Out East: Edwards Ave.

The other sign, saying perhaps "Farm Stand", must have fallen down. All that was ahead on this country road was a guy working on his house. Better get the siding on before it snows!

The clouds were lifting rather than gathering over this symbol of the future, the windmill. Hard to take a picture facing the sun but that's where the windmill was.

One crop finished ...

... and another (cauliflower, or cabbage) coming along.

Fredrik's blog

I've just discovered a wonderful blog from Sweden called Ystad Daily Photo.

http://ystaddailyphoto.blogspot.com/Ystad Daily Photo

Check out the soundslides he has made. Links to them are on his posts of Nov. 14th (small children) and Nov. 23rd (beach). Wonderful!

Happy Thanksgiving to one and all!

A pet peeve of mine

Trucks that are much too big maneuvering around our 2-lane roads and crowded parking lots. To have one of these swinging around a corner at you is truly terrifying.

Fluffy grey visitor

Gotcha! Neighbor's cat comes to visit. To eat my birdies?

Where Cats Sleep

About ten years ago I bought this little book as a gift for a friend, but I liked it so much I had to keep it for myself.

It's only 48 pages long and mostly pictures. I know all you cat lovers out there would enjoy leafing through it. (Sometimes one just wants to look at pictures) The authors are Lynn Chang and Liz Ross. To see some pages you can go to Amazon and click on Look inside this book

Where Cats Sleep

Sorry, no book talk today

Been busy with stuff--work, laundry, choir, writing, cooking--and can't think of a book to recommend.

Oh wait. I did read one thing recently that was interesting... two letters of Pliny the Younger describing the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 A.D. A first hand account. You can find his Letters in any library or book store. (I warned you way back, I like Greek and Roman authors)
They are also online,
Pliny the Younger on Mt. Vesuvius

Kitty videos

Simon's Cat!!!!!

There are 3 videos: "TV dinner", "Let me in", and "Cat man do", all very funny.

Simon's Cat

Doggie video

Have to share this video which was posted on a blog I read this morning,

http://nyportraits.blogspot.com/2008/11/unleashed-in-long-island.html

What percent?

Was that 10% or 70% off? Should have gone in...if only to enjoy uncommon scents in the air. Isn't it amazing the good buys that are beginning to appear in stores? Every cloud has a silver lining for...

Thoughts on seeing the first tasteless Christmas decorations...

The Lake Isle of Innisfree
by
William Butler Yeats

I WILL arise and go now, and go to Innisfree,
And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made;
Nine bean rows will I have there, a hive for the honey bee,
And live alone in the bee-loud glade.

And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow,
Dropping from the veils of the morning to where the cricket sings;
There midnight 's all a-glimmer, and noon a purple glow,
And evening full of the linnet's wings.

I will arise and go now, for always night and day
I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore;
While I stand on the roadway, or on the pavements gray,
I hear it in the deep heart's core.

Rainy day photos: what things are thinking

Ooh, I like this mirror. Makes me look good!

Hmmm... let's see, now where's that pond?

Crowded in here. Guess I'll hang out by the bike.

1,000 students line up at 7 am...

I've watched this video 3 times already and I'm still impressed. Apathetic? no more.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/04/over-1000-students-lined_n_140859.html

Swan family all grown up

Took 3 more pix today (11/2) of the same swan family

at the same location.

Cygnets are as big as their parents but still wearing camouflage.

Momma goes off on her own, job done.

Lovely afternoon at Setauket Harbor

Hee, hee, hee...handwriting analysis

http://www.easthamptonstar.com/dnn/Home/News/ABCs/tabid/6966/Default.aspx