A Perfect Afternoon

Today was finally sunshine... after days and days of drizzling rain.

(Is this normal? No. Since we moved up here last January, I've consistently heard "I've never seen weather quite like this!" The winter was unusual, the spring was unusual, and the summer is unusual. I'm trying not to take this personally; it seems since our arrival the weather has been 'different'. No one has looked at us suspiciously...yet; I'm sure it's all coincidental.)

The weather was glorious- golden sunshine, a breeze blowing through the trees, at high of 65 degrees. The perfect day to...... take a nap.

"What?!?" you say, "but the weather..... the fresh air, the wonderful opportunities to enjoy the outside!"

Aaah, yes..... but it was also the day for a Perfect Nap. That rare combination of cool breezes and refreshing slumber, with clear refreshing dreams. When you wake up and feel like a new person. At peace with the world and ready to take the world on. Yahoo!

Then.... we watched a classic movie: The Devil and Miss Jones. Lots of fun and worth every minute of being a bum.

On to a grilled steak dinner on the deck with the sunlight dappling on the table, and a bit of wine, and Tucker dashing after the latest toy.

A Perfect Afternoon.....

Mama Deer and Her Two Fawns

We like to feed the critters outside the deck by our family room doors and watch the wildlife come by. The squirrels and chipmunks are regulars here, and we occasionally get turkey, raccoons, crows, and deer. While Paul was here visiting, he managed to make this video of a mama deer and her two fawns:

And just for Paul Skinner in merry Scotland (Dan says hi), here is a photo of turkeys just outside our door:

Tucker is Getting Bigger...

Several of you have asked for updated photos of our yorkie-poo Tucker. He's 3 1/2 months old now, and his ears have gone from floppy to upright. Here he is....

Shortly after getting Tucker, I got a job as a contracts administrator for a non-profit with an office in Bellaire called Creating Hope International. They do the administrative work needed in the USA for an Afghani-based non-profit called the Afghan Institute of Learning, whose focus is to support and develop schools, learning centers, and health clinics for Afghan women and children. It's pretty neat stuff, and it's rewarding to be a part of a group that's making a real difference in the world.

Since Tucker is so little, I had to find doggy day care for him. Between that and house breaking, I have to chuckle to myself as I've been carried back to the 'baby' stage in life in many ways....