63/365 Out my backdoor

I'm filling in today.

This is the view out my back door. 

Perhaps you can see the bird feeder hanging from the soffit.

We get a variety of birds, even in winter. 

Chickadees, blue jays, nuthatches, cardinals, junco's, and a bunch of different finches.
I love watching the birds. 

Dawn/RoseMonrinStar

62/365 Wieverfastelovend

Today is Wieverfastelovend - that's dialect for Weiberfastnacht - which means the women's carnival. It's the beginning of the outdoor revelries, and the inner city was one big party.
I wasn't there, just went out for some errands, and got some pics of people in costume in my shopping street. Thought this was the nicest one. About one in five was in costume today, just doing their shopping or working in the shops. Of course, it was a bit deserted because everybody else was in town partying.
(I'm also a bit shy about taking pics of people, so this was the best I could manage. ;) )

62/365 Libraries: The medicine chest of the soul.

I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.  ~Jorge Luis Borges

  

This is our wonderful public library.

It is a wonder-filled place... as all libraries are, filled with adventures and dreams,

advice and entertainment and facts and figures. 

Our library has come under siege in the last year or two but it is weathering the storm. 

Thank goodness.

I cannot imagine a finer place.. you can take books and tapes and movies and magazines home and enjoy them in comfort.. and then, return them and move on to the next adventure! 

All for free!

I <3 Libraries.

Dawn/RoseMorninStar

61/365: Sheepish Attempt #2

On my way home yesterday, I tried to get some sheep piccies.  I wanted lambies and there is one on the left beside the ewe.  A strangers pasture in Vancouver, WA.

Bonus!!  Chickens and an old van.

Not that great, but an improvement over the last attempt.

SHEEPS!!!   THE SAGA CONTINUES!!!

Jules

61/365....Oh Heavens, I forgot....

Quick! Find a picture!

I woke up this morning and casually said; "Ahhh, it's Wednesday..." Then my eyes shot open and my breath caught in my throat.  Oh Heavens to Betsy, I forgot to get a picture for the blog!

What to do? What to do?

(place lightning bolt here)

Then out of the blue I see the picture my babyman bought for our 20th anniversary.
It's a panaramic photo of my mountains. Otherwise known as the Olympic Mountians.
I was tickled to no end when I opened it. He hung it in the family room over the fireplace and it's been there since.
btw, the bear you see on the left is Joan. The Barbie you see on the right belongs to Belle, you can see her a bit of her red feather boa just on the edge of the shot.

Happy Wednesday...

Calma

60/365 - It's a hit!

I'm pretty sure this game was my dad's when he was a kid.  Or it was obtained in a yard sale somewhere.  Or maybe both.  Either way, I'm never getting rid of it, partly because you can't beat the classic Battleship gameplay, but mostly because I think the art on the front of the (1967) box is hilarious!

Just think about it: Father and Son are bonding over a game that simulates modern warfare, and are using ship designs that aren't actually in the game (it isn't missing any pieces, by the way); meanwhile Mother and Daughter are doing the dishes in the background, smiling all the way.

Isn't it just so quaint?

-Krawler

60/365 Cow and barn!

The snow has melted and the ground is muddy, but the cows were enjoying the sunshine.  This fellow was hanging out by the barn.

~Tooks in Southcentral PA!