Another day, another cat nap

Gotta put that tail somewhere!

I guess I should wash his bed. Lots of shedding going on.

A lucky capture

I rarely get this close to a bird to get a good photo, but apparently this robin wasn't too scared as I walked toward her this afternoon. I'm assuming it's a her. It's fun to actually get one on the ground, and not flying away, which is what usually happens.

Shadow Shot Sunday

I opened the front door this morning and these are the shadows I saw.

Spring has sprung!

Hope everyone has a great weekend! It's nice and sunny at the moment here; keeping fingers crossed it stays that way.

Go see many more shadowy photos at Hey Harriet, hosted by Tracy.

Welcome back, Tracy! We missed you while you were moving. Happy autumn to you guys on the other side of the world!

Looking at the Sky on Friday

Today I bring you suburbia, late afternoon. There are buds and leaves on the trees across the street!

Spring has sprung. The 90-degree weather on Wednesday certainly helped it along.

Visit Tisha, that CrAzY Working Mom, to see many more sky photos.

Yard Art

I dug into the archives this week; I have no new yard art pix to share ...

I posted this on Feb. 28, and three blog friends commented. (Much appreciated, guys). I'm hoping someone else sees it today. ;-) I thought the scene was rather unique.

This "woman with tiller" and the ornate fountain are sitting outside of a shop in a nearby town. They caught my eye as we were driving by one Sunday afternoon. Another one of my "from the passenger seat" photos.

Visit Mary T, The Teach, our meme hostess to see many more examples of outdoor decor!

Sepia scenes

This is our niece Amy's darling daughter. I took the photo on Christmas Eve.

Visit our hostess, Mary T, The Teach, over at Sepia Scenes to see many more sepia-fied photos and join in the fun!

Ruby Tuesday

It's Spring! Happy, happy.

Here's one last Easter-themed photo ... because it contains some red.

Visit Mary T, The Teach to see many photos featuring the color red, or shades thereof!

Monday Morning Moon

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Hope everyone has a great Monday!

Easter fun

Shadow Shot Sunday

Some sunny Spring Saturday shots from our house to yours.

I just plopped these tulips here to get a shadow in the morning sun.

Go see lots of shadowy photos over at Hey Harriet. Thanks as always go to Tracy for hosting this fun meme.

Looking at the Sky on Friday

This is a detail from a photo I snapped for the paper this week. It's from a parochial school that was in danger of closing. Parents got the good news yesterday that the school will remain open.

I thought it was perfect to use on Good Friday.

See many more sky photos at Tisha's fun meme at CrAzY Working Mom.

I wish everyone a Happy Easter!

Yard Art

Another one of my garden friends.

He has weathered many a winter in the front yard. He's a tough turtle, I'd say.

I took this shot last spring. He is still there in the same spot. ; -)

Go see many more examples of fun outdoor decor at Mary T's Work of the Poet.

Time for fish oil?

When I woke up this morning I was thinking about Ralph's new mini-van, and how I must commit his new marker plate number to memory.

Then my thoughts turned to the other vehicle in the driveway: mine. I couldn't for the life of me remember my marker plate number. Eeeek.

I finally came up with the last three letters, but couldn't remember the first three numbers.

Maybe I just wasn't "awake" yet.

Blogger extraordinaire Empress Bee often talks about taking fish oil. I think I may start taking it as well.

Sepia scenes

I was trying to be artsy with this shot of several of my favorite bunnies just in time for Easter.

I'm not happy with how it came out.

I like the second photo better. It's almost true to life but still has a sepia tone.

To see lots more sepia-fied photos, visit Mary T, The Teach, at her Sepia Scenes blog.

Linus and me

Somebody likes to stay close to his mama when she's working.

Ruby Tuesday

I spotted my clip-on sunglasses on the table and took a photo. It was unplanned, but I like the weird way the photo came out.

Go visit Mary T, The Teach, to see many more photos featuring a little or a lot of red at her always fun Ruby Tuesday meme.

A smile on a rainy Monday

I wish I had taken this photo. So adorable.

Shadow Shot Sunday ~ urban shadows

Regular readers will know that I took these two photos of downtown Hartford through the windshield. I hope there are enough shadows here to qualify for Shadow Shot Sunday!

I urge you to go visit our hostess, Tracy, at Hey Harriet to see many more shadowy photos.

Macular drusen

I'm hoping this condition sounds worse than it actually is.

A retina specialist diagnosed me with it last week. It was scary to hear, but my vision with my glasses is 20/20 and I have no pain so I'm doing OK.

According to one description I found online, "drusen are small yellow or off-white deposits that form either in the tissue layer underneath the retina or on the optic nerve head. Though the exact cause of macular drusen is still unknown, their appearance near the macula is one of the most common signs of macular degeneration development."

The ophthalmologist said I should take vitamins that contain lutein, get cardiovascular exercise to improve circulation, and always wear sunglasses when I'm outside. He said I don't have macular degeneration, but I'm at risk of developing it in the future. Way in the future, I hope.

I've since read that eating foods rich in antioxidants (such as broccoli, spinach, kale, tomatoes, berries, cherries, grapes, oranges, grapefruit, kiwi fruit and more) is important for good eye health as well.

OK, I can do that.

Not sure if pizza counts. ;-) The red sauce is made from tomatoes, after all ...

Smoking can exacerbate the condition. Fortunately I've never smoked.

I wasn't going to write about this, but not writing about something here that is important to me is not being true to myself, so I decided to go for it.

After I wrote the above this afternoon I took a brisk walk (cardiovascular exercise, no?) and snapped this picture of the "afternoon moon."

I hope everyone has a great weekend! I plan to do just that.

Looking at the Sky on Friday

This is how the sky looked Sunday afternoon on our way to Hartford.

And this is how the sky had changed a few hours later, on the return trip:

Go visit our hostess, Tisha, that CrAzY Working Mom, to see lots more sky shots.

(Top photo taken through windshield; lower photo through the passenger-side window. But regular readers probably guessed that already.)

Yard art

I haven't taken any yard art photos this week, so I had to dig into the archives from last July.

I'm looking forward to spring and gardens and flowers, as everyone else is!

You'll see many different kinds of yard art at Mary T's Work of the Poet blog. Go visit her and join the fun.

Sepia scenes

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I snapped this picture of Scarborough Street Sunday in Hartford, Ct. I took it through the windshield as Ralph was driving.

The boulevard is lined with beautiful mature trees and features lovely, classic-looking mansions which seem like they may have been built in the 1920s. We travel down the street when we are on our way to nearby University of Hartford.

See many more sepia-fied photos at Mary T's Sepia Scenes.

Ruby Tuesday

I found some dried-up red berries in the yard last week. As soon as I saw them I thought of Ruby Tuesday. It might be a choke cherry weed thingy.

I did my best to get a close-up shot. I like the red against the blue sky.

See many more pix featuring a little or a lot of red over at Mary T's Ruby Tuesday meme at Work of the Poet.

Hartford through the windshield...

and the driver's side window.

We took our son, aka Kid Two, back to school at the University of Hartford yesterday. It was a quick week off for spring break..I hope he got enough rest (and food!)

Kid One was already there because she had had a three-day vacation traveling with the pep band and women's basketball team to North Carolina. She had a lot of fun with her friends, and enjoyed touring the campuses of Duke and University of North Carolina.

Unfortunately our team lost to Louisiana State University, but the women did a great job this season that qualified them to play in the tournament.

Regular readers know I take photos as Ralph drives, and yesterday afternoon was no exception.

There was an emergency of some sort that forced us to take a short detour, and I snapped three photos of sights I wouldn't have seen if not for the detour.

City scene ~ not sure what that building is in the background.

We traveled down Farmington Avenue and I was lucky to catch a photo of part of the stately Mark Twain House through the driver's side window as we passed by. It's a beautiful mansion. Twain lived there from 1874 to 1891. I visited twice on field trips when I was a kid and remember being impressed. Kid One and I plan to visit there someday.

I spotted this interesting-looking tree trunk as we were stopped at a light. Do you know what kind of tree it is? I do - "old."

ha ha

Hope everyone has a great Monday.

First forsythia flower found

I was so happy to see this in our yard yesterday on the first day of SpRiNg!

Shadow Shot Sunday

Ralph's long-awaited new vehicle is the subject of today's shadow pic.

And it was also featured here yesterday. ;-)

Tracy is our meme hostess. See many more shadowy pictures at her blog, Hey Harriet.