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Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Gosh!

I am so moved by all the response to my little announcement yesterday! There have been some misunderstandings of my intentions, I think. I am not leaving Blogit because I can't pay the subscription, but because of when the money gets pulled out of my account, which has occasionally mucked up my fragile financial arrangements. So I have told Blogit to cancel my account, which it will do when the current cycles runs out--near the end of the month. I will start it up again to shift the cycle to a... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, November 11, 2013

Now, don't get alarmed...

The folks at Blogit have been messing up my finances lately, by taking my payments out just before my rent money comes in, and sometimes there is simply no margin for it. /sometimes, overdraft fees apply, and more than doubles the cost of blogiting that month. So, come the end of the month, which is the end of my payment cycle, I will be leaving Blogit for about two weeks. This should allow me to reset my cycle to a time far more convenient for the money-juggles. So, I will go away (though all... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, November 10, 2013

Astronomical photos

take certain equipment, starting with a tripod. It's very hard to take a very still shot of subjects at astronomical distances in doubtful lighing, with a hand-held camera. I did try. It was too beautiful not to try, and I knew you'd like to see them, if they were any good at all. Well.... Let's just call the moon shots... artsy. http://www.flickr.com/photos/therovingeye/ Here are also some of the 'silvery' tree shots. If you look closely, you may see the effect on the branches, of that... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, November 8, 2013

The air is silver...

With all the leaves blown away, and the skies going cloudy, the sunlight is thin and colorless today. The house is bright with it, but though the temperatures are mild, it looks cool. It's dull, the dead back yard and bare trees, but the day will come not so long from now when the air will be deeper grey during the day, while snow falls, and the world will seem muffled both in sound and sight. When it's done falling, though, and the sun comes out, it will be a brilliant, even blinding white, and... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Autumn skies and the mountain

Last night-- The sky was clear as clear, a deep sapphire blue passing into a velvety midnight blue. The new crescent moon and Venus were brilliant, slowly crossing the southern fields of the sky, finally descending over Pike's Peak, so beautiful, I had to go out several times to admire them. Comet ISON will be appearing one of these nights, somewhere in the sky just after sunset or just before dawn. Well, may be appearing. It's passage 'round the sun might break it up, so we get no great show... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Welcome to the Reptile House

If you are creeped out by snakes, you might not like these images so much. But I am fascinated by the beauty of their patterns and colors, and the cool, sleek feel of them. At least, the ones that don't bite. And then there's the skink. The Blue-tongued skink. This one, a female, has the loveliest scales arranged in beautiful, flexible patterns. Her color is lustrous like pearls. The African fat-tailed gecko is just the opposite: it's skin is dark, velvety and nubbley-looking. Chinese... Sign in to see full entry.

Kritter Karavan

I went yesterday to the home of one of the knittin' women. She is the one who brought the hedgehog to the group, of which there have been pictures, now a little ways down my photostream on Flickr. She has other animals at home, and let me come and take a few pictures. How many animals does she have in her home? I hear someone ask... Well, counting the insects as colonies, rather than individuals, she has 75 reptiles, mammals, spiders and insects, and amphibians. I am not sure she included the... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, November 4, 2013

Sooner or later, it was gonna happen...

Madame LaD broke a very important rule: Do NOT eat the screen door! Yes, she got her busy little teeth into it, and the hole appeared so fast! I noticed almost as fast. This is not acceptible, holes in the screen door, especially holes big enough for her to get through, and into the house. So, I shot her. Pointblank, with a squirt gun. She leaped away, and started grooming away the wetness from her belly-fur.' A few moments later, she was dancing on the screen again, and I was there, squirter in... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, November 3, 2013

Breakfast can be a problem.

Standard breakfast fare is not the best for people in certain delicate conditions. Fats and carbs are not so great for a diabetic, and I hate starting the day feeling like I've blown it with the first meal. Starting with coffee, also not a good plan, which is a problem because when first out of bed, wobbly between the ears, not at my imaginative best, that's the one thing I know I want. And naturally, much depends on what's in the pantry and fridge. Carbs are needed, of course, by the body.... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, November 2, 2013

more pictures up

It's been a busy day! there are some new shots of Violetta and of the maple, and what's left of its leaves. The usual link gets there, same as previous post. Sign in to see full entry.

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I'm doubtful the events of my life will be of great general interest, but I'd like to share a little more of me to the several of you on Blogit I've come to feel are real friends, and the many I imagine are potentially real friends. We'll see how it works out. ______________________ all my words and images posted on Blogit are copyright 2005-present, all rights reserved.

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