all the more appropriate since together we have watched a documentary about how some people still claim the earth is flat!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ZdQomTl5hr8QF9zPu_NWT24kXOJ1eMPdqMKW1Au3pTp07kKesXwUxYXkWXJWv8ee0K72dWP6-mrh_UxBbu0p5FjZMzrihrC13da1QhGTu93SLPlCoSe7-CitRSdFWw-rY_b8yhsZCJulVAo_1PoICD_UxI6kPfzgO_pALELOcsQuQiYlvFQwG7Tk/s1619/Attach9545_20221130_114915.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1619" data-original-width="1574" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ZdQomTl5hr8QF9zPu_NWT24kXOJ1eMPdqMKW1Au3pTp07kKesXwUxYXkWXJWv8ee0K72dWP6-mrh_UxBbu0p5FjZMzrihrC13da1QhGTu93SLPlCoSe7-CitRSdFWw-rY_b8yhsZCJulVAo_1PoICD_UxI6kPfzgO_pALELOcsQuQiYlvFQwG7Tk/w389-h400/Attach9545_20221130_114915.jpg" width="389" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">In <a href="https://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/2021/12/mosaic-monday-160-getting-plastered.html">this post in December 2021</a>, I wrote about discovering Spanish blackwork. In December 2022, I finally began my first blackwork piece. Last year, my oldest sister purchased an RV, and mentioned that she planned to call it "Bloomer". I scoured Pinterest for cross-stitch designs with that word, or with a pertinent theme. I was delighted to locate a pattern with many of her favorite colors, and blackwork! Bingo! </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNPY2_v6zdh0IM1pXddCMBKbpGZdCVcnkDXi41WqPv2eTGKpOefaDk411JetL4_6Ke6JFkWEpMVY9QimyzlRcC6wZjOO-0P0d6LnpCttIZgqKJIMusMQ2iKVs2bxrgdJrbFnL25lllifrFjycJJLe9cE0UjPu7Zu2ug1WoECqbAwQELNJ_sGvzvPCJ/s331/Picture2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="311" data-original-width="331" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNPY2_v6zdh0IM1pXddCMBKbpGZdCVcnkDXi41WqPv2eTGKpOefaDk411JetL4_6Ke6JFkWEpMVY9QimyzlRcC6wZjOO-0P0d6LnpCttIZgqKJIMusMQ2iKVs2bxrgdJrbFnL25lllifrFjycJJLe9cE0UjPu7Zu2ug1WoECqbAwQELNJ_sGvzvPCJ/w400-h376/Picture2.png" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I will have to add "Bloomer" to the bottom of the design, but that is easy to do. Over Thanksgiving, I had the opportunity to ask her about the font style she would like. So, I was all set. Below are some pictures with current progress. (I think she will use this a pillow cover.)<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1y_bnXKzqjkIS45GHQJWlng_96eR0rSFoQDoEY5f5YDEfE3ceA88tYP5FYAvlqX8cJlbUtZo_i_vAht-X0N2dRmyW3dV5NyWHVaZijknQBdV6mq5kX6sRnQHA74p-liZ2XVXrMaB60AVTV-kuoQhtrxYyKRwxz1QbIIgCs_uHiFq4wDUUbPh61OL/s4032/20230111_104642_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1y_bnXKzqjkIS45GHQJWlng_96eR0rSFoQDoEY5f5YDEfE3ceA88tYP5FYAvlqX8cJlbUtZo_i_vAht-X0N2dRmyW3dV5NyWHVaZijknQBdV6mq5kX6sRnQHA74p-liZ2XVXrMaB60AVTV-kuoQhtrxYyKRwxz1QbIIgCs_uHiFq4wDUUbPh61OL/w400-h300/20230111_104642_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiugJo2iJV0BBye9TzETTRuQIKxf1PgmEXqbOVlXJNwbGI8nmklNUS3nwP5LJbSE_SXHryUqfbhvexsrj94uB7rt6X-k5YZ_Lx1uqvVIvjQpbwzjqVLffS9YKreuNRwTVcbIhPSGa4k97m8-BvaMAbKvss7qv8a11cbHb4qTr7wS1XAXvadT3S_RwtO/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(12).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiugJo2iJV0BBye9TzETTRuQIKxf1PgmEXqbOVlXJNwbGI8nmklNUS3nwP5LJbSE_SXHryUqfbhvexsrj94uB7rt6X-k5YZ_Lx1uqvVIvjQpbwzjqVLffS9YKreuNRwTVcbIhPSGa4k97m8-BvaMAbKvss7qv8a11cbHb4qTr7wS1XAXvadT3S_RwtO/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(12).jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNbe_e3bM-VS0j-7Sd52Y93Vp_Kbi7yseI3wUUTU9FQ5wmLg-n0lDL5GqOI9ghQxJbXhGlXCbDS7HHe6z0kn_g2AIKQ-S6YNavMnlX8qE6Os54s6Sw4f0Nk2GQeiX7pw3uv9htXcvsZYdi8S8V2WnIdOT3Fs9bTpPXgrdp9WJAzd_dbBzXw01oeNuz/s281/Picture1.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="126" data-original-width="281" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNbe_e3bM-VS0j-7Sd52Y93Vp_Kbi7yseI3wUUTU9FQ5wmLg-n0lDL5GqOI9ghQxJbXhGlXCbDS7HHe6z0kn_g2AIKQ-S6YNavMnlX8qE6Os54s6Sw4f0Nk2GQeiX7pw3uv9htXcvsZYdi8S8V2WnIdOT3Fs9bTpPXgrdp9WJAzd_dbBzXw01oeNuz/s1600/Picture1.png" width="281" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">During my time in the blogosphere, I have seen many mentions of stitch-a-longs, and viewed creativity in action when my fellow bloggers post pictures. This year, I finally decided to jump in. Somebody out there (identify yourself!) introduced me to Loretta Oliver, and I subscribed to her email for access to free cross-stitch patterns. On December 29, when the <a href="https://www.stitchingthenightaway.com/big-list-of-cross-stitch-sals-to-join-in-2023/">Great Big List of Stitchalongs to Join in 2023</a> popped into my email inbox, I decided to take a look. Imagine my delight when I found <a href="https://thesteadythread.com/pages/sal-2023">The Steady Thread Botanical Blackwork Stitchalong</a>. Flowers AND blackwork, a perfect combination for me!!! And it's free!<br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1UrXJ6ABe1-kViI8MjbU1do0Oce8ZRgROHixMbdlUL2S-gMwDqAPBMdowaAjLoBROU-oxHY6tL6RS3payO9bAJALkIHYKzL_4vHx0bBLwAeCKTMkoXcKnvAEMJBtUX_zAQEyh2JDiX3jo7Rf9uoVRZMW4zhS4lsulhKckdgMr2n49V3PCt29vx5dH/s4032/20230111_140936.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1UrXJ6ABe1-kViI8MjbU1do0Oce8ZRgROHixMbdlUL2S-gMwDqAPBMdowaAjLoBROU-oxHY6tL6RS3payO9bAJALkIHYKzL_4vHx0bBLwAeCKTMkoXcKnvAEMJBtUX_zAQEyh2JDiX3jo7Rf9uoVRZMW4zhS4lsulhKckdgMr2n49V3PCt29vx5dH/s320/20230111_140936.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Steady Thread is very thorough, and at first the detail of the instructions seemed overwhelming, but I took it one step at a time. I chose the circular hexagon pattern, and decided on ivory 14-ct. fabric. (In hindsight, I think I would have preferred 16- or 18-ct.) I intend to put the finished project in our guest bathroom, so I had an idea of a preferred color palette. (Traditional blackwork typically utilizes only black thread, but given the location for this piece and the botanical aspect of it, I wanted to experiment with color. It may not seem like a big deal to you creative folks out there, but this is a STRETCH for someone who likes pre-made designs and can't cook without a recipe!!!)</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The design has 49 hexagons in total, and each Friday the pattern for the next hexagon is released. The Steady Thread provides a key for the placement of each week's hexagon, and "hexagon paper" that you can print in order to plan your color palette, if needed. In the picture below you can see most of my "color design", and the two hexagons that I have already completed.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSfKJj5GpPhyEG5WT03Y44INr3zkdRQDebgvLDvXLxp3oIKbGejIHL4NiAgz1-DX9xlENcW_znZU6jBIyRJIqYOIMKfb9IahU_rislKs2qe089X0Ww91-txzE88z_2EUTaUyipd3ytox0iUTtRGO0om6YUsQrhw8L0VEKI4PukQIoqxIcL6AyjXCl7/s4032/20230111_140749_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSfKJj5GpPhyEG5WT03Y44INr3zkdRQDebgvLDvXLxp3oIKbGejIHL4NiAgz1-DX9xlENcW_znZU6jBIyRJIqYOIMKfb9IahU_rislKs2qe089X0Ww91-txzE88z_2EUTaUyipd3ytox0iUTtRGO0om6YUsQrhw8L0VEKI4PukQIoqxIcL6AyjXCl7/w400-h300/20230111_140749_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /> And a closer look.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinQeJQZg1XaS6XXJ44yCxS5Gf27tEGobu5hnwc5KaQgbFxyD8yM80ULeXhibygx9OO1kI6x9YdAuIHP16rYuz1y977XZIq86dsJpaJMzIosKNaAkBk6V9b9PnO0kjxTxzQ4fg4pof4Cf-M0TF3u4bSX6QbCO_N1DlW96622GwyzslbWEWvhSWiGMH_/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(13).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinQeJQZg1XaS6XXJ44yCxS5Gf27tEGobu5hnwc5KaQgbFxyD8yM80ULeXhibygx9OO1kI6x9YdAuIHP16rYuz1y977XZIq86dsJpaJMzIosKNaAkBk6V9b9PnO0kjxTxzQ4fg4pof4Cf-M0TF3u4bSX6QbCO_N1DlW96622GwyzslbWEWvhSWiGMH_/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(13).jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />I still have a few questions, such as how participants share progress (I think it's on a FaceBook page) and when we are supposed to complete the leafy frame. Watch this space!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">*---*---*---*</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am joining I Like Thursday at <a href="https://lapaylor.blogspot.com/">Not Afraid of Color</a>. You can always find something inspiring among this group. Check it out.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This week the prompt is <i>"Do you use a calendar? Is it digital and do you like it? Is it a wall calendar and who's do you have this year? Is it a diary type that sits on your desk next to the computer? Share yours, and if you like it, how did you choose that one? Do you have another system to remember things?"</i> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgItaUCYF2srUKzHV37Fm_IYRU4mlawxnsQLBVh1bkpH0y0F2HZv2Bq1alFNaS74I6OMyPq5y_Wmcl1lj-SFJPuvgw_RCBIVnjXfb7DGZXGOrOokCfH2NjcpyNiQWKfgAtbHcZiLfOIO3OveR4Js2Y08EU6lPQXt_L2PHEeIFx8Cr9akWfoMhD_jwAp/s4032/20230111_111023_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgItaUCYF2srUKzHV37Fm_IYRU4mlawxnsQLBVh1bkpH0y0F2HZv2Bq1alFNaS74I6OMyPq5y_Wmcl1lj-SFJPuvgw_RCBIVnjXfb7DGZXGOrOokCfH2NjcpyNiQWKfgAtbHcZiLfOIO3OveR4Js2Y08EU6lPQXt_L2PHEeIFx8Cr9akWfoMhD_jwAp/w400-h300/20230111_111023_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZzZ0MM7r8leFcVMJvaN7t8ytFKct3livpfYcMIyHw0E-BEe6uyu_lmK0ASxpL4cjJ3rUHJ6ru_19UTw64B1wo2PI_kHMCrvBOxsFohYRS_M5kZeTQiMXAqnU8QsEQA2VfgE6vhzLYcDuJUcfNVToxa9SVUFXaLo-THvAyS7RSS-3A4b3dacUU1JXW/s4031/20230111_111154_1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4031" data-original-width="3023" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZzZ0MM7r8leFcVMJvaN7t8ytFKct3livpfYcMIyHw0E-BEe6uyu_lmK0ASxpL4cjJ3rUHJ6ru_19UTw64B1wo2PI_kHMCrvBOxsFohYRS_M5kZeTQiMXAqnU8QsEQA2VfgE6vhzLYcDuJUcfNVToxa9SVUFXaLo-THvAyS7RSS-3A4b3dacUU1JXW/s320/20230111_111154_1.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I use a classic Franklin Planner (see above) and it has a flower motif. Throughout my career, this style served me well and I continued in retirement. I use the month pages to keep track of significant appointments and events. In between the month pages, there are two pages per week, so there is room to write down daily tasks, but not many. So, I do find I need a separate sheet of paper to capture my very aspirational list of everything I would like to get done in a day!!!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">So, as you can tell, I am a very visual person - I tried a digital calendar and just couldn't SEE enough to make me comfortable. The closest I get is the "notes" function in my phone - I use it to record ideas when I am away from my Planner and to-do list.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">*---*---*---*</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Also linking to <a href="https://happy-hour-with-picts.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: arial;">Mosaic Monday</a>. If you like creative photo collages, this is the linky party for you!<br /></span></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXxbg0bIjH_UR6MfEH6Agsf3Mxs6oy956qoj5IqMdaOek9oF80PEA4vgUwCw7cvscKNi2S8tyktez8uiDCxV3noLLcLDUNZtKebw72Dx1hEoCwXnZveuf73kZ6YZMJ8QJFvnfR0qQzBb3_nAGrv1wDaUiw63FBDivcd82iRrFarNv5Brb9jpQ0ZF6/s2799/20221008_101539.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2782" data-original-width="2799" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXxbg0bIjH_UR6MfEH6Agsf3Mxs6oy956qoj5IqMdaOek9oF80PEA4vgUwCw7cvscKNi2S8tyktez8uiDCxV3noLLcLDUNZtKebw72Dx1hEoCwXnZveuf73kZ6YZMJ8QJFvnfR0qQzBb3_nAGrv1wDaUiw63FBDivcd82iRrFarNv5Brb9jpQ0ZF6/w200-h199/20221008_101539.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p></p></div></div>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490533253436208034noreply@blogger.com39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-39206097090487530572022-12-28T22:15:00.000-07:002022-12-28T22:15:11.865-07:00Abundant Joy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioTGzThc8dydP4LPezRkbmVYtKSI-PggpIozR6rpBtqbGMj8jG3NwzrmHK9Zhk-HTjbax1_Hhxj4iz-X_V4bJDIVveCvy6Va2D0IY9Bu--OoS1AoNPnOUixjQXJWZ9SUBVWsRp_9eugyi0QanXGjBXKM-VdF66UqaL_nvtegXQMuis5Q05y9y_BYaB/s4032/20221228_205429.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioTGzThc8dydP4LPezRkbmVYtKSI-PggpIozR6rpBtqbGMj8jG3NwzrmHK9Zhk-HTjbax1_Hhxj4iz-X_V4bJDIVveCvy6Va2D0IY9Bu--OoS1AoNPnOUixjQXJWZ9SUBVWsRp_9eugyi0QanXGjBXKM-VdF66UqaL_nvtegXQMuis5Q05y9y_BYaB/s320/20221228_205429.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">The wrapping paper and ribbons are tucked away for another year, but the joy that came with the unwrapping remains! Let me highlight just a few of the presents I received on Christmas morning! (I am joining LeeAnna for I Like Thursday. I bet others have their own joys to share!)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDeQPTt_Kpqh5KP7jEMiNTGnMTbPV79AMKP4TPvLdUoC74AmSxRE5dMwSPHwLV0pt3UhCa2qNJfVSbiBj537M-9qGiNQ8G-SAZnae_M8vIHJljqq8g2e826Uqy2FZgCk_zAomhWyZbCRoxyKvJC-wvfF0vKAoZm9sGkMxevgiFKZBzZGcs_yetDJPw/s2260/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(10).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2260" data-original-width="2060" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDeQPTt_Kpqh5KP7jEMiNTGnMTbPV79AMKP4TPvLdUoC74AmSxRE5dMwSPHwLV0pt3UhCa2qNJfVSbiBj537M-9qGiNQ8G-SAZnae_M8vIHJljqq8g2e826Uqy2FZgCk_zAomhWyZbCRoxyKvJC-wvfF0vKAoZm9sGkMxevgiFKZBzZGcs_yetDJPw/w365-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(10).jpg" width="365" /></a></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuO7g4wNpW9_LrsnLl0Q-P3rBEymRyWP8OkWb5VI9J-Gxz1LTiB8LrVkHecWgu-J-DWh67EPkxlH-uOtfCGzITrTfdP_ljdG_LAIllZocmoNDYJvokC4_mbXOyIju5vHNDL6eEcQJIMVsUF7mDRdwnUSQcyQn7O-1-9mq-D0ZN2ceX-3i5UJ1YwboE/s4184/20221226_163648.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3369" data-original-width="4184" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuO7g4wNpW9_LrsnLl0Q-P3rBEymRyWP8OkWb5VI9J-Gxz1LTiB8LrVkHecWgu-J-DWh67EPkxlH-uOtfCGzITrTfdP_ljdG_LAIllZocmoNDYJvokC4_mbXOyIju5vHNDL6eEcQJIMVsUF7mDRdwnUSQcyQn7O-1-9mq-D0ZN2ceX-3i5UJ1YwboE/w400-h323/20221226_163648.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />LeeAnna's prompt this week is <i>"facing a turning of the calendar page, and a new year stretching out in front of us, is there anything you would like to try or to learn this coming year?" </i>Faithful readers of this blog will know that I have been working on drawing skills; isn't it wonderful that #1 Daughter and The Fiance support my endeavors with tools such as this book?</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdn-f7kEwWNvlmEAZhIPlRA6zkDeYBeMYSyI7PCeDOK8A6MpCc0TPLDHnvt_GSUqhrlXF-7nXIh6tohyAK2uCgeGcz2IVvk9esE_csHcXup8zxXLJqtcIyDiGe-d-TGJHSDLvSemv-pamXF2D8Cq2xbTQgEJ-lzjwh97b9-JsPyMUF5t9uiQnzu9N3/s4032/20221228_205233.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdn-f7kEwWNvlmEAZhIPlRA6zkDeYBeMYSyI7PCeDOK8A6MpCc0TPLDHnvt_GSUqhrlXF-7nXIh6tohyAK2uCgeGcz2IVvk9esE_csHcXup8zxXLJqtcIyDiGe-d-TGJHSDLvSemv-pamXF2D8Cq2xbTQgEJ-lzjwh97b9-JsPyMUF5t9uiQnzu9N3/w400-h300/20221228_205233.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Christmas has delivered a precious gift in the form of time with family. #1 Son made it safely from Idaho Falls, and we are relishing these days together. He loves documentaries, and we have watched "Icarus", about doping in sports, and "Pepsi, Where's My Jet?", the story of a teenage boy who decided to take on Pepsi after its ambitious cola-wars ad campaign. Playing games. Making cookies. And good old-fashioned conversations around the dinner table.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrKyBumcDyO9Zev2k7ZgbpPIkK85Kc1qU7xs7Vxnfaa_sHnsAnjVjbB7c4DOQ6zMOxIirJYPLnDj5w5FNFpI8SZh9OXyCAfRSntFNO-mu9h354i0DKsIcc0Ql37F9rhJYGpDbSxHjAYywcA11nFjtAqM5ojDlW3XDrOHK8M3_341cSO-I4eHNeH3YT/s4032/20221227_114154.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrKyBumcDyO9Zev2k7ZgbpPIkK85Kc1qU7xs7Vxnfaa_sHnsAnjVjbB7c4DOQ6zMOxIirJYPLnDj5w5FNFpI8SZh9OXyCAfRSntFNO-mu9h354i0DKsIcc0Ql37F9rhJYGpDbSxHjAYywcA11nFjtAqM5ojDlW3XDrOHK8M3_341cSO-I4eHNeH3YT/w400-h300/20221227_114154.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1cwkHd5mM2-zPlA9nKa7AjvWDFpd1Zl8TYfZ2mKw_YsDVjelQlBXLf9P7pio7unnIYKqsN2VhsYb37tj8AA8urPSOHMPz7RUClGb89ATlvRtJ5S6XtDmYM1pF9ud_qib7EzucyxKZip-__Sxd9K4ORwOLsrHuDki8PlFLiwN0oSNMFVfvBQJLk8Fk/s3023/20221226_164314%20rev%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3003" data-original-width="3023" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1cwkHd5mM2-zPlA9nKa7AjvWDFpd1Zl8TYfZ2mKw_YsDVjelQlBXLf9P7pio7unnIYKqsN2VhsYb37tj8AA8urPSOHMPz7RUClGb89ATlvRtJ5S6XtDmYM1pF9ud_qib7EzucyxKZip-__Sxd9K4ORwOLsrHuDki8PlFLiwN0oSNMFVfvBQJLk8Fk/w400-h398/20221226_164314%20rev%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Food in our house is always delicious, and Christmas brings some extra-special culinary delights - smoked turkey dinner with all the trimmings, and fruitcake that has been brushed with brandy for a couple of weeks. Yum!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTZ5-O275gyojb6NN5zJIDiG-iDFioRCt33CcgLKdZ0oBd79Ul7gsH0xLxJsGBXh1OXEb_-YLUC6xYqrJ9Cx9O7H_KxtS8nk6pZsNRbb__T4ulAnkpRKZHZpn1A-ciqwGKPygMZI1SNNctbu9YzBRVOkhor2m3SgQPbG_thS2hh-VwDJ1G2G3OfPkv/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(11).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTZ5-O275gyojb6NN5zJIDiG-iDFioRCt33CcgLKdZ0oBd79Ul7gsH0xLxJsGBXh1OXEb_-YLUC6xYqrJ9Cx9O7H_KxtS8nk6pZsNRbb__T4ulAnkpRKZHZpn1A-ciqwGKPygMZI1SNNctbu9YzBRVOkhor2m3SgQPbG_thS2hh-VwDJ1G2G3OfPkv/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(11).jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjlBJDCPRLytSCka0pjf0ocHr66EPV14SEPDxC3GWlboIzCvS5wTCBT2dUhoUOroeRmWBGAM9vFs2CWYaLj5QZKlaBtvxG8qj7A1ItEIU8S9aCbwuRzEOz-fSTNl_IzSWv9bzakVq9GehC7XujqYzeJYulvDkbIP1TXw4Bf6J4jduLMi1P8AYmcKSm/s4032/20221227_170201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjlBJDCPRLytSCka0pjf0ocHr66EPV14SEPDxC3GWlboIzCvS5wTCBT2dUhoUOroeRmWBGAM9vFs2CWYaLj5QZKlaBtvxG8qj7A1ItEIU8S9aCbwuRzEOz-fSTNl_IzSWv9bzakVq9GehC7XujqYzeJYulvDkbIP1TXw4Bf6J4jduLMi1P8AYmcKSm/s320/20221227_170201.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>In retirement, I am with Spousal Unit for most of the day, but those days tend to be filled with a flurry of various activities. In the week between Christmas and New Year's, life is slower and we can truly enjoy each other's company. I call it "re-connecting". This week, we hopped aboard the Montana Trolley for a tour of the Christmas lights around town. Overall, the displays were underwhelming, but watching the excitement of the littles on the trolley was heartwarming.<br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Of course, to me Christmas signifies the Ultimate Gift, Jesus' birth and through it, our salvation. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Wishing you a very Happy New Year, and many blessings in 2023!<br /></span></p><br />Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490533253436208034noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-46359372705547042402022-12-21T23:42:00.000-07:002022-12-21T23:42:42.425-07:00Let it snow ...<p><i><span></span></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJ_nVSZArkbbuJ0Bxoyhvm8kDabwn22rY0KNDzbVECNFrU_scffECSRasZz0KSrVRbE7s8hwvaJ8Pi2xyKNgI6REL51FiiLaq1WLeGWGCBKYvVjyCToS3kBnqc7eIcz6qX2VeYccv30U5cnEu0FHjHXgO72HN4powZNmJgNAmHeQtWn2vlDaFeJ_B/s4032/20221219_123621.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJ_nVSZArkbbuJ0Bxoyhvm8kDabwn22rY0KNDzbVECNFrU_scffECSRasZz0KSrVRbE7s8hwvaJ8Pi2xyKNgI6REL51FiiLaq1WLeGWGCBKYvVjyCToS3kBnqc7eIcz6qX2VeYccv30U5cnEu0FHjHXgO72HN4powZNmJgNAmHeQtWn2vlDaFeJ_B/s320/20221219_123621.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></i></div><i><span>"</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful ..."</span></i><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">In the last two days, over 6 inches of snow blanketed our world, and temperatures plummeted. Elsewhere, this might be greeted with trepidation, but hearty Montanans welcome it. (Almost) everything is better with snow - skiing of all kinds, snowmobiling, building snowmen, sitting by the fire watching the flakes flutter to the ground. So I dedicate this post to SNOW!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am linking up to I Like Thursday with LeeAnna at <a href="https://lapaylor.blogspot.com/">Not Afraid of Color</a>. If you need some positives in your life, you will find it among the bloggers who join this party!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgERgJwJzQgUZlaV5NFw5p_8ou5jxQkqPPz2jCfSc1Mcc3t_YA8TjWtdI5M4OF31TmESXTy2ias3gDlHOfWfVH7cMoQ13R9ogBFGLhKaqOTIQq9eExxvqzY0Iuf95iCKeuvq61bCpxsjNp8R2Tv0EUb3wn4amFb0dafevbWe3EMasRAM7kkOS4UMD0g/s4032/20221219_114826.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgERgJwJzQgUZlaV5NFw5p_8ou5jxQkqPPz2jCfSc1Mcc3t_YA8TjWtdI5M4OF31TmESXTy2ias3gDlHOfWfVH7cMoQ13R9ogBFGLhKaqOTIQq9eExxvqzY0Iuf95iCKeuvq61bCpxsjNp8R2Tv0EUb3wn4amFb0dafevbWe3EMasRAM7kkOS4UMD0g/w400-h300/20221219_114826.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p><i>"It's a marshmallow world in the winter, when the snow comes to cover the ground</i></p></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>It's time for play, it's a whipped cream day I wait for it the whole year ' round"</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We've had our first ski/ride day at Whitefish Mountain Resort. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjw32e0sbaXKrOC4P6x10xmQGSLhO5bOqmeK_KstdNyGTojIEn5F8Oydiii8xV8mSJXXTEFM65a5Lm83b35gF8jUFkDi7KdOg8utkpIs2k6un8sGNRk4PP5blH7UWqKtZMb-8zRMy7LBDmICC4jPEptQRRb1AuwpBc1zHJ9-p25s1Qzrf4i_HjWic7/s4032/20221215_092806.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjw32e0sbaXKrOC4P6x10xmQGSLhO5bOqmeK_KstdNyGTojIEn5F8Oydiii8xV8mSJXXTEFM65a5Lm83b35gF8jUFkDi7KdOg8utkpIs2k6un8sGNRk4PP5blH7UWqKtZMb-8zRMy7LBDmICC4jPEptQRRb1AuwpBc1zHJ9-p25s1Qzrf4i_HjWic7/w400-h300/20221215_092806.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-WyPoHdXarMBuTaU07Az_nTYMiNZKhx55T_yNvI33nTl6RndF7YJlCZpGtrkQd0PjovVT_Cg1qCJwUjfLvN84UGd3VzQKRh3G77pTPPd4o2K49fIagnd5-9PJcE_LWmrAzzHoqLzwNmSr9mEeBshf4A4z54h_sJvhY5qbP-6uA_lbO6dGETfzJp4X/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(8).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-WyPoHdXarMBuTaU07Az_nTYMiNZKhx55T_yNvI33nTl6RndF7YJlCZpGtrkQd0PjovVT_Cg1qCJwUjfLvN84UGd3VzQKRh3G77pTPPd4o2K49fIagnd5-9PJcE_LWmrAzzHoqLzwNmSr9mEeBshf4A4z54h_sJvhY5qbP-6uA_lbO6dGETfzJp4X/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(8).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><i><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p><i><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Over the river and through the woods, to grandmother's house we go; The horse knows the way to carry the sleigh, through the white and drifted snow!"</span></i></p></span></i><span style="font-family: verdana;">Well, it's my best friend's house, and it's a Toyota 4Runner, but I can pretend, right? </span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzIZs8BlMeGQxavSD7wzGEojKuebZsC5EcXiKYTuC5AxNrLWvsWztcFiRp62GZIRViTUXleG3R5l8STpmLfEkvW402HL-5TyLRwzy5ws3yHMuwoACLf1Mts9NpHLqWU51NQpfDycuE6vsM2_8FaE6kkSjexiCGkcjIbp4dlCvOJ4Qw2P5MCUhN2tyG/s4118/20221213_114508.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3286" data-original-width="4118" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzIZs8BlMeGQxavSD7wzGEojKuebZsC5EcXiKYTuC5AxNrLWvsWztcFiRp62GZIRViTUXleG3R5l8STpmLfEkvW402HL-5TyLRwzy5ws3yHMuwoACLf1Mts9NpHLqWU51NQpfDycuE6vsM2_8FaE6kkSjexiCGkcjIbp4dlCvOJ4Qw2P5MCUhN2tyG/w400-h319/20221213_114508.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Snow and cold is not all fun and games, especially for animals, domesticated or not. And for the humans that take care of them. Something as simple as keeping them watered is challenging in such frigid weather ... It doesn't come through in this video, but the parade of turkeys was punching through the snow with many of their steps ...</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nb0hZosr9WM" width="320" youtube-src-id="nb0hZosr9WM"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>"You could've come like a mighty storm With all the strength of a hurricane</i></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>You could've come like a forest fire With the power of heaven in Your flame</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>But You came like a winter snow Quiet and soft and slow</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Falling from the sky in the night To the earth below" Chris Tomlin</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">LeeAnna's prompt for this week asked about Christmas traditions. The first thing we do on Christmas morning is sing happy birthday to Jesus. I was pleased to see this Nativity scene in our neighborhood this year - I learned that a father/son team made it by hand! (We usually go to Mass on Christmas Eve.)</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdFGMv2Z7MEIBszSLBbZBGAJ2DubqU3g2pRIZqOhyZ_NofPXyduwIHR4f_ABU5vIF7vJRhwUoAy_VNa2qlJClz-WgRk2coyIpBi5X-d74rezm-KIEIAxbEcnsHsCp1IczvBmQP_I5Xk7ErVCRiwpooiX50ib25CtYYtwgjjZQlYvdOHNCgHEP6-SFD/s4032/20221212_123315.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdFGMv2Z7MEIBszSLBbZBGAJ2DubqU3g2pRIZqOhyZ_NofPXyduwIHR4f_ABU5vIF7vJRhwUoAy_VNa2qlJClz-WgRk2coyIpBi5X-d74rezm-KIEIAxbEcnsHsCp1IczvBmQP_I5Xk7ErVCRiwpooiX50ib25CtYYtwgjjZQlYvdOHNCgHEP6-SFD/w640-h480/20221212_123315.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf8DYPOYPJ8531fr5FbizTBgXVtLdm-3ORCRt20SYLHrBSU27qf4XGbjGrL8kL-302dLnYODALiNwXfkjBfkHDyGxjkZx4-2c6Zd4HgbHczlQOeoJaZYAGqbAQRDIrqguvr4ih3YIlMALVZkoXta9ano3OTx5YM6rEabQLelXU2lofs2U7S4kjaQLe/s4032/20221215_183237%20rev1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf8DYPOYPJ8531fr5FbizTBgXVtLdm-3ORCRt20SYLHrBSU27qf4XGbjGrL8kL-302dLnYODALiNwXfkjBfkHDyGxjkZx4-2c6Zd4HgbHczlQOeoJaZYAGqbAQRDIrqguvr4ih3YIlMALVZkoXta9ano3OTx5YM6rEabQLelXU2lofs2U7S4kjaQLe/w300-h400/20221215_183237%20rev1.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>Armed with coffee and Christmas cake (see <a href="https://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/2017/12/treasured-traditions.html">this post</a> for more details), we move on to our stockings - did Santa pop coal or other goodies in there overnight? Just a few days ago, I finished a new stocking for #1 Daughter. I started this project in March, as you can see in <a href="https://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/2022/03/mosaic-monday-168-little-getaway.html">this post</a>. She will use this stocking at her home; her "kid" stocking will remain here.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">#1 Son will drive here on Friday, and we are thrilled beyond measure that he can join us for Christmas. For many years, I have teamed up with him to bake gingerbread cookies. I can almost taste the ginger as I imagine biting into the soft cushion of cookie, shaped as trains, gingerbread people, stars, moose, angels and more.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyP0OKZSO2f_26sBqMingJfK7tlzedpLxKl_5bQmB13FVScaJZLPvYA0mk1yY3Wc-IvmiJ6w0ChY4r_0PwraMuQr0fafjRw601fajWato5fhQK5or36NQZ0BAxseg8OIvZD16hHQ2P8orlA2fAJhlNCIu_47cz7Qg4tMPNwPseDYlpkYBlqH-baVnP/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(9).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyP0OKZSO2f_26sBqMingJfK7tlzedpLxKl_5bQmB13FVScaJZLPvYA0mk1yY3Wc-IvmiJ6w0ChY4r_0PwraMuQr0fafjRw601fajWato5fhQK5or36NQZ0BAxseg8OIvZD16hHQ2P8orlA2fAJhlNCIu_47cz7Qg4tMPNwPseDYlpkYBlqH-baVnP/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(9).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">While all of this goes on (before and on Christmas Day), we are listening to Christmas music ON VINYL. We have at least 10 records, and many of them I inherited from my parents. It gives me great joy that #1 Son adores them as much as I do, especially the Andy Williams album. In the last couple of weeks, I relished a choral concert from <a href="http://www.valleyvoicescc.com/">Valley Voices</a> and a quirky, delightful hour of fun called Tubachristmas - tuba, euphonium and baritone instruments playing carols. Check out this audio (sorry, picture is the carpet in the hotel!)</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fV2ojE8aZco" width="320" youtube-src-id="fV2ojE8aZco"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">After the stockings, we open gifts, taking turns. When we still had furbabies, we could find the cats under the tree, or nibbling the ribbons. #1 Son is leaving his two cats at home - sad face. They don't normally cuddle with each other; do you think they know he will be gone for a week?</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsuCqAu_-Th4CRKrUziC6vaa1nFSFzKEsuWn0rmQFvce4MKKEH1C-jux-rta47tXV487SdD0ILCPNJ_aGVelX76rB7du4UI4lUy5DyqrfkMEZq0ZJw0xndmqkh2HBDjKzEwrl8J4aevxIbZlQH6_y9viRm53GRwi3QBFznDyO53xfV0ZxWVndwpvWl/s937/received_2088273191562042%20rev1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="855" data-original-width="937" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsuCqAu_-Th4CRKrUziC6vaa1nFSFzKEsuWn0rmQFvce4MKKEH1C-jux-rta47tXV487SdD0ILCPNJ_aGVelX76rB7du4UI4lUy5DyqrfkMEZq0ZJw0xndmqkh2HBDjKzEwrl8J4aevxIbZlQH6_y9viRm53GRwi3QBFznDyO53xfV0ZxWVndwpvWl/s320/received_2088273191562042%20rev1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">At some point, we will pause opening gifts, to Skype with family in the UK and with #1 Daughter in the Midwest. On a timeline known only to Head Chef, we begin dinner preparations - he has decided to smoke the turkey this year. #1 Son is on dressing duty, and I lend a hand wherever I am trusted. When our bellies are full and the sun has disappeared (early this time of year), we will retire to the movie room - I vote for Klaus even though we have watched it before! And so, another Christmas will become memory. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you all!</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IoJxGNlobRGoLAJJj5zSSyWH5iZz1MSlfx2gvsq3pLa5JWu9xmGpbbM4zQrsfNSxrrcjMfwdDQuaJQC1UfHPwGBwtKYWDUgCP4PuuODgAcjTTS4PfAmTQ-lFeGacLbigxQUCQe1l_2-fAZrdJAeAVAj712GtfuaiOA9S1HogaEVSUekdhGGasaQU/s4032/20221214_162227.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IoJxGNlobRGoLAJJj5zSSyWH5iZz1MSlfx2gvsq3pLa5JWu9xmGpbbM4zQrsfNSxrrcjMfwdDQuaJQC1UfHPwGBwtKYWDUgCP4PuuODgAcjTTS4PfAmTQ-lFeGacLbigxQUCQe1l_2-fAZrdJAeAVAj712GtfuaiOA9S1HogaEVSUekdhGGasaQU/w400-h300/20221214_162227.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Linking to <a href="https://viewingnaturewitheileen.blogspot.com/">Saturday's Critters</a>.</span><p></p><p>Linking to <a href="https://happy-hour-with-picts.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: arial;">Mosaic Monday</a></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXxbg0bIjH_UR6MfEH6Agsf3Mxs6oy956qoj5IqMdaOek9oF80PEA4vgUwCw7cvscKNi2S8tyktez8uiDCxV3noLLcLDUNZtKebw72Dx1hEoCwXnZveuf73kZ6YZMJ8QJFvnfR0qQzBb3_nAGrv1wDaUiw63FBDivcd82iRrFarNv5Brb9jpQ0ZF6/s2799/20221008_101539.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2782" data-original-width="2799" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXxbg0bIjH_UR6MfEH6Agsf3Mxs6oy956qoj5IqMdaOek9oF80PEA4vgUwCw7cvscKNi2S8tyktez8uiDCxV3noLLcLDUNZtKebw72Dx1hEoCwXnZveuf73kZ6YZMJ8QJFvnfR0qQzBb3_nAGrv1wDaUiw63FBDivcd82iRrFarNv5Brb9jpQ0ZF6/w200-h199/20221008_101539.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p></p></div></div>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490533253436208034noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-67482922038276249452022-12-14T22:40:00.001-07:002022-12-14T22:40:53.549-07:00 Home and Away<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY1BwNljc81klbgiS2o-yIrCs1x9fy0_Z8sItjuv_KerXpUUTbQm9cn63D56znCPHU-zcaTWk_FGevJzRMAdyH6UQ-DJASVnbYrgwhUGJUKtn11Swr2Sc6GXW37KZFZhXqNMMDgKueKGkWU8PSYKLMxLQ3Nl_jtV5G3KNNJGgSPOVdXT1z-8ST2zWo/s4032/20221125_082132.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY1BwNljc81klbgiS2o-yIrCs1x9fy0_Z8sItjuv_KerXpUUTbQm9cn63D56znCPHU-zcaTWk_FGevJzRMAdyH6UQ-DJASVnbYrgwhUGJUKtn11Swr2Sc6GXW37KZFZhXqNMMDgKueKGkWU8PSYKLMxLQ3Nl_jtV5G3KNNJGgSPOVdXT1z-8ST2zWo/s320/20221125_082132.jpg" width="240" /></a><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Ah, Christmas. It evokes memories of home, and visions of traveling there, perhaps in equal measure. For "home" is a concept that shifts as the proverbial sands at the seaside. I type this from our log home, and yet I will write in a moment about returning home to Ohio, my birthplace. Numerous posts about the UK, my second home, populate this blog. In the final analysis, home is where your heart takes flight! I am grateful for all of my homes, past, present and future. </span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This week, I am linking up with LeeAnna at <a href="https://lapaylor.blogspot.com/">Not Afraid of Color</a>. She has nurtured a fine group of bloggers who will make you feel at home with their I Like Thursday posts. Check it out!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Christmas brings me such bonhomie that my "likes" could approach <i>War and Peace</i> dimensions. That might reduce your enjoyment, so I will resist that temptation! Without question, the arrival of winter and the "white stuff" holds a prominent position on my happy list at the moment.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6DpDw_kCrKmOwf7oMl3iHMc5drzpibfkxcIVyASGvvKAI-aQL12U-HXycgR244OufrlTkbqByj_BXo8kWW2_D9FlEgHcNaRxAYQfHSxoei-2cVMzCpqX10rYGetcWJS6v4IXlSENRS7lc73U9efLt6iM3xycjuhUwj3HgxP1NnTxiUGPuEkqUN_PO/s4144/20221104_163948.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3315" data-original-width="4144" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6DpDw_kCrKmOwf7oMl3iHMc5drzpibfkxcIVyASGvvKAI-aQL12U-HXycgR244OufrlTkbqByj_BXo8kWW2_D9FlEgHcNaRxAYQfHSxoei-2cVMzCpqX10rYGetcWJS6v4IXlSENRS7lc73U9efLt6iM3xycjuhUwj3HgxP1NnTxiUGPuEkqUN_PO/w400-h320/20221104_163948.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilC5Z7zHZctCsepqKC0GO8flV6o1BJvLISVIgOwcdrRrxejLAFlw1czgAC48O9DGiA6XMCVD70uqqfemvzKAOKupjRlWZjJp2njA3umk34WqqmEHXB7EHdT3klbhMqEbETqZlpMs805xqopwNQAQGvmeUl7_RRnuhFjefHwas8_kWieIY-352DVQTU/s4032/20221104_164657.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilC5Z7zHZctCsepqKC0GO8flV6o1BJvLISVIgOwcdrRrxejLAFlw1czgAC48O9DGiA6XMCVD70uqqfemvzKAOKupjRlWZjJp2njA3umk34WqqmEHXB7EHdT3klbhMqEbETqZlpMs805xqopwNQAQGvmeUl7_RRnuhFjefHwas8_kWieIY-352DVQTU/w400-h300/20221104_164657.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Snowshoe rabbits are on my "naughty" list in the summer, but it is hard to get irritated with them when they are scrabbling for food through the winter. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg36IV5t6kGSQLLxm2Q9-UdI8khlhupSvmU3401vQHkbg2Ezaoba2yQ1JUQbN_BXGKx8n7Y1lxmr0pP2sDFwp6ModBoZ1MK6O0c-7p_GXopgGfWIRjzH3iNIvO5rB5NKHCVsgWpHfM2tUXu096c-LQ22O-xJq13GgHEuUJbeA2lYDNSdIGIQFRoDWE8/s6848/MFDC0018.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3852" data-original-width="6848" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg36IV5t6kGSQLLxm2Q9-UdI8khlhupSvmU3401vQHkbg2Ezaoba2yQ1JUQbN_BXGKx8n7Y1lxmr0pP2sDFwp6ModBoZ1MK6O0c-7p_GXopgGfWIRjzH3iNIvO5rB5NKHCVsgWpHfM2tUXu096c-LQ22O-xJq13GgHEuUJbeA2lYDNSdIGIQFRoDWE8/w400-h225/MFDC0018.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">AND, while I don't have a picture, Spousal Unit spotted an Ermine outside the house this week, and for just a few moments, we giggled while watching it pop in and out of the snow. I found this video on YouTube and this will give you an idea!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xAxE0HBkqT8" width="320" youtube-src-id="xAxE0HBkqT8"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Some of my likes are not from this week, but they are just too good not to share! In November, I flew to Ohio with the main purpose to join #1 Daughter, her bridal party, her future mother-in-law and my sister for wedding dress shopping. I mean, who doesn't like being pampered and trying on a bazillion dresses that make you feel like a princess? I can't share the dress with you, but trust me that it is BE-YOO-TI-FUL on her. She wears the dress rather than it wearing her ... October 14, 2023 will be one special day! My sister will design the flowers, and during my visit, the two of them sat down for some planning - I was a third wheel!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2HQKinH3Gl_szVwroXai8Fvq3w__6X3ZfrFVg1hoW_YIJWnuLm5efCdLbXeWV-GnUXXRtmYIuOcksUcG8L380wiR7e_esrQwJCaAZESLlpC8Pmb9KWqy9TqZfg9lLtlClAQ0P_10NEqlMpa7dFwdhcuHqZU3QDS9-8TKEc2J9SWAr2uXIAQo0No3h/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(4).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2HQKinH3Gl_szVwroXai8Fvq3w__6X3ZfrFVg1hoW_YIJWnuLm5efCdLbXeWV-GnUXXRtmYIuOcksUcG8L380wiR7e_esrQwJCaAZESLlpC8Pmb9KWqy9TqZfg9lLtlClAQ0P_10NEqlMpa7dFwdhcuHqZU3QDS9-8TKEc2J9SWAr2uXIAQo0No3h/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(4).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div>We visited the gravesites of my parents, and Wyoming Florist (previously owned by my sister and now passed on to the next generation - her daughter-in-law and her son) generously provided these simple bouquets. If you look closely, you will notice that both of them were born in December - I think of them often in the run-up to Christmas each year.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVc-kA0yxPBNbs8XbfC8CiH8UXfrQa70Ab0--V7dpLMY3WOXpDXNW2ybNzOc2ycYuWitmmpJxn0PgJKArpkSUAY2Y91zj6I5cAVYTNjiE2lHffWdKUX5mdmxrDPRBNpeqKrOBz6eoMs0JzgE-6GCdKZ_hbyeww9Jv6WVL8j8R8rSpVcTwxTOIb1xz4/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(5).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVc-kA0yxPBNbs8XbfC8CiH8UXfrQa70Ab0--V7dpLMY3WOXpDXNW2ybNzOc2ycYuWitmmpJxn0PgJKArpkSUAY2Y91zj6I5cAVYTNjiE2lHffWdKUX5mdmxrDPRBNpeqKrOBz6eoMs0JzgE-6GCdKZ_hbyeww9Jv6WVL8j8R8rSpVcTwxTOIb1xz4/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(5).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidVyNBNFC931feVkIZyYYyFgqsOoERVRfvY1nE2vDeRoQqFYA5AMCKQGOd9HoqdWLJ0I37zhLZZOmhpwuIxFXHZloBtcWePXbcSkZ_PE8wdpWD80e8bDcxQkKTyuxLVX2Yij9_VO5XOpaDt56e1C7Yg6wEbFIwnQHMUJjKqnAFwUJPBFhhH-gcqOAf/s4032/20221118_153007.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidVyNBNFC931feVkIZyYYyFgqsOoERVRfvY1nE2vDeRoQqFYA5AMCKQGOd9HoqdWLJ0I37zhLZZOmhpwuIxFXHZloBtcWePXbcSkZ_PE8wdpWD80e8bDcxQkKTyuxLVX2Yij9_VO5XOpaDt56e1C7Yg6wEbFIwnQHMUJjKqnAFwUJPBFhhH-gcqOAf/s320/20221118_153007.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>No trip to Ohio is complete without Skyline Chili, so I made sure to enjoy some before I returned to Montana! (This picture greets you at the airport, near the baggage claim, and tempts you when you depart!!!)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">On the plane, I began reading <i>"The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World"</i> by Laura Imai Messina. I wasn't sold by the style at first, but it pulled me in and I highly recommend it, especially for anyone dealing with fresh grief. On December 6, we were devastated by the loss of Spousal Unit's only aunt. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i>"Later, Yui realized that she had learned another thing ... that silencing a man was equivalent to erasing him forever. And so it was important to tell stories, to talk to people, to talk about people. To listen to people talking about other people. Even to speak with the dead, if it helped."</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEsFtn6IPTHN6by1rx6fnn6Oidjzrr2F9GkZp30hvUWdsq3wTI-vh2X-1n7y8nPdYuE4Qtp_LWjI3wEdZ0l4ViAXamAxZfKhE0oYLG8iqXy2uVOLnMD71e_Is0oMOsp62YbA39piiiSJl_L2Xvivh3_IRUjPKjRpENwB1NFNwAM1qCNBb8VF-Jl3dL/s4032/20221208_173108.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEsFtn6IPTHN6by1rx6fnn6Oidjzrr2F9GkZp30hvUWdsq3wTI-vh2X-1n7y8nPdYuE4Qtp_LWjI3wEdZ0l4ViAXamAxZfKhE0oYLG8iqXy2uVOLnMD71e_Is0oMOsp62YbA39piiiSJl_L2Xvivh3_IRUjPKjRpENwB1NFNwAM1qCNBb8VF-Jl3dL/w300-h400/20221208_173108.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>We soldiered on and harvested our Christmas tree from our own property. Who knew a tree could be so heavy? Normally we have kids here to help with this process! We recruited a neighbor to hold the tree upright while I judged its position and Spousal Unit locked it into position. So grateful for our generous neighbors!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i>"A famous citation from the American psychotherapist Virginia Satir (1916 - 1988) reads: We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. And we need 12 hugs a day for growth."</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Our kids have trees of their own this year, and they were proud to send us pictures of them. It didn't take long for fur-baby Ruby to hide within the tree branches at #1 Son's apartment - carrying on the fine tradition of Maggie and Josie!<br /></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizK7DwzwVXSEaLmgNRI-jcXWyDLoGFDEqQgnl948wNdfqJZox6G9pGu9mr3W-8ihsB8qA3aNJ7onIOeuWPKFB5AT5dOw19mP3YOhK63Zr4527LmvoRpNUSYT56OUoR8GkuWEWeWivstXns4KlbjdaPK_QDrtZIwPPB2iVEH4lUH887wXwB5IddxzA4/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(6).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizK7DwzwVXSEaLmgNRI-jcXWyDLoGFDEqQgnl948wNdfqJZox6G9pGu9mr3W-8ihsB8qA3aNJ7onIOeuWPKFB5AT5dOw19mP3YOhK63Zr4527LmvoRpNUSYT56OUoR8GkuWEWeWivstXns4KlbjdaPK_QDrtZIwPPB2iVEH4lUH887wXwB5IddxzA4/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(6).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">With our closest neighbors, we had a progressive Christmas gathering last week. So many delectable dishes and drinks!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG25WHAZe9ZctSl16f42Xo-ydmvhLlmgPv4wJLTFsNNtJbMr652MnsJq95pO2x5cwudOs2SHQHV-EObdbhPeeZdJS-yhvvkFpN7Bo3htVE85KSfY7PEkUt_vcdIE2Fgxny8wNPu4vH9gzLhzQXeo3HZdBDDvPM6WFkH940KtnlyK33A6VZj4vjTOyR/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(7).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG25WHAZe9ZctSl16f42Xo-ydmvhLlmgPv4wJLTFsNNtJbMr652MnsJq95pO2x5cwudOs2SHQHV-EObdbhPeeZdJS-yhvvkFpN7Bo3htVE85KSfY7PEkUt_vcdIE2Fgxny8wNPu4vH9gzLhzQXeo3HZdBDDvPM6WFkH940KtnlyK33A6VZj4vjTOyR/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(7).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div>The moon was bright and we didn't even need flashlights to walk from house to house.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi775dE7F_BI8TMltOvbb3ArFLpJCpwrxf_Wn-TLEYI_qHQnMUTQujJU6oAK6aqxuVn_hF7w9oDqnwuusL_ZmK-VW5wHEUMjUe2kaS6NbihP-rzhyDwTQx5s3pMTTxdjRD-CsNDhwD9P8EGL6buayBu2ozNb9HOCMHiHLNi9FJQtjpV8wj72xFPZDkd/s4032/20221209_194929.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi775dE7F_BI8TMltOvbb3ArFLpJCpwrxf_Wn-TLEYI_qHQnMUTQujJU6oAK6aqxuVn_hF7w9oDqnwuusL_ZmK-VW5wHEUMjUe2kaS6NbihP-rzhyDwTQx5s3pMTTxdjRD-CsNDhwD9P8EGL6buayBu2ozNb9HOCMHiHLNi9FJQtjpV8wj72xFPZDkd/w400-h300/20221209_194929.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr_tVvOKc_VE5M7CI-7cqZzq8Ga6S41M3zFVfQpb8SGX9k-SoBNCGrhbQs2Rbl2C2kbJKZrEjQDWqj4jj04YNWi9pk1KDlongm6CBJQEsdsxhR8F2P9qEUOE1I-6b8LIYSXM1TFFw0toACFCExC6iW4AY57FxbKYA8jXg_ZxNvfE5ENnU7kbhlAgWy/s2271/received_659490342512492.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2271" data-original-width="1596" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr_tVvOKc_VE5M7CI-7cqZzq8Ga6S41M3zFVfQpb8SGX9k-SoBNCGrhbQs2Rbl2C2kbJKZrEjQDWqj4jj04YNWi9pk1KDlongm6CBJQEsdsxhR8F2P9qEUOE1I-6b8LIYSXM1TFFw0toACFCExC6iW4AY57FxbKYA8jXg_ZxNvfE5ENnU7kbhlAgWy/w281-h400/received_659490342512492.jpg" width="281" /></a></div>And I saved the best for last - a mighty shout out to Spousal Unit - AKA Head Chef and Man with Hat. He can now add another pseudonym to the list - Man with Wings - he completed his check ride this week and obtained his private pilot's license!!!! He studied hard and persisted despite many obstacles. I am so proud! </div></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i>"(Yui) told her about the frame man at the shelter ... (explaining) that the whole world was cut up into frames: big windows, small windows, keyholes ... Hana, already lying in bed, lifted the frame to her face and carefully observed her bedroom ceiling, where there were hundreds of stars twinkling from the projector her father had given her earlier that evening. Then she brought it down to examine Yui's face. "Even the most enormous things can be cut up into tiny parts," Yui whispered. "Even the biggest problems. You can fit anything into a frame."</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i>**********</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Linking to </span><a href="https://happy-hour-with-picts.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: arial;">Mosaic Monday</a></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXxbg0bIjH_UR6MfEH6Agsf3Mxs6oy956qoj5IqMdaOek9oF80PEA4vgUwCw7cvscKNi2S8tyktez8uiDCxV3noLLcLDUNZtKebw72Dx1hEoCwXnZveuf73kZ6YZMJ8QJFvnfR0qQzBb3_nAGrv1wDaUiw63FBDivcd82iRrFarNv5Brb9jpQ0ZF6/s2799/20221008_101539.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2782" data-original-width="2799" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXxbg0bIjH_UR6MfEH6Agsf3Mxs6oy956qoj5IqMdaOek9oF80PEA4vgUwCw7cvscKNi2S8tyktez8uiDCxV3noLLcLDUNZtKebw72Dx1hEoCwXnZveuf73kZ6YZMJ8QJFvnfR0qQzBb3_nAGrv1wDaUiw63FBDivcd82iRrFarNv5Brb9jpQ0ZF6/w200-h199/20221008_101539.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p></p></div></div></div>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490533253436208034noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-89828424953288916862022-12-08T21:13:00.000-07:002022-12-08T21:13:50.538-07:00The Emeralds Of Muker<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZbSeaBoFKfUt0GUGPfkvVg0eXaApRxvFN2sGjVEMVHm2hsCpc7UqhDR-RX1JmxUmejGbI6AbS2UukBxdXYx-xFlx2gbciVThfhpCXsGu41CXUdcKqZX4lQBmxcmT2ZGMyA8AnbRuHOyIlYfNP13sl5Qjhx59Q1Ur79yjRLWoufQ31A0ImyTDtd45v/s1693/20220425_105752%20(2).jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1693" data-original-width="1496" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZbSeaBoFKfUt0GUGPfkvVg0eXaApRxvFN2sGjVEMVHm2hsCpc7UqhDR-RX1JmxUmejGbI6AbS2UukBxdXYx-xFlx2gbciVThfhpCXsGu41CXUdcKqZX4lQBmxcmT2ZGMyA8AnbRuHOyIlYfNP13sl5Qjhx59Q1Ur79yjRLWoufQ31A0ImyTDtd45v/s320/20220425_105752%20(2).jpg" width="283" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Oh dear, oh dear. I am so behind on blogging. My faithful readers are calling for pictures of our October trip to the UK, but dare I say I never completed writing about our April trip? I may be succeeding in letting go of weekly posting, but my sense of order raps my knuckles and bends my will to rounding out spring adventures. And, truth be told, I just love sharing pictures of the area around Muker. So, you will have to wait for an October re-cap - and don't ask me when! For now, just sit back and peruse these emerald landscapes!</span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The overcast skies and cool temperatures must have dissuaded other hikers, as we had the parking area entirely to ourselves - probably a first among all the times we have visited Muker. It didn't take me long to begin snapping photos; in the center of the village, these stunning rock gardens are vibrant even in late April.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ez2fOzp1RYyLMrU6PpuVe5PXv0tD1QiwY-mzKNJ3ciky9ccGwcHAlw8ez63GFtAbZvwTClLmRf7VHAoJeEhGuxD9l9aQAEhBnsZ_jp504rNvu6W9IDR_pizSgfHPvM2F3oK9mNAvNjqWx526cNGnDRpXxBvjGd9Brc0H4HOVaRl1NBnihvoys1ov/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ez2fOzp1RYyLMrU6PpuVe5PXv0tD1QiwY-mzKNJ3ciky9ccGwcHAlw8ez63GFtAbZvwTClLmRf7VHAoJeEhGuxD9l9aQAEhBnsZ_jp504rNvu6W9IDR_pizSgfHPvM2F3oK9mNAvNjqWx526cNGnDRpXxBvjGd9Brc0H4HOVaRl1NBnihvoys1ov/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Of course, April is prime time to see new lambs. You might see a few more throughout this post! Don't you like the Goth make-up on this one?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUDc0zu6zvtVMH3ZJNxKjnHrOQ_kTVqRjbx05DdX-ewBp3f06Ib43jvQJ86VWPO1XH12NDfAoVLQD6rW58Th8gz1-rv1-KieWHamTHY0TbrnVS6NN7B7rm6_ks78Gt4kmUmevGjAFh83bE20-bRpQyuhGfES0pRvroiY3xg28433q1uA091umNmds1/s4032/20220425_092613.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUDc0zu6zvtVMH3ZJNxKjnHrOQ_kTVqRjbx05DdX-ewBp3f06Ib43jvQJ86VWPO1XH12NDfAoVLQD6rW58Th8gz1-rv1-KieWHamTHY0TbrnVS6NN7B7rm6_ks78Gt4kmUmevGjAFh83bE20-bRpQyuhGfES0pRvroiY3xg28433q1uA091umNmds1/w400-h180/20220425_092613.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMZPJ0g5zNPJGyiopmzZWCUW2V660BfNVRhRFhKLHIE4FOR5OhaA--AhOJ0oWDbSt3Q6BBxRRYKAI4Hq8eXK6czzmqcQmauJnzGmdKLT9TT8BEgwL-_pbq9RzEmLm6d1_TfIyGctosQ7oiJYaIGSiVk02s9_1UWNZRzImlrIHmqOZp-PKshBjzAMAu/s4032/20220425_093141.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1816" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMZPJ0g5zNPJGyiopmzZWCUW2V660BfNVRhRFhKLHIE4FOR5OhaA--AhOJ0oWDbSt3Q6BBxRRYKAI4Hq8eXK6czzmqcQmauJnzGmdKLT9TT8BEgwL-_pbq9RzEmLm6d1_TfIyGctosQ7oiJYaIGSiVk02s9_1UWNZRzImlrIHmqOZp-PKshBjzAMAu/w288-h640/20220425_093141.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br />The parish of Muker has hundreds of small field barns, or cowhouses, as they are known here. They formed part of a unique style of farming which probably started in the seventeenth century and continued on into living memory. Milk from cows provided an important income to farmers, especially when it was turned into cheese and butter. Winters in upper Swaledale are harsh, so cattle were brought in around November and tied up inside these little cowhouses. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">They were fed from hay stored next to them, cut from the surrounding fields. In the spring, the cows were let out to graze on the hillside pastures, and the muck from the cowhouses was spread onto the meadows to help grow the new season's hay.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphe0dvUoqbNp1Ay7I1y5Xa4kIP2dAJGgE8-rQZjSCgMyNomEmNRCCxxZNPN4cnZMox17vtKNuJFnqbmgTF2WZ-wWMk7-0nN2lPBHqElO5Op88HEhtXaLk1fIOof-1k0c71IO1Za3jgSnRGdppoxLQRZb1knL6hy8sZyb8K_uLxT1M7sydwBrmX-_q/s4032/20220425_093732.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphe0dvUoqbNp1Ay7I1y5Xa4kIP2dAJGgE8-rQZjSCgMyNomEmNRCCxxZNPN4cnZMox17vtKNuJFnqbmgTF2WZ-wWMk7-0nN2lPBHqElO5Op88HEhtXaLk1fIOof-1k0c71IO1Za3jgSnRGdppoxLQRZb1knL6hy8sZyb8K_uLxT1M7sydwBrmX-_q/w400-h180/20220425_093732.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzeEJteavtKEbKNOK0hZkGc_gVyRIssn07JHbuWCO_M-WhGKtu4-lKquI2dKq6VIuNsQy9G4yWXxSazGVaQsshlO5_1Vrl6iipvnCKNNrKjHsMWzrvdu9y49efTZGV05A4qXuGuiaYTMNx3HAHcQTuhmVo1i2qrEfty349FmfIY9_k5BPIQEfMIghO/s4032/20220425_094132.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzeEJteavtKEbKNOK0hZkGc_gVyRIssn07JHbuWCO_M-WhGKtu4-lKquI2dKq6VIuNsQy9G4yWXxSazGVaQsshlO5_1Vrl6iipvnCKNNrKjHsMWzrvdu9y49efTZGV05A4qXuGuiaYTMNx3HAHcQTuhmVo1i2qrEfty349FmfIY9_k5BPIQEfMIghO/w400-h180/20220425_094132.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The footpaths in this area are easy to see - many feet have passed this way before us. Nevertheless, we carry a map and look for footpath signs along the route. Yellow arrows are the most common markings, but it is also typical to see wooden signs such as the one below.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPclHWmNybZZ0aByC85hmJoFZvRmhtVNZhuwo9RIhgWc9sVsRTm4vttvwHqqY5wjty8Fd7oGU1kD3iMla1Nn9YrCRFKoW__2C_DcRT3lrHbXNhh-QrQk_S5dRKvW1PfU7j7Iu7yG7bymdryTYlQE-e7B2zeE9y4vgZuUK-jTrDRLGQh4zKRKQjHLEf/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPclHWmNybZZ0aByC85hmJoFZvRmhtVNZhuwo9RIhgWc9sVsRTm4vttvwHqqY5wjty8Fd7oGU1kD3iMla1Nn9YrCRFKoW__2C_DcRT3lrHbXNhh-QrQk_S5dRKvW1PfU7j7Iu7yG7bymdryTYlQE-e7B2zeE9y4vgZuUK-jTrDRLGQh4zKRKQjHLEf/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(2).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">As you near Keld, the footpath skirts a stream, offering views of frothy cascades.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6EvOQZIkvU__XOok4xfhg9N6_yNdVMp4qrX37hwb7IPvIn8YkyBjlzXbLKdDb4Y1tyBxcotWdgyrbPcHZWXz9XMuPoI-ai361yQ83fz2leRWbr00MpnJpO5e6oGOi2Ssro_sufDfryuJ8ABbL7e8mtuYb9ONnnRmL1ItSSOZU4oMX4L4z_Jx9NLZ/s4032/20220425_104002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6EvOQZIkvU__XOok4xfhg9N6_yNdVMp4qrX37hwb7IPvIn8YkyBjlzXbLKdDb4Y1tyBxcotWdgyrbPcHZWXz9XMuPoI-ai361yQ83fz2leRWbr00MpnJpO5e6oGOi2Ssro_sufDfryuJ8ABbL7e8mtuYb9ONnnRmL1ItSSOZU4oMX4L4z_Jx9NLZ/w400-h180/20220425_104002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Check out this slow-motion video of another section of the stream.</span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Aro9pl0bVXE" width="320" youtube-src-id="Aro9pl0bVXE"></iframe></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I never tire of the magnificent landscapes that roll out before me, an unfathomable expanse of green turf, punctuated by ancient dry-stone walls.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3y4u5KdTVI3_nn31YA9ZGVJBRcSQuF0V7JUJCByGT0-nOgOUBO0C_gmDNDqOHXSE441Mr04scuylmt4AR7fg7KD3zwkC_Z1oXzsfGxE1jyhRELWzQBBXumIypcaenjHowao6qcW1JjJPpbm5t8xy6cSDGTIj8EMjLtH7UZjTcV7BkbPOpavsVz3OA/w400-h180/20220425_125134.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We don't often experience house envy, but the outlook (in all directions) of this stone house had us drooling and imagining afternoon tea while taking in the vistas.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAvK90OY6XUwqnAabKbpQKgZl2oBZgqyEHwwZsCgpM9Vv2LTE-kdRg4OaOkyW-ffWKR_WeSM--hYk4PLRQGkNuEz8tJl5nVyAV6-snv7OCGWOETeSJO5ZB7uRO1hPC3LnKD343yDROfuC9BlHsOlv5MSLluaLLQq6coGykqCZ03B6BTNKpZW_CKo6s/s4032/20220425_125216.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAvK90OY6XUwqnAabKbpQKgZl2oBZgqyEHwwZsCgpM9Vv2LTE-kdRg4OaOkyW-ffWKR_WeSM--hYk4PLRQGkNuEz8tJl5nVyAV6-snv7OCGWOETeSJO5ZB7uRO1hPC3LnKD343yDROfuC9BlHsOlv5MSLluaLLQq6coGykqCZ03B6BTNKpZW_CKo6s/w400-h180/20220425_125216.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaqUgDJhrb42t8Tc6dcOGuv3EP9JCNi6GPdENri_37GN47rF1jumwlqDrnbu1rHlzDERLqQXVIonXMdGpwsLSOZ9UrspBrKE1LFPooWFmtLivYroQHajt7SXUIDJS4uPMePv-GeqycegIOPO9KBUC5FAwQYDq1lZVeBrIjwjBlDRC2JVPqBxln440F/s4032/20220425_125425.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaqUgDJhrb42t8Tc6dcOGuv3EP9JCNi6GPdENri_37GN47rF1jumwlqDrnbu1rHlzDERLqQXVIonXMdGpwsLSOZ9UrspBrKE1LFPooWFmtLivYroQHajt7SXUIDJS4uPMePv-GeqycegIOPO9KBUC5FAwQYDq1lZVeBrIjwjBlDRC2JVPqBxln440F/w400-h180/20220425_125425.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I can imagine, in the summer, that this might be a refreshing pool for a dip, or for young ones to gather stones and build small dams and other creations sprung from the depths of their imaginations.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvESM5y2mM-inKq2TqBp-uTqXwoB7CiOHmmTkz9N996kwwJmE1p3drvYJrzUzegfkC9Le-LGqafg0Tvd1z8alTRONTfR8eb7T3NrhEYye0DsqyBtOze2x0IzVwNP8Dl0HsldbGmjS-Xs9Qq7MAMqfAuVadm_B_bVapRAY05NLd086ARxJqXJmqlgGR/s4032/20220425_130111.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvESM5y2mM-inKq2TqBp-uTqXwoB7CiOHmmTkz9N996kwwJmE1p3drvYJrzUzegfkC9Le-LGqafg0Tvd1z8alTRONTfR8eb7T3NrhEYye0DsqyBtOze2x0IzVwNP8Dl0HsldbGmjS-Xs9Qq7MAMqfAuVadm_B_bVapRAY05NLd086ARxJqXJmqlgGR/w400-h180/20220425_130111.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We left Keld, embraced by the fields opening before us. If you are a frequent reader, you have seen a similar picture in the past. If you are a recent addition to my fan club, you can look back at this former post about Muker and Keld: <a href="https://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/2017/09/the-meadows-of-muker-uk-showing-off.html">September 26, 2017</a>.</span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEWconvJTv_rhKs9oFUh_sn5QUNBGQg5QGovBGJawEdYOCNMwCmiwQQ24Yw-Ch-rrG0pIFLdakmJNBqpAiDXVL962B6H0Nq0fP_rUXkcEHsjKRU_Xit5NyUaOmDwRAEitI7Vd7jJrWNLAJnMCIjtsgMgjVe6kDW5cjQUp-ijfsVUz6UCP6QokIGLr-/s4032/20220425_135902.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEWconvJTv_rhKs9oFUh_sn5QUNBGQg5QGovBGJawEdYOCNMwCmiwQQ24Yw-Ch-rrG0pIFLdakmJNBqpAiDXVL962B6H0Nq0fP_rUXkcEHsjKRU_Xit5NyUaOmDwRAEitI7Vd7jJrWNLAJnMCIjtsgMgjVe6kDW5cjQUp-ijfsVUz6UCP6QokIGLr-/w400-h180/20220425_135902.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Near this point, we took a path to the left of the main trail; this was new territory for us, and boy, am I glad we took the "path less traveled". We discovered some intimidating rock formations (is this going to fall on me as I walk past?) and several photogenic waterfalls!</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZR4zqKer_-Wb08EDxr01szTeXVh6d8WEFnloh2mJ1rLklqRyMlxkxEehIl78du_BI4fx3IWhosGJc2s6RKeX-BaaeCb6avPsM-WaVJjoyU88LS4zPupVOSdU7eh9q0oGZ-8zB727V0DoFqBAE6JlhAFM7tGMvMffVksSUeKR1LVT5Gb60Ksncsm-M/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZR4zqKer_-Wb08EDxr01szTeXVh6d8WEFnloh2mJ1rLklqRyMlxkxEehIl78du_BI4fx3IWhosGJc2s6RKeX-BaaeCb6avPsM-WaVJjoyU88LS4zPupVOSdU7eh9q0oGZ-8zB727V0DoFqBAE6JlhAFM7tGMvMffVksSUeKR1LVT5Gb60Ksncsm-M/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(3).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHRV4LA45ovSsqzg3p-VOAFS8QE-r9EPLaV-8Xf7BCtqXU20cX9jmBYrVXfyzumnX-Fb2GsQwX8_AdxDwDgR7J8ZgvrSW6QNnt82sYTNv4eGKHvhZi0ct0afu51WT2EGVcRioNkzTDuPYJ2ebiUJDD2Ob17Njk4fujWFXyaJUfcPl_6X_aDqBSMRER/s4032/20220425_142002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHRV4LA45ovSsqzg3p-VOAFS8QE-r9EPLaV-8Xf7BCtqXU20cX9jmBYrVXfyzumnX-Fb2GsQwX8_AdxDwDgR7J8ZgvrSW6QNnt82sYTNv4eGKHvhZi0ct0afu51WT2EGVcRioNkzTDuPYJ2ebiUJDD2Ob17Njk4fujWFXyaJUfcPl_6X_aDqBSMRER/w400-h180/20220425_142002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">With Spousal Unit to give you a sense of scale. (Can you even see him to the left of the waterfall?)</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVfWoahV0uBZnXqS1kxAxpvTz7xlyg9S4P5VF8Jn5j8mVydNrdF7S1rqZ5pSQ1c7FCzakHk7MoRJIFieI0kdmt6fp7vJvM_N4aUyev0pKKLDIiHaallY1g_637tF6ySp2ks4k1W49LkBS41Cl4FPJXAAn3NCWa4H8lmdt8J4v1x1Bgt31WsKID5uaA/s4032/20220425_142125.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVfWoahV0uBZnXqS1kxAxpvTz7xlyg9S4P5VF8Jn5j8mVydNrdF7S1rqZ5pSQ1c7FCzakHk7MoRJIFieI0kdmt6fp7vJvM_N4aUyev0pKKLDIiHaallY1g_637tF6ySp2ks4k1W49LkBS41Cl4FPJXAAn3NCWa4H8lmdt8J4v1x1Bgt31WsKID5uaA/w400-h180/20220425_142125.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Traditional hay meadows such as the outstanding examples north of Muker (designated as a Site of Specific Scientific Interest) would once have been seen all over the Yorkshire Dales. Mown and dried in the sun, the grass and flowers become the sweet-smelling hay that was once stored inside the cowhouse mew to feed cattle (and sheep) over winter.</span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4dt94EluisHJupaL3wbKvSIMdbFE7V0dO2if0wxb5V0oWtofWwNsZM6k0qOxxKQtWMNOsEF2VIAoc8prgCpRjDnwXvlnDwT4bIV7X5YeHM4bcrK0YGlVn7zxrukjHc4RvGmO9kFoNlfBmS-crTx3l3QprOvMqAGe3VcHrP4A_UxBai3ymoIN3X_QG/s4032/20220425_144616.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4dt94EluisHJupaL3wbKvSIMdbFE7V0dO2if0wxb5V0oWtofWwNsZM6k0qOxxKQtWMNOsEF2VIAoc8prgCpRjDnwXvlnDwT4bIV7X5YeHM4bcrK0YGlVn7zxrukjHc4RvGmO9kFoNlfBmS-crTx3l3QprOvMqAGe3VcHrP4A_UxBai3ymoIN3X_QG/w400-h180/20220425_144616.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg69gIfsEAalJ9vXkfTnXvUuM-cbrq56R4VQ0rZOEG4HxA7-YcOFFKMVM8vTfvVqbMZIJ16bjnLYxXZHhmGSeRTk5YhQSswDdlHXYuQXrGaVWo9rd5XdyuuzGEfjIzllYeKACro3oJD2mbyvfsXpjEf8IGEelvn3jdDbgvpF3Yf0AWxKL3utzVsiw9S/s4032/20220425_144840.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg69gIfsEAalJ9vXkfTnXvUuM-cbrq56R4VQ0rZOEG4HxA7-YcOFFKMVM8vTfvVqbMZIJ16bjnLYxXZHhmGSeRTk5YhQSswDdlHXYuQXrGaVWo9rd5XdyuuzGEfjIzllYeKACro3oJD2mbyvfsXpjEf8IGEelvn3jdDbgvpF3Yf0AWxKL3utzVsiw9S/w400-h180/20220425_144840.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The only fertilizer used on these fields is still just the muck produced by cattle overwintered in the nearby cowhouses. This is one of the last places in the dale that you will see the cattle kept in these traditional stone cowhouses, although they are no longer tied in the stalls.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin3uJSZ1Y_J3I4Ughjn4EtIt0CbbJJVAIY_Ui-gFGtDGCm2eeKT6FD8L3LYPxE5Y5wDU3MFhRwTA9iFMV7kPP2OAELqq3bruSw_hSihQej9m50WAa3y1rCaTzwNBKyMIKJghlZ0jgT8PZYqHi_l7vymHKy4uRi9E_W-WCXdb_tQhR06J8ZVtwsurO6/s4032/20220425_145047.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin3uJSZ1Y_J3I4Ughjn4EtIt0CbbJJVAIY_Ui-gFGtDGCm2eeKT6FD8L3LYPxE5Y5wDU3MFhRwTA9iFMV7kPP2OAELqq3bruSw_hSihQej9m50WAa3y1rCaTzwNBKyMIKJghlZ0jgT8PZYqHi_l7vymHKy4uRi9E_W-WCXdb_tQhR06J8ZVtwsurO6/w400-h180/20220425_145047.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">As we came back into Muker, the lambs scampered all around us. How adorable! An unscientific observation would suggest that most ewes have one lamb; triplets are unusual. Love this video of a three-some gamboling with no sign of Mom anywhere!</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1TIXJ7cEFDw" width="320" youtube-src-id="1TIXJ7cEFDw"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The trail is so popular that flagstones were added to encourage people to stay on the path and not trample the meadows used for hay. I stepped off the path to avoid disturbing Mama and the twins.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip7aHXvAYMIm_venXLE_XzozgKMN3-z8kELAGaapoI3quMVbxOnDAtR_gQZTKNrOQ_WtS3DD2R25W6Ylp3aD6J-PSYefE8Qcq6rE8xZzBfIGkQ_N2MgDyLvn_sg4yqUSZTkOiw08oOFrYyDwby6HdFA_YX7AwdzhEbjmz2SSX6w95LtqO1zn275sXr/s4032/20220425_153805.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip7aHXvAYMIm_venXLE_XzozgKMN3-z8kELAGaapoI3quMVbxOnDAtR_gQZTKNrOQ_WtS3DD2R25W6Ylp3aD6J-PSYefE8Qcq6rE8xZzBfIGkQ_N2MgDyLvn_sg4yqUSZTkOiw08oOFrYyDwby6HdFA_YX7AwdzhEbjmz2SSX6w95LtqO1zn275sXr/w400-h180/20220425_153805.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJIFU-XRibT1OGPxlJ8TzcdYjFXjKqZYItz4RBLfQ-gU6Vnbg--N0iXyqPIzINKM-TDoWzh2YiiMVvI-wPpahO7vHss4YyWti-tpInCBjSBmc9oiFupBiQ5mO0YhnDdv83l5Qx98ZRNofgw3NUwyxmMRHxhxCu9SCI1RGXgVtAWjNbK6VHRZnV2HvS/s4032/20220425_145132.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1816" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJIFU-XRibT1OGPxlJ8TzcdYjFXjKqZYItz4RBLfQ-gU6Vnbg--N0iXyqPIzINKM-TDoWzh2YiiMVvI-wPpahO7vHss4YyWti-tpInCBjSBmc9oiFupBiQ5mO0YhnDdv83l5Qx98ZRNofgw3NUwyxmMRHxhxCu9SCI1RGXgVtAWjNbK6VHRZnV2HvS/w288-h640/20220425_145132.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The final two miles of our return to Muker parallel the River Swale, a river that rises on the slopes of High Seat and Nine Standards Rigg near Keld. The Swale takes it name from an old English word meaning "tumultuous river." Its upper reaches flow through the Pennine uplands in a deep trough-like valley known as Swaledale. The heavily wooded dale is renowned for its scenic beauty and attracts many summer visitors.<br /></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKuj5bTwRvAdi2tIFiwvv91UrwdzkDZIhpb_K983QlbrUl2ZIHF2jQjRv5mkxd64MtZPpo8PSusIqQ-7Q4TElXaio2UMHpNBqEhQSFtjngZKkib8UdxL3oFwCDBaxngDAkuBsxUasq3i_dKs_6oOTU69h5Ko0WQm5JTWGLyXkLzvdj_tXTLQKGxuvN/s4032/20220425_151839.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKuj5bTwRvAdi2tIFiwvv91UrwdzkDZIhpb_K983QlbrUl2ZIHF2jQjRv5mkxd64MtZPpo8PSusIqQ-7Q4TElXaio2UMHpNBqEhQSFtjngZKkib8UdxL3oFwCDBaxngDAkuBsxUasq3i_dKs_6oOTU69h5Ko0WQm5JTWGLyXkLzvdj_tXTLQKGxuvN/w400-h180/20220425_151839.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj851hhHCOszlGvV3KjbmtIBqLMEvyph49s84C-B2h_QIKR5MKqrcdGMFoiIIyETrcWmmZthSpKRSGnPJXO2pOfI3oW0ATP92ecpTSxVaOuLgkJwljPX3bxAcVPyWTu4t0byIXj9HzVWEXEdVztc13M1PowFZoLkkTm_fSSXfBs0KNFBdLUgeJQ9Kn2/s4032/20220425_152814.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj851hhHCOszlGvV3KjbmtIBqLMEvyph49s84C-B2h_QIKR5MKqrcdGMFoiIIyETrcWmmZthSpKRSGnPJXO2pOfI3oW0ATP92ecpTSxVaOuLgkJwljPX3bxAcVPyWTu4t0byIXj9HzVWEXEdVztc13M1PowFZoLkkTm_fSSXfBs0KNFBdLUgeJQ9Kn2/w400-h180/20220425_152814.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Oh, Muker and Swaledale, how I love you!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Linking to <a href="https://viewingnaturewitheileen.blogspot.com/">Saturday's Critters</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">
Linking to <a href="https://happy-hour-with-picts.blogspot.com/">Mosaic Monday</a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXxbg0bIjH_UR6MfEH6Agsf3Mxs6oy956qoj5IqMdaOek9oF80PEA4vgUwCw7cvscKNi2S8tyktez8uiDCxV3noLLcLDUNZtKebw72Dx1hEoCwXnZveuf73kZ6YZMJ8QJFvnfR0qQzBb3_nAGrv1wDaUiw63FBDivcd82iRrFarNv5Brb9jpQ0ZF6/s2799/20221008_101539.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2782" data-original-width="2799" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXxbg0bIjH_UR6MfEH6Agsf3Mxs6oy956qoj5IqMdaOek9oF80PEA4vgUwCw7cvscKNi2S8tyktez8uiDCxV3noLLcLDUNZtKebw72Dx1hEoCwXnZveuf73kZ6YZMJ8QJFvnfR0qQzBb3_nAGrv1wDaUiw63FBDivcd82iRrFarNv5Brb9jpQ0ZF6/w200-h199/20221008_101539.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p></p></div>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490533253436208034noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-42682850913111921112022-11-08T19:51:00.002-07:002022-11-08T19:52:25.438-07:00A Montana October<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig8booMQYnv3gbaGuaispYioTE1_qquKjJEO_kB_o9pDN5hPnZEkkmfPp44iXj_RBHVD4WxEUNzaXJgDRkXMSDoPryPkKsMDzt3W387xLKep5hdsqzYCqaMAhSMth_9kZ-l2OT-4KXwFRof1YgxuyddtV8JG3uhdsLWkJfHyQ9bVaywvK-CKqR5jg6/s4485/20221004_180223.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4485" data-original-width="3186" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig8booMQYnv3gbaGuaispYioTE1_qquKjJEO_kB_o9pDN5hPnZEkkmfPp44iXj_RBHVD4WxEUNzaXJgDRkXMSDoPryPkKsMDzt3W387xLKep5hdsqzYCqaMAhSMth_9kZ-l2OT-4KXwFRof1YgxuyddtV8JG3uhdsLWkJfHyQ9bVaywvK-CKqR5jg6/s320/20221004_180223.jpg" width="227" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Snow whirled around the house today, a never-ending merry waltz of snowflakes, evoking thoughts of the Nutcracker and the approaching holiday season. But before I start listening to Christmas music and decking the halls, I felt called to pay final homage to a glorious Autumn in Montana. Day after day of blue skies and temperatures in the high 60s - we didn't want it to end!</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">One day I was vacuuming the lower level when something outside the French doors drew my attention. A Ruffed Grouse, perched on top of the cage protecting the Honeycrisp apple tree. A closer look revealed five Grouse, stalking unseen insects and other delectables. Surprisingly, I was able to open the door and snap some shots. According to Audubon, Ruffed Grouse are "our most widespread and familiar grouse, found in woodlands from Alaska to Georgia. Feeds mostly on plant material."</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyephxMXs9NF4qDsD5qkqN0g4zkQ_UoNi5QYwN6f3aEuHQrzucADNECpStHyei5WT8XVDFH7NKjcUEWF0JkdSFCUpZxvrgNocGhRNUn4IodL_QEgkazyiDp8fVuPHliZZW5yBjzIxDx6mwT2nkivEvsmXMiksC5j4bTH4OGz3-Dt6k7iQIg8QEPy_/s4032/20221005_144629.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyephxMXs9NF4qDsD5qkqN0g4zkQ_UoNi5QYwN6f3aEuHQrzucADNECpStHyei5WT8XVDFH7NKjcUEWF0JkdSFCUpZxvrgNocGhRNUn4IodL_QEgkazyiDp8fVuPHliZZW5yBjzIxDx6mwT2nkivEvsmXMiksC5j4bTH4OGz3-Dt6k7iQIg8QEPy_/s320/20221005_144629.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />Speaking of the Honeycrisp, it produced apples this summer, the first time in the five years it has been in the garden. My <a href="https://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/2018/07/jumpin-june.html">July 5, 2018 post</a> tells the story of our two apple trees; the Goodland is necessary to pollinate the Honeycrisp, and yet the Goodland did not deliver any fruit this year. (Head Chef made a pie from Goodland apples in 2018, as documented in this <a href="https://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/2018/09/savoring-september.html">September 29, 2018 post</a>. It also produced in 2019.)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic6tqpnjcWaFN_u-1jwUJesrNv2OI-3odt6SDTTk5lbtmJWO9oN-I5T0bXGUdrGfDzH1avcq6Bvp7G2QyZ6xFBq2MzGqWuG5mX4rWmu7ntaMGpbp0nEJh2-gLcEc2671l30jCBbNggtgJt6QskW_WPum8AurCEIi1MGRyBbUZ79mhJmyyzn5hbICTH/s2088/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(15).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2088" data-original-width="2088" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic6tqpnjcWaFN_u-1jwUJesrNv2OI-3odt6SDTTk5lbtmJWO9oN-I5T0bXGUdrGfDzH1avcq6Bvp7G2QyZ6xFBq2MzGqWuG5mX4rWmu7ntaMGpbp0nEJh2-gLcEc2671l30jCBbNggtgJt6QskW_WPum8AurCEIi1MGRyBbUZ79mhJmyyzn5hbICTH/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(15).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUEG1QVf8Y1A5mmJcl3nmvLdIJ3UVLZcwNZR8R3Gwra07SXOFx7IxFmZMUwyq1IZmsc1mRgRnS9ioLVWtdcSSpKxQi9Uid3TCSzY02uJODZr-THWId7r13R7Ej2FveRtTSWd8U_HgIs1R_Z-JL3ZA4X6_A00v2HkTm94XsKe47TGFdAH4yPVr5gVSo/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(16).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUEG1QVf8Y1A5mmJcl3nmvLdIJ3UVLZcwNZR8R3Gwra07SXOFx7IxFmZMUwyq1IZmsc1mRgRnS9ioLVWtdcSSpKxQi9Uid3TCSzY02uJODZr-THWId7r13R7Ej2FveRtTSWd8U_HgIs1R_Z-JL3ZA4X6_A00v2HkTm94XsKe47TGFdAH4yPVr5gVSo/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(16).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAGbAp7lwJkyJesv__C1NUM9t9dXWkamV0cftAvHEx2Ovtv7B51tteofAhYobYJiorItEll9vwMg_UZz8tIw9AMhjayaKa4mw4XAiIOuS9gAYRjMGDDp2SKTtTmvqCuqpYpcs4QhfLt6mXnsLE-xBlOBhleM9nk28CLvaJ4eEw5qOWIqokZQDCNvnJ/s4032/20221010_105921.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAGbAp7lwJkyJesv__C1NUM9t9dXWkamV0cftAvHEx2Ovtv7B51tteofAhYobYJiorItEll9vwMg_UZz8tIw9AMhjayaKa4mw4XAiIOuS9gAYRjMGDDp2SKTtTmvqCuqpYpcs4QhfLt6mXnsLE-xBlOBhleM9nk28CLvaJ4eEw5qOWIqokZQDCNvnJ/s320/20221010_105921.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Hiking in Autumn may not yield many flowers; it is an opportunity to look more intimately at the forest floor, the trees, the moss and the lichen. I was honored to hike with a former neighbor and Dear Neighbor Friend, fellow conspirators when it comes to observing the more delicate parts of our ecosystem. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioagOiGeEn4KQuAttQ7RAc8yjb4_3hzIRcKxGOKW3XyhtDfUai5QCpVnzIaP0flPz4tUm2FkMeYxNDASe1LzY-qlsD7JQVcM9kc24hZLNEn87YHSowoOS16ZKXXPHL8DyclDx4hath_s2k1N5YJf_34bqpa30aCSQoscdMgReNDx4QTNDPRPDm6hAs/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(17).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioagOiGeEn4KQuAttQ7RAc8yjb4_3hzIRcKxGOKW3XyhtDfUai5QCpVnzIaP0flPz4tUm2FkMeYxNDASe1LzY-qlsD7JQVcM9kc24hZLNEn87YHSowoOS16ZKXXPHL8DyclDx4hath_s2k1N5YJf_34bqpa30aCSQoscdMgReNDx4QTNDPRPDm6hAs/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(17).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfQA3lZWVkJztCuyvtEq4IMKeecyDSOQEY8JDNlr0gYLtWQvov6__8b8oX7kNz_coMUoh8DeuC5UJuYTC_9RUHA_XROgRMyOh56smS1nVg2eKn0uPni_Tr3DrAifFR0pASoWRbf6INwWpEcz2WGvLOMd-S_ovpjLfobhfrZ8XGTFnqATbLRYavm4iQ/s4032/20221010_132238.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfQA3lZWVkJztCuyvtEq4IMKeecyDSOQEY8JDNlr0gYLtWQvov6__8b8oX7kNz_coMUoh8DeuC5UJuYTC_9RUHA_XROgRMyOh56smS1nVg2eKn0uPni_Tr3DrAifFR0pASoWRbf6INwWpEcz2WGvLOMd-S_ovpjLfobhfrZ8XGTFnqATbLRYavm4iQ/w400-h300/20221010_132238.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxfj0GNxE33XRZNc3du5Ui3RVqo0z7aLYOzGg-s3hz0ekcvk7iB0DNSgybStpdr6YjeYQlR9rS9XZCGRTaUhuZqyzCysyZD4yYx19VtKsyZnsi9PZGW4HxpzgxLNTw5QlFvFsEKyRgsPhPue8eFRYN2Uimjqye_DgoxRXCxI8ftcRF06EU1_bBiOxN/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(18).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxfj0GNxE33XRZNc3du5Ui3RVqo0z7aLYOzGg-s3hz0ekcvk7iB0DNSgybStpdr6YjeYQlR9rS9XZCGRTaUhuZqyzCysyZD4yYx19VtKsyZnsi9PZGW4HxpzgxLNTw5QlFvFsEKyRgsPhPue8eFRYN2Uimjqye_DgoxRXCxI8ftcRF06EU1_bBiOxN/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(18).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The lake below our property glistens with a Zamboni surface that deceptively calls for Charlie Brown and his buddies to skate figure eights to the Vince Guaraldi tune. (The ice <u>might</u> hold Woodstock but not much more.) Hard to believe that four weeks ago we were planting seeds at the two entrances to our neighborhood. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIVI5-Wnl0SpL_ZkGHw9eEa3A2w5Ph9rWJOTlWsjMATtsegu1uNWIQ6ess2x5N37hSXm-PsyM0FNhYFqxzpg8kRXjWQIsLCkixnYWUGaYfL4un5ZoOmjoDbaE7rrxkwWBgNSmwNWTBH261d4Sr-0bTtOZWeABr-7TvnYVcJQdW9afElU-_FlLiERf7/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(20).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIVI5-Wnl0SpL_ZkGHw9eEa3A2w5Ph9rWJOTlWsjMATtsegu1uNWIQ6ess2x5N37hSXm-PsyM0FNhYFqxzpg8kRXjWQIsLCkixnYWUGaYfL4un5ZoOmjoDbaE7rrxkwWBgNSmwNWTBH261d4Sr-0bTtOZWeABr-7TvnYVcJQdW9afElU-_FlLiERf7/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(20).jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The moon was spectacular in October; I wish my talent for capturing it could measure up!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1PkomHTJyjPQoI_Gk3vjr44GZdSm-op2HpRTGHzJXyPZfubqGHLivwb5iOI3qwsczWAwDFqzf7IQIyoUqcFRCkp8ymChUlYwsm6Z2n7KTsGhVXuy7SLtgkgeFU8CoRwSZPQUtt2d-8EIAsYP2guQE5FEa6uXDq30rIz08KSq8IsTECjtR2eApToxp/s4032/20221012_205610.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1PkomHTJyjPQoI_Gk3vjr44GZdSm-op2HpRTGHzJXyPZfubqGHLivwb5iOI3qwsczWAwDFqzf7IQIyoUqcFRCkp8ymChUlYwsm6Z2n7KTsGhVXuy7SLtgkgeFU8CoRwSZPQUtt2d-8EIAsYP2guQE5FEa6uXDq30rIz08KSq8IsTECjtR2eApToxp/w400-h300/20221012_205610.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>The shifting arc of the sun, a dipping thermometer and a little precipitation began to paint the landscape with the gold of aspens and larches. Spores waiting in the soil erupted overnight into mushrooms.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGzcLfv0GEqFgs2AxRnIhPBBMZ3Tw6lRssIhb-2jytJYDirmaHC8lg0IXoh8vzBiHjgeGYXeTbJBWTu5s8w1Q-HhYATNlUwnESBSAA7Du6ncDvzP6O9VzEtPoWxmVIXzzQrBIQ2IhaBEBhQDHcYKEU7dsJ6hmvKEjPXWtPB3nHqKa-SV1ceKfJ_41j/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(19).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGzcLfv0GEqFgs2AxRnIhPBBMZ3Tw6lRssIhb-2jytJYDirmaHC8lg0IXoh8vzBiHjgeGYXeTbJBWTu5s8w1Q-HhYATNlUwnESBSAA7Du6ncDvzP6O9VzEtPoWxmVIXzzQrBIQ2IhaBEBhQDHcYKEU7dsJ6hmvKEjPXWtPB3nHqKa-SV1ceKfJ_41j/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(19).jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ2WV4gNzCuaL8TUr3K1r8ipHJUS3qsOccuGYcMzBjOXiHU1IUkeKq0HkCk3z1eWVW1SOJ45G0JMNRzRTNWVq3FqJhsMvSbd2PS2m1t8YXxESxut4QomB3GOZtiE21g33pcOAkvv23tsyEyAvhiPnXXvBeSgvZ_Q3OpBRbNd4uIC6YGbqiIryNyg1V/s4032/20221016_092607.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ2WV4gNzCuaL8TUr3K1r8ipHJUS3qsOccuGYcMzBjOXiHU1IUkeKq0HkCk3z1eWVW1SOJ45G0JMNRzRTNWVq3FqJhsMvSbd2PS2m1t8YXxESxut4QomB3GOZtiE21g33pcOAkvv23tsyEyAvhiPnXXvBeSgvZ_Q3OpBRbNd4uIC6YGbqiIryNyg1V/w300-h400/20221016_092607.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />By mid-October, Jack Frost added his diamonds to the palette. And the Sun would come along and rub it out like a giant eraser in the sky.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Later the same day as this photo, we boarded the first of several planes that would take us to the UK. As the sun set beyond the wing, we bade farewell to home and to Autumn.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxzydhoMtgtEhzOWHLVUEiziXr6JXPdGJovQ3Shr0HmTgYKnmiLMfc-kB-GoTe0DBRRtI440BkKYNptgxRaPEPKO6xE_NhWlHdvPXPt9U2NPVE84z_h8vDKpc-tGaQriqnv9M29qcNrMFRU3Vg2AfyW4Ms5swqeIH3YmJCh7H7ZAenVoTbPckuCd40/s4032/20221016_192137.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxzydhoMtgtEhzOWHLVUEiziXr6JXPdGJovQ3Shr0HmTgYKnmiLMfc-kB-GoTe0DBRRtI440BkKYNptgxRaPEPKO6xE_NhWlHdvPXPt9U2NPVE84z_h8vDKpc-tGaQriqnv9M29qcNrMFRU3Vg2AfyW4Ms5swqeIH3YmJCh7H7ZAenVoTbPckuCd40/w400-h300/20221016_192137.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div></div></div>
Linking to <a href="https://happy-hour-with-picts.blogspot.com/">Mosaic Monday</a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXxbg0bIjH_UR6MfEH6Agsf3Mxs6oy956qoj5IqMdaOek9oF80PEA4vgUwCw7cvscKNi2S8tyktez8uiDCxV3noLLcLDUNZtKebw72Dx1hEoCwXnZveuf73kZ6YZMJ8QJFvnfR0qQzBb3_nAGrv1wDaUiw63FBDivcd82iRrFarNv5Brb9jpQ0ZF6/s2799/20221008_101539.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2782" data-original-width="2799" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXxbg0bIjH_UR6MfEH6Agsf3Mxs6oy956qoj5IqMdaOek9oF80PEA4vgUwCw7cvscKNi2S8tyktez8uiDCxV3noLLcLDUNZtKebw72Dx1hEoCwXnZveuf73kZ6YZMJ8QJFvnfR0qQzBb3_nAGrv1wDaUiw63FBDivcd82iRrFarNv5Brb9jpQ0ZF6/w200-h199/20221008_101539.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p></p></div>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490533253436208034noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-82876481616756269532022-10-09T11:00:00.002-06:002022-10-09T21:29:59.721-06:00Canals, Cottages and a Cathedral<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheDYurBJSZSf_mf64DaMwsXmHCvOVeUXLhh0abHOc97uefziIN-vA_siSj9iByMvU6m6qwU2_FOf-A854MKiiXNg5Kz1DLaXW174MN9Gax2RbyQwZCuknkUNcjcPCg1QzYDLc4u6qtxPFBIFrdPFyLJa_SL3hVi5LMA39cD08xjT41ukiq8EmekYTG/s2922/20220421_162415%20(2).jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2922" data-original-width="1816" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheDYurBJSZSf_mf64DaMwsXmHCvOVeUXLhh0abHOc97uefziIN-vA_siSj9iByMvU6m6qwU2_FOf-A854MKiiXNg5Kz1DLaXW174MN9Gax2RbyQwZCuknkUNcjcPCg1QzYDLc4u6qtxPFBIFrdPFyLJa_SL3hVi5LMA39cD08xjT41ukiq8EmekYTG/s320/20220421_162415%20(2).jpg" width="199" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Can you imagine that I still have not finished writing about our April trip to the UK, and we are headed there again in a week for our fall excursion? I suppose I've been distracted with hiking, gardening, guests, the trail cam and drone, and travel to other destinations ... I lead a very blessed life.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">But you can bet that I am feverish with excitement to return to my adopted country. And what better way to add to the frenzy than a look back at more of the April photos??</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This post continues our tour of the Cotswolds; on this day we started with the National Waterways Museum in Gloucester. Appropriately, the Museum is housed in one of the warehouses at the Gloucester docks, which were built in the 1800s as the docks got busier. They had strong wooden floors supported by cast-iron columns to hold huge amounts of goods. Cargoes, like grain, were stored in the warehouses before being transported inland.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV_ZZgEuWAbco9OsZesDriT6_1-PVXkiYM5YfnhFver4fU-Oc_bMyynpWxAeQhTzRX7GwY_UyOq2covZHMH9hOPX3WFhA-ew8-hwrzR4c5aejAGa1rd92iLirEa-1gbsrpQn_nonA6-IcQQ_nGXlTu3mwONlyGaLp1Lq97tKUMt_3h94mc6G45x6J3/s4032/20220421_104342.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV_ZZgEuWAbco9OsZesDriT6_1-PVXkiYM5YfnhFver4fU-Oc_bMyynpWxAeQhTzRX7GwY_UyOq2covZHMH9hOPX3WFhA-ew8-hwrzR4c5aejAGa1rd92iLirEa-1gbsrpQn_nonA6-IcQQ_nGXlTu3mwONlyGaLp1Lq97tKUMt_3h94mc6G45x6J3/w400-h180/20220421_104342.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRj0OzWpXMR2LOxf6JdKhVAvfApAKRGs2G7c6TQ26xlNWzjKm76poUED7S7BoyoKISABjL_OhX3NDLX8N3kWXubMRBtDgpKhR0dVs7cIT20jDSYoUP7aX60JUc5hTu6-YT3T5hA1_WSEBa3o10I1XQZ8bisd95i_P3r6KQd0pWxD2qE75Ed-FlcuqG/s4032/20220421_104545.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1816" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRj0OzWpXMR2LOxf6JdKhVAvfApAKRGs2G7c6TQ26xlNWzjKm76poUED7S7BoyoKISABjL_OhX3NDLX8N3kWXubMRBtDgpKhR0dVs7cIT20jDSYoUP7aX60JUc5hTu6-YT3T5hA1_WSEBa3o10I1XQZ8bisd95i_P3r6KQd0pWxD2qE75Ed-FlcuqG/w180-h400/20220421_104545.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br />To the right is the figurehead from the schooner Katherine Ellen, 1922. The schooner carried coal on the Bristol Channel and across the Irish Sea.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Below is a model of the Liverpool Lighterage Yard, circa 1935. Lighterage = the transfer of cargo by leans of a lighter. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2sMbs1uucUo0BJFFw1kUwPomWuDxe82QeBvUSR7f7Z_SZ9dFg3JXERQYTi4tMqiC0TD7t32DQP-G9wU1gP98IxTpSLA19hczFOKkyzsAAm6JMkAGirb5-gD8e3MMt70zeDWPmpTcG46B7suX_FFQStILD3IQ7pfW3u0iJtZemKbxca2EUcqX_0KqL/s4032/20220421_104827.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2sMbs1uucUo0BJFFw1kUwPomWuDxe82QeBvUSR7f7Z_SZ9dFg3JXERQYTi4tMqiC0TD7t32DQP-G9wU1gP98IxTpSLA19hczFOKkyzsAAm6JMkAGirb5-gD8e3MMt70zeDWPmpTcG46B7suX_FFQStILD3IQ7pfW3u0iJtZemKbxca2EUcqX_0KqL/w400-h180/20220421_104827.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpwBm4UPjORghm9HaP3qPgOkpk7gNJLwrOlEWWBiPR4-6GnwvKylPgpdY2ULM7Dkoav697a7C3LzPjD20TDf_nqKexOSIE3Y0uv5Ts11zgCn8WnjuBSZvm6YXONa2IpKmCyVyeOW05pZnnJ4rSV1wA0RtWM1NSAf9TIw6qBmiae27iamYMU0GdVw6/s4032/20220421_104841.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1816" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpwBm4UPjORghm9HaP3qPgOkpk7gNJLwrOlEWWBiPR4-6GnwvKylPgpdY2ULM7Dkoav697a7C3LzPjD20TDf_nqKexOSIE3Y0uv5Ts11zgCn8WnjuBSZvm6YXONa2IpKmCyVyeOW05pZnnJ4rSV1wA0RtWM1NSAf9TIw6qBmiae27iamYMU0GdVw6/w180-h400/20220421_104841.jpg" width="180" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />And the winch pictured on the left was once part of this yard.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Canals were used to move goods inland, and were plied by narrowboats. 70 feet long and only 7 feet wide, the narrowboats had a small cabin with a stove, table, cupboards and beds. Most Gloucester boatmen and women had their own homes and only stayed on board when they were working. The boatmen might be accompanied by another crewman or members of his family who helped. The boat's skipper was paid per trip, so worked long hours to complete the journey quickly and return to Gloucester.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Below is a picture of the working clothes of boat people in that era.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2D_o7xekVQNyGwXXRAjBWdz7hz7kym8c1_5i9FE-ywVPfRLSCkQ9vEguZBWSwG847E34HxPwk5fEdh78W_elif3QpvNUC2-h8xWs5qFd8dsWBj9KIiUj4mOpqC_xHbyVNQeH1bIv0ru7VkcsAO63b8EXVxhVTTEHS709FV-uL_xJmzh7WPwvfZjOv/s2467/20220421_111929%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2467" data-original-width="1816" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2D_o7xekVQNyGwXXRAjBWdz7hz7kym8c1_5i9FE-ywVPfRLSCkQ9vEguZBWSwG847E34HxPwk5fEdh78W_elif3QpvNUC2-h8xWs5qFd8dsWBj9KIiUj4mOpqC_xHbyVNQeH1bIv0ru7VkcsAO63b8EXVxhVTTEHS709FV-uL_xJmzh7WPwvfZjOv/w295-h400/20220421_111929%20(2).jpg" width="295" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Roses and Castles was the colorful canal folk art that was used to decorate working narrowboats in the 1800s and 1900s. Boater's possessions and the boat itself were decorated with these bright and cheerful designs.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVrmT5Iwi_vNlDXBMed93Tr6KnYWttEFvRKMLiQkSBTqeR5-1Uk9cM8beJ8cos7wxhTED4NA_29B5WTenYgyhI4voYWnLd2bB-J_r7u4-qse7WGDHWuSQY81zyhGKDE4E35j-knNwh7GhUbgW3P4gzZVGELZPq6S8Y7tTvKPee8qO41A_lU_sUcH2/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(9).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVrmT5Iwi_vNlDXBMed93Tr6KnYWttEFvRKMLiQkSBTqeR5-1Uk9cM8beJ8cos7wxhTED4NA_29B5WTenYgyhI4voYWnLd2bB-J_r7u4-qse7WGDHWuSQY81zyhGKDE4E35j-knNwh7GhUbgW3P4gzZVGELZPq6S8Y7tTvKPee8qO41A_lU_sUcH2/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(9).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Given this is a waterways museum, you might expect to see some boats, and you would be correct, both inside and outside the building.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkOWuAdqwcu33lVkqEa26DKCkPtsGNokk0CpHX9l8-jni2Gyrwbjwjy7eYdE-x2ybm_77ydPEKc9j0kIAp1kbc-M91vK76kKQgTJQqWlbEc5I2Z8C75qZF2FbhqCfRPFyrsJiCqvf44fR51T2KmN55Gu7hSBRR6B5L9iz_JV2EVetl6BY72fLtyj5s/s4032/20220421_111805.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkOWuAdqwcu33lVkqEa26DKCkPtsGNokk0CpHX9l8-jni2Gyrwbjwjy7eYdE-x2ybm_77ydPEKc9j0kIAp1kbc-M91vK76kKQgTJQqWlbEc5I2Z8C75qZF2FbhqCfRPFyrsJiCqvf44fR51T2KmN55Gu7hSBRR6B5L9iz_JV2EVetl6BY72fLtyj5s/w400-h180/20220421_111805.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Bluebelle (above) was home-built in 1965, using a WWII bridge pontoon. In 1969 it was bought by local couple Mike and Judy Powell. The Powells fitted a new interior, an inboard engine and the "aircraft carrier" bow. Moored at Gloucester Docks, the Powells used Bluebelle for many family holidays during the 1970s.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiujIKHT6d_GnP7na1EV4F_Jr749ePVhpgCNwV-0G6jy610iu50hVWTElVjheyifkJGJLy41dyCniND87m4SBFNIz-T_t9lrt4GOADe4_iwUYuDW6wUaxQy-8EXcPf0dQLFp6INluYk936s4pKfrQpedNnEHoAkMHEGNPvaPzihrXXaoYHsyWPB5voZ/s4032/20220421_105400.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiujIKHT6d_GnP7na1EV4F_Jr749ePVhpgCNwV-0G6jy610iu50hVWTElVjheyifkJGJLy41dyCniND87m4SBFNIz-T_t9lrt4GOADe4_iwUYuDW6wUaxQy-8EXcPf0dQLFp6INluYk936s4pKfrQpedNnEHoAkMHEGNPvaPzihrXXaoYHsyWPB5voZ/w400-h180/20220421_105400.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The Queen Boadicea II (above) was one of the Dunkirk Little Ships, and rescued at least 13 people on May 31st, 1940.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZP3unp7SKsYhvkcwvf8LJjQtFJJ2KUXjQDGgE49Ec1_wQZA67TO7BB2fQMIlp45PHfOAwZ2TViYttNCM9IUXbbS2iedjGiImAriquFlEbLscBvQDkMmNzzi7w4poJiss3okOtixHO22cejKJOej-yPu2Ctjz5dFFWuxf7AJgoCJ1q-KMl8ggjr6U/s4032/20220421_105936.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZP3unp7SKsYhvkcwvf8LJjQtFJJ2KUXjQDGgE49Ec1_wQZA67TO7BB2fQMIlp45PHfOAwZ2TViYttNCM9IUXbbS2iedjGiImAriquFlEbLscBvQDkMmNzzi7w4poJiss3okOtixHO22cejKJOej-yPu2Ctjz5dFFWuxf7AJgoCJ1q-KMl8ggjr6U/w400-h180/20220421_105936.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj99p3mCNJdo-ki_ChOMpeJXmCLeQFh5jQTo3jjz-znTtEF39KhlakMWMWWz6xJf9pEAEsCv-LwlzYEp-PVXEwS90n1dI4sXQ891S2d48PlzXH4W2AO0-TIhGIgVBltZSBzrlalqAYnKVqNoGpWFeUk_krNiSYfcuUtizeFmEcekp5jcshFqgFnH9jC/s1694/20220421_115522%20(2).jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="1694" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj99p3mCNJdo-ki_ChOMpeJXmCLeQFh5jQTo3jjz-znTtEF39KhlakMWMWWz6xJf9pEAEsCv-LwlzYEp-PVXEwS90n1dI4sXQ891S2d48PlzXH4W2AO0-TIhGIgVBltZSBzrlalqAYnKVqNoGpWFeUk_krNiSYfcuUtizeFmEcekp5jcshFqgFnH9jC/s320/20220421_115522%20(2).jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The SND No. 4 (above), with her bucket ladder, is representative of an early technique of dredging which was employed to reduce the build-up of silt within British harbors, facilitating their use by deep water vessels at a time of industrial productivity.<br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We walked from the Museum to Gloucester Cathedral, and along the way we passed this mosaic on the sidewalk. Very ornate!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And then the Cathedral rose before us. What words can you possibly utilize to describe such beauty???</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ammteWl_8S4JQRGL8nyvSCQyZsnH4C9TT8A7MnFOyPBiVH4t7b_oAjeRY006SrMUfIERFUuPe3EysqgJBDdr5-9OPUKtFtvJhTMxltXPuqOcSKWoaJHUjnw4g-SrXViQUai_snHMC7O89k4emGD511FSAPoEpLYNtUJoH3VbAJCVXQZdPS9vL0eD/s3035/20220421_120356%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="3035" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ammteWl_8S4JQRGL8nyvSCQyZsnH4C9TT8A7MnFOyPBiVH4t7b_oAjeRY006SrMUfIERFUuPe3EysqgJBDdr5-9OPUKtFtvJhTMxltXPuqOcSKWoaJHUjnw4g-SrXViQUai_snHMC7O89k4emGD511FSAPoEpLYNtUJoH3VbAJCVXQZdPS9vL0eD/w400-h239/20220421_120356%20(2).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The Cathedral stands in the north of the city near the River Severn. It originated in 678 or 679 with the foundation of an abbey dedicated to St. Peter. Below you have two views of the nave, looking east (left) and west (right). </span><p></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1M1RVUWUuifpSaggbstriuJVLV8RozmwkFse1Uywpdo41T2kbxz8Ukj8Os9bJ2pkwPbXLhyuKgvRtY-OfwII7W_rDpeibs_dU-fE-oc_gCy_QhCefni5CmCFZg6S8dL5T9dJNo34_h0ZQzq9zeA-H9IhGDIHnv9IFi4ZnOYLJ2yB0cJY8N0dgA4LT/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(10).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1M1RVUWUuifpSaggbstriuJVLV8RozmwkFse1Uywpdo41T2kbxz8Ukj8Os9bJ2pkwPbXLhyuKgvRtY-OfwII7W_rDpeibs_dU-fE-oc_gCy_QhCefni5CmCFZg6S8dL5T9dJNo34_h0ZQzq9zeA-H9IhGDIHnv9IFi4ZnOYLJ2yB0cJY8N0dgA4LT/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(10).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW42fPYkDy6NtDRc2UGJPHQGM0nY5BCv1aZsI5XWOq-bhsCDUTFtTMFoRLDmZTypnzuw5OOSE5HZ_oDsQeDTVfSKXp8PSC6hc-RiLP4E70pNkBMklsfUurMyCzr5gllQMMgXhSMzZSLJreOdUMlWl7zWdA5Jadp5R5v_kdgmoPgS8J9arWB3AfaemY/s2557/20220421_131529%20(2).jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2557" data-original-width="1816" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW42fPYkDy6NtDRc2UGJPHQGM0nY5BCv1aZsI5XWOq-bhsCDUTFtTMFoRLDmZTypnzuw5OOSE5HZ_oDsQeDTVfSKXp8PSC6hc-RiLP4E70pNkBMklsfUurMyCzr5gllQMMgXhSMzZSLJreOdUMlWl7zWdA5Jadp5R5v_kdgmoPgS8J9arWB3AfaemY/w284-h400/20220421_131529%20(2).jpg" width="284" /></a></div><br />The Mason's Bracket: this curious memorial was built around 1335, and it has intrigued visitors ever since. Does it commemorate a terrible accident or a miraculous escape?<br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A young apprentice appears to tumble from the ceiling with his arms outstretched. Below, a bearded mason looks on in helpless horror. What happened next is a mystery.<br /></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This is an unusual monument in a several ways. Unlike many Cathedral monuments, it commemorates an ordinary working man.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGFeR9P5EAK5NWSPwygB4NMZzdd7qfEzNMeuNwU1Jekh5oscWuDgPSgX3xtrzn0LXU6oDvhUuB66y7g_I_MoysHgUN3AugNYhEnkjL2e2LO8UEauhRJGhk2bbkoD3Zmo0nfj7XtqPwHN88qfgmMGOgjOjk-S1Bxdt1ZJpySvkvSa9gJTQscS8xjVxI/s4032/20220421_131644.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1816" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGFeR9P5EAK5NWSPwygB4NMZzdd7qfEzNMeuNwU1Jekh5oscWuDgPSgX3xtrzn0LXU6oDvhUuB66y7g_I_MoysHgUN3AugNYhEnkjL2e2LO8UEauhRJGhk2bbkoD3Zmo0nfj7XtqPwHN88qfgmMGOgjOjk-S1Bxdt1ZJpySvkvSa9gJTQscS8xjVxI/w288-h640/20220421_131644.jpg" width="288" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />The walls of the medieval Abbey were covered with colorful paintings like this. It must have been an amazing sight.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thomas Gambier Parry completed these paintings on the theme of discipleship between 1866 and 1868. He was inspired by medieval frescoes he had seen in Italian churches. He imitated their rich color and detail, although his romantic Victorian style was very different.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I couldn't stop staring at the vaulted ceiling shown in the pictures below, but my neck was hurting! The complex web of interlaced ribs has a delicate symmetry that boggles the mind when you consider when (and how) it was constructed. And all those decorative 'medallions' at the joints. Wow! And then, just for fun, throw in the stained glass window, the altar and the tile floor, and it is almost more than your eyes can process!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqNnv5tdyMOwR2bLoYfo_ag7eqK4BMKEorJDl01lKGjzXFpMTUkMZxUXuSBIfwMmoqrIO1zs1aHXW5jsj5ECfD_eOroHbguza2xxEHZ9HfcQw45TCHo5y0bpslstemXTrAIkCGZ6WsNfGKExgUqmQfMRrbYtbwoxf4uKRk7FzIJSggjyDWJgqoMswB/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(11).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqNnv5tdyMOwR2bLoYfo_ag7eqK4BMKEorJDl01lKGjzXFpMTUkMZxUXuSBIfwMmoqrIO1zs1aHXW5jsj5ECfD_eOroHbguza2xxEHZ9HfcQw45TCHo5y0bpslstemXTrAIkCGZ6WsNfGKExgUqmQfMRrbYtbwoxf4uKRk7FzIJSggjyDWJgqoMswB/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(11).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here's a closer shot of the altar.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIR8It9grazDhcZuebEENJJJhtq2sNtkyrjDZ0MRuRH5alC8NCbdwbq64MUO4SrQ-8eHGJaWG70Xm1zTj3g9JmYpuuZMrp5WcoDwXi--eD8hqlqLF3MvuzP0OLsPhk8wrhUllUdpX5gylFvBZxDznEfnZpqR6Pmd2rUlYodiaw48h-f-NxPiTwJnum/s4032/20220421_132038.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIR8It9grazDhcZuebEENJJJhtq2sNtkyrjDZ0MRuRH5alC8NCbdwbq64MUO4SrQ-8eHGJaWG70Xm1zTj3g9JmYpuuZMrp5WcoDwXi--eD8hqlqLF3MvuzP0OLsPhk8wrhUllUdpX5gylFvBZxDznEfnZpqR6Pmd2rUlYodiaw48h-f-NxPiTwJnum/w400-h180/20220421_132038.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcjWN-_ppWteINcjUnCW4XmfemV519P-jHLOWN4xdxYSsEbg9mMuPlnrrRx3PNCULblJ2HJ_E6dSWEsmyZXztWQEPtqFhehvonKVbP2bKqfpcWTuXZWCf5u90hcdKAWRBDEBL8w-xL8Oa47Dvtlf9FWQPvgiksF6AoP1v85gbgg08DEwAzEX5gUL1e/s4032/20220421_132057.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1816" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcjWN-_ppWteINcjUnCW4XmfemV519P-jHLOWN4xdxYSsEbg9mMuPlnrrRx3PNCULblJ2HJ_E6dSWEsmyZXztWQEPtqFhehvonKVbP2bKqfpcWTuXZWCf5u90hcdKAWRBDEBL8w-xL8Oa47Dvtlf9FWQPvgiksF6AoP1v85gbgg08DEwAzEX5gUL1e/w288-h640/20220421_132057.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br />This gives you a better look at the tile.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The Abbey was built in phases over about 400 years, from 1089 to the 1400s. During that time, techniques and fashions developed, so the style of the building varies from place to place.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqnQBJsUL49-Ko46tAXy-VzF_dVobKoTU1u_TK_T-wiweBvc7x6p2Ei0yDjlzuhiWorikROW1O-YmaZv3znLOMM_YEeuCTu4i0crZ-3Pu_JNpW5PtxZAnOKs03ggVney8qKKJC11eR-uO0gniRmPF6lvaUyoKG48PhPKC1IBI5HJAyfr2aS5gUsIj/s1156/20220421_133659%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="881" data-original-width="1156" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqnQBJsUL49-Ko46tAXy-VzF_dVobKoTU1u_TK_T-wiweBvc7x6p2Ei0yDjlzuhiWorikROW1O-YmaZv3znLOMM_YEeuCTu4i0crZ-3Pu_JNpW5PtxZAnOKs03ggVney8qKKJC11eR-uO0gniRmPF6lvaUyoKG48PhPKC1IBI5HJAyfr2aS5gUsIj/w400-h305/20220421_133659%20(2).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid3nZMnrE_r4nD1y5rGD9bDI48SQElf6okisTlwDt9dzIjzobr_-5GlGpd8KZhHJc3D9K9J6iTzn31Lufv7isKWbGpgde705BJu-LZOnagrcQT1H3OdCpeepC0SiywQwQqPXTRgjyvfCvnKGYMR-cdVynGfB_LWFhSNI2RsgPmta7YMqGSQTek23lz/s1411/20220421_133706%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1109" data-original-width="1411" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid3nZMnrE_r4nD1y5rGD9bDI48SQElf6okisTlwDt9dzIjzobr_-5GlGpd8KZhHJc3D9K9J6iTzn31Lufv7isKWbGpgde705BJu-LZOnagrcQT1H3OdCpeepC0SiywQwQqPXTRgjyvfCvnKGYMR-cdVynGfB_LWFhSNI2RsgPmta7YMqGSQTek23lz/w400-h315/20220421_133706%20(2).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The Cathedral is full of carved faces called gargoyles and grotesques. In the Middle Ages people may have believed they scared away evil spirits. Each one is different and shows the imagination of the masons who carved them. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4dfVX7zvPNOG74qFpRPxP3RxnfOEFkmziXylfc1XQJLAb64Gp2Tk46A0fmqKMgnoabRoNvDeTr2crTEXCMfBNLTpXmoEVoxce-kDpR5iPejdWTSw07nXBr_UzwpGxQe59h-ekOv3K0Uu28LTII2sDaa9wSEte9aFCljUbc-O0wS6FMD9uttuKD7H/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(12).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4dfVX7zvPNOG74qFpRPxP3RxnfOEFkmziXylfc1XQJLAb64Gp2Tk46A0fmqKMgnoabRoNvDeTr2crTEXCMfBNLTpXmoEVoxce-kDpR5iPejdWTSw07nXBr_UzwpGxQe59h-ekOv3K0Uu28LTII2sDaa9wSEte9aFCljUbc-O0wS6FMD9uttuKD7H/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(12).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaonusOeoV1XmrVkwEhLJIWFt8jHsUmHUpMDMDmu1j-6rDvxrxdEDrlhG2aevb_kx-uAE-_PZ3WzEDXhwq7eFPwpYZJbaaUNO-TcNAXm9gsk07-PXjSoZOjf0ri2BeAmprPwbu-snJ7eFmJ2JvyejkJJypUKkZWPOxkXt08uQ47HwmocERLQpibl8K/s4032/20220421_135208.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1816" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaonusOeoV1XmrVkwEhLJIWFt8jHsUmHUpMDMDmu1j-6rDvxrxdEDrlhG2aevb_kx-uAE-_PZ3WzEDXhwq7eFPwpYZJbaaUNO-TcNAXm9gsk07-PXjSoZOjf0ri2BeAmprPwbu-snJ7eFmJ2JvyejkJJypUKkZWPOxkXt08uQ47HwmocERLQpibl8K/w288-h640/20220421_135208.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br />The Great Cloister, with its fan vaulted roof, outside the North Wall of the Cathedral, was used as a location in the Harry Potter films. This architecture is another fine example of Perpendicular Gothic.<br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUkSiw389ejZljj-2oF0Ij8F8Rk10qBwzR-RD0CImWOg8OtPp2zP2EvY574KvJ6b8Km652yPiAgMaWy5kyGzotHcg6uBk4u1wISuOkxOwohJbyu9JJ-NlLnh8iTADyGGwrQHD117xYrLwRjmt7yVwkjuuJwgd2xijYtsvIMFyE0K1xailp57k_FeLA/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(13).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUkSiw389ejZljj-2oF0Ij8F8Rk10qBwzR-RD0CImWOg8OtPp2zP2EvY574KvJ6b8Km652yPiAgMaWy5kyGzotHcg6uBk4u1wISuOkxOwohJbyu9JJ-NlLnh8iTADyGGwrQHD117xYrLwRjmt7yVwkjuuJwgd2xijYtsvIMFyE0K1xailp57k_FeLA/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(13).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">My <a href="https://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/2022/06/mosaic-monday-182-bluebells-tulips.html">June 26, 2022 post</a> displayed some photos of idyllic Cotswold villages, and yet I think we closed out our Cotswold tour with one of the most picturesque villages I have ever seen, Lower Slaughter. (This was a recommendation from Clare of <a href="https://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/2022/05/mosaic-monday-177-revelry-with-raptors.html">Walks with Hawks</a>, and she was spot on.)</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7c8qxj4qBk7_bOJihxa-9Lqc72E1ZuRp0umDbo35C5VFxbpMfIC8sxDVVqswG-RgZx_LOqM2ApB_yzAUP7Epi4vGqlo4R7bwdPoyTCurnmjIwNSHjipPafgBbnDWMsAHZMju8Kyqc24EBnCGlUNikywuaGzdnBZCAea6Ndl2_msMiL4_Xm16tNaKE/s4032/20220421_161905.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7c8qxj4qBk7_bOJihxa-9Lqc72E1ZuRp0umDbo35C5VFxbpMfIC8sxDVVqswG-RgZx_LOqM2ApB_yzAUP7Epi4vGqlo4R7bwdPoyTCurnmjIwNSHjipPafgBbnDWMsAHZMju8Kyqc24EBnCGlUNikywuaGzdnBZCAea6Ndl2_msMiL4_Xm16tNaKE/w400-h180/20220421_161905.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The village has been inhabited for over 1,000 years. The name stems from the Old English name for a wet land "slough" (muddy place) upon which the village lies.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwqMhng7RCLO0GEPfmBDfyIJGD8GLGrkyZg3xKnJjHqFY9NdWVTaycOVrGAlUV2ePc1_04ecfFVBCGJyq4oYtQW2PVQb6kF_lLNNInl8fFRUZWZ1JUx-yehrZ6vFcZCOjerDlu_G6oC4mqQe2otQFuEn8DJXRBwk8Y-vDGOyeQj-anLM5pUYLtJo1Z/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(14).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwqMhng7RCLO0GEPfmBDfyIJGD8GLGrkyZg3xKnJjHqFY9NdWVTaycOVrGAlUV2ePc1_04ecfFVBCGJyq4oYtQW2PVQb6kF_lLNNInl8fFRUZWZ1JUx-yehrZ6vFcZCOjerDlu_G6oC4mqQe2otQFuEn8DJXRBwk8Y-vDGOyeQj-anLM5pUYLtJo1Z/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(14).jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br />This quaint village sits beside the little Eye stream and is known for its unspoiled limestone cottages in the traditional Cotswold style. We finished our visit to the village with a couple of beverages in the garden of the Slaughters' Country Inn. It doesn't get much better than this!!!</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGzK63wfBm0TJCmEP5tsTq_xtBpTAjgxcmvpST4x9S7PSdrJm4o_re-33Vf0IGcbAzdElqb-nPz2yUOxRdnDaSgCB-XV5LmSpWsaLaj7ebj1HLCdVyfKYlwthF_UUqCyiQktEOgpSRc_wo8Y63U0UWyd3lBrNHXDbNClk8g4mNMYUWHGbVg6_oZPHZ/s4032/20220421_165815.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGzK63wfBm0TJCmEP5tsTq_xtBpTAjgxcmvpST4x9S7PSdrJm4o_re-33Vf0IGcbAzdElqb-nPz2yUOxRdnDaSgCB-XV5LmSpWsaLaj7ebj1HLCdVyfKYlwthF_UUqCyiQktEOgpSRc_wo8Y63U0UWyd3lBrNHXDbNClk8g4mNMYUWHGbVg6_oZPHZ/w400-h180/20220421_165815.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;">On our way back to the house of my in-laws, we passed through our old stomping grounds while on an expatriate assignment in the UK. We stopped in the Fleur dy Lys pub in Lowsonford for some coffee, all while reminiscing about the high-quality meat pies on the menu. This white-washed, rustic, oak-beamed inn has an open fire and a peaceful canal side garden.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMREbjSw_5IbLdkMIZ_KzI12vPhHGSpjBzVolQ5erpQAe_K0NDi_OlZWe6LJa3woMXz8hTWef6JesYh8rNP-LzyDGc7leWj2ZJ2WcKlskrApy1OVTpQDggJAHZU2MPy3KJKOXxxbrStQPUZaqx9sO1Ms9rSbU4futyyI-8XXfZwhwLPCika_Qxu4AK/s4032/20220422_112927.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMREbjSw_5IbLdkMIZ_KzI12vPhHGSpjBzVolQ5erpQAe_K0NDi_OlZWe6LJa3woMXz8hTWef6JesYh8rNP-LzyDGc7leWj2ZJ2WcKlskrApy1OVTpQDggJAHZU2MPy3KJKOXxxbrStQPUZaqx9sO1Ms9rSbU4futyyI-8XXfZwhwLPCika_Qxu4AK/w400-h180/20220422_112927.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Ry5Xfr64qeid4J349PDBkhCg7t4wbQDgIFesXSSapuffy7PqxnvHPQtcgk70fgEY7eV8YvMwwqFUkO8wbFbqfXYBlvNXFCPZY370PMQjQqz3UbL8PrXLt8L3pRVGB1ekYtdAVhZwKeiUCrPHp_Xz9vMfWrD0xy7ni_QFANW9PJJBqSU7iSfCkDQu/s2472/20220422_125718%20(2).jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2472" data-original-width="1632" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Ry5Xfr64qeid4J349PDBkhCg7t4wbQDgIFesXSSapuffy7PqxnvHPQtcgk70fgEY7eV8YvMwwqFUkO8wbFbqfXYBlvNXFCPZY370PMQjQqz3UbL8PrXLt8L3pRVGB1ekYtdAVhZwKeiUCrPHp_Xz9vMfWrD0xy7ni_QFANW9PJJBqSU7iSfCkDQu/s320/20220422_125718%20(2).jpg" width="211" /></a></div>And last but not least, we drove through our old "neighborhood", the village of Hampton-in-Arden. The house is still there, and looks much the same, but we were shocked to find that the cul-de-sac in which our kids rode bikes and scooters, right across from the house, is now a through road to a new development. The cricket pitch, once a lovely green space on the edge of the neighborhood, is now rows of samey-samey brick houses. Bummer. We resolved to remember it as it was over 15 years ago!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Linking to <a href="https://happy-hour-with-picts.blogspot.com/">Mosaic Monday</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXxbg0bIjH_UR6MfEH6Agsf3Mxs6oy956qoj5IqMdaOek9oF80PEA4vgUwCw7cvscKNi2S8tyktez8uiDCxV3noLLcLDUNZtKebw72Dx1hEoCwXnZveuf73kZ6YZMJ8QJFvnfR0qQzBb3_nAGrv1wDaUiw63FBDivcd82iRrFarNv5Brb9jpQ0ZF6/s2799/20221008_101539.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2782" data-original-width="2799" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXxbg0bIjH_UR6MfEH6Agsf3Mxs6oy956qoj5IqMdaOek9oF80PEA4vgUwCw7cvscKNi2S8tyktez8uiDCxV3noLLcLDUNZtKebw72Dx1hEoCwXnZveuf73kZ6YZMJ8QJFvnfR0qQzBb3_nAGrv1wDaUiw63FBDivcd82iRrFarNv5Brb9jpQ0ZF6/w200-h199/20221008_101539.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p></p></div>Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490533253436208034noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-4879504544877249662022-10-02T11:00:00.006-06:002022-10-02T11:00:00.163-06:00Mosaic Monday #192: Summer Farewell<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhukvCEGscw_4YR5crSXBhnrR4DogI8WpLASoRfdikgGd6MVj41uOovV_ak25fWKS46Evg926vwMHBZQjvMCS9-VErmxGjGt6KDnPRnJQajXR_bjJvR8iPdQv4RlUqB7LlTCZiMsmcV-SHvpF9NLKxZzBTOFii57h_9DZLu4KIqxyWiDoAmAdKp0i9I/s2583/20220827_200617%20(2).jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2223" data-original-width="2583" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhukvCEGscw_4YR5crSXBhnrR4DogI8WpLASoRfdikgGd6MVj41uOovV_ak25fWKS46Evg926vwMHBZQjvMCS9-VErmxGjGt6KDnPRnJQajXR_bjJvR8iPdQv4RlUqB7LlTCZiMsmcV-SHvpF9NLKxZzBTOFii57h_9DZLu4KIqxyWiDoAmAdKp0i9I/s320/20220827_200617%20(2).jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">My dear friends, this will be my last post as the host of Mosaic Monday, so it is fitting that I close this chapter with a final set of summer photos.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">August featured no less than 3 backcountry camping trips. Too many pictures for one post, but I can sure show you some highlights.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our first trip, with an intended destination of Gray Wolf Lake, is a story in itself. We fell short of our destination, and it rained while we gobbled our dinner, and for most of the night.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaS_KczZWpiCaBnuiwjxjccFtrHKKDv17ozs-qPXtYRsFkFm9hesNkQkRGUlCL0CrDaxnij7iVHNH8ygTGClAW7IZAn8BUjdEdp36lU68sSZgsXV3DOw_XayjbQ4WWDI_6J4YICuF-r5lhtt-MKoW6nRMNF3s4wF0O_3Tun_XUDq2UwS-QX_kMfuk4/s4140/20220802_065753.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3319" data-original-width="4140" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaS_KczZWpiCaBnuiwjxjccFtrHKKDv17ozs-qPXtYRsFkFm9hesNkQkRGUlCL0CrDaxnij7iVHNH8ygTGClAW7IZAn8BUjdEdp36lU68sSZgsXV3DOw_XayjbQ4WWDI_6J4YICuF-r5lhtt-MKoW6nRMNF3s4wF0O_3Tun_XUDq2UwS-QX_kMfuk4/w400-h321/20220802_065753.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-m8TZ6zAUO-RoDQWNBr3veXwEMEJEY1nV4e-TdsssrLs5sSL79huWQezrrt2NzOTMLKtPi5H03x7WjMQGZ89BHtWe7W-6N4YWm7wqyS4uEDmpOhiYDfbli0Sa2kq_VXPQLQHHyt-McSXutQrvdSUW5VCmMKYU9kPK1j62AD0iIqXX1cm9IIkV7Onf/s4032/20220802_113517.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-m8TZ6zAUO-RoDQWNBr3veXwEMEJEY1nV4e-TdsssrLs5sSL79huWQezrrt2NzOTMLKtPi5H03x7WjMQGZ89BHtWe7W-6N4YWm7wqyS4uEDmpOhiYDfbli0Sa2kq_VXPQLQHHyt-McSXutQrvdSUW5VCmMKYU9kPK1j62AD0iIqXX1cm9IIkV7Onf/s320/20220802_113517.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />Rain is such a unique event during the summer in Montana that we were a bit surprised by this rainstorm. The thunder and lightning that accompanied the storm ignited one significant wildfire some 15 miles from where we camped for the night. But I will never complain about rain in the summer, given the extreme drought conditions in the Mountain West!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Between two camping trips, we spent one night in a hotel situated midway from the trailheads. We were a bit early to check in, so we stopped at a nearby eatery for a treat of coffee and ice cream.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqDTVcS85xSVUo2EDFouux-iztwGpbfns64Hnr_QShuzYnaT7YFECSjgwl69GVRKIJK0-QMeKmQIFxceJ9cZO4dMZe1YipMU2ZKrLsIlgXUKRKDuD0OtWRaj12mgClBBD_PisUEsxgvirz6U7J3nWu9emXKCoqwuA98PQLlyBf7_CjQSOmfahqFFiN/s4032/20220802_131233.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqDTVcS85xSVUo2EDFouux-iztwGpbfns64Hnr_QShuzYnaT7YFECSjgwl69GVRKIJK0-QMeKmQIFxceJ9cZO4dMZe1YipMU2ZKrLsIlgXUKRKDuD0OtWRaj12mgClBBD_PisUEsxgvirz6U7J3nWu9emXKCoqwuA98PQLlyBf7_CjQSOmfahqFFiN/w400-h300/20220802_131233.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The next day, we worked off that ice cream with more than 3,300 feet of elevation gain in 5 miles. But this is the reward: Mollman Lake.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlZpHWqWhcLcgwCaqA6QaT4N6vxH-jXWvMxT2DKt_WpuVjxG2G6l9FwOksViYmJcnQbu3Xycizk9VWQrLBbSok2OmNZccIVZJGUZbbiJpa3X91DAmzW84_ocvqIIv8FET3vz3idfnNyqZrU2soz1fZDOfRUpUYXb6RcoFX3cCoJ7RAK0cyCQeTKnSm/s4032/20220803_175708.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlZpHWqWhcLcgwCaqA6QaT4N6vxH-jXWvMxT2DKt_WpuVjxG2G6l9FwOksViYmJcnQbu3Xycizk9VWQrLBbSok2OmNZccIVZJGUZbbiJpa3X91DAmzW84_ocvqIIv8FET3vz3idfnNyqZrU2soz1fZDOfRUpUYXb6RcoFX3cCoJ7RAK0cyCQeTKnSm/w400-h300/20220803_175708.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyWWpcy3wo-l2dlWuNZ9a2q4xkJjZALQR8_5fksDwbJgj26HPEB9XI1M5VrbNqc5lrvwOWDcD0waXstebpYWuzwhPm6d4_i3wEgoiBUIDs1KrxxPS4skHHodbETTZOLTeeT-zIJ8HVQz77gVyslDBRon6UBwWjJsVZmdNAnxZ4OByEEdLonq7AtOjg/s4032/20220803_194529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyWWpcy3wo-l2dlWuNZ9a2q4xkJjZALQR8_5fksDwbJgj26HPEB9XI1M5VrbNqc5lrvwOWDcD0waXstebpYWuzwhPm6d4_i3wEgoiBUIDs1KrxxPS4skHHodbETTZOLTeeT-zIJ8HVQz77gVyslDBRon6UBwWjJsVZmdNAnxZ4OByEEdLonq7AtOjg/w400-h300/20220803_194529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC0c_l7kD-eAPvExzVu_0Pmfrarr_cWH-rivnZf8wZekqvyvUULYDE9ZVsM2dbtO8ZLKc-_KLAV6VykM6keZEOWGnJRc8GmLjgac3RVWIvUxxhr_CSJyy2_kNs6YNuqprNTGmb8HVvB-Javi-wgPqa5F_3ooutE0swtfWuQQ9OjUK-CbEeCZoMdaop/s4032/20220731_141504.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC0c_l7kD-eAPvExzVu_0Pmfrarr_cWH-rivnZf8wZekqvyvUULYDE9ZVsM2dbtO8ZLKc-_KLAV6VykM6keZEOWGnJRc8GmLjgac3RVWIvUxxhr_CSJyy2_kNs6YNuqprNTGmb8HVvB-Javi-wgPqa5F_3ooutE0swtfWuQQ9OjUK-CbEeCZoMdaop/w300-h400/20220731_141504.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />The day of these photos also happened to be our 31st anniversary. I had drawn this card and brought it with me.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>"Husband" is just a title every man can have. But it takes a heart and life to live by it. You have never failed to show me how much I mean to you. Happy Anniversary!"</i></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Can you believe we had this whole place to ourselves? Priceless!!!!</span></p><p>Of course, you don't always have to go far from home to capture beauty. The next two photos were taken on August 16, right in our own neighborhood as I came home from town one evening.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmQtAmWxyqU8fbsqjwBZybMi2FnLz43TVcNiFdqzMplcAXMzUUZbQrkpj6lNUj52pVs99HFlNGLml-OvAIa3HOPhvRjfz8vrSsWc7I9EnIY-yM8TwiGFDW8PE2XUyy0GqArcvI-tMuau0IONk3hcLdmKguDp1Ub4MFqY4KJnb4VFhrb4fgsNrJzmP8/s4032/20220816_205545.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmQtAmWxyqU8fbsqjwBZybMi2FnLz43TVcNiFdqzMplcAXMzUUZbQrkpj6lNUj52pVs99HFlNGLml-OvAIa3HOPhvRjfz8vrSsWc7I9EnIY-yM8TwiGFDW8PE2XUyy0GqArcvI-tMuau0IONk3hcLdmKguDp1Ub4MFqY4KJnb4VFhrb4fgsNrJzmP8/w400-h300/20220816_205545.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2RcVKmLNxeewjvjbQSsrcj7tHga__-coHC1dukmKdB6HxcWqPOPRCA6b3UWJAUpolNL35xbqwNCDZBwGpyo-I8cIPp_XaIrPJ4sNvNg4qFDq5rjs8ob_hrKdfnyExduCN_G5gdHNp4NMif2rN-cr2B6pAYXXnDehK20fJ3kgq0w_El1FnwWWS8dRi/s4032/20220816_205647.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2RcVKmLNxeewjvjbQSsrcj7tHga__-coHC1dukmKdB6HxcWqPOPRCA6b3UWJAUpolNL35xbqwNCDZBwGpyo-I8cIPp_XaIrPJ4sNvNg4qFDq5rjs8ob_hrKdfnyExduCN_G5gdHNp4NMif2rN-cr2B6pAYXXnDehK20fJ3kgq0w_El1FnwWWS8dRi/w400-h300/20220816_205647.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3JnVKAn2ZCsDJ_OyCyyeatUHkpl81Aa-Q57hxQ_ueH6HbbNZMHxawdGxsXutcHuVHBdPxKr0IAR8qCXIXNwtw1cP_SDZRRx9DnOKXkP2dHbp1UZRyM-4qJ66IUVOo6HPQwqZ-2TjWvNLlgKKIwR-9YWuyee50tISbYGgsy00a72vGRJnlEyuXSBw/s2729/20220818_103718%20(4).jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2182" data-original-width="2729" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3JnVKAn2ZCsDJ_OyCyyeatUHkpl81Aa-Q57hxQ_ueH6HbbNZMHxawdGxsXutcHuVHBdPxKr0IAR8qCXIXNwtw1cP_SDZRRx9DnOKXkP2dHbp1UZRyM-4qJ66IUVOo6HPQwqZ-2TjWvNLlgKKIwR-9YWuyee50tISbYGgsy00a72vGRJnlEyuXSBw/s320/20220818_103718%20(4).jpg" width="320" /></a></div>August brings the Northwest Montana Fair to the fairgrounds, complete with wall-to-wall 4-H competition, food you shouldn't eat and rides that light up the night sky. I went two days to support the grandkids of my Dear Neighbor Friend, and trust me when I say the kids cleaned up in most of their events! I continue to learn the finer points of showmanship, and the importance of udders and other body parts on goats, sheep and cattle! On rodeo night, I worked the funnel cake booth for St. Matthew's Church - I think I can still feel the skim of frying fat on my skin, and smell funnel cake batter in my nostrils. I took a little time to spin through the quilts/home-made crafts section - always inspiring.<p></p><p></p></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjueK-6gJNEZvVxBxz8DQT5UcDnLKOcv7StKMlOTD13RZ3t_Z_yg6h01GnpNsHaZQXy75d6dauDHuTzV3q117qRnOYj3HUEWLy_iqot0Mh3K281w3BuK7CGtXMCpgDHy47Se7GJW1F2bc2y_uYN3aF1HG6Vl6MA1K-haQwzZxo6WHUSnJ2i5b-FgKJk/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjueK-6gJNEZvVxBxz8DQT5UcDnLKOcv7StKMlOTD13RZ3t_Z_yg6h01GnpNsHaZQXy75d6dauDHuTzV3q117qRnOYj3HUEWLy_iqot0Mh3K281w3BuK7CGtXMCpgDHy47Se7GJW1F2bc2y_uYN3aF1HG6Vl6MA1K-haQwzZxo6WHUSnJ2i5b-FgKJk/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000.png" width="400" /></a> </div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6HPQn3P0usRIriDEBhP2AP3lbOkzZbpDFllfWLcs3e1j-rbiVb1TFQU4AkbnYEITW7fZSws42TcWu_ExmDmQOdKAeeGVvW2OEbDY-0ZsDTgC60nsKjdpryrtAUVfu06yU0aRaVH1xlwSdmNI0YEmaq_jcvpGxdt9fvs2Pp8IRA96Qtq3P3QeAlnFL/s2449/20220818_103711%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2449" data-original-width="2185" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6HPQn3P0usRIriDEBhP2AP3lbOkzZbpDFllfWLcs3e1j-rbiVb1TFQU4AkbnYEITW7fZSws42TcWu_ExmDmQOdKAeeGVvW2OEbDY-0ZsDTgC60nsKjdpryrtAUVfu06yU0aRaVH1xlwSdmNI0YEmaq_jcvpGxdt9fvs2Pp8IRA96Qtq3P3QeAlnFL/w358-h400/20220818_103711%20(2).jpg" width="358" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh5IjFvSDmczKlRl3yzQ_uc2gJHQHxHALhw9IC5C-VhEX5Fsx4JDX286pZlB9zJ1viOIG5SsenpFPmR4quSddKkyrExbHAimWiOkJTi36TiagNwmO2k0U5mjJ0kwjMo_c12g4H3uUKpc_XfnBx5QnmgFdMTYQCZhGBZfv27IyLAUCEqYTk0VlcHOOL/s2190/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(8).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2190" data-original-width="2060" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh5IjFvSDmczKlRl3yzQ_uc2gJHQHxHALhw9IC5C-VhEX5Fsx4JDX286pZlB9zJ1viOIG5SsenpFPmR4quSddKkyrExbHAimWiOkJTi36TiagNwmO2k0U5mjJ0kwjMo_c12g4H3uUKpc_XfnBx5QnmgFdMTYQCZhGBZfv27IyLAUCEqYTk0VlcHOOL/w376-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(8).jpg" width="376" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In <a href="https://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/2021/12/mosaic-monday-160-getting-plastered.html">this post in December 2021</a>, I wrote about discovering Spanish blackwork. I was thrilled to see this example of it at the Fair! (By the way, I have purchased a design utilizing blackwork, and I am anxious to get started on it!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjElF-_gIDZModPiKmUA5WbA0gQVbjVNK211cyqN_8xtLW8Oo8KxKr96PwQzZJwB4LKZ1D0lghkQQYBr5OsMh0n1sZaB8fZmKC_xji5bs8xLA1T9o7GREH8KOuRPjII6NEKdpUEeELUa3_V_5wpANtEWzoKmA0IAbwOfU73s4p4Vn6DV4M-Sp8O7mOM/s1703/20220818_104035%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1589" data-original-width="1703" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjElF-_gIDZModPiKmUA5WbA0gQVbjVNK211cyqN_8xtLW8Oo8KxKr96PwQzZJwB4LKZ1D0lghkQQYBr5OsMh0n1sZaB8fZmKC_xji5bs8xLA1T9o7GREH8KOuRPjII6NEKdpUEeELUa3_V_5wpANtEWzoKmA0IAbwOfU73s4p4Vn6DV4M-Sp8O7mOM/w400-h374/20220818_104035%20(2).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">At the end of August, rolling over into September, a three-night backcountry camping trip in Glacier National Park checked all the boxes: wildlife, fishing, jagged mountains, glacier-blue lakes. Let's take a look!</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3_8_cFBD4gWFmSkhplqacnVJ63t1yLC735SXCP9yrvWItaJ09nHNbG6Cdt3eF3KnCW-9E0L25vJeO0-RjkYqvVrxpunBJ9Anjm8AQxRETs14KWVq1MGqvpHgkTF23IIHmUYsQDBwF6nxzttNCkn3aixVEc1hv945bPJRWSigtVezFIPa--VMa3umA/s4160/20220830_135636.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3387" data-original-width="4160" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3_8_cFBD4gWFmSkhplqacnVJ63t1yLC735SXCP9yrvWItaJ09nHNbG6Cdt3eF3KnCW-9E0L25vJeO0-RjkYqvVrxpunBJ9Anjm8AQxRETs14KWVq1MGqvpHgkTF23IIHmUYsQDBwF6nxzttNCkn3aixVEc1hv945bPJRWSigtVezFIPa--VMa3umA/w400-h326/20220830_135636.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Video of waterfall along the trail.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/58hYncg8D6I" width="320" youtube-src-id="58hYncg8D6I"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXDQRjVmjyNGAI_y85jmrJLsF8jJnd3uOjGYUYaI6dpwDe5tdcBmEWTuYroNHgv7-hU3j20WzfaT0UlzCblDy5vRZV7H_5cbWbwAVArfOQh_0z90waE7jpXkw8LiOs859BMgfHoA1UmaNXx9uP04-OSFtx1vWTdMNN2OnSOFR6SwAULoxRZiLNBaFs/s4156/20220831_125234.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3394" data-original-width="4156" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXDQRjVmjyNGAI_y85jmrJLsF8jJnd3uOjGYUYaI6dpwDe5tdcBmEWTuYroNHgv7-hU3j20WzfaT0UlzCblDy5vRZV7H_5cbWbwAVArfOQh_0z90waE7jpXkw8LiOs859BMgfHoA1UmaNXx9uP04-OSFtx1vWTdMNN2OnSOFR6SwAULoxRZiLNBaFs/w400-h326/20220831_125234.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Video of bighorn sheep ewe and young one.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/j-W-5xDMwbE" width="320" youtube-src-id="j-W-5xDMwbE"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdRSLNcBEnZGKxdZZwY_AYWqVpTrwr3P0dY4nqWa3mD8-tVt1K6ONQx0-FuUIEz6zq3z58GwYipwaCNV-3qUSBppkNEvgmIXbK_wIC5RFipejZ5xL5ce2NCXkxk4dEcx9GtAf2XCNzM63sWEkUozYBoXyt_-jALiBXTpSvB8_vv2V_cPv1BW9tLwc-/s4170/20220831_164648.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3374" data-original-width="4170" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdRSLNcBEnZGKxdZZwY_AYWqVpTrwr3P0dY4nqWa3mD8-tVt1K6ONQx0-FuUIEz6zq3z58GwYipwaCNV-3qUSBppkNEvgmIXbK_wIC5RFipejZ5xL5ce2NCXkxk4dEcx9GtAf2XCNzM63sWEkUozYBoXyt_-jALiBXTpSvB8_vv2V_cPv1BW9tLwc-/w400-h324/20220831_164648.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Back at home, it was wildlife of a different sort and proportion that attracted my eye. Check out this video of the largest bumblebee I have ever seen.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OmrZBRD2Gbw" width="320" youtube-src-id="OmrZBRD2Gbw"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3LkVAyuPiUcMuEgvuvjcT78EdyxP7FopLVY3KzWK6E3Iw7Fc2mbXn965mI5GcN8sYU4GRL5JfT-n0Omcc1hjH-l8DQi5HL4zBpP7HDOoKedylFuO-6SjUlYGbZOIctWTl-pE7zu0GbF_HoNQh6QB6Zn9jDOC5ucRqh0_0JlgZ5e_qQMkitrjHLTcI/s4032/20220902_160031.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3LkVAyuPiUcMuEgvuvjcT78EdyxP7FopLVY3KzWK6E3Iw7Fc2mbXn965mI5GcN8sYU4GRL5JfT-n0Omcc1hjH-l8DQi5HL4zBpP7HDOoKedylFuO-6SjUlYGbZOIctWTl-pE7zu0GbF_HoNQh6QB6Zn9jDOC5ucRqh0_0JlgZ5e_qQMkitrjHLTcI/w300-h400/20220902_160031.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />Grasshoppers pick on the Russian Sage, climbing its stalks and nibbling through the very peak, toppling the lovely, symmetrical flower pyramids. In the process of hunting the grasshoppers, I spotted this precious little frog. It is you, my dear, that I hear singing after the sun goes down. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">In early September, we were delighted to welcome my oldest brother and his wife, who flew their "Blue Eagle" plane from Morgan County, Utah, to Kalispell.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Over the five days of their visit, we kayaked on Lone Lake, hiked in Glacier National Park, and were treated to aerial touring in the Blue Eagle. I was thrilled to provide a garden tour, and Head Chef kept us well fed as usual. A lovely visit all around.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYRjQ4bdF1PRIzyaxjM6MFaPvNuout1pni7Pr8IfjiKGCM62VDj0ysA2Ecpo4wzJLUha78rvkn-SLbFUxv4SzmQeCBmKMzZWUpoj8qZ1IrtqH7oQoxRyjOIROi7Jb9brua7wfCxaqcHSGuYGrvsl6SIbh4xAVUqiY-UdvqtfQBgpVuk0Sth7Lxk-9w/s4174/20220907_094033.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3368" data-original-width="4174" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYRjQ4bdF1PRIzyaxjM6MFaPvNuout1pni7Pr8IfjiKGCM62VDj0ysA2Ecpo4wzJLUha78rvkn-SLbFUxv4SzmQeCBmKMzZWUpoj8qZ1IrtqH7oQoxRyjOIROi7Jb9brua7wfCxaqcHSGuYGrvsl6SIbh4xAVUqiY-UdvqtfQBgpVuk0Sth7Lxk-9w/w400-h323/20220907_094033.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjByCD6m_-pzi7XSQI9SmJRRTonxIhfhiCKPK6OvWUsR03EXFxFsjsT_FcmpNCZly0Z1QELPiC490HB9TObz5RwrN-mF2vPo_0ZvJM0cpCmmwr1jtANuRXJsmMrnELTRj4gumRuKdqqkvogUcAr-pHIC0wmz1e4H25MYu_iXyobKK9N4_vFtyk3uG9E/s4184/20220909_110314.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3325" data-original-width="4184" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjByCD6m_-pzi7XSQI9SmJRRTonxIhfhiCKPK6OvWUsR03EXFxFsjsT_FcmpNCZly0Z1QELPiC490HB9TObz5RwrN-mF2vPo_0ZvJM0cpCmmwr1jtANuRXJsmMrnELTRj4gumRuKdqqkvogUcAr-pHIC0wmz1e4H25MYu_iXyobKK9N4_vFtyk3uG9E/w400-h318/20220909_110314.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Flying over the landscapes we see every day, but flat-footed, is a gift. Is that hill really that steep? Does Ashley Creek wind in such a serpentine manner? The area around Whitefish has many more lakes than I realized. Do they have fish?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I love this video of Ashley Creek in Smith Valley.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/v6kecuRB3rQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="v6kecuRB3rQ"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRKhwJPNIsiXZPwLN73oI6yw3AOIUrr8HNpCsIVeMGkeupq-NOvLCk5JPlfahZTRG50Uu0TkW09SUZsR3wqsuVPyPbW0jvhk2JwPhHYySIiGjrMhn8nenD2vmunvRka0-FFddQ7ElKo4Ve4BDli-mYvGQVwMkQLp4kc10YGRYbTumH7br1Chz08nT0/s4164/20220910_105119.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3377" data-original-width="4164" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRKhwJPNIsiXZPwLN73oI6yw3AOIUrr8HNpCsIVeMGkeupq-NOvLCk5JPlfahZTRG50Uu0TkW09SUZsR3wqsuVPyPbW0jvhk2JwPhHYySIiGjrMhn8nenD2vmunvRka0-FFddQ7ElKo4Ve4BDli-mYvGQVwMkQLp4kc10YGRYbTumH7br1Chz08nT0/w400-h325/20220910_105119.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9MCvTbLQKzOPyjj4-Gh_fQu_qJ0yahAf7FmJb7T4WXhXDMAxnwd_757iBuCWfzqQRkPwhp2XgKUJEM0EdRacrXX_gJ9gvA-2LABju7LPw0Pozq-4QrOwELj9jpn8gPm-1dRaJcWQB961Ci2nPh-HYGjExymmBmFAAbw-wPm6ekF4yrmD_qNTvtqfJ/s4120/20220910_110304.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3295" data-original-width="4120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9MCvTbLQKzOPyjj4-Gh_fQu_qJ0yahAf7FmJb7T4WXhXDMAxnwd_757iBuCWfzqQRkPwhp2XgKUJEM0EdRacrXX_gJ9gvA-2LABju7LPw0Pozq-4QrOwELj9jpn8gPm-1dRaJcWQB961Ci2nPh-HYGjExymmBmFAAbw-wPm6ekF4yrmD_qNTvtqfJ/w400-h320/20220910_110304.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The latter part of September has brought wildlife of every description. One night, sitting in the great room, I imagined an owl calling. Going out on the deck, I was thrilled to hear Barred Owls echoing each other. One is a blessing; two or more feels like a miracle.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yFAuhQmHoPo" width="320" youtube-src-id="yFAuhQmHoPo"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The cygnets that I featured in <a href="https://tentoesinthewater.blogspot.com/2022/09/mosaic-monday-189-trail-cam-treasures.html">this post </a>are growing up. On September 17, they were swimming together, but without their parents. And they came so close to me - no fear?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/seDLDOmBzCg" width="320" youtube-src-id="seDLDOmBzCg"></iframe></div><br />While I was at the lake's edge, Spousal Unit called me. "Can you see the elk? It's a mama and a baby, in the water." I scouted the lake, with the binoculars and without. Nothin'. I worked my way north, and then I heard the splashing. Mama saw me or sensed me first. The best I got was the baby running away through the woods.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5vIRy2silhw" width="320" youtube-src-id="5vIRy2silhw"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Meanwhile, our neighborhood black bear has been roaming, building up fat for the winter. We have seen him at least once a week, and in one case, I saw him while running out in the woods ... I took the long way around that day! These shots were taken as I came home from town one day - less than a half mile from our house.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmiXORELOsNfXDlbRbno50-aLQOFubQfXSCfOGdTk_RgPPMkxVVJFSwIe9h-MTjLJ301gM52N7qWjry-4U3QVIzMhVIdi6FTvIq1QMgXv4k2hjy4QlFqUDv8fPr6JkX2ENGrjQOUbqS5J2WN5Pn5u6KHVZw8jYs3HDO5oyyVHfSplBCYImaGrL3KM/s4032/20220916_141402.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmiXORELOsNfXDlbRbno50-aLQOFubQfXSCfOGdTk_RgPPMkxVVJFSwIe9h-MTjLJ301gM52N7qWjry-4U3QVIzMhVIdi6FTvIq1QMgXv4k2hjy4QlFqUDv8fPr6JkX2ENGrjQOUbqS5J2WN5Pn5u6KHVZw8jYs3HDO5oyyVHfSplBCYImaGrL3KM/w300-h400/20220916_141402.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9TpWpRz56wXlhRMFfef-E7lJCZBWQfOrIxaPKvtkqm8jQ5vOpcdmrmaTekJ9JqMgdO4L_Q3f4X84yeIhotrUjKRO0P1OyB80-H9hIXRUCa4epnAjub9j3Z_GoeUcRLPr2uTvPIVYQJYlaL_UYXFWw6Gwn6sD-lD4jPcHkOvVPgAWKYg6lq4_OWSAK/s4032/20220916_141453.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9TpWpRz56wXlhRMFfef-E7lJCZBWQfOrIxaPKvtkqm8jQ5vOpcdmrmaTekJ9JqMgdO4L_Q3f4X84yeIhotrUjKRO0P1OyB80-H9hIXRUCa4epnAjub9j3Z_GoeUcRLPr2uTvPIVYQJYlaL_UYXFWw6Gwn6sD-lD4jPcHkOvVPgAWKYg6lq4_OWSAK/w300-h400/20220916_141453.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thistles are one of the many species that we combat for preservation of the native habitat, but before I cut the seeds off and put them in the trash, I momentarily admire their beauty. In many ways, they represent the fleeting nature of summer. Weightless. Perfectly designed for purpose. Ephemeral. Majestic simplicity.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMfhiqmraPTEalMy10PfKtUK7DXsOLMBCiQZVxH2J1ZPO4YPTu_ORkHwG79V4iA0i_q5frBZN_vmUhlpeNmq6v2wVtRf4aJtSBU-QxD2yvPwE4qCYPflFTBSCwKn3j40kv6ArFaP1R8KT_EDQtgxULvrte3KhGObPD31mpjOTupU2kjWyR9KWSbGCT/s4032/20220915_193142.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMfhiqmraPTEalMy10PfKtUK7DXsOLMBCiQZVxH2J1ZPO4YPTu_ORkHwG79V4iA0i_q5frBZN_vmUhlpeNmq6v2wVtRf4aJtSBU-QxD2yvPwE4qCYPflFTBSCwKn3j40kv6ArFaP1R8KT_EDQtgxULvrte3KhGObPD31mpjOTupU2kjWyR9KWSbGCT/w400-h300/20220915_193142.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">And so, we bid farewell to summer and to Mosaic Monday.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">*****</span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My
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<!--end InLinkz code-->Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08490533253436208034noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232521537292473964.post-4837925799972947872022-09-25T11:00:00.001-06:002022-09-25T11:00:00.198-06:00Mosaic Monday #191: Summer Highlights<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJXlGvOWeYmYhbLM2EDz4eXAl4sRSeJzhqRJFBWLlk4Y6QonrOQbekv2UX8VtwWdGB_-7YzRiOknpN6LTuHQ3EuyUrtI9qEiQY7InO0M1RMG1UzkYh2ISQcvxshWalq5syeFRsi-6orhrUCbJXUc9aLjdUhpN-Ju9NQYakVmW3NWfaeq36y3vHw5A4/s4519/20220725_115153.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4519" data-original-width="3220" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJXlGvOWeYmYhbLM2EDz4eXAl4sRSeJzhqRJFBWLlk4Y6QonrOQbekv2UX8VtwWdGB_-7YzRiOknpN6LTuHQ3EuyUrtI9qEiQY7InO0M1RMG1UzkYh2ISQcvxshWalq5syeFRsi-6orhrUCbJXUc9aLjdUhpN-Ju9NQYakVmW3NWfaeq36y3vHw5A4/s320/20220725_115153.jpg" width="228" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Autumn arrived in Montana right on schedule. On September 22, low clouds shrouded the hills and rain pattered on and off, accumulating to six-tenths of inch - a deluge by western standards and the first rain since August 27. The thermometer stretched toward 60 degrees, but that may have been aspirational. Overnight, the aspen leaves are more gold than green. I was suffering from a bit of a cold; snuggled under a quilt on the couch. What better time to look back at the highlights of summer?</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Note: I am accustomed to seeing the Sego or Mariposa Lily, which is smaller and pure white, but the Sagebrush Mariposa Lily was a stunning new species!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">As long as we are in the natural world, let us continue.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIaJfTLlgpaGV9-DKZs_U2a8qGudhIaNn4ZSsyOS3banMSLc_HQxCO1M2I_HyhK-N0aAcmLN4oOz3PNIWP2FNt7uZJRVBdFoInKrmJL_6UuHYajq3ojOhT6qeTK4id0Gcb_DiclPgjULFBuNMel0V3ZbSuexcJhQuV0ixIX2UUA6sbn4RXmwlgSm8P/s2213/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2213" data-original-width="2060" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIaJfTLlgpaGV9-DKZs_U2a8qGudhIaNn4ZSsyOS3banMSLc_HQxCO1M2I_HyhK-N0aAcmLN4oOz3PNIWP2FNt7uZJRVBdFoInKrmJL_6UuHYajq3ojOhT6qeTK4id0Gcb_DiclPgjULFBuNMel0V3ZbSuexcJhQuV0ixIX2UUA6sbn4RXmwlgSm8P/w373-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(2).jpg" width="373" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">In June and July, Swallowtail butterflies were common visitors in the garden. Check out these videos. In the second one, the butterfly is missing the bottom part of one wing ... hard work pollinating all these flowers!</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FoYBlOdQB-I" width="320" youtube-src-id="FoYBlOdQB-I"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/URip4xposa4" width="320" youtube-src-id="URip4xposa4"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Birthdays always provide a convenient excuse (as if I need one) to draw!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjglo3IlgSPL5n6yV36LK990JW_xywWMB_Im_d64HL__3XqlBhSteSMfza3BoJLlRpvQsXNYByoIA1BdpCfpS_V6IKMA8CaZG3uUKtiE6BNNiOIEIodMGEeQ-JXKZV8P4i-zymDcrEcT_oGywWjzc1-Bbc5-6xG-vjMn0MN-WVFzjG6Ce_t95JqB0Hw/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjglo3IlgSPL5n6yV36LK990JW_xywWMB_Im_d64HL__3XqlBhSteSMfza3BoJLlRpvQsXNYByoIA1BdpCfpS_V6IKMA8CaZG3uUKtiE6BNNiOIEIodMGEeQ-JXKZV8P4i-zymDcrEcT_oGywWjzc1-Bbc5-6xG-vjMn0MN-WVFzjG6Ce_t95JqB0Hw/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(3).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKtYTUd1a9VXQoohG6MdhY7YfUMsUqOoJB4vGaiNVNy9qOMtnpTqV_AH9bNmA-hhBvaOkvQXf8ZRBN1SIIxDus3Q2rwqxGYlU6du3FBuPK_uwXFcR6D3CDs6MC2N94yBcrknDL3q0b4YmycCafU-3YWq1tDIR4lhWwo_Uvae_QKJWbR835dIblQGex/s1533/20220724_125426%20(7).jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1533" data-original-width="1374" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKtYTUd1a9VXQoohG6MdhY7YfUMsUqOoJB4vGaiNVNy9qOMtnpTqV_AH9bNmA-hhBvaOkvQXf8ZRBN1SIIxDus3Q2rwqxGYlU6du3FBuPK_uwXFcR6D3CDs6MC2N94yBcrknDL3q0b4YmycCafU-3YWq1tDIR4lhWwo_Uvae_QKJWbR835dIblQGex/s320/20220724_125426%20(7).jpg" width="287" /></a></div>When we are on Skype calls with #1 Son, the conversation at some point touches on newsworthy events, quite often of a political nature. #1 Son is well informed and asks questions that can sometimes make you uncomfortable and certainly make you think. In a June call, he pointed us to Tony Benn and the Five Essential Questions of Democracy. Tony Benn was a British parliamentarian who died in 2014 at age 88. To quote the article at the link below, Benn was "a tireless promoter of a power-to-the-people ethic that placed its faith in the great mass of humanity rather than billionaires, media moguls and political powerbrokers." </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZMHy9SnD1C4ZLv1FUKztyxQw_0ckbspN7rbdgiC5O6UVsTTBtMN3TM0f5tcOzL551Tybia-tHzYfc_1RNM6EOEfGHo8vYmzmJvD8hbKJ9CZHDvf29vlGdRHC75AL2gwEbeFaSWOem4Fc1_NVBR4xxZ_vku87AACP7EOBeTmFm8PghBfd7bsLyIp73/s2726/20220719_185200%20(2).jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2726" data-original-width="1633" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZMHy9SnD1C4ZLv1FUKztyxQw_0ckbspN7rbdgiC5O6UVsTTBtMN3TM0f5tcOzL551Tybia-tHzYfc_1RNM6EOEfGHo8vYmzmJvD8hbKJ9CZHDvf29vlGdRHC75AL2gwEbeFaSWOem4Fc1_NVBR4xxZ_vku87AACP7EOBeTmFm8PghBfd7bsLyIp73/s320/20220719_185200%20(2).jpg" width="192" /></a></div>Benn believed that those in positions of economic, social and political power should always be asked these 5 questions: <i>"What power have you got?" "Where did you get it from?" "In whose interests do you use it?" "To whom are you accountable?" "How do we get rid of you?"</i> "Anyone who cannot answer the last of those questions does not live in a democratic system," he explained. "Only democracy gives us that right. That is why no one with power likes democracy," he would continue. "And that is why every generation must struggle to win it and keep it." Wise words in 2014, and seeming quite prescient. (If you would like to read the whole article, here is the <a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/tony-benn-and-five-essential-questions-democracy/tnamp/#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16640720366260&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com">link</a>. And if you want to test your civics knowledge, consider any elected position and try to answer the questions for it.) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Xa2oZYvuj67UIqo8aohJu_SC-DGgUfelEXhlajXtGamNeydjAeyi1b4UoaBFzQbkbT4Z_KZbDD662ldZ1gZ4lPoYBVgFEXFR1_h74NyjlT7By77ekO04S6kNrwt-9MSZcm7AGTbQexdo_0_0H3vD4vIxd-0fjALh9izv-B7TXuwbOcy8aMhuQ2Mw/s4032/20220707_212355.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1816" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Xa2oZYvuj67UIqo8aohJu_SC-DGgUfelEXhlajXtGamNeydjAeyi1b4UoaBFzQbkbT4Z_KZbDD662ldZ1gZ4lPoYBVgFEXFR1_h74NyjlT7By77ekO04S6kNrwt-9MSZcm7AGTbQexdo_0_0H3vD4vIxd-0fjALh9izv-B7TXuwbOcy8aMhuQ2Mw/w288-h640/20220707_212355.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br />Pioneer League baseball came to the Flathead Valley this summer, and everyone is asking why didn't this happen sooner? Easy access to Flathead Field, not a bad seat in the house, appropriate (read: gorgeous) views of the Whitefish Range, and baseball snacks. What more could you want? One July evening, the game went on a 30-minute weather delay. And no wonder. Check out these skies. I have never seen cloud formations like this. In the end, we left the stadium, anticipating a LONG delay. And, this is a storm that dropped ping pong and golf ball-sized hail on the nearby town of Kalispell. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">You still see "Hail Repair" signs across town, esp</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">ecially at auto repair shops.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">You can click on the photos below to enlarge if you wish.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuDHfWCSwlnLNc2t1STX2JWJiSPE6D-nAYDLm6uWU03JMAVmHQxzd1ZVUoTaPoWFyRWzEjADh3g8-x9dYxm9XVpuV-_iKCjg7kgybMEtA-oaOyc4T3T3NE6k2TnZwA1fxf4yKQ9TbVQv6qptxems5qNoIA2WBGX7dQKjnlfWfoC9NJRWmz8imQRRJJ/s4032/20220707_212350.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuDHfWCSwlnLNc2t1STX2JWJiSPE6D-nAYDLm6uWU03JMAVmHQxzd1ZVUoTaPoWFyRWzEjADh3g8-x9dYxm9XVpuV-_iKCjg7kgybMEtA-oaOyc4T3T3NE6k2TnZwA1fxf4yKQ9TbVQv6qptxems5qNoIA2WBGX7dQKjnlfWfoC9NJRWmz8imQRRJJ/w400-h180/20220707_212350.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjud69TSYG_UUi-Pc97aKeCWnwgN7CqtQ_B88F6iURnZ7mDM3jV4Cjx0w_cJXw0zqJn0wd4VTV9Vx_a1Vvg3L-bEAkM8Ot1_XjgA6OZhuzbtfe_-fISkq2MNolCe3TyUJrMU5cDZDUGRNhyTsLj-UHKH8edr5WDHVdFyr7uqDlQMTJXL4HMN-gxfari/w400-h180/20220707_214316.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">July also marks the birthday of Spousal Unit. I decided to try my hand at Trifle, a classic British cold dessert of sponge cake and fruit covered with layers of custard, jelly and cream. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAaSuZuq9bl9mUsWj4rPpmHTsTgy9tMdQ4ckee_xyG12fz1vg2aceoIt4MJ6pXjNEsQZV67bgHPEHjVxJFdRa6V8fwh3E2P0oItr7SOrlPT3V2kwZ7PUSoIeUeEieCqKwvDIC_w0IKU_fMJBGsd4ChZhNW1JTNr1DEAwvdHXrVNLDuFGp2jNNk5tqT/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(5).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAaSuZuq9bl9mUsWj4rPpmHTsTgy9tMdQ4ckee_xyG12fz1vg2aceoIt4MJ6pXjNEsQZV67bgHPEHjVxJFdRa6V8fwh3E2P0oItr7SOrlPT3V2kwZ7PUSoIeUeEieCqKwvDIC_w0IKU_fMJBGsd4ChZhNW1JTNr1DEAwvdHXrVNLDuFGp2jNNk5tqT/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(5).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">This was not a traditional Trifle, and I would change several aspects of the outcome, but it was still DELICIOUS!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_dNYCeGGfQQRaiSaxylzumoiNMKSqNMvCg2l7Vl0OeBgiDYY6XGjmgMKSg6P310p39pDjLHLNHl8-fbj4xQegRILOl0iNAv42qe2aHcb1L8542pDSI88ht3wxhCxVOzwiQKHPxWsQcihZ4osoFLgZybFDHl-vSuNVbyJOZTGhgz2hecgqKPCgPJDP/s4032/20220714_141158.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_dNYCeGGfQQRaiSaxylzumoiNMKSqNMvCg2l7Vl0OeBgiDYY6XGjmgMKSg6P310p39pDjLHLNHl8-fbj4xQegRILOl0iNAv42qe2aHcb1L8542pDSI88ht3wxhCxVOzwiQKHPxWsQcihZ4osoFLgZybFDHl-vSuNVbyJOZTGhgz2hecgqKPCgPJDP/w300-h400/20220714_141158.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">And here's the birthday card!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfqg38uN6bUfydR0ZkoHZZzdCwGRqaJ3qMKMhstkisrc_47jlDg9sf-9JVT7yZEygmEcK04lbaogABCuDLGFg28VVbw1spVrrQlEhUl8-et-NF2_g7rZFg1Ca7MfnXec4FcsI6srXsbC3sMpjxOqaBsgZ_Ay94xmQNb_micayiepl-YV3Gtk0Z2qs9/s2000/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(6).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfqg38uN6bUfydR0ZkoHZZzdCwGRqaJ3qMKMhstkisrc_47jlDg9sf-9JVT7yZEygmEcK04lbaogABCuDLGFg28VVbw1spVrrQlEhUl8-et-NF2_g7rZFg1Ca7MfnXec4FcsI6srXsbC3sMpjxOqaBsgZ_Ay94xmQNb_micayiepl-YV3Gtk0Z2qs9/w400-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(6).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have written about my native garden, and my attempt to let the natural ecosystem work without interference. I was intrigued to see these birds eating something off the Goldenrod. The plants were not in seed at the time, so my only conclusion is they were picking off the aphids that I had "allowed" to stay. Good for them and good for me ...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/U_EUFQZR7EU" width="320" youtube-src-id="U_EUFQZR7EU"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">At the end of July, we were tickled to be visited by a long-term neighbor from our former neighborhood near Cleveland, Ohio (Cleveland represents - we have had 7 visits from that area). Neighbor - you know who you are! Loved having you and I am already looking forward to our adventures next summer! Here are a selection of photos from his visit.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT7r2nLBmcYad3XxCG2AKfg-o9w1zCG6tkJD0K0e4b2sfnN20Dn5GhfJrAqJbifP6MtOIn2375ytfJOFzXmzucPOnN1gtTa38phwjFkkp2ICQt2C4_S6I8vc2LQObwTUoYl6y2jY0JeDIu72ieDdf9onEj_xyonWfrVddsZGXDEs98MJEOQZHcRz0H/s4138/20220724_150753.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3344" data-original-width="4138" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT7r2nLBmcYad3XxCG2AKfg-o9w1zCG6tkJD0K0e4b2sfnN20Dn5GhfJrAqJbifP6MtOIn2375ytfJOFzXmzucPOnN1gtTa38phwjFkkp2ICQt2C4_S6I8vc2LQObwTUoYl6y2jY0JeDIu72ieDdf9onEj_xyonWfrVddsZGXDEs98MJEOQZHcRz0H/w400-h324/20220724_150753.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Two photos from Kootenai Falls.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh64dHQgH07dOKNhP6yvDttsyqmLGdUwJ0EMTm78V9CMfpN8JuomMyMgRVY6e7clwdyHxOerRPyLYuJeofjIo8iqzaCwXmfQ2ZVgUpkM42lMT14NXTOnbZs2PMOkls7dWxKDk04DZMeD9VUpO8FS_Ps9_Ik_qX83CxwVEHEfNWXMxhYOqhRiZpvQI9n/s4032/20220725_111953.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh64dHQgH07dOKNhP6yvDttsyqmLGdUwJ0EMTm78V9CMfpN8JuomMyMgRVY6e7clwdyHxOerRPyLYuJeofjIo8iqzaCwXmfQ2ZVgUpkM42lMT14NXTOnbZs2PMOkls7dWxKDk04DZMeD9VUpO8FS_Ps9_Ik_qX83CxwVEHEfNWXMxhYOqhRiZpvQI9n/w400-h300/20220725_111953.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqdfI-QHZfwNHkT-6Odn0tRh1x7aVw4PVzkd22-Zx4trJqN7Hj9yTE-IThrGArwWPyD4lLyjeMuY4mPTyLFPAWQzI5JSpq36Hmw_h5_lWsaOyDNLadUb-maLMpr0uq98yyyo-OcEHQIoJfnBd8Be9qU-KNT08SS1yRR5yt7gRsNlSACgY_wj6X_kfq/s4032/20220725_112528.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqdfI-QHZfwNHkT-6Odn0tRh1x7aVw4PVzkd22-Zx4trJqN7Hj9yTE-IThrGArwWPyD4lLyjeMuY4mPTyLFPAWQzI5JSpq36Hmw_h5_lWsaOyDNLadUb-maLMpr0uq98yyyo-OcEHQIoJfnBd8Be9qU-KNT08SS1yRR5yt7gRsNlSACgY_wj6X_kfq/w300-h400/20220725_112528.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We take almost everyone to the Highline Trail in Glacier National Park. With limited time, it delivers maximum views for minimal effort (relatively) and almost always has wildlife in store. Once again, the Highline kept its stellar reputation.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcf8HYJDAdjEpBTArBTDWgY6asW-K3MqrNG1Qg0yxA_aFAuD5OclIFcD8Aal6XEVNW37Io9yfQMPc82gJdTEQrkDGvILOKhqaFpqgnLuoNAncJi677uLH0Ru6_zd2FXQgC4auZcer1Y-0eWMRwWyLfbMhGxVur0S9T9AQdyG3k3fjzy89Qq5pAA0_6/s4032/20220726_071606.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcf8HYJDAdjEpBTArBTDWgY6asW-K3MqrNG1Qg0yxA_aFAuD5OclIFcD8Aal6XEVNW37Io9yfQMPc82gJdTEQrkDGvILOKhqaFpqgnLuoNAncJi677uLH0Ru6_zd2FXQgC4auZcer1Y-0eWMRwWyLfbMhGxVur0S9T9AQdyG3k3fjzy89Qq5pAA0_6/w400-h300/20220726_071606.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> First time I have ever seen a Columbine with this pink/yellow combination.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEienezEejhH5I2IOqS-oRxG5XGa9HSTsy8fV-v2O-tS6Dn3cLOSLfbetDqUSET0z5Db4J3pBWWQ8ykPqBqi3KThD2fLuwkgQ0GPTkvBudqB71DHfTpS91rzJxY-iGoartgCiK9Jl5MccsZphOrFaMGN6aMC0iue_IMARtMVTLLDfIa4EBoQef5W9um7/s4032/20220726_082015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEienezEejhH5I2IOqS-oRxG5XGa9HSTsy8fV-v2O-tS6Dn3cLOSLfbetDqUSET0z5Db4J3pBWWQ8ykPqBqi3KThD2fLuwkgQ0GPTkvBudqB71DHfTpS91rzJxY-iGoartgCiK9Jl5MccsZphOrFaMGN6aMC0iue_IMARtMVTLLDfIa4EBoQef5W9um7/w300-h400/20220726_082015.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikrYwaHGk2BiA8_4U9ANuoZJPGoFWNG6nxPDykdyRzrVNvHXL5Z09pmFyLEH043xcpCjDcZNdHey8z0dOvCojBrK7ZeezoHNTyosEomAw_JStUnZ6GMTH2YMuWQKt4MuNDXKR-Y4MfKfDtAvIqRFGs5aNkZ3Txyh9akEtSTB_Di_bZDA2RcCoPbJiy/s4163/20220726_084039%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3232" data-original-width="4163" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikrYwaHGk2BiA8_4U9ANuoZJPGoFWNG6nxPDykdyRzrVNvHXL5Z09pmFyLEH043xcpCjDcZNdHey8z0dOvCojBrK7ZeezoHNTyosEomAw_JStUnZ6GMTH2YMuWQKt4MuNDXKR-Y4MfKfDtAvIqRFGs5aNkZ3Txyh9akEtSTB_Di_bZDA2RcCoPbJiy/s320/20220726_084039%20(2).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6pLKc5xE8ppEyMNZkMIJDrwPFxhwdOZ34sjx5p2_nwULzx3niEXQzE4TJdSAdpAD-dq4wUy5gDn3sikIHSRXZJj-jUzkFcfTj8DtI2NC7mQKkU9dGEUYEIrE32ZGVzKOcUFdwZOrSjUXfx5rtHQT4gCC4MS5rtIaqkKGQZYYMBdsL7yHvRBPFFKwc/s2257/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(7).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2257" data-original-width="2060" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6pLKc5xE8ppEyMNZkMIJDrwPFxhwdOZ34sjx5p2_nwULzx3niEXQzE4TJdSAdpAD-dq4wUy5gDn3sikIHSRXZJj-jUzkFcfTj8DtI2NC7mQKkU9dGEUYEIrE32ZGVzKOcUFdwZOrSjUXfx5rtHQT4gCC4MS5rtIaqkKGQZYYMBdsL7yHvRBPFFKwc/w365-h400/Blank%202000%20x%202000%20(7).jpg" width="365" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I swear that we did not pay this mountain goat to walk right in front of us near Grinnell Glacier Overlook!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8ih2JgfBd0s" width="320" youtube-src-id="8ih2JgfBd0s"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">At Granite Park Chalet, we saw a mule train resting before its onward journey. I knew mule trains are used to stock the Chalet in the summer, but this is the first time we saw one.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYp8sbrOdo4E97hKy8ecFK05mofdNsMwra3bA_8Tc6xh7R8kRu9kP6xy_uxshMH2hXJJVwVW589JtmBBFLxCrTeHeFiMvlH4QDYSFE8Jh-3JlccB0A0TB1EiEPQun8QR--Ht14buxAqojc7JcyV80lTOgopHKrMf-KitXun-OZrsa_NCX9KKp25CTh/s4032/20220726_135459.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYp8sbrOdo4E97hKy8ecFK05mofdNsMwra3bA_8Tc6xh7R8kRu9kP6xy_uxshMH2hXJJVwVW589JtmBBFLxCrTeHeFiMvlH4QDYSFE8Jh-3JlccB0A0TB1EiEPQun8QR--Ht14buxAqojc7JcyV80lTOgopHKrMf-KitXun-OZrsa_NCX9KKp25CTh/s320/20220726_135459.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgze2p6dTIsuHyHMbQgi-zhRKGUFDbuYR0yVjAix9LJWx7khXqIqPE8YTVSPqHe9F0y_VaJaT47CEb3WSpZsC9a48CrZOD2zVtVR6rjlRqTVl8ctEA8HZN63MFpVn3j9q3niCSEU8lwJbqk3BjUtEc_tiGTynNr0lgFJ-wb7U119pbao_O2bCXap1El/s4032/20220726_135632.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgze2p6dTIsuHyHMbQgi-zhRKGUFDbuYR0yVjAix9LJWx7khXqIqPE8YTVSPqHe9F0y_VaJaT47CEb3WSpZsC9a48CrZOD2zVtVR6rjlRqTVl8ctEA8HZN63MFpVn3j9q3niCSEU8lwJbqk3BjUtEc_tiGTynNr0lgFJ-wb7U119pbao_O2bCXap1El/w300-h400/20220726_135632.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">But by far, this was my favorite picture of the day!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZet23c5W_k1useUJWx2Tu8IxWmedJjnLK05bVlvHn_RSWoB5wNB9RY1OV3ut2a88m2owdMuvA0vBZU7iclp5DlImJTug_ftAHgK9pGo1m96j4dHWJSgsvPzHfhN4fnbg5hMMp3a7j-KLbNjVEyoCGTidUtNGTl__s5VbLwgcu4nSbQNfiJJ6L2q2u/s4032/20220726_090312.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZet23c5W_k1useUJWx2Tu8IxWmedJjnLK05bVlvHn_RSWoB5wNB9RY1OV3ut2a88m2owdMuvA0vBZU7iclp5DlImJTug_ftAHgK9pGo1m96j4dHWJSgsvPzHfhN4fnbg5hMMp3a7j-KLbNjVEyoCGTidUtNGTl__s5VbLwgcu4nSbQNfiJJ6L2q2u/w640-h288/20220726_090312.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>
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