Friday, May 23, 2025
Every morning I wake up to my own space, my contented-enough cat, a day of my own chosen activities. There are eggs waiting to become breakfast, and choices of coffee or tea. I have a reasonable expectation that no one will come pounding on my door to change my circumstances. Yet. Not for a while. I've never been officially diagnosed as neurodivergent, I come from ancient if non-specific Western European ancestors. I am, as my parents called themselves, an inconspicuous non-conformist. My... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
End of day
Sitting here in the cool of night, with Landscape Artist of the Year 1918 on tv, my next move will be to bed. Once again, Tuesday was my Monday, the actual start of the week. I was out very early to get a pharmacy refill and some groceries. The fresh corn is very good right now, nice and sweet! I've shifted some investments. They'll arrive Thursday and some others a day or so later: a couple of new collections of my best photos on canvas. First was an investment of time as I had to locate the... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, May 18, 2025
Another busy day...
...and the last one for a week at least! Today was a league day for the Colorado jugger teams. There were five teams from around the state, one a new team from Fort Collins that gathered itself together including players who have been with other teams at various times. After several hours of one team vs another until all had faced each other, the Colorado Marauders--Charlie's team--were undefeated! That new team, the Nomad Goats, placed second, and that was very cool for them. As ever, I... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Winds are gusty this morning, have been since yesterday and expected to blow all day. Weather Underground predicts 20-30 mph with some gusts to 40. Luckily everything on porch and deck seems to be taking it well. Temps are down this morning, too but will be nice enough later on. Yesterday I started an order of photo prints on canvas, a new collection I have not named yet. It's all animals this time. I might call it The Neighbors. I found a shot I have not looked at in ages, a capybara from the... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
A fine spring day!
Yesterday was actually hot--mid-80s is, for me, hot! But today we're back in mid-70s and that's, to me, delightful! Suddenly, the garden is awake! The wisteria is particularly vigorous, you can almost sit and watch the vines reach out, the leaves bursting and buds promising. I've always loved wisteria and I'm hoping to train it to make a kind of bower over the back porch. Last year didn't make it around the corner but this time it will, I think, make the leap! Spring fever leads to unexpected... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, May 11, 2025
Mother's Day evening
Hoping you've had a good Mother's Day! At almost 8pm the western sky is still post sunset bright, though there are dark clouds to the north with the occasional roll of thunder. You can see the rain falling but not quite to the ground. It has been a lovely day with temperatures in the mid-70s a a bit of gusty wind now and then. Over the past couple of days the front deck has become a garden once again, and different from all the summers before. Charlie helped to clear the back porch, too, once... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, May 9, 2025
Spring's back, again...
Sunny and warm today, so They promise, maybe with thunderstorms. I bought the first of this season's flowers and cleaned up, reorganized the deck yesterday. Now I've got columbines and a tender young clematis vine that will bloom pink and white in days to come. There are some African daisies in a light purple and some more in a dusky pink that shades to purple. I potted those and set them by the pot containing sage, rosemary and thyme. No parsley yet. This morning, going out to water the... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Rainy Day 2
It's chilly but not enough for snow here in CoSprings. Rain isn't so common here, and living in high-desert country, it's a welcome event. It's easy to have a 'rain day' of not going out without great necessity, knowing in a day or two it will be clear and warmer again. Such was not the case living in Olympia WA where the rains of winter drip and pour and cascade from September to April with occasional breaks. That paid for the rain forests greens and the idyllic summers! I'm watching David... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, May 5, 2025
Rainy Day
There's a splatter of rain on the back glass door, the sky is lumpy grey, and it's chilly enough to have the heat on again. I've been off Facebook all day since seeing that there's an organized boycott of Meta this week, the 5th through the 11th. Once again, the greatest power of the consumer is to decline to consume. So... this afternoon I'm consuming a season of American Idol. I don't much care who wins, I just like listening to the marvelous voices! It's a good background to writing or... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, May 1, 2025
And the very next day...
It started early: I was out of the house by 9 am, on the way to the post office before my package could be loaded on the truck to be not delivered again today. Success! I not only picked up the package, I also had a chat with the supervisor that is likely to have some repercussions for the delivery driver who could not be bothered to come to the door to get the required signature. I was home in time for my landlord who was coming to fix a mushy circuit in the circuit box, and to let in the guys... Sign in to see full entry.