No News is Good News....Right?

I've been left the week without a vehicle. Usually not a biggie to me, but it seems lately I've been hit with the antsy bug and all I want to do is get out. And, as Leesa's Law goes, as soon as I don't have a vehicle, the weather is gorgeous. :)

We do have a property for sale several acres over that has an awesome pond, much bigger than mine that has a fountain and a lot of wildlife around.
I might see if I can go investigate over there if the weather is as nice tomorrow. Lucky for me I know the realtor :)
It's for sale for about 1.2 million if any of you are interested ;)

No sign of bear yet, even though I expect them anyday. The property is mostly ready, but I'm sure they'll surprise me as usual. The morning geese are back...nature's alarm clock. If I can catch them on video for you I will.

Not much else to tell around here. It's been pretty quiet.
It is nice to hear the frogs again at night :)
I could do without the geese wake-up call though. I purposely got rid of all clocks and alarm clocks for just that reason.

I guess I could wake up to worse though.

Demanding

"Hand over the carrots."

Terry's Idea

Leesamark

So today I'm making cards for my Cafe Press store. Any suggestions for cards? Requests?

Cheeeeeeese :)

Marble grins for the camera.

Theme: Dreamscape

SpiderBoy

I thought of Stacie when I saw this :)

This is my nephew, SpiderBoy.

Floating By

Scavenger Hunt : Rare

I know you've all seen this photo already, but it seemed to fit the theme "Rare" perfectly :)

King of The Forest

Let's Blow Bubbles

The Cow Says....

Lying in the grass. It's very peaceful, have you tried it?
I've done this the last couple of days, just lying there with the camera. Of course I get visited by many cats probably wondering what I'm doing.

From where I lie you can only hear nature. Well, the occasional private plane flies over. Sometimes I can hear a 4wheeler on another road, or a neighbors dog bark. But mainly I hear water and birds, or the wind through the pine trees. It's a cool sound. When I first moved here I kept thinking a big truck was coming down the driveway. But no, it was rustling wind.

I learned a lot of new noises moving here.
Did you know the Stellars can mimic other noises? They're really good at sounding like cats. I swear the first month I lived here I kept thinking there was a cat stuck in a tree somewhere, and I would walk around worried, inspecting all the trees. Heh.. tricksters.

I learned the sound of a baby fawn crying. But.. there's also a bird that can sound the same. I was told that if you hear a fawn crying, it usually means there's an enemy trying to hurt it. So, of course when I hear that noise, I investigate. Only to find I'm chasing a bird. Tricked...again..

Elks bugling is a wild sound.
Coyotes howling is beautiful, but a bit scary.
The bear will do this low huffy type growl if you irritate them. Yes, I have experience in irritating the bear. Mainly because I don't want them looking in the windows. Makes be a bit nervous sometimes.
The deer make this almost blowing-nose type sound when they feel threatened, or when they're warning the other deer.

The pileated woodpecker makes this almost laughing-woman type sound. Another one that surprised me at first.
Oh and then there's the red-winged blackbird. A beautiful sound, especially through your windows first thing in the morning :)

Okay.. I don't know where I was going with this. I really was just going to show you Tweet sitting in the grass.
Instead, you got a lesson in nature sounds :)

Lucky you :)

Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; you shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Next Day...

Critter's fine. You'd never know it happened.
He's back to harassing other cats and being lazy.

It's not so much what happened, as it is that I didn't notice he was missing. I do have quite a few, I know, but he's one of those cats that's pretty much always in view.. kind of like Trout. You can't miss Trout.

It's a nice day, the sun is out, and I'm outta here. I hear the big city callin' my name.

Something must be waiting for me to photograph it, right?

Just Kick Me

You won't believe what I did. I feel horrible :(

As you know, two days ago I went on the big spring-cleaning binge. For two days, or at least 1 1/2 days, I cleaned this house. Along with some personal issues, it has been pretty distracting. Well, long story short, I've been pretty distracted all around.

On our lower level we have a sofabed. I always open it up and have it ready for the petsitter when I go out of town. I hadn't even touched it since being back from Seattle.
During my cleaning frenzy, I cleaned the bed and closed it up. That was the morning before last.

Tonight, I'm lying in bed watching TV and I hear a couple of cats arguing. This is normal, but 99% of the time it involves Critter. He can be quite the instigator. It was at that moment, that I realized I haven't seen him recently. Like not even today, recently.

I literally shot out of bed. I turned on the lights and started calling his name. Luckily, sigh, he answered back and I started following his cry.

He was stuck under the sofabed. I shut my cat in the sofabed :(
Two days he was in there and I didn't even realize it.
Ugh. I'm sick.
He's okay.. he's not hurt. He's hungry and thirsty though.

If you know me at all, you know that just kills me.

Just kick me while I'm down :(

**as I reread this, it does sound worse than it was. He was under the sofa when the bed was closed. He was not smushed under, or actually rolled up in the bed. He was just closed up in a very small space between the bed and the wall. Doesn't make me feel much better, but I wanted to clarify he wasn't rolled up into the bed**

Strength

A horse is the projection of peoples' dreams about themselves - strong, powerful, beautiful - and it has the capability of giving us escape from our mundane existence. ~Pam Brown

Women, poets, and especially artists, like cats; delicate natures only can realize their sensitive systems.
- Helen M. Winslow

SleepyTime

Sleepy. Just like the photo.
I went to sleep before 11pm last night, which as you know is SO not like me. I woke up at 9am...again, not normal. This morning, I'm still tired. I could easily go right back to bed but I'm fighting it.
I don't think I'm sick or getting sick, or I don't sense any symptoms anyway. I guess we'll see.

The weather is so-so. It's grey but it's not raining.
Maybe I'll go lay on the porch with the camera.

Hope I don't fall to sleep out there :)

Ahhh.....

After spring-cleaning my house all day yesterday and some this morning. After dishpan hands, dust-filled nose, and sore calves from the many trips up and down the stairs...

This is what I'm doing today :)



What are you doing today?

Classy

Cats in 50mm

"If a cat spoke, it would say things like, 'Hey, I don't see the problem here'." ~ Roy Blount,Jr.

Spring Cleaning

Not much really to talk about lately. Spring has officially arrived around here.



There are critters everywhere. Many ducks visiting the pond, the swallows are back, along with the grosbeaks, redwinged blackbirds, and crossbills.



I woke this morning to this very strange knocking. I lied in bed for a bit listening, half awake, trying to figure out what it was. I knew there was no one at my door because for one thing, Taylor didn't react and second, no one in my driveway.



I finally got up, got dressed and went out to investigate. I found a big ol' Flicker beating on the side of the house. Oh yay.
I had to scare him away many times before he finally got the hint.



I spent the majority of my day cleaning. Spring cleaning really. It was gorgeous here and that is usually inspiring. I opened all the doors and windows (which of course Trout found a way to escape, heh). I cleaned windows and dusted the hidden areas, and de-cluttered. I'm quite impressed, even though I really only got one level done.



I now wish with the weather, I had spent more time outside, but if that cleaning urge comes, I have to take it then. It's not exactly my favorite thing to do :)



I do have ONE daffodil that bloomed. My first flower of the season. The strawberry beds are bright green and there are about a million pine cones in the yard. I was thinking I'd pay a neighbor kid to come pick them up. What do you think? A nickel a pine cone? I'm thinking as many as there are, I will still be shelling out a few bucks.

Better thee than me, I say :)

Caption Me

"Hey Baybeee.... How YOU doin'? ;)"

Take A Listen

I'm likin' this song...



Song by Lucinda Williams

Makes Ya Smile

Scavenger Hunt : Steps

Subway escalator, Washington D.C

They're Back :)

Uncooperative

I'm having one of those days...

The weather has been uncooperative.
So has the ladder.
So has the internet or my computer, can't figure out which.
The bird bath broke.
My camera battery wouldn't charge.
The washing machine shakes like an earthquake.
And..
I sunk in the mud in my fuzzy slippers this morning :(

It's about 3pm.. can I go back to bed?

A Hairy Situation

So, I can't decide.
I really really want to cut my hair. Which I know I'll do eventually. But, I'd also like to donate it to Locks of Love.

But without going Britney, I'd have to grow it about 4 more inches. So, do I endure all this hair and 4 more inches for a while? Or ,just go for it and cut it all off?

I know.. I really do have have tough decisions to make, don't I?

My brain is tired now :P

So Anyways....

So, Seattle.
We did find a place and signed on everything yesterday.
I will go back at the end of the month to get the keys and take a few things down. I think my sis and nephew might even join me.
This is not a permanent residence, just a second one. The hubs won't be working in CA anymore, but Seattle. So he will also go between there and Montana.
The condo is actually in Redmond. I really like it, it had great windows, well lit and a nice view. Very close to Redmond Town Square, which I was excited about. It was nice to be 10 minutes from a store or restaurant again.
Oh and food delivery! Can't wait :)

Back in Montana now. Similar weather I think. Fifties during the day, 30's at night. There might even be snow the next couple of nights. No sign of bear so far as I can tell.
We did see herds of elk last night and the red-winged blackbirds are back. The pond is thawed and has ducks. Mainly mallards and wood ducks.
The little zoo was fine. Took me an hour to find Trout, as he obviously had gotten out. I found him in the garage. I'm not sure how long he was out, but he came running right to me and then slept just about until the next day. Of course my neck seemed to be the favorite place to sleep. Sinclair wanted the same spot, but she chose the top of my head instead.

I think they missed me :)

Seattle Random

Delicate

You Are My Sunshine

This is one of my fave's from the Tulips. It's not the best photo, it was pretty windy and I was pretty cold. But I love the mountains in the background and that one layer of yellow tulips up top.



I tried tweaking and even cropping.. it's still not the best. But it's my fave :)



The sun was out for a few this morning, but is now hiding. After house searches we might go find the Point Defiance Zoo--weather pending.

I'm hungry.
Want donut.

Oh Blah Dee, Oh Blah Da

Not much to really tell ya about.
I spent most of my day in a car or looking at property. Of course the majority of the time I was inside, the sun was out.
Come to think of it, I didn't take one photo today.

I think we found what we wanted, but have a few more to look at.
Might even head home earlier than we planned. I'll be back in a few weeks though.

This is a blah post.
I'm in a blah mood.

One house I looked at today had a kitty. I of course had to pay lots of attention to it :)

I miss my critters.

Tons of Tulips

I went into Mt.Vernon this morning for the tulip festival. It was really windy, which made if much cooler. If I wasn't shaking, the tulips were :)



There were just rows and rows of tulips and they were so pretty. Alot of them seemed to take a beating from the wind I think.



I took tons of photos (of course), and here's just a sampling. I also posted some over on my flickr page.



And, just as the car was pulling away, it started raining :)



I guess Leesa's Law stayed away today. Even though, I could have done without the wind.



The rest of the day was pretty casual, just wandering around the area seeing what's here and what's close.



We'll see what the rest of the weekend brings :)