Monday and beautiful outside. I love these days. Crisp air, blue sky, fall feeling, leaves changing and falling. This is an absolutely gorgeous place to live.
Originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl
I think Weston and Riley’s outside water bowl needs to be emptied and re-filled, don’t you? Though really…. they don’t stay out long enough in the rain to need a drink. They are fair weather pups. No rain shall touch them… if they can help it.
The Color of Fall
Originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl
The leaves are changing, the weather has changed, and soon the time will follow. Yes ladies and gents… autumn has arrived.
I decided, since I’m pretty behind in posting the inner workings of our lives over the last couple of months, I would sort of post a general overview of what’s happened, what we’ve been up to, and general “stuff” related to that.
It’s fall now. Obvious, I know. For us this means leaves are falling like mad all around our little hovel. The consequence of this is that soon, very soon, the leaf blower and the rakes will come out. A task we both detest, but have to do. Not fun, but so great when it’s done and the place looks all spiffed up.
In The Clear, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
The theme for this week’s Photo Hunt is purple. I remembered that I’d taken a few shots during the fall of 2007 that might fit the bill and when I looked I discovered this one. Then I realized I’d posted it here at the Think Tank before. Ah well… I like it, so it’s getting used again, but I realize it’s a re-posting party foul. What’s a girl to do?
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The Last Bloom, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Here it is, the last bloom on our red rose bush this year. Sad to see them go. There’s something about fall though, putting things to bed, getting things buttoned up. I like it.
Geranium, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Sometimes a photo turns out differently from what you expected. I intended to take this as a macro shot, which I did. I just didn’t realize how it would look after it was taken. There’s something about it, very much like a portrait of a flower. I liked it.
I feel like I’m playing hookie. Always do. It’s Veteran’s Day and I don’t have to work today. Neither does Karen. Nice.
We’re both sitting in the office, each at our respective desks on our respective computers, each with a cup of tea, music playing, and Weston curled up sleeping on his bed next to his red stuffed dog. It is storming outside… rain coming down in sheets, wind blowing all the leaves that had been clinging on for dear life off their trees and around the yard, wind chimes making beautiful sounds. It’s a great fall day in Oregon and here we are, all three of us, warm and cozy inside of our house. Life is very very good.
I love extra days off. It’s like getting a little gift. Extra time together to play or work around the house, to run errands, or just snuggle up and watch a movie. Any time out of the normal working week I can steal away for us, this little family of mine, the happier I am. As I said… it’s a gift. A gift I’m savoring today.
It’s fall, and it seems that during these months my need to read and write poetry comes on strong. The two poems that follow are some of my older stuff.
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I took this one yesterday. They are the last flowers to bloom in our yard this year and are putting up a good fight, hanging on pretty well. The dew was very heavy yesterday, as it’s been most days in the last week or so. Lots of fog hanging low in the hills.
Will this work day ever be over? I mean, c’mon… it’s gorgeous outside. It hasn’t been gorgeous for quite some time. I want to be out in it, not here, looking at it. Some afternoons during the work week are just hard to take.
Originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl
I was sitting here perusing various sites on the net, quietly doing that and looking around the house and out the window. Karen and Weston were still sleeping for a bit. I was sitting in our corner chair, the big comfy one, and I started taking some pictures from that vantage point. I’ll include a couple of those here.
This shot happened after Karen and Weston got up and she took Weston outside to “do his business”. Right before this shot Weston was wandering around the living room, just after getting up, sniffing here and there. It was a close one actually, we got him outside just in time. So go the details of our daily life.
Right now Karen’s eating a bowl of cereal talking to Mary on the phone, Weston is pulling toys out of his toy box, and I’m typing away. In a few minutes we’ll get up, change into our workout stuff, and head to the racket club to play some tennis. I’d say that so far this has been a most excellent Sunday.
Originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl
The trees are changing color, leaves are starting to drop, and the last blooms of some of the flowers are hanging on for dear life.
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