August 29 2011
I have a new job title – Grandmother. While I don’t officially start this job until October, I’m already preparing for this new stage of my life. The way I understand it, my job description is simply to spoil Baby Germick in any way possible. Auntie Robyn and I got a head start on that […]
August 27 2011
August 26 2011
If you want to attract hummingbirds to your yard, plant a Rose of Sharon bush. I have a hummingbird feeder, and I intended to hang it outside this summer, but I never got around to it. Every day now I have a hummingbird coming to stick its nose into these one of these flowers. I’m told […]
August 25 2011
August 24 2011
Did you get a look at the sky today? It was a good day for naming cloud pictures. Maybe it’s because I’m soon to become a grandma, but this cloud looked to me like a baby lying on his stomach, lifting his head up and leaning on his hands. What do you see? Day 235: 11,806 […]
August 23 2011
I stumbled upon a new park today, all because I walked east instead of west on the towpath leading out of Fairport. I was headed back toward the village when a dirt side path caught my eye. I walked down it a few steps, but couldn’t see very far. I was intrigued and kept on […]
August 23 2011
Did you feel it? That first cool breeze of autumn. The air just felt different when I stepped outside this morning, and I wanted to breathe deeply. The Rose of Sharon has passed its peak, and if you look hard, you can see the red creeping into the leaves of the Burning Bush. As a […]
August 23 2011
I took a picture of this blue heron, while walking the canal path by Lock 32 on Thursday, and it got me thinking. I’ve never seen more than one blue heron at a time. You never see just one duck, or one goose or one seagull or even one turkey. They’re always in flocks, but […]
August 21 2011
My cousin,Carol, invited me to a quilt show at Patricia’s in East Rochester today. I took a couple of classes there years ago, but today we were there just to look and admire. There had to have been 100 quilts on display, and one was prettier than the next. This was one of my favorites, and […]
August 21 2011
early morning walk + yardwork + dogwalking + Wegmans = megasteps Day 231: 14,111 Steps YTD: 2,089,973 Steps Goal: 2,178,000 Steps