I see you are still eating popcorn. Good weigh in! Today was nutrition class. It was really good. Healthy Detox after Overindulging. I will make you a copy. There is a lot in it and I am not sure you are interested in all. I will put a few things on the blog.
On Mondays I usually work in the yard to fill up the green barrel. It was almost full when I ran into this creature. I thought it was still too cold for snakes to be out but I guess not. He was young, about 12 inches long. The hawks are out and they like snakes, rodents and baby birds. The hawks are nesting now. I guess you can call my garden the Garden of Eden. Now that I have my snake. I will be staying out of the areas that I think there could be snakes, stay more to the civilized parts of my yard.
We had Easter 1 week early since Kindra had to be back in school at Monterey next week. Joey had to work. So hard to get everyone together at the same time when they get older. Robin, Kris and Marisa had to work today so we didn't get to eat until 7:00
If I had a swing I could swing!
I feel like this today. I decided to turn in my geology report. I don't understand geology so I had to research it on the internet, write it up and I am sure the it is not what the teacher wants but she talked too fast for me to use my notes. I only have one more page to do so hopefully I can do it in the morning and turn it in tomorrow afternoon. I did get some good things in. I met with this most knowledgable man about community gardens. I think he in the long way around will be a big help. I went to artist way at church tonight, didn't do much, mainly relaxed.I met with the tree man about trimming our oak trees. We can only do one side. The hawks have already started sitting on their nest on the other side. We couldn't afford to get both sides done at once anyway.
This is a sagebrush lizard. He was on a trail on my Geology trip.
Today is the first day of spring and it was a nice one! I worked out at church ( and home) I got my community garden irrigation solved. Manuel came out, he does a plot in the garden also. He is going to take care of getting everything we need. Two other guys were out there too, so between the three, I didn't have to overwork my brain.
I am on top of the world. Everything is coming together. It was 5 minutes to fix my computer, no charge. I got every thing hooked up right. That was a scary time for me. After 3 nights of trying to get my photoshop installed, It is now installed. No problem. NOW to get to my other things that need to be done. One thing at a time. Sometimes I feel like a turtle but I keep ploding along. Tomorrow is Church workday and I have to figure out irrigation. ANOTHER THING I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO!! It is terrible to have to keep learning new things after you are in the 70's. Try learning it all while you are in your 60's.
Spring is still here. I love the warm weather and everything blooming. This is my backyard last month. Between my yard, the Church community garden and oh yes, the taxes have to be done soon, I am getting nothing done in the house. Joyce, I need you here to organize my house.
An Irish Blessing
Did you ever have one of those days where you felt disconnected???? I got a lot done today but still had unsetteling things that I could not get done. We are having company tomorrow from LA and I have to clean house again. I also have hand therapy and exercise. 74 degrees today. Weather could not have been better.
Since I had a very windy day and night in camping the other day, I thought my subject should be WIND. After looking at my other posts, if you didn't know me, you would think I was a weather person.
Here I am in the yellow. My thighs are screaming tonight. I climbed so many hills and going back down was worse than up. It was pretty scenery but I don't know how much geology I learned. Last night was 31 degrees! Inside the tent it wasn't bad, but the wind blew so hard, I thought I would lose my tent. I survived but I am not camping out in March again! I am tired and going to bed early.
A short one today.I will be leaving soon and won't be back until tomorrow night. This is my friend's camper. I won't have that luxury tonight. It is tent camping!! It is 6:00 this morning at 34 degrees. I don't know what it will be like at Mt. Diablo. By getting ready for Gulf Shores, I didn't have to look very far for my cold weather gear. The teacher said to layer for the day. I look like an eskimo. I will probally get hot.
This picture was made outside of Ima' store. Norma and I were in Paragould in April before mother died. Mother was in the hospital at that time . She was asleep at the time, so Norma and I went shopping at mother's favorite store. It started raining after we finished shopping so Norma and I sat in the car for a short while watching it rain.
The best things about the future is that it comes one day at a time.
Yesterday I started pruning my much overgrown camelia bush. It looks better but needs some more work. It was such a pretty day yesterday. I planted my potatoes and carrots. Spring had sprung or so I thought. It is 36 degrees now at 11:30 at night. Where did spring go?? Today has been a wild day anyway. I went to my geology class tonight. It requires camping out on Saturday night and I think it is cold now and in the house______what was I thinking of to say I would do this. I also have been working on the Relay, the community garden, a meeting at church on Wednesday night, a craft day on Wednesday ,art group on thursday and bridge on friday afternoon. My head is going round and round. As you can tell, I am feeling sorry for myself. Thank goodness, I have this blog so I can complain. The remedy for all of this is---- I am going to bed.
This was part of a reading in our Church today. As you know, I love nature and always have thought of it being a way of meditating and being sort of a "Green Sanctuary"
Joyce, Have a happy birthday! Here is a way to stay young.
I went to the doctor this morning for my check on my hand after the surgery. He said every thing looked fine. While there, I saw this cartoon on his bulletin board. It was a doctor talking to an overweight man sitting on the examination table. The doctor says "What fits your schedule better? Exercising one hour a day or being dead 24 hours a day."
Spring is coming! Tomorrow is not supposed to rain! I am happy since we have to be in Galt by 9:00 am. We will leave about 7:00. Today was my good day. I sent out most of my requests for recipes for Relays sent out a notice about Relay to the homeowners newsletter, ask the manager of the tennis club to donate a free month's due for a raffle ticket.I only did 20 minutes on the elipital machine but did a 30 minute core class. I went to the health food store to get some whey.Tonight I met with the college landscape class for our Church. I still have to call the boy scout leader to see if his troop wants to help us again with setting up the garden. I feel like today was a make progress day.
We had rain off an on today but it wasn't white like it was at this house. That will probally be the last time I see snow for awhile.
Today was a beautiful day, in contrast to last Friday. Last Friday we had many real downpours. I did my shopping early so I wouldn't be caught in the worst of weather. Around 5:00, the sun came out and it was still raining. The prettiest rainbow came out. I wish that I didn't live in such a wooded lot. The rainbow was so bright and double. It looked like it ended just down the street. You could almost see the pot of gold. The rainbow was so big, there was no way that I could get a picture of the whole rainbow. But the picture will always be in my head. It is truly a symbol of renewed hope
