Travel
For the past several mornings I have been able to see an elaborate spiderweb being spun between my patio fence and one of the bird feeders. Usually in the middle of this web is the spider, which is how I could spot it. She wasn't an ordinary black spider, but a huge, golden-colored beauty! I have room between the web and my lounger to stay clear of the web when I'm coming or going, and for some reason it doesn't seem to be there in the afternoons. It's almost like she rolls it back up until the next morning.
This morning I wasn't thinking and walked right through it. When I realized what happened I jumped to one side and the spider hurried to the other side of the web. I feel really bad about messing up her work, and hope I didn't destroy it altogether. I just wish she would rebuild it somewhere that it won't be in danger of me walking through it again.
You will probably have to click on these pictures to have any chance of seeing the web or the spider. Maybe if I'd had time to fool around with the camera or the angle I might have gotten a better picture, but I had a dog on a mission and I couldn't tarry for long.
I'm sorry that one of these pictures didn't get rotated properly. I've tried to go back and load it again after I rotated it, but it keeps going back to this version. I should probably just delete it, but oh well. As usual, the pictures show up much better if you click on them to enlarge.
The mornings here are so beautiful - around 60F. Then hell makes it's way to Sacramento and the thermometer climbs in the early afternoon. My front door is wide open in the morning hours to try to exchange the stuffy air from the day before with the cool morning air. So far it has been working pretty well.
Since I have such a problem wanting to cook (or to eat) when the weather gets very hot, I started at 10 am this morning fixing several parts of my dinner for tonight. I think all I have to do now is boil the corn on the cob, and I'm good to go. I put the dinner into the fridge to keep from going rancid so now I'll have to reheat it at suppertime. Now I just have to hope I can scrape up the energy to eat.
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Travel
"Come into my web", said the spider
For the past several mornings I have been able to see an elaborate spiderweb being spun between my patio fence and one of the bird feeders. Usually in the middle of this web is the spider, which is how I could spot it. She wasn't an ordinary black spider, but a huge, golden-colored beauty! I have room between the web and my lounger to stay clear of the web when I'm coming or going, and for some reason it doesn't seem to be there in the afternoons. It's almost like she rolls it back up until the next morning.
This morning I wasn't thinking and walked right through it. When I realized what happened I jumped to one side and the spider hurried to the other side of the web. I feel really bad about messing up her work, and hope I didn't destroy it altogether. I just wish she would rebuild it somewhere that it won't be in danger of me walking through it again.
You will probably have to click on these pictures to have any chance of seeing the web or the spider. Maybe if I'd had time to fool around with the camera or the angle I might have gotten a better picture, but I had a dog on a mission and I couldn't tarry for long.
I'm sorry that one of these pictures didn't get rotated properly. I've tried to go back and load it again after I rotated it, but it keeps going back to this version. I should probably just delete it, but oh well. As usual, the pictures show up much better if you click on them to enlarge.
The mornings here are so beautiful - around 60F. Then hell makes it's way to Sacramento and the thermometer climbs in the early afternoon. My front door is wide open in the morning hours to try to exchange the stuffy air from the day before with the cool morning air. So far it has been working pretty well.
Since I have such a problem wanting to cook (or to eat) when the weather gets very hot, I started at 10 am this morning fixing several parts of my dinner for tonight. I think all I have to do now is boil the corn on the cob, and I'm good to go. I put the dinner into the fridge to keep from going rancid so now I'll have to reheat it at suppertime. Now I just have to hope I can scrape up the energy to eat.
- Good Start To The Day
As I had a few things to hang on the clothesline across the street, I took my camera along. Here are a couple of photos showing the oleander (I'm taking some shears when I go back and try another cutting or two), as well as the orange...
- Not Much To Say Today
I didn't feel like going anywhere today except to a local independently owned market where I bought some beautiful CA grown strawberries and blackberries. I love having fresh fruit for breakfast, even though they are much more plentiful in CA...
- The Tent
My tent arrived yesterday, and I set it up right away and again this evening (Tuesday). I can do it so much easier the 2nd time, and it really wasn't difficult the first. I am a bit unhappy that it didn't have a completely full rainfly - the fly...
- Christmas Day With Family
I thought I would post a couple of pictures taken yesterday evening. By the time all the kids were there I had set my camera down, but we had a fun time. The adult kids have a Secret Santa gift exchange, and I usually end up with my stomach hurting from...
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I have mentioned wanting an iPod Nano on a number of occasions, so this morning I decided to go to Costco and buy it. I picked up the card that you take to the cashier to pay for and get the item, and walked around the store for a while. Just before reaching...