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july moon



august moon with clouds





morning glory

before the one hundred days

the "altar" in my bathroom (please excuse the toothpaste and cat hair)

i've not been on here in quite a bit. things, meaning life with its ups and downs, seems to have kicked my backside quite a bit in the interval. in the last few days, however, i've come across a very interesting and honest blogger who is posting a one hundred days diary of sorts about change for the good. i thought that perhaps i shall do the same. but i want the last one hundred days of the year, beginning on september 23rd (i think. even if my calculations are a bit off, i've always done "interesting math to my own drum beat" as one of my math teachers told me).

so this is a pre-one hundred days post. i wanted to show my bathroom "altar." it's a candle, a brown river rock and a set of windchimes with the sun on one side and the moon on the other (light half of the year and the dark half of the year).

so. we'll see where this goes.

2010 biodiversity reading challenge

i'm signing up for the 2010 biodiversity reading challenge hosted by sylvia at classical bookworm...if any feels like participating, please go on over and sign up!

halloween morning pictures

the moon

don't you just love the Moon? isn't it gorgeous, especially on crisp Fall nights?

big tree

a big tree, taken during a recent visit to biltmore house

i've been up since around 4am and i'm hoping that means i'll get alot done today, if i don't fall asleep while trying. we're entering Fall, one of my favorite times of the year, and i'm eager to get some projects, both inside and out, done before colder weather sets in for good.

this morning...

this is t, our large black cat, napping in the sunshine.

...it was biscuits, sliced fresh strawberries and a cool cup of herbal tea to start the day. still the sky threatens rain; we've had so much more rain this year than last and i think we're on the verge of being out of 'drought' status! the flowers, herbs and veggie plants (and the abundant, verdant grass) are all so very thankful---so are we, the people. this means an end to water restrictions; not that i mean to just haphazardly use water in whatever amounts i feel like, but we can actually water the garden adequately and not worry about everyone else having enough water, too.

memorial day was spent with friends having a cookout at their house. we were introduced to their five-year-old's new pet, a rat named cinco. very cute, for a rat! we spent mother's day seeing my sister married and then driving to my in-law's house, so both mothers were visited and loved and hugged.

now our time is filled with some deep spring cleaning, gardening, a bit of landscaping and enjoying the transition from Spring into Summer. relaxing into a routine not ruled by a school schedule is very, very nice.