Random Thoughts And Images

This post is a bit of a hodgepodge. Our spring faculty assembly starts in a few days and I thought a blog post might take my mind off the events to come. Obviously not too well because here I am blogging about something I'd like to forget for 10 seconds. Anyhoo, I've started a new young adult series by Nancy Springer. It's called the Enola Holmes Mysteries and the main character is the fourteen-year-old younger sister of Sherlock Holmes. I find it cute and intriguing. We do not own the kinds of adult books I like to read (other than the classics) so I shall continue with the young adult literature for now. On with the images. Most of these were taken a few weeks ago. This first set involves the always entertaining Sandi.


First you see a couple of ducks casually swimming in the (nasty colored) lake. That white box thingy is a target for a cross-bow.

Now you see the ducks waddling up the steps...

They have made it safely to shore in search of corn kernels (yes there are corn kernels in the yard).
Here comes Sandi (bottom left corner), Queen of the Yard and thus proper owner of aforementioned corn kernels.

And the ducks are back to the lake. Now what I won't be showing you is Sandi walking down the steps into the lake devouring the presumptuous ducks. Just kidding.

I visited a local herb farm a few weeks ago and purchased a couple herbs to pot and keep on my back porch. Here are some pictures from that trip.

We were admiring a cement fish pond when my friend asked if anyone wanted to see a snake. It was a very tiny snake and it made a great nature photo-op nestled on the colorful berries.

I took this picture just before we left.

More dog pictures you say? Well, you are in luck. A week or so ago a stray dog began hanging around the library where I work. It doesn't want to be touched or even approached but I did sneak a picture in the other day.

Finally, I give you...Yogi. Yogi is a miniature, cute as a button, full of spit fire chihuahua (thank goodness for spell check). He's the new puppy of a friend of a friend.



As you can see he's wearing a tiny little sweater.









The poor little guy wasn't used to all the flashes from the camera and got a little shaky. He'll have to get over the paparazzi stuff because he's too cute not to photograph.


This concludes my nonsense posting...until next time (scary laughter in the background).

The Point Is Patience

I'm getting ready to hit the hay after a very busy and wonderful weekend. The weather was perfect, the company was lovely (as usual) and I was only off my feet to eat and sleep. I ran some errands, did some gardening (yes, Miss Brown Thumb worked in a garden), and played in a creek. I helped plant corn, squash, zucchini, okra, cucumbers, pumpkins, jalapenos, oodles of varieties of peppers and tomatoes and even some zipper peas. The creek trip was made with my friend who is skilled in finding arrowheads (or "points" as they are called by those in the know). I've gone "creeking" (not a term used by those in the know) on several occasions just happy to go along for the ride. It's a chance to get out of the house, enjoy the outdoors, try something new and spend time with my friend. Well, this weekend...I found a point!! I found it all on my own and man, oh, man was I excited.

I saw a straight line in the creek, turned it over slightly with my poker stick and saw the curved bottom and snatched it out of the water before I could think.

I never expect to find anything on these outings and this was a very pleasant surprise. It's really hard to pick out a certain shape of rock in a pile of rocks under flowing water while the sun is casting a rather strong glare. It's a little broken but I think it's beautiful. In other news, I finished the last Percy Jackson and the Olympians book last week so I'll have to wait impatiently for the next one to be published. I've also started an herb garden of my own. They are in pots on my back patio. I'll post a picture soon before they all die.

Breaks Make Me Lazy

A couple weeks ago (yes, weeks) we (the library) were closed for Spring Break. Don't think "Librarian's Gone Wild!" think more "Getting boring grown-up things done during the day". I visited the High Museum and saw the Louvre Exhibit and the Terracotta Warriors. The warriors were very impressive. However, there were too many kids there that day, at least 6 school buses were parked by the museum. All their annoying voices were amplified by the high ceilings and their audacity to show up on the same day I was there. Zoo Atlanta was next on the agenda after the museum and I got to see the baby panda, Xi Lan. He was so cute I wanted to puke. The rest of the week was pretty uneventful. I caught up on some sleep and my finances, as well as some cleaning around the house. Last week was my first full week back since the break. I have not wanted to get out of the bed for anything. I hit the snooze button at least 3 times (that's 30 minutes) and I dragged my feet most of the day. I thought this week would be better but I was wrong. I've had 8 classes this week already and I'm dying for a nap. This is also part of the reason I have not posted in so long, it seems like such a draining task--so is keeping my eyes open. Will post again soon.