Blustery Day

 

Scavenger Hunt : Time

I had to think for a while on the subject of "Time".
I came up with this.
"Time" stands still here. This is a small town. We don't have fast food, or banks, or convenience stores. You rarely see a new car, or hear loud music.
We are not fast paced. You can't see a movie or go to a bar or club.
People take walks here, ride horses and watch the moonrise.

Time is still. Paused. Slow. You learn to appreciate the nature around you. You hear the sounds you wouldn't normally hear. You see the stars you wouldn't normally notice. You have time to think. Time to stop and listen. Did you know you can actually hear snow hit the ground? You can.

Of course there's a different view to this. Time moves so slow you miss things. You sometimes miss fast food and movie theatres. You miss food delivery and the convenience of one stop shopping.

It's all relevent. It's how you use it. It's how you appreciate it.

It's all about Time.

They Like It

The Pond

More snow photos here :)

Snowglobe

Today

This morning :)
I'd say we got a foot and it's still coming down. I did lose power right after the last post and it came back on about an hour ago. Anyone in the mood to shovel?

Buried

The snow is here and it showed up in full force. At least 6 inches so far and it's still piling up. I thought I'd get a post in now since who knows if I'll have power for much longer.




Thanksgiving was quiet, but nice. Snowed all day, but much lighter than it is now. Some neighbors brought me a plate of good ol' Thanksgiving fixins :)
I watched the parade this morning, and then watched the Cowboys kick butt this afternoon.




It was a good day, and now I'm watching the snowfall.

We'll see what happens when I wake up :)

Full

Pet Wishes

I couldn't pass this one up :)

Happy Thanksgiving

I hope you all have a great Thanksgiving :)

A Life? What's that?

Leave A Message

I went to sleep early last night.
Well, early for me anyway. I was sleeping well. I was even dreaming I think.

Then, around 6am, the phone rings.
As a lot of you know, I rarely answer my phone. If I don't know exactly who it is, (thank you, caller i.d.) I don't answer it.
If it says "unavailable", "blocked caller", "private caller" or "unknown caller".. they're on their own.
I especially love the one that says "telemarketer". Oh yeah.. let me run and trip over a few cats to get that one.

I will, however, usually answer local calls since they are usually looking for the vet. I hate to leave them hanging, especially if it's an odd hour. I see if I can help, or send them on their way.
This morning, I sent them on their way.

I have been fooled before by a local "wireless caller". Turns out, telemarketers can now get away with this. I really love when their message makes it sounds like they are old friends just wanting us to call them back. Have you gotten these?

Oh well, that's what voicemail is for right?

I didn't get back to sleep.

Just Ask

Asking For What You Want
Cocreating With The Universe

Most people don't always fully realize that we all have within us the ability to cocreate our lives with the universe. So many of us are taught to accept what we are given and not even to dream of anything more. But our hopes and dreams are the universe whispering to us, planting an idea of what's possible while directing us toward the best use of our gifts. The universe truly wants to give us our hearts' desires, but we need to be clear about what they are and ask for them.

To ask for something does not mean to beg or plead from a place of lack or unworthiness. It's like placing an order-we don't need to beg the salesperson for what we want or prove to them that we deserve to have it. It is their job to give us what we ask for; we only have to tell them what we want. Once we have a clear vision of what we desire, we simply step into the silent realm where all possibilities exist and let our desires be known. Whatever methods we use to become still, it is important that we find the quiet space between our thoughts.

From that still and quiet place, we can announce our intentions to the pure energy of creation. By imagining all the details from every angle, including scent, color, and how it would feel to have it, we design our dreams to our specifications. Similar to dropping a pebble into a pond, the ripples created by our thoughts travel quickly from this place of stillness, echoing out into the world to align and orchestrate all the necessary details to bring our desires into manifestation. Before leaving this wonderful space to come back to the world, release any attachment to the outcome and express gratitude. By doing this daily, we focus our thoughts and our energy while regularly mingling with the essence that makes it possible to build the life of our dreams.

Daily OM

Wildlife

Not much new happening around here.

I had a neighbor call last night to let me know there's a mountain lion hanging out, and had attacked a neighbors dog.
The dog's in the hospital, tail ripped right off. I guess he's going to be ok though.

From what I've heard, they become territorial but do so in a 12 day rotation. Brock and Taylor have both been escaping from the yard lately, so I've had to secure them to the yard.

We're expecting snow the next couple of days.
Thanksgiving will be quiet around here. I haven't decided whether I should head to town and buy real food for Thursday, or just treat it like any other day.
I remember back in my single days, when I would spend the holidays alone, I would buy a chicken and some special side dish and watch holiday specials. Sharing some of the chicken with my cat. (CAT..one cat). I'm not sure that would be a good idea now :)

I had evidence last night that made me think bear, but I really think they've retired for the season. Maybe raccoons are just getting a little more adventurous. I did get to walk along the driveway and pick up trash though. Always a fun thing to do first thing in the morning.

Maybe I should get one of those shoulder bags and a poker stick :)

Thaw

Click it to big it :)

It's On :)

Popcorn, Toast, Pretzels and Jellybeans.. gotta love it :)

One Word

You can only type one word.

No explanations.

Yourself: Silent
Your partner: Busy
Your hair: Red
Your Mother: Distant
Your Father: Absent
Your Favorite Item: Sweet
Your dream last night: Forgotten
Your Favorite Drink: Coke
Your Dream Car: Truck
Your Dream Home: Mine
The Room You Are In: Kitchen
Your Ex: Tom
Your fear: Loneliness
Where you Want to be in Ten Years? Healthy
Who you hung out with last night: Pets
What You're Not: Social
Muffins: Blueberry
One of Your Wish List Items: Bose
Time: Slow
The Last Thing You Did: Dishes
What You Are Wearing: Sweats
Your favorite weather: Snow
Your Favorite Book: Stand
Last thing you ate: Soup
Your Life: Isolated
Your mood: Quiet
Your Best Friends: Funny
What are you thinking about right now: Shopping
Your car: Dodge
What are you doing at the moment: Typing
Your summer: Warm
Relationship status: Married
What is on your tv: Snapped
What is the weather like: Grey
When is the last time you laughed: Earlier

Found over at Leesepea's :)

Still

"The winter of the soul, in its seeming barrenness,
its times of seeming unproductivity, its times of
silence and seeming stalemate, is perhaps it most
important season. Without it, there is no recovery of
freshness and vitality; no bursting forth in springtime splendor. "
--Dwight Judy

Frozen

Even More Nothing

Stolen from Steve:)

1.The phone rings. Who do you want it to be? Ed McMahon?

2. When shopping at the grocery store, do you return your cart?
Yes

3. In a social setting, are you more of a talker or a listener?
Listener usually... but after a few beers, I talk.

4. Do you take compliments well? Not really.

5. Are you an active person? Depends. Not lately.

6. If abandoned alone in the wilderness, do you survive? Yes.

7. Do you like to ride horses? Yes

8. Did you ever go to camp as a kid? Yes..I was sick the entire week.

9. What was your favorite game as a kid? Uno

10. If a sexy person was pursuing you, but you knew he/she was married would you? Would I what?

11. Are you judgmental? No.

12. Could you date someone with different religious beliefs than you? Depends on how strict they are I guess.

13. Do you like to pursue or be pursued? Pursued.

14. Use three words to describe yourself: Quiet. Kind. Introvert.

15. If you had to choose, would you rather be deaf or blind? Deaf.

16. Are you continuing your education?
I would like too, but I live in the middle of nowhere.

17. Do you know how to shoot a gun? Yes.

18. If your house was on fire, what would be the first thing you tried to save? My animals. Then cameras.

19. How often do you read books? Not as often as I used to.

20. Do you think more about the past, present or future?
Lately? The future.

21. What is your favorite children's book?
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe.

22. Have you kissed any of your Blog friends? Like I'm gonna tell :P

23. How tall are you? 5'1

24. Where is your ideal house located? Right here.

25. Boxers, briefs, thongs, panties, or grannies?
Him--Boxer briefs. Me..not tellin :P

26. Last person you talked to? Like on that phone thing? Hubs.

27. Have you ever taken pictures in a photo booth? Yes

28. When was the last time you were at Olive Garden?
Hmm... sometime this year.

29. What are your keys on your key chain for? The trucks.

30. Where was the furthest place you traveled today?
The store in town... 10 miles or so.

31. Where is your current pain at? Brock's asleep right now.

32. Do you like mustard? On burgers only.

33. Do you prefer to sleep or eat? I would love to sleep.

34. Do you look like your mom or dad? Mom, definitely.

35. How long does it take you in the shower? Never timed it. Longer if I have to wash my hair.

36. Can you do a split? I used too.. haven't tried in a while.

37. What movie do you want to see right now? That one with the dancing penquins?

38. Do you put lotion on your dog or cats? Ummm...no000.

39. What did you do for New Year's? I was home alone. The usual.

40. Do you think "The Grudge" was scary? Didn't see it.

41. What was the cause of your last accident? What kind of accident? I've never had a car accident.

42. How much money do you have on you right now? None.

43. What are you drinking? Diet coke.

44. Was your mom a cheerleader? No

45. What's the last letter of your middle name? E

46. Who did you vote for on American Idol? Didn't watch it.

47. How many hours of sleep do you get a night? Lately? about 4.

48. Do you like Carebears? Don't watch them.

49. What do you buy at the movies? Junior mints.. they're refreshing! Actually, I haven't been to a movie theatre in 4 years.

50. Do you know how to play poker? No.

51. Do you wear your seat belt? Don't even get me started. But, yes I do.

52. What do you wear to sleep? T-shirt.

53. Anything big ever happen in your hometown? There was a major fire in 1910 that wiped out the whole place.

54. How many meals do you eat a day? 2

55. Is your tongue pierced? No.

56. Do you trust the news reported by the local paper?
Local paper?? That's funny.

57. What's you favorite NFL team? Cowboys.. of course :)

58. Do you like funny or serious people better?
Funny people are more fun, obviously.

59. Ever been to Vegas? No.. I'd like to though.

60. Did you eat a cookie today? No. No cookies here :(

61. Do you use cuss words in other languages? Don't know any.

62. Do you steal or pay for your music downloads? I pay.

63. Do you hate chocolate? Dumb question (you're right, Steve)

64. What do you and your parents fight about the most?
You have to talk to them to argue with them.

65. Is anyone mad at or irritated with you right now?
I can think of someone who's probably irritated with me right now.

66. Do you open presents on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day? Both if we do the gift thing.

67. What's your favorite preparation for eggs? Poached.

68. If you could have any job (assuming you have the skills) what would it be? National Geographic photographer. Or pastry chef.

69. Are you easy to get along with? Pretty much.

70. What is your favorite time of day? Evening.

71. Who was your best girlfriend/boyfriend? Heh.. dumb question again.

72. Who do you hate? I don't hate.

73. Would you ever date your first love again? No way.

74. Do you have a girlfriend/boyfriend? I'm married.. so no.

75. Current mood? Tired.

Beads

 

Nothing Else To Post Meme

1. When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you thought? *I need to trim my bangs.

2. How much cash do you have on you? *Nada. I rarely have cash.

3. What’s a word that rhymes with “DOOR?” *Bore

4. Favorite planet? *umm..earth?

5. Who is the 4th person on your missed call list on your cell phone? *No clue. Never use my cell.

6. What is your favorite ring tone on your phone? *Peanuts.

7. What shirt are you wearing? *Aggie Sweatshirt

8. Do you “label” yourself? Yes.. but too long to go into here.

9. Name the brand of the shoes you’re currently wearing? *wearing socks right now.

10. Bright or Dark Room? *Dark at the moment, but I love to open the house up.

11. What do you think about the person who took this survey before you? *I stole it.. so I barely know them :)

12. What does your watch look like? *Don't have a watch.

13. What were you doing at midnight last night? *watching a movie on the IFC.

14. What did your last text message you received on your cell say? *no text lately.

15. Where is your nearest 7-11? *absolutely no clue. In Idaho maybe?

16. Whats a word that you say a lot? *Dork.

17. Who told you he/she loved you last? *my sis

18. Last furry thing you touched? *Sinclair is asleep in my lap.

19. How many drugs have you done in the last three days? *Ibuprofen count? Probably too many.

20. How many rolls of film do you need developed? *None. Digital only.

21. Favorite age you have been so far? *wow.. no clue. Maybe I haven't hit it yet.

22. Your worst enemy? *Dessert?

23. What is your current desktop picture? *Flower I took

24. What was the last thing you said to someone? *I thanked the lady at the store earlier.

25. If you had to choose between a million bucks or to be able to fly what would it be? *$1,000,000.

26. Do you like someone? *Sure.. don't we all?

27. The last song you listened to? *Frank Sinatra--Just Friends

28. What time of day were you born? *3 in the p.m.

29. Whats your favorite number? *umm 6?

30. Where did you live in 1987? *Houston, TX.

31. Are you jealous of anyone? *Sure..aren't we all?

32. Is anyone jealous of you? *Maybe of where I live.

33. Where were you when 9/11 happened?
*Arlington, TX. Sitting on my coffee table.

34. What do you do when vending machines steal your money?
*Get irritated and then get over it.

35. Do you consider yourself kind? * I think so.

36. If you had to get a tattoo, where would it be? *If I HAD too? Umm.ok... lower hip? Somewhere no one could see it.

37. If you could be fluent in any other language, what would it be? *Sign language

38. Would you move for the person you loved? *Yes

39. Are you touchy feely? *depends on the person.

40. What’s your life motto? *Life's too short, eat dessert first.

41. Name three things that you have on you at all times?
*Lip Balm
*Lotion
*Camera

42. What’s your favourite town/city? *Um..not sure. Austin is pretty cool.

43. What was the last thing you paid for with cash? *Gosh, that would have to be in DC...who knows.

44. When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper and mailed it? *Actually wrote, with my hand? No idea.

45. Can you change the oil on a car? *No

46. Your first love: what is the last thing you heard about him/her? *He got married.

47. How far back do you know about your ancestry? *Grandparents.

48. The last time you dressed fancy, what did you wear and why did you dress fancy? *Few years ago, fancy dinner at a vet conference. Black pants, shiny silvery shirt.

49. Does anything hurt on your body right now? *My head.

50. Have you been burned by love? *Oh yeah.

Playing With Color

 

Frosty

Saturday Ramble

I've got nothin for the Scavenger Hunt. Plush? Newp. Nothing.

I had the worlds longest spam in my previous post, AND they got past word verification. I'm just so excited about that.

I have tried tuna with the cat outside. I'm sure that's why I caught all the other cats. I guess Wolf is just wise to me. Ok.. that's fine. Be wise in 25 degree temps. I can only do so much.

I can't believe that MSNBC news this morning has "Breaking News" on the TomKat wedding. What?? This is breaking news? Who cares?

I'm drinking my last diet coke right now. This is not good. I guess I'm going to have to get out to the store. Out in public. What will I wear?? :P

I watched the wildest movie last night (this morning, actually). It was called Very Bad Things on the Independent Film Channel. It says it's a comedy, and I guess I can see how they can call it that. A black comedy anyway. But it was quite twisted.
I truly only saw the comedy at the end when everyone kind of got what they deserved.

It looks like it might be sunny today... despite all the frost.
Maybe I can get out with my camera :)

Worry Wolf

This is Wolf. Wolf has been causing me great stress the last month or so. Wolf is part of the same litter as Moose & Grizzly and two others. Did I tell ya the story how I got the litter of kittens? Eh.. It would take too long now. Lets just say I wound up with a pregnant cat, in the middle of winter, and I kept the litter. Come to find out, the cat belonged to someone. So... she went home, sans kittens.
She was a mean cat, so she rarely let me near the kittens. Sooo, these cats are a bit skittish.

Moose and Grizzly aren't as skittish and usually sleep with me. Wolf slept with me also, but he had his moments. About a month ago, he found a hole in the cat pen and got out. I have not been able to catch him since. I've felt bad for him because he's always been indoors and now he's dealing with outdoors 24 hours a day, and it's freezing. BUT... the goofy cat won't let me catch him. Ugh. (Remember the Spook story?)

So anyway... I've been setting up the cat trap (humane, of course) for him during the day, trying to catch him.
Of course you know how this works out. I've caught EVERY one of my other cats. He avoids it. How is that? Do you know how frustrating that is? If you don't know the Spook story, It went the same way. I watched Spook enter and exit the trap many times never setting it off. I seriously thought I was going to cry. But that's another post.
He will come close, and even talk to me.... but no way is he within arms reach.

I can't leave the trap at night for a couple of reasons. I don't want to catch a raccoon, and I can't leave the cat just sitting there overnight.

What's extremely frustrating to me though is the fact that this cat won't come to me. I've raised it since a kitten. I've fed and provided a pretty awesome home, and, he runs from me! Ugh.
So... the cat lives outside now. Isn't that crazy? It drives me nuts.

A cat that won't come to me. Can you imagine?

Ok...rant over.

Check It Out

Hey.. I'm on the B list :)



Where are you??

Stolen from David :)

Get In Line

This is just insane.

Seriously.

And I'm not just talking about the shootings.

Where's Mr. Sandman?

Can ya guess what this circle art was a photo of?

So I actually fell asleep before 4am last night. Or.. this morning, I guess. I guess the last few nights had caught up with me and I was asleep before 1am. I even missed my X-Files marathon :(
Of course you know that didn't last. Logging truck woke me at 5:30am. We're clearing some land and they were hear bright and early to pick up trees. Heh. Same amount of sleep, just shifted a bit. Scary enough, I think my body is getting used to 4-5 hours of sleep now.

The Photo Friday theme today was Evil. I can't even think of a photo I would have that said "Evil". Any ideas?

I've really got nuthin else this morning. It's 26 degrees, everything is covered in a sparkly frost, and I'm hungry.

Thursday Theme : Love

Moose & Grizzly

13

Thirteen Sounds at Two A.M.

1. X-Files is on in the background. A story of people selling organs and body parts for money.
2. Brock snoring. Easily remedied by throwing of some object.
3. Critter knocks his toy mouse down the stairs..step-by-step.. and then brings it back upstairs and starts again. Clunk. Clunk. Clunk. Clunk... well you get the picture. He'll repeat this many times.
4. Raccoons outside into some kind of mischief.
5. The dogs wake and bark.
6. Sinclair and Trout are wrestling in the kitchen.
7. The sliding of furry feet on the wood floors.
8. The winds have started up again, the house cracks.
9. The low chime of a friend chatting in instant messaging.
10. Grizzly purring next to me as he sleeps.
11. The sound of carbonation fizzing in my diet coke.
12. The light hum of the hot tub filter outside.
13. Clunk. Crack. Fizz. Purr. Ruff. Meow. Sliiiiiiide. Whirl. Snore. Ding. Clatter. Clank. Grrrr. & Scully?

Sleep? Are you serious?

Cookie Crisis

It was just a matter of time...






























*Click em' to big em'

Holiday Spirit

Isn't this great? This is the zoo in Seattle. I miss things like this.
I miss going to zoo's, or amusement parks, or big neighborhoods all decorated for Christmas. As I've mentioned before, I wasn't as into photography when I lived around stuff like this, and now that I am.. I don't.
I'm seriously considering going to see this show.

You won't see much in decorations around this town. I did decorate the first year, but no one really sees it. I didn't decorate last year, I didn't even get a tree. I'm sure you can understand me not having a tree with the zoo I have running around. But, we will this year. We have family coming up for Christmas, including my sis and nephew so it will be a full house.
I can just imagine what Trout and Sinclair will do to a Christmas tree, but just more photo and blog entries, right?

It's also hard to decorate the outside of the house here unless you think to do it in September. By the time you think of doing it, it's freezing out and not much fun. I'm usually on my own too, since hubs doesn't like the idea of hanging lights in freezing weather. And.. he doesn't like ladders.

I do love getting the tree though. There's a tree farm in the area and you go pick out any size for $15 and cut it yourself. We had a huge tree the first year, I think it was at least 7 feet tall. We'll have to go early this year to get one that size. Then of course, you leave it undecorated for awhile so little kittens can get used to it, and then you can't decorate it from 3ft down.
And.. you can't have a tree skirt because they think it's a bed.
And..they drink the water out of the tree stand.
And..they try to climb it.
And..the pine needles stick to their tails and they carry them all.over.the.house.
And.. they eat the bows off the presents.
And.. you will always find little tooth marks in the packages.
And of course... you will have some broken or missing ornaments.

Ahh... Christmas. Can't wait :)

Ya Think?

This seems to be the popular choice...




No complaints here :)

My Holiday Centerpiece

Better?

Cool

:)

Comfort

True friendship comes when silence between two people cats is comfortable.
- Dave Tyson Gentry

Nature Laughs

So..my day. I woke up to trash cans blowing across the porch and windchimes going crazy.

We had quite the wind and ice-like rain. It was lovely :)

I got everyone fed and watered and released and turned on the laptop for the usual blog run. That's when I lost power. What was weird though, was I still had internet for about a 1/2 hour or so. My laptop was running on battery and I still had internet. No complaints.. but weird.

I started working on Medicine Monday, or finishing anyway. It was a good one (Salmon) and I had so much to say and just spewed it all out. It was perfect for me right now. Then.... internet went away. I think now it was a sign that I didn't need to post all of that. Whew. I might post part of it anyway, just for the meaning.. but that's it.

Brock broke out of the yard and went to visit the neighbors. They brought him home. But.. they let him loose out of the truck, so there was no catching him. He went back.
I decided since I had no power, I would run some errands and go to the post office. I ran into the neighbors on the way, who had Brock in their truck, so picked him up too. He was SO dirty and stinky and I had to put him in the nice truck. Sigh.

The Post Office and the town store had no power, so I didn't get much done. The post office did take my packages anyway.

So...I get home, no power. The barn is still flooded so I can't get to the horses. The smoke detectors are all beeping at me since the power is out. I removed all their batteries.
I got to bring in wood while it was raining, that was fun.
I couldn't find my landline phone, so I didn't even have phone access.

It's funny when you don't have power, you forget what you can't use. I was going to clean the floors, but my floor steamer has to be plugged in. I forget that I lose water without power.
I forget and enter rooms and turn on the lights.
I forget I can't throw something in the microwave. Hubs took my satellite radio in the truck, so I didn't have that.
It's awfully quiet here with no power.

So anyway.. the rain is still falling and turning into snow.
I have power. Brock is tied to the deck and the horses braved the water to come out and eat. My floors are clean and I microwaved my dinner.

Life is good :)

The Grizzly