Trailer Trash Too

My Vacation pictures.

2011-09-24T19:07:00.000-07:00

Tampa, FL
Waiting to leave the plane - picture of the plane next to ours.Fourth St Shrimp Store - the food was great, the decor was excellent - see the next several pictures...Cool building.
Another cool building.At the beach.

Interesting sign.
Butterfly mobiles.
Evening sky.
Map of our Cruise route.
Cozumel
Leaving the ship. We were right next to another Carnival Cruise Liner, Ecstasy.

A gentleman in costume.
Shops.

We found that to get to Cozumel, we had to walk three miles. It was a beautiful walk, but hot.

Iguana.
Great White Heron?
Interesting buildings.There were motorcycles and scooters all over. Great painted wall.These blossoms look like spiders to me.Colorful merchandise.

Belize
Riding the tender to shore.Buildings on the other side of where we were landing.The sign says it all.Bright red flowers-so pretty.Another mural.

Meat pies.
Nachos.A ship-Carnival Dream.Little bitty island.

Isla Roatan, Hondurus
Ship skeleton in the bay.Beautiful flowers.
Mahogoney Bay Beach.

Sunset.

Ship
Mural on the wall of the ship.It's great to have a balcony room.
Internet Library.
Specialty desserts.
Image in the stage curtains.Sunset.
Elevators on the ship.

Grand Cayman
ShipBuilding.Seven mile beach.
Storm started.
View from the island.Another cool mural.
The rum guys.
Hell

Dolphins
Sea grapes Look at the flowers on the balconies.. More Flowers.Raining.
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Rainbow.
Sunset.

Back in Tampa.

It was a great ride.

2010-05-30T21:31:00.000-07:00

The horses are playing follow the leader, but Prince VanDoe doesn't seem to get it.Sammie wants my sister to take a picture of her.Millie is dressed and ready to go.Prince VanDoe is mostly dressed and ready to go.
Millie and Prince VanDoe ahead of us.
After the ride (I got to ride Jeremiah).
And he's down.I think this is one great picture. Jeremiah is getting his dust bath. Prince VanDoe is watching with great interest. Sis is close to getting kicked. The neighbors are mowing? in the background (though, you probably can't see them, unless you click on the picture to get a better view...and even then, they are just blobs). A disembodied hand is reaching toward Prince VanDoe.
Jeremiah, after his dustbath.From left to right in front: Millie, Prince VanDoe, Sammie. Jeremiah is in back.

More pictures from the past weekend

2010-04-22T20:17:00.000-07:00

Cute chicks!More Cute Chicks!Guineas.The horses were looking at the guy who was going to shoe them. He's going to round them up.Yeah, right!Catch us if you can! Grain makes the horses very friendly.Here the horses are eating hay. The small ones must be ponies.This dog is showing off one of his tricks.I finally got a deer picture.What a snake in the grass!Wild pansies. I'm not sure what the yellow flower is called.Redbuds in the background.

From the other blog....

2009-09-13T07:34:00.000-07:00

Continuation of Why do I hurt?...part 2

Millie is thankful she didn't get picked.Sammie is glad she didn't get picked.Prince VanDoe is admiring the sulkey. Maybe, when he gets a bit older, he will be able to pull it.We talk about trailride mode, because Sis's horses love to run. When they go on trailrides, everybody else wants to slowly plod along. The horses don't mind walking, but they would like to have some quick activity, too...just to make the ride interesting!A bit of rural landscape.Oh, oh. Road closed... time to turn back.We turned to go back. It's funny how fast the horses started to go, once they started back.Here I am on Jeremiah.

The rest of the pictures will have to be posted later. Blogger isn't opening up the upload window, anymore. Perhaps, it's trying to tell me to get out and do something, today.

It turns out that it wasn't blogger causing the upload problem, it was a user error. The window was open, but I didn't realize it because other windows were open...Hermie, after the ride.Jeremiah, after the ride.Oh, oh, looks like trouble. Hermie's yelling at Jeremiah for eating all the horse treats!"No Ma! I didn't do it," screams Jeremiah.Ooooh, that hurt. Hermie let Jeremiah have it!Oh, no! What do we do? They're really pissed at each other!Looks like they're each giving as good as they're getting!Still. Won't someone DO something....Hermie decides enough is enough. "Don't let it happen, again!" she orders.Oh, look... Some guineas.Wow! Lots of food for winter. I helped move 20-23 bales up in here. THAT'S why I hurt:) My muscles aren't used to hard work.Aw, look. A toad.

Sunday riding.

2009-08-09T16:17:00.000-07:00

The five horses noticed us calling to them. Of course, they were interested in having company, but did that mean they were going to be ridden?Only one way to find out. Might as well go see what the people want.Millie's heading the pack. Funnily, when she realized she was going to be one of "the ridden", she took off back to where they had been. Luckily, my sister brought out some feed and she was happy to come back.Prince VanDoe is finally old enough to start training. He's all saddled up and ready to go.We got as far as the drive, and Prince VanDoe wasn't so sure he wanted to go anywhere. I was on Sammie and we had gotten some distance away. I decided to move her from a walk, to a trot or gallup, and go back to where PV was standing.Bad move so early in the ride. Sammie started jumping around, and I landed on the hard ground.Even though I landed on my right backside, my legs were bruised from the saddle.Here's the other. My back upper buttock is awfully sore, but doesn't seem to have bruised...yet. Anyway, I was able to get up and get back on.This barn was along the way. There were some pretty flowers in the front of it, but they didn't turn out in the picture.Aw! Look who's waiting for us to come back. Sweet Hermie and Jeremiah. What good little horses. Next time we go riding, I'm asking to ride one of them:)
Here I am on Sammie. This was the first time I had gotten to ride her. She has a rocking chair walk. Since I didn't stay on to see how she runs, I don't know how her trot or gallup is. Another picture of Sammie with me on her back. We probably wouldn't have had any trouble if I had waited to try and run her until after we had ridden for a while.

Riding the horses.

2009-05-24T11:39:00.000-07:00

Sammie and Prince VanDoe

Sis, Sammie, and Prince VanDoe

Jeremiah

Hermie. As you can see, she's ready to stampede. That's why she had to be locked up behind so many fences. Not really. She had just gotten new shoes, and Sis wanted to be able to catch her when we got ready to ride.

Millie. She's going to pick out new shoes.

Hermie, Sis, Millie, Friend

Horse Down - Jeremiah, cooling off after being ridden.

I'm riding Jeremiah

It was a very nice day to go riding. The horses were ready to run. What a great fun day!

Saturday ride.

2009-02-01T07:34:00.000-08:00

This post is a continuation from a post at the other blog. Happy chicken.

Sis said she was going to ride Sammie, a friend would ride Millie, and I had my choice between Hermie and Jeremiah. I picked Hermie. I hadn't ridden her in some time. She's known as "The Babysitter". I didn't realize she was the muddiest of the bunch. She always is. I've brushed the mud off her beautiful coat.

Sammie reminds me of the horse on the front of the book, "Tall and Proud", by Vian Smith.

Millie and two other sweet little critters.

Horses are very curious. They're just as bad as humans, cats, dogs, and birds!

Off we go.

The first horses we encounter on our ride.

Standing side by side.

Two horses and a mule watch as we ride by.

Sheep hanging out under trees.

Sheepdog training school. The youngster followed as the bigger one chased along inside the fence.

Dogs came out to bark at us.

This picture didn't come out well. The dog stayed back, but had fun barking.

More horses.

Time to turn around and head back, now. We saw other animals, and people, too, on our ride, but I didn't get pictures of all.

When we got back, the boys were happy to see us.

Hermie had to cool off. What better way than a roll in the dirt?

Millie gets sweaty when she doesn't get to run like she wants. She was held back. After her brushdown, she was still quite damp.

Sammie rolled to cool down, unfortunately, she got her hoof caught in the fence next to her. Once she realized her foot was caught, she stopped and just lay there. Sis and friend got her loose. Sammie was pretty happy to get back up on all fours.

No... it wasn't my car that leaked there.

2009-01-02T21:23:00.000-08:00

On the other blog, in one of the posts, I mentioned that my sweet car had been crashed into. It is being fixed at this time. I was able to get a rental. It was a 2009, and had all sorts of features.After riding around in the rental, I decided it was too big, and I was getting tired of worrying about someone scratching up the paint, while the car was in my care. I couldn't take large items because I worried about scratching or scuffing the interior. Oh, yeah. The insurance said they wouldn't pay the daily fee, after Wednesday. However, I would only have to pay the price the insurance pays. They get a pretty decent discount!

I decided I would prefer to get that second car I had been searching the Internet (the past five or six months) for. I had a specific model of car in mind, specific color, too. I located two that were about 200 miles away. One was already sold, the other was in another state. After I saw the gas consumption vs mileage of a newer car, same type, I decided I didn't need that particular model, afterall.

I decided to look for something, locally. On the other blog, I mentioned in one of the comment posts that I bought a car. It's pretty aged, but I feel I bought it at a decent price. I'll probably end up putting the purchase price, or a bit more, into it, fixing the wear and tear, such as shocks, and other possible defects. Anyway, where I live, our vehicles are not allowed to have any leakage. Oil and transmission problems need to be fixed immediately, or the owner of the car will have to pay to get the pavement fixed.My car sat in one spot, all day long. I took pictures of the car because...well, I like to take pictures of my cars.

After my car sat all day, I jumped into it and drove to work at the parttime job. I came home and found this spot!!!! The spot is not exactly in front of my home, but it is close enough to be where I sometimes part.I thought about touching the spot to see if it was oil. I decided not to. What if it was dog pee? As soon as I was inside, I took out my camera to verify my feeling that my car had not been sitting in that area. Truly, it had not. I'm now thinking someone walked their dog and some leakage occurred.

Vacation last week.

2008-11-24T20:47:00.000-08:00

From Alabama to Cozumel, to Calica, to Playa del Carmen, then back to Alabama.Cozumel skyline, from the ship.

Shopping in Cozumel. There were two port of calls. The first was Cozumel. The shopkeepers kept urging us to come into their shops. "See my store", "jewelry, gold, diamonds, tanzanite", "I give you good deal".

Cozumel traffic.

We were on the upper level.

One of the shops caught my eye.

We all thought this was amusing.

Wednesday evening, we headed for Calica.

Once we landed, Thursday morning, we caught a cab to Playa del Carmen.
We went to the beach. It was partially overcast, but we braved the water, anyway. The waves were terrific.

At one point, I was playing in the waves and I fell to the sand. Before I could get up, another wave came and kept me down. I had so much sand in my suit, it's amazing there was any beach left!

Masks in the shopping area.

More shopping area.

Self portrait.

Additional photos at the other blog.

What a nice bike.

2008-10-04T21:45:00.000-07:00

I took the bike out on a nice ride. We went to the bank. We went to two different parks. My bike waited in the shade while I took a walk and took pictures. Good bike. Loving it!

Friday Horse blogging

2008-09-26T19:02:00.000-07:00

My sister finally got those ranch hands she'd been wanting:)

kayak

2008-09-04T19:52:00.000-07:00

I hadn't been able to take the kayak out, this year. Finally, with three days off, last weekend, I decided I needed to make a point of taking it out, even if it rained.

Lucky for me! It didn't rain. The float was everything I thought it would be!

Sunday photos

2008-05-04T16:29:00.000-07:00

Brenda

Jessie

Cindy

quail

more quail

Cheyenne

Cheyenne2

Hermie

Jeremiah

Jeremiah & Prince Vandoe

Cheyenne, Hermie, Millie

Millie

Sammie

other nags

tulips

I was invited to my sister's house to ride horses. I was lucky enough to get the chance to ride Cheyenne, the neighbors' horse. He's a big horse. He's out of shape, just like his rider. We matched quite well:) It was a glorious day. The sun was shining, but not too hot.

The horses were well behaved on the ride. Right before we turned around, Cheyenne startled. As we looked to find the source, we found two horses standing there at the fence line, looking at us.

Flower in the winter

2008-02-14T18:03:00.000-08:00

I think it's pretty cool when I notice a flower on one of my indoor plants, during the winter. I don't spend a lot of time with them, so all of a sudden I'll notice it. I'm glad I caught this one before it closed. I have no idea what type it is:)

Another painting finished.

2008-01-16T18:21:00.000-08:00

The first posting, before the painting was finished. It's funny, once I was finished, I thought it looked pretty good. I gave it to the lady who had asked me to paint it. She says she really likes it. Now, that I look at the pictures, I notice that the trees, on the right side, could really have used more work. The deck has some spatter on it in the very bottom middle. I don't know if that was caused by the flash, or if it really has that? I'll have to ask her. The lines aren't as straight as they could be. The bird and squirrel could have used more work, but I was afraid of ruining them. Animals and birds aren't as easy to paint as one might think.

Chemtrails?

2008-01-05T02:17:00.000-08:00

I was listening to Art Bell, and as he was taking calls, someone mentioned chemtrails. The caller was discussing what they might be. I had taken this picture last week, and to me, the trails in my sky look like they very well could be chemtrails.

Snow, trees, and sun.

2007-12-16T16:17:00.000-08:00

After all the ice and snow, the sun was a nice addition.

A Day at the Races.

2007-12-02T14:26:00.000-08:00

My sister and I decided horse riding was too tame. We decided to try a ride on the wild side. Who won? We both did:) Sis is the one with the cleavage.

**Faces have been removed, to protect the innocent.

Gum tree leaves

2007-11-06T21:48:00.000-08:00

Marvelous color! Gum trees are such beautiful trees. They are nice and sturdy. Their leaves, large and pretty. It's too bad they drop Gumballs all over the place... However, the Gumballs ARE awfully interesting to look at...and kick...and throw...and rake.

Rocky Girl

2007-10-08T18:35:00.000-07:00

What a cute little face!

At the art gallery...

2007-09-26T20:58:00.000-07:00

I'm not sure I believe this...

But the paintings are well done.

The colors are vivid.

Interesting concepts...

Nice surroundings....

Two different colors of blue...

I'm not sure, but this seems to be the same stencil as the first one...

cont'd Visiting Sis (from other blog)

2007-09-09T09:41:00.000-07:00

I took several photos of mom and baby. They are so photogenic! Jessie has been with my sister for several years. She appeared one day, pregnant and sick. My sister took her to the vet then nursed her back to health.

Girldog was of a litter of pups from the neighbor's place. The neighbor up and left, so the pups were running around causing havoc. My sister tamed and kept this pretty girl.

Heh. I find the plecostomus amusing. Sis has three of them, that I counted.
Some other pictures are posted at the other blog.

Horse of course.

2007-08-26T21:05:00.000-07:00

My sister's new horse. She hasn't yet been allowed to join the other four in horseplay. Right now, she's hanging around the exterior. Hopefully, soon, they'll get used to each other.

Oh, oh. My sister put the cart before the horses. Actually, she was pulling it out of the pasture so she could hitch Hermie to it. The four tried to get out the gate, too, but we managed to keep them back.

Here we go. Hermie was pretty good. At the end of the ride, she wanted to gallop home. When she was not allowed to do so, she reared up a couple times.

Visiting relatives.

2007-07-18T21:25:00.000-07:00

We had a KFC party at my sister's farm, the other day. While I was there, I was lucky enough to see my sister's youngest grandbaby. He's really grown. She said Prince VanDoe is the same size at four months, that Jeremiah was at six months.

Here comes Millie (Prince's ma). She's actually running like that because she knows she's going to get fed.
Prince and Millie. He's probably going to be as big as she.
Does this remind you of Dr. Doolittle? I thought of the Pushmi-pullyu. The darker head is Hermie's and the lighter one is Jeremiah's.

Now we know what a "riding crop" is for.

These horses were in the yard. They looked like they were in a hurry.

I found this to be an amusing photo. There are five ears on this creature! "The better to hear you, my dear," said the big bad wolf in grandma's clothing.

The young prince says, "See you later."

The company gave us a fun day!

2007-07-08T12:10:00.000-07:00

Most times, I'm really glad I work there. The rest of the time, I'm just plain tired.

The company gave the employees a chance to go to the waterpark. They were letting the employees bring family members or a guest. I asked my x-boss if she thought they would let me bring the young lady and the grandkids, all, or would I have to pay for two of them. The x-boss said, "We wanted to bring the kids and grandkids last year, and they told us we'd have to pay for some of them. You'll most likely have to pay for two of your guests. Well, that was okay. I told the young lady that I would put all three down as my guests when I turned in the application. If they didn't pay for the kids, I would.

When we arrived, the guy looked up my name and said,"three guests, here are four meal tickets." AWESOME! After the fun day, as we were driving home, we calculated that the company had spent about $120. on us, alone. Near the end of the day, the company handed out ice cream and gave my guests, each, the yearly summer T-shirt with the company logo. I had already gotten mine, earlier in the week. The older kid kept saying, "this is the best time I've ever had!"
Not having any tattoos, myself, I like taking pictures of the ones I see. My gosh! There were tattoos all over the place. While I was waiting in line, I wished I had my camera. I could have snapped a BUNCH of pictures.
Every time we got to the wave pool, the waves weren't waving. The young lady and I decided to lay in the shallow water while the kids played nearby. The waves started. I had forgotten how much fun they could be.

My favorite. The slow pace of the "river" and the hot sun beating down, makes for a nice ride. We gently float along with the flow. If any tubes hit against each other, they don't hurt the riders. The water is about three feet deep, so few are apt to drown. As I was floating along, eyes closed, I had a thought for a story. Someone could die in one of those tubes and as long as it was quietly, no one would realize until the place closed up for the night. The nice thing about that ride is that you don't have to get out when you get to the beginning. You can continue floating to your heart's content.

The older kid and I went up on this slide. The first time, we went in a two person tube. Then, we exchanged the double tube for two singles. Up the steps we went for a second time. It was a lot of fun. The young lady and the younger kid went up with a double tube. She took the ride, but he decided to not, and walked down.
At the end of the day, a herd of stampeding elephants drove us from the park. It was time. We had a great time, but the sunburn was starting to make itself known.

It's hot.

2007-06-26T20:48:00.001-07:00

Boy, is it hot. These geese have the right idea. Swimming would be nice, except not in the dirty water they're in.

Park your bikes at the door, please.

2007-05-28T12:09:00.000-07:00

It was a nice ride. The day wasn't too cold, wasn't too hot. There were lots of people running, walking, and biking on the trail. There were about seven bikers coming toward us. I warned my friend, "be careful, here comes a biker gang." They all smiled and said, "hi," as they rolled by.

The grass and foliage were green and beautiful. There were birds sitting on wires, calling out from trees, and flitting around in the sky. Of course, every time I tried to take a picture of a bird, it would fly away.

The "bikers not allowed trail" looked nice. If we'd had the time (and chains & locks) I wouldn't have minded locking the bike against something (probably would get in trouble if I locked it against a tree) and roaming around. There looked to be a nice water area, that probably had birds, turtles, frogs, and other water creatures. Next time.

First river trip of the year.

2007-05-13T20:14:00.000-07:00

Some of us hit the road too late to get to go kayaking, yesterday. After traveling many miles, and some really hilly roads, we made it to camp. This little bird sat for me to take its picture. I took several, but none really came out clear.
Sitting in camp and watching the birds while waiting for the others to get back, after their river trip, was fine, for a while. I decided to hike through the trees, down the hill, collect ticks, and find out what was going on down in the river. They were fishing. How cool! There's a horn that blows when they have to get out of the water of the evening, and it blows in the morning, when it's time to start fishing.
Camping was fun. Watching the fire, visiting, and listening to the owls was quite entertaining.
Morning finally dawned. The sun came out and said hello. Time to hit the river.
We got into our trusty kayaks around 10:45. We landed, seven miles of beautiful nature and plenty of sunburn later, around 3:45. This bridge was pretty close to the end of the trip.One more picture and several words about the trip are posted at the other blog.

Water rising

2007-05-10T20:32:00.000-07:00

All the rain we've received in the past week is causing the creeks to rise. Sights like this remind us of the 1993 flood. We're hoping that doesn't happen again.

Shiny.

2007-04-17T22:35:00.000-07:00

My friends and I visited a brewery for an evening meal, not too long ago. This was one of the machines in view.

I told them about getting Rocky Girl into the carrier so easily, last week. They all claimed that they use that method. Why did no one tell me? I guess I should have asked for suggestions.

Funny graffiti.

2007-04-08T16:52:00.000-07:00

I think I'd be thinking that it's not the smartest idea to spray-paint things you don't own.

Saturday Horse Tail.

2007-03-31T13:38:00.000-07:00

My sister rode Jeremiah and I rode Hermie, to the Coggin's testing clinic. The horses got their shots and we ate chili.
This horse never got out of his truck. Really, the dog was quite interested in the people walking back and forth while he had to wait.

Shots all taken care of, they're standing around, ready to go. The light colored horse is the horse I rode last year, when I smashed into the mailbox. The neighbor (who owns her) rode with us. No mailboxes were attacked this year. The guy holding the horses is the farrier. He didn't ride, today, as Millie wasn't ready to ride, yet. Instead, my sister bought Millie's shots and he drove back to give them to her.

"Hay, where are you going?" A couple horses, on the way, came galloping through their pasture to see what our horses were up to.

Ride finished, horses curried, treated, and let back out to pasture. Hermie got mad at Jeremiah. When she was finished thrashing him, she walked off while telling him, "if you do it again, you'll get the same!"

Oh, oh, Look out little colt (Prince VanDoe, by name). That looks like a wolf in dog's clothing.

Too late!

Flying High

2007-03-21T19:24:00.000-07:00

Here's a bird that makes lots of noise.

2007-02-25T17:52:00.000-08:00

How about this fireball? It almost hurts the eyes. I worry about the camera, sometimes.

Is a Pilot's license needed?

2007-02-07T19:58:00.000-08:00

Our plane. It carries no passengers and it hasn't yet proven sky worthy, but we like it.

Friday cat blogging

2007-02-02T00:00:00.000-08:00

She was ready for her picture!

The weather people are threatening snow flurries for today. "We've had enough snow and ice for this winter," we yell.
So.... we're hoping the groundhog doesn't see his shadow!

The other morning.

2007-01-21T00:45:00.000-08:00

My mother left a message on the answering machine, "I hope you haven't been in any ditches, someone else has taken over that chore." She went on to explain that my sister slid her truck into a ditch, this past week. The guy at the garage is getting to know her pretty well, because he's also the one who came out, as first responder, when she lost parts of her fingers to the lawnmower.

I called my mother, today, and we both feel we are very lucky that our electricity hasn't been disrupted, due to snow and ice. She said they did have a broken water line, earlier this year. She went into the kitchen and water was spewing all over. Luckily, my father was able to fix it.

The OkCupid Dating Persona Test

2007-01-07T10:01:00.000-08:00

The Window Shopper
Random Gentle Love Dreamer (RGLDf)

Loving, hopeful, open. Likely to carry on an romance from afar. You are The Window Shopper.

You take love as opportunities come, which can lead to a high-anxiety, but high-flying romantic life. You're a genuinely sweet person, not saccharine at all, so it's likely that the relationships you have had and will have will be happy ones. You've had a fair amount of love experience for your age, and there'll be much more to come. Part of why we know this is that, of all female types, you are the most prone to sudden, ferocious crushes. Your results indicate that you're especially capable of obsessing over a guy you just met. Obviously, passion like this makes for an intense existence. It can also make for soul-destroying letdowns.

Your ideal match is someone who'll love you back with equal fire, and someone you've grown to love slowly. A self-involved or pessimistic man is especially bad. Though you're drawn to them, avoid artists at all costs.

BEWARE: The Hornivore

CONSIDER: The Gentleman, The Loverboy, The Boy Next Door

Link: The 32-Type Dating Test by OkCupid - Free Online Dating.

What a sweet kitty.

2007-01-06T16:05:00.000-08:00

Over the holidays, I was able to play with other people's cats. This is Selena. She is a very timid cat. She allowed me to hold her, but she spent time hiding. She has no claws in her front paws. Her children were able to catch her so I could play with her. The other cat, at that household, was hiding under the bed, so I didn't play with him.

Beaded tree

2006-12-23T22:49:00.000-08:00

I hadn't seen a tree made of beads, before this. I've seen the cool Christmas wreaths and ornaments, so why not a tree, too? There are little candy canes made of beads, hanging on the tree, as well.

Morning sun on a cold day.

2006-12-10T20:25:00.000-08:00

Last week, the temperature dropped to about 1 or 2F. A couple days later, it's in the high 40s or 50s. I like the warmer temps. I'm already ready for spring.

The girl and her boat

2006-11-28T21:12:00.000-08:00

This is one of the most expensive kitty toys I've bought, but it's been well worth it. The kitties incorporate it into many of their games. I think Grey Feather considers it to be "her" toy.

Friday cat blogging, here, too.

2006-11-16T23:32:00.000-08:00

The baby.

birds

2006-11-11T20:32:00.000-08:00

Sometimes I feel as though I'm in an Alfred Hitchcock movie. I think these are hawks, but I'm not certain.

Tractor antennae ball

2006-11-09T23:41:00.000-08:00

One of the fun things with having a digital camera is that I can take pictures that would not have been taken, had I been using the 35mm.

Yes. Definitely. There really is a deer in the photo.

2006-11-01T21:15:00.000-08:00

It may not be a clear photo, but there's a deer in the center of the trail. Because of the time change, the trail was in darkness before I got halfway around. Once I finished my walk, I decided to go to a store I need to visit. I don't normally travel that area so trying to find it in the dark, with headlights blazing in the rearview mirrors, was quite a chore. When I found it, the store was closed! Another time, I guess.

Ah, youth...

2006-10-28T08:26:00.000-07:00

Oh really!

2006-10-17T20:59:00.000-07:00

Eat your way to a better sex life.
The title hit my funny bone. I've been eating my way, but all I've done is gain pounds!

A bit blurry.

2006-10-14T09:44:00.000-07:00

but I've come to expect that. I think it's the camera:)

Blogger photo

2006-10-07T19:46:00.000-07:00

A picture of one of bloggers on this blog. Shadow self-portrait.

butterflies enjoying the cannas

2006-10-06T00:47:00.000-07:00

The cannas bloomed all summer long. I don't recall seeing these butterflies during the summer, but this past weekend, there were quite a few, flying around, landing on the cannas, and drinking. I took many pictures, but most were of the butterflies, sitting on the flowers, wings closed.

How will I find the time to kayak?

2006-10-01T04:26:00.000-07:00

Do you see the kayaker? When I took the picture, I told myself I was going to do that, this weekend, since it was supposed to be pretty nice(weather-wise). I knew I needed to trim the bushes, so did that...plus - baked a turkey and a cake, took the trim to the mulch site, took a small walk, painted on a new picture, and various household chores. I stayed up pretty late on Friday night, going through a bunch of clothes, finding 3 boxes to take to Salvation Army, cooking chicken wings, cleaning the meat off the wings, and making egg noodles. Not enough sleep. So, my sister calls and asked me to come over, today, to ride horses and to help lug a deck to another area. I doubt I'll have the energy to take the kayak out, after all.

2006-09-23T15:27:00.000-07:00

I catch myself talking to birds, rabbits, squirrels, butterflies, and other living creatures. This butterfly has a bit taken out of it's wing. I was worried it couldn't fly, but, perhaps ticked off by my incessant talking, it got up and flew away.

The neighbor's yard is usually a din of activity. My cats like to sit and watch the birds in the trees and the rabbits that come hopping in the yard. Last night, I caught my neighbor talking to my cats. I was sitting in my chair, reading, minding my own business, when the cats (Rocky Girl and Grey Feather) took off to the window, looking out and acting all interested in what was going on. The neighbor told RG to stop pushing the little cat out of the window. As I got up to see what was going on, a hand was reaching toward them! I was shocked! Shocked! I tell you!
Actually, the cats enjoyed the attention:)

Greens and yellows

2006-09-17T03:40:00.000-07:00

My sister gave me a movie that she didn't want back. She said it was stupid. It's called, The Devil's Rejects. I see what she means. It's stupid, disgusting, and senseless. How much violence and profanity can be shown, in the time takes to make the film, seem to be the main plot.

Pizza Buffet.

2006-09-06T23:19:00.000-07:00

I finally decided to work on losing weight. Yogurt and oatmeal make a great breakfast. Lunch turns out to be difficult. Buffet places are sometime choices of where to go for lunch. Unfortunately, pizza isn't a good choice when trying to watch the calories. I managed to walk away from the pizza.

Sign on wall.

2006-08-29T23:33:00.000-07:00

I've been told that the reason the trap is loose is because it snaps too hard. Apparently, it snapped a pencil in two.

Following the path.

2006-08-23T18:29:00.000-07:00

Thinking of paths, I am reminded that we never know where life will take us. Luckily for me, I know where this particular path ends - at the parking lot and my car:) It's nice to have answers.

sidewalk graffiti

2006-08-22T18:45:00.000-07:00

I was told that the painting was "supposed" to be an arrow.

Rocky Girl

2006-08-19T19:36:00.000-07:00

RR Crossing

2006-08-12T03:10:00.000-07:00

Sidewalk Graffiti

2006-08-10T21:59:00.000-07:00

I took the picture, then turned to my friend and handed him the camera. I stood in back of the words and told him to take my picture. He tried to snap the photo, but the stupid camera said, "change batteries," and refused to take any more pictures. So, I had to post the word without the subject.

Lake

2006-08-06T15:50:00.000-07:00

The water was perfect. As I put the kayak into the water, I slipped on the slippery dock and ended up getting wet, before getting in the kayak. Once I got to the end of the lake, I started floating. I pulled my carry bag up from the floar of the kayak, and it was sopping wet. Luckily, I had the camera and phone in ziplock freezer bags. If you click this photo to make it larger, you should see some fisherpeople on the side of the lake. From time to time, there were voices from conversations. There were some birds, butterflies, and dragonflies, flitting around. A lone goose was standing on the farthest bank. I tried to get a good picture, but after several, I realize now, I shouldn't have tried to maxzoom. The photos turned out grainy and not bright and clear.

Ha ha ha ha ha

2006-08-05T20:46:00.000-07:00

When I saw this cartoon, it struck my funny bone. Good one!

Shaky

2006-07-23T04:23:00.000-07:00

I slept all day, yesterday, then got up in the evening. Went to Walmart in the wee hours. Purchased the needed items: Cat food, cat litter, cat treats, among other stuff. Watered the garden and plants. Threw a load of clothing into the washer. I probably accomplished what I would have, yesterday, if I hadn't slept so much.

creature feature

2006-07-09T19:27:00.000-07:00

This is the cat that my sister took because the owner said she and her child were allergic to cats. It turns out, they got a cuter kitten. My sister hates the lie, but loves the cat.Millie didn't go with us, yesterday. She didn't get all sweaty, either. Here, Millie's watching Jeremiah and Hermie get ready to roll. Do you see Sgt Mango? He's there, but where? :)

Silkies

2006-07-08T23:14:00.000-07:00

This is another picture I took, today. I'm not sure if these are full silkies or just part. They sure are cute. Rats! I didn't get their feet. They have tufts of soft feathers around their legs and feet. These two are are not full grown, yet.

2006-07-04T15:41:00.000-07:00

No graffiti, here.

2006-07-02T22:39:00.000-07:00

I thought this looked pretty neat. It looks quiet, the only noises coming from birds in the trees, wind gusts, and small creatures rustling through the flora. Speaking of flora, my lot contains several trees and bushes. I was reminded how much I like it that way, when I found my neighbors were partying in the lot behind. I could hear them, but they couldn't see me:)...not that I was skulking around or anything.

What nice clouds!

2006-06-28T21:12:00.000-07:00

I'm amazed at how many great cloud photos I've amassed!

More graffiti.

2006-06-28T21:11:00.000-07:00

Through the trees

2006-06-25T00:28:00.000-07:00

I had to scrounge around on the side of a hill to get this photograph. I slipped several times, luckily, though, I stayed on my feet...and that was a feat!

I'm Giddy!

2006-06-18T22:59:00.000-07:00

Atrios finally acknowledged me! Trailer Trash Pie. Something odd about that, though. The link goes to Crooks & Liars post titled Cal Thomas referring to Fox News Channel: "There's only so much of that trailer trash pie to go around". I guess I'm not so giddy, afterall! :)

I'm not sure what it's for.

2006-06-18T19:18:00.000-07:00

One day, I'd like to take a ladder and climb up to see what's in it. I wonder how many animals, such as raccoons, ended up in there and couldn't get out.

I have no idea what it means.

2006-06-10T18:33:00.000-07:00

Paintless graffiti

2006-06-07T19:40:00.000-07:00

Cotton lazing

2006-06-06T20:35:00.000-07:00

Skin Graffiti

2006-06-06T18:29:00.000-07:00

Cotton's Ear

2006-06-04T22:48:00.000-07:00

It seems to be healing, nicely.

Cotton update

2006-06-01T16:57:00.000-07:00

Cotton's doing much better... once the anesthesia wore off... it was Monday before he started feeling like himself. He's in hiding a lot. He is supposed to get his antibiotics twice a day, but seems to only get them once a day. It's that amoxicillin (or some sort of cillin) pink liquid stuff that he's supposed to get 2cc twice a day. The lady said to slowly lower the plunger and that cats like the taste. Ha.. she doesn't know my cats. They struggle and act all scared when I'm trying to give them medicine. I'm going to try and get a photo of his ear.

Cotton's had 3 surgeries, now.

2006-05-27T08:36:00.000-07:00

Cotton saw his family physician earlier in the week. The doc advised me that, from earmites, Cotton had a hematoma on his ear, from all the shaking of his head. He advised me that it could be lanced, but would most likely fill back up with blood. He could do surgery and repair it. We set up the appointment and I agreed to bring Cotton in, after 7:00 am, but before 9:00 am.

Cotton was supposed to fast from noon, the day before. All the cats got to fast from breakfast until the next morning. I picked up Cotton, who was very trusting. He had been slinking around, anxious, the day before. I think he heard his name mentioned on the answering machine when the lady called to remind me of the appointment.

"What's his name?" the small sleepy-eyed boy asked me.
"Cotton", I replied.
"What's your name?" he continued.
"Trailertrash", I replied.
"Mine is Gary," he stated.
"How old are you?" I asked.
"four and a half," he responded, then asked, "How old are you?"
His mother made a funny sound, but didn't say anything. I told him my correct age.
"That's my mother, her name is Leslie," he told me, as he pointed to the lady writing out the authorization-of-surgery form for me to sign.
"How old is she?" I asked.
"I don't know," he admitted.
"Almost 30," replied Leslie.
"How old is he?" asked Gary, pointing at Cotton.
"He's six," I replied.

I picked Cotton up, this morning. He's still groggy from the anesthesia. He's been slinking around, weaving. I hope it wears off, soon.

No Triple Crown Winner this Year.

2006-05-20T20:32:00.000-07:00

I totally forgot the Preakness was to be run, today.
Barbaro Breaks Down in Preakness Stakes
Bernardini Earns Easy Victory at Pimlico
I hope they don't euthanize him. Barbaro's injury came a year after Afleet Alex's brush with catastrophe. Turning for home, the horse was bumped by another and nearly knocked to his knees before gathering himself and going on to win.

Thoroughbreds have broken down in the past in big races: In the 1993 Preakness, Union City broke down and was euthanized; in the 1993 Belmont Stakes, Preakness winner Prairie Bayou broke down; in the 1999 Belmont Stakes, with Charismatic trying to win the Triple Crown, he was pulled up while finishing third with a fractured ankle; Go For Wand broke down in the stretch of the 1990 Breeders' Cup Distaff and was euthanized; and in 1975, the great Ruffian broke down in a match race with Foolish Pleasure. She was operated on, but was later euthanized.

Trained graffiti

2006-05-14T19:49:00.000-07:00

grassiti

2006-05-13T11:16:00.000-07:00

graffiti number

2006-05-13T11:10:00.000-07:00

Lady Fortuna.

2006-05-13T00:03:00.000-07:00

Well, I wondered where she'd been getting to. Obviously, she and Cotton decided to get some religion in their lives. Little Rascaline.

Cotton

2006-05-07T18:14:00.000-07:00

That does it! Cotton pretends to go hide and sleep, but what's he doing? Going off to church! Little rascal.

2006-05-03T09:01:00.000-07:00

The song, "Windy", has been running through my mind for the last week. I'm wondering if it has anything to do with tornado season! The other night, huge gusts of wind occurred. They, sometimes, shook the trailer. Luckily, nothing outside was blown over. One year, the wind came in and snapped my young walnut tree in the middle. It was really weird. I was standing at the window watching and the tree was standing there, one minute, then it bent and hit the ground.

Next Saturday - Kentucky Derby!

2006-04-30T18:04:00.000-07:00

132nd Kentucky Derby will be run next Saturday, May 6, 2006.

A.P. Warrior
Barbaro
Bluegrass Cat
Bob and John
Brother Derek
Cause to Believe
Deputy Glitters
Flashy Bull
Jazil
Keyed Entry
Lawyer Ron
Point Determined
Private Vow
Seaside Retreat
Sharp Humor
Showing Up
Sinister Minister
Steppenwolfer
Storm Treasure
Sweetnorthernsaint

It's going to be exciting!

2006-04-29T14:56:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was a gray day, but the sun tried to peek through, late morning. The afternoon brought rain. It was (and still is!) a nice slow rain that should help green everything up, not yet green. The vegetation is lush and beautiful. I noticed my cannas are starting to pop out of the ground. I counted 10 so far!

little brown church in the vale

2006-04-23T19:17:00.000-07:00

I make fun of religion, sometimes, on my other blog. I have very little use for it, but I find their houses of worship to be quite interesting. This church reminds me of a song I've always enjoyed singing THE CHURCH IN THE WILDWOOD.

2006-04-14T23:34:00.000-07:00

I took this picture from inside another building. I'm guessing it's a door or window that's been closed off. I thought it was an interesting sight.

and another.

2006-04-12T21:11:00.000-07:00

saw this the other day.

2006-04-11T20:30:00.000-07:00

Note to self. Open a spray-paint store in this town. Stock lots of black paint.

2006-04-09T15:53:00.000-07:00

A couple of cats in the windows and a dog or two, sleeping on the back porch, would really brighten up this old house!

Life Path Number

2006-04-01T13:30:00.000-08:00

Your Life Path Number is 11

Your purpose in life is to inspire others

Your amazing energy draws people to you, and you give them great insight in return.
You hold a great amount of power over others, without even trying.
You have the makings of an inventor, artist, religious leader, or prophet.

In love, you are sensitive and passionate. You connect with your partner on a very deep level.

You have great abilities, but you are often way too critical of yourself.
You don't fit in - and instead of celebrating your differences, you dwell on them.
You have high expectations of yourself. But sometimes you set them too high and don't achieve anything.

What Is Your Life Path Number?

More graffiti

2006-03-29T20:08:00.000-08:00

I have no idea what this one says, but it's sure colorful.
Hmmm. I think that would have been best to post in a letter. Artistic, it isn't. Heartfelt? Only the graffiti writer knows.

Needs a cat in every window

2006-03-26T07:57:00.000-08:00

kitties

2006-03-12T19:23:00.000-08:00

meow - four legged friends.

2006-02-19T22:26:00.000-08:00

Here's a picture of Cotton and Rocky Girl. They were having a great time, playing. It looks like Rocky Girl was debating jumping up on the counter. She's been known to do that, but not lately. Perhaps, she waits until I leave, to get her counterstalking done. I don't think so, though, because nothing's knocked down.
Mango - I have a hard time getting good pictures of him. He likes to lick... a lot. If he's not licking himself, he's grooming one of the other cats.

Chinese fortune cookie

2006-01-29T11:55:00.000-08:00

Many pleasurable and memorable adventures are in store for you!

Oh, yeah! I like that fortune:)

That was today's cookie. I bought a meal off the lunch menu (turns out it was enough for two days, at least) yesterday, and the lady threw in two cookies. Yesterday's fortune said:

Rivers need springs.