Spring has Sprung!

( yes - i realize the date is over a month ago....)

Today is the first day of spring!

It's the season to start spending more time outdoors. As long as this weather holds out, I will be happy to get out of the house! Opening the windows, warm days, airing out the house, cool nights. The weather today is wonderful - I just wish I could be working outdoors instead of here in the office... That is one thing I miss about working outside - days with this kind of weather. I don't miss the scorching hot or the cold though.... I am ready to get summer started! Long evenings, the river, the lake, the beach, the woods... oh yes - we will be doing all of it this summer.

Spring is just the prelude to the summer... there is more to still look forward to!

Daydreaming

Today I am in a bit of a daze. I have been sitting here daydreaming...
thinking of warm weather...
ocean breeze....

the sound of the waves...

the smell of the sea...

the warmth of the sun beating down on me...

and can't help but wonder about being on a deserted tropical island. I would love to be swinging beneath the trees in a double hammock with my man; shades covering my eyes and blocking the bright sun; half-finished novel laying in the sand under us; watching my son playing along the waves; breeze blowing every now and again to cool us off just a bit; listening to nothing in particular, but hearing every little noise there is; sand, sun, water, and seclusion.

the daydream begins...

...if I had my own private get-away island in the tropics...

the daydream ends...

Tweety Bug

Here is just a little tribute to our kitten, Tweety Bug. (she had surgery yesterday - spayed) She came through with flying colors so far - I am just hoping it will help out with the other "problems" we were having with her.

We moved into a new house in the middle of December. A few weeks later, my son heard a cat under one of the neighbors houses and went to investigate. He found this little cat and took her across the street to the house that he thought she belonged to. a couple days later, he had to "rescue" her from up a tree. (My belief is that if the cat can get up there, they can get down.) After the rescue, she wouldn't leave the house. We decided that since the men in my life actually like cats, we would adopt her. I, on the other hand, am allergic to cats. I deal with the occasional sniffle, hives, and itching eyes to watch my loves smiling away when they hold the kitten. She has nearly tripled in size in the couple months we have had her. I enjoy having her around - she makes a really good foot-warmer at the end of the bed on a cold night!

mundane

Just a little boredom taking over.

@ work

Here is a typical day in the life of work...

Shipping, packing, receiving, etc...

...tripping over boxes - being my usual clumsy self

going where?

fragile?

you want it when?

and I used to like packing peanuts & bubble wrap...

(well, I still like bubble wrap!!!)

abstract

This is a picture of the lights on our Christmas tree this year. I have to say "Thank you!" to my son for helping me! This is my favorite 2008 Christmas picture!

"to infinity and beyond!"

Playing around...

I have always loved cameras and pictures (being behind - not in front of the camera). I have always wished that I had the eye to catch great pictures. I have an aunt that can take incredible pictures and that may be where my interest started.

The camera I had up until this past Christmas was a simple 35mm that I was given after I graduated from high school so many years ago. This camera had traveled the world with me - literally. I took it with me when I was over seas, and I still have many undeveloped rolls of film to prove it! But alas - I realize that this 35mm is a little on the out-dated side these days, and that is why I had a digital camera on my list for Christmas.

I was playing around with some of the settings the other night. It has taken me a couple months to even get around to just playing with it. I saw a really neat scene the other evening with the moon and Venus and trees and sunset and thought it would make a great picture. I ran inside to grab my camera to see what I could capture. It turns out that I captured a big spot - which was the moon - and a little spot - which was Venus - and a bunch of nothing. I admit - I need a lot of help with my skills - wait - who am I kidding - I HAVE NO SKILLS!

That being said - here is a picture I took that I kinda liked.

This is the tequila bottle in our fish tank. I'm sure you are now asking yourself "Why there is a Patron bottle in the fish tank?" The answer is simple.

It was there.

Here is another picture of the same bottle. Again you are asking "Why?" and again I answer - It was there. (FYI - said bottle was emptied before being placed as the only decoration in our tank.)

Hopefully as time progresses - I can get that one great shot. But until then - I will keep trying. Maybe I will even try & post the progression of my "skills".

"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds."

hmm...

I wish that the weather here would make up it's mind. Last week - it was in the 80's. Completely GORGEOUS weather! Especially for the end of February! There are people out there (I am sure of it) that would love to have the weather we are having. But here I am - sitting around complaining about it. It's not the 80 degree weather I am complaining about - it's the 50 degree drop it took over the weekend.

Now - I am trying to make sure that the household is staying healthy - and not getting sick. That seems to be a lost cause though already, because when the temperature does this - my man gets sick. He has been doing better lately with getting sick - it hasn't been as severe these past couple of times! That I am grateful for!

This morning was COLD! The freezing mark is cold for around here and that is where we were when I came into work. I am just hoping that spring decides to get here & stay this time.
This has been such a strange year for the weather. When the trees started budding out after Ike hit us, I think that everything went into shock. We even got 6 inches of snow in December - which according to a few of our elder locals - hasn't happened in close to 60 years. That was actually fun though. If it's going to be cold - it might as well snow!

The temperature is supposed to warm back up this week - back into the 80's by weeks end. I am just SO ready for the warm weather.

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