I slept well and woke up on Thursday,
Sept. 13th from more dreams, Bridgette, Bill’s sisters and a bunch
of other stuff I can’t recall. It was just a couple of minutes before 7 when I
stretched and crept ‘sneakily’ out of bed. Bill was still in deep slumber and I
assumed Clemson was too, tucked next to him under the covers. I got dressed and
went out for another wonderful country walk.
This walk wasn’t as exciting as yesterdays
with all the webs. I enjoyed taking those photos, I hope you enjoyed some of
them too. It was a warm morning so I was able to wear capris and no socks today.
When I returned just under 2 miles later, Bill was up making coffee and tea. I
had to finish my post from yesterday so downloaded pictures with a much better
frame of mind than the previous night and got it published.
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| A very still morning, flag and turbine both motionless |
I didn’t even read any other blog
posts as I wanted to get out and clean up the mess I left yesterday in the
garden. There were 3 huge irises that were the last things I clipped up at the
top area near the fence and I had petered out by then so left the clippings for today. I slipped
gloves on and loaded the wheelbarrow and then dumped it over the edge into the
brush pile. Good thing that stuff composts, however slowly, or it wouldn’t work
as a dumping spot.
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| Good morning, sunshine! |
Bill went down to work on the inside
latches on his Hangar doors and said he was getting anxious to ‘finish’ a few small projects.
Time was running out. I fried up bacon and eggs shortly after 10 and after
eating, sent him off to ‘get back at it’ and I did the dishes. I don’t
really have much on my agenda today. Bill has been noticing the blue jays
making an appearance and I’ve been missing them. This morning, while eating,
one flew into the tree right outside the window but I only caught one photo.
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| Not the perfect capture through the window, but he is posing briefly for me |
Later, I noticed a flash of blue on
the tail and body of another visitor. I think it must be a female blue jay or
bluebird? The picture I took is not too revealing.
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| You birders will be able to name this shy one |
I wanted to do a sweep
through the Suite and put my head around putting another book together. I enjoy
doing them, it just takes a commitment on my part and some self-encouragement.
I thought today might be the day to start focusing on that. So outside with my laptop, I typed up my written notes, transferring them onto a Word document. I'll work on pictures later.
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| My shadow partner walked beside me this morning instead of in front of me |
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| Ellscott is more visible now, showing off a little leg |
The rest of the morning and early
afternoon was lazy, chair hopping as Bob says.
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| I've missed turtle sightings this summer so was pleased to see these guys on the log |
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| This hummer is lost, looking for the feeder |
At 3 I fed Clemson his chicken
rice meal and we drove into Rob and Pat’s for Happy Hour, trip planning and
supper together.
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| Oh-oh, something is not right This black steer is on the road side of the fence We don't know who has black cattle in the area |
We sat outside for a while on their front porch and eventually
all trooped inside, Clemson too, to get the note pads, laptops and Google maps
working. It went well, all 4 of us with input but Bill and Rob basically
mapping the route.
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| No smoke but a lot of thinking going on here |
This makes me feel excited about the
upcoming winter, we look forward to travelling with our friends. We ordered
fish and chips takeout for supper and the boys picked it up while Pat put a
salad together.
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| Clemson makes himself at home in his 2nd home |
We shared a bottle of wine and toasted to friends and travel.
Before we knew it, it was 8 and we scooted out of there. Rob and Pat have an
early morning drive so needed to relax for the remainder of the evening.
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| Another poser on the wire |
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| this busy Monarch did everything BUT pose |
It was a warm night and it was 10
when I went to bed. I hope your day was as pleasant as mine was.
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| The view behind us through my side mirrow |
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| Goodnight, says the Moon and Jupiter The red star, Antares, was also visible to the south |
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