Wind farm in Oklahoma
vintage cans at Heartland Antique Mall in Lebanon, MO
amazing rainbow between Roulette and Coudersport, PAToday I have been very tired. I slept quite well, and woke up around 11am to the sound of my brother mowing the lawn. Having lived in Albuquerque since 1995, we don't have grass in our yard.. and neither do most of our neighbors. So, at first, it was a foreign noise. I quickly figured it out.
My brother is an interesting person. He and I do not exactly get along very well.. but we are polite, and try not to annoy each other when we are in each other's presence. Sometimes this is easier said than done... but such is life. He rambled on about the local politics and bias in this small town... and as a parting comment (as he road on his bike down the street) was "did I say hello?" ...not waiting for a reply.
Visited a friend from years ago. She is almost 86, and is an amazing person. I want to be like her when I grow up. She is very smart, loves to read, garden, and travel. She is going on a woman's retreat this weekend. Today when I drove up, she was happily removing Japanese beetles from her asparagus ferns and drowning them in soapy water. We chatted about philosophy and life while sitting on her back porch listening to the hummingbirds fly by. She is in the middle of remodeling her bathroom with her grandson. He is doing alot of the carpentry and plumbing, and she is doing the rest.. saying... "I want to make it handicap friendly just in case I need it in the future." Somehow, I can't see this energetic, effervescent woman in a wheelchair.
Went to the local Chinese restaurant and ordered take-out for dinner. Everything was really good... except that I mistakenly got pork fried rice.. which my parents won't eat. OOPS.
Then my niece called, and I ended up helping her move furniture around her house. She is a divorced/single mom of 3 kids, 2 of whom are special needs. She is doing amazingly well with her kids, and I am so proud of her.
My brother is an interesting person. He and I do not exactly get along very well.. but we are polite, and try not to annoy each other when we are in each other's presence. Sometimes this is easier said than done... but such is life. He rambled on about the local politics and bias in this small town... and as a parting comment (as he road on his bike down the street) was "did I say hello?" ...not waiting for a reply.
Visited a friend from years ago. She is almost 86, and is an amazing person. I want to be like her when I grow up. She is very smart, loves to read, garden, and travel. She is going on a woman's retreat this weekend. Today when I drove up, she was happily removing Japanese beetles from her asparagus ferns and drowning them in soapy water. We chatted about philosophy and life while sitting on her back porch listening to the hummingbirds fly by. She is in the middle of remodeling her bathroom with her grandson. He is doing alot of the carpentry and plumbing, and she is doing the rest.. saying... "I want to make it handicap friendly just in case I need it in the future." Somehow, I can't see this energetic, effervescent woman in a wheelchair.
Went to the local Chinese restaurant and ordered take-out for dinner. Everything was really good... except that I mistakenly got pork fried rice.. which my parents won't eat. OOPS.
Then my niece called, and I ended up helping her move furniture around her house. She is a divorced/single mom of 3 kids, 2 of whom are special needs. She is doing amazingly well with her kids, and I am so proud of her.
Went to Rite Aid (our town's version of Walgreen's), and was able to get my trip photos off of the camera and onto CDs. This way I can load my photos and work on getting all the spots from my crappy lens off of the pictures. Also got Sabrina some food.. and visited with my mom's neighbor who works there.
I am starting to run in to alot of people I know from when I was a kid....it's a small town after all. Should be an interesting visit.
more to come.........