I think maybe

All the TV shows

that I've watched for weeks now

are done for the season

~~~~~

So I guess I'll have more free time

on my hands

to be creative

or maybe I'll just stop everything

and enjoy the weather

~~~~~

or maybe I'll just be busy watching him

~~~~~

I don't think John would mind

he likes him too

well

maybe not as much as I do

but he likes him

and agrees with me that he is so talented

~~~~~

I think maybe

I will be the first in line to buy

his CD when it comes out

~~~~~

Maybe

I should just be done here

so you can enjoy him

too

a piece of my heart

This is how I felt late in the day,

today.

~~~~~

My sweet daughter left this morning

driving 7 hours south

all by herself

for the first time

and

I was a bit nervous.

~~~~~

When she called

and said she was there

I said a little prayer

and did a little happy dance.

~~~~~

We talked many times

while she was driving.

I told her she was fine

when she noticed an alternate route

where there was road construction

~~~~~

She let me know

that she didn't need to do an illegal

U-turn

on the interstate

like I did

when I made the same drive

last year

~~~~~

Now

she'll be gone

for the next four weeks

and she'll be SO missed

by us

~~~~~

But

she'll also be SO loved

by the children

that she will be counseling

at camp

~~~~~

the hours and days

will fly by for her

~~~~~

while the hours

and days for me

will be every bit of four weeks

and probably feel

even longer

~~~~~

just you

I'm walking alone

until you return

from your business trip

~~~~~

I miss you already

even though I could count the hours

since you left

and they wouldn't

even be

very many

~~~~~

I miss

knowing that

during the day

you

are just down the road

from me

~~~~~

I miss

the sound of your steps

on the floor

when you come home

at night

~~~~~

And

I already miss your smile

from when I say something

that doesn't make sense

and we both laugh at me

~~~~~

but

mostly

I miss

you...

just

you

in or out

For some reason

I wanted to write something poetic about fences.

~~~~~

Like

do fences keep you

in

or

out

~~~~~

do they

protect

or

prevent

~~~~~

and then I came to the conclusion

that whatever fences do

doesn't really matter

~~~~~

AS LONG AS I CAN HAVE ONE

THAT LOOKS

LIKE

COLORED

PENCILS

the weekend starts now.....

take a hike with me ?

John and I went hiking out at our cottage woods last weekend.
You might not guess it from this shot, but the woods are actually "clear" right now as far as being able to hike up the hills.
In another month, the growth of "everything green" will have taken over and then it's almost impossible to climb anymore.
In this shot, I'm actually looking up the hill at John and what you don't see is how steep it is behind me. If you look closely, my hand is holding onto a log so that I don't slip backwards.

The woods right now are full of what I call tree fungus.
I'm sure there is a "real" name for all the funky things we find on the trees,
but for now, I just keep pointing and saying,
"look, there's another fungi"
and then my husband says,
"gee, thanks honey, I am a fun guy aren't I?"
~~~~~
{and boy do we have woodpeckers...can you tell ?}

I wish I'd had a tape measure for some of these, as they were so huge.
This one was growing straight out from the tree, like a ledge.

Aren't they fun ?

And this one is my all time FAVORITE !!

I think I'm actually going to have to frame this photo !!

I think it's because it reminds me of a seashell

and since I'm a "water girl"....

well, it's just perfect !!

And speaking of water....

oh how I love the creeks

at the cottage !

Here's a shot of our cottage from the hill we were hiking on.

More tree fungus... isn't the shape of that tree interesting ?

And most of you by now, know how I love my birds.

Well, I've been waiting patiently for someone to find this great house we put up,

and yippee.....somebody found it.

Now I'll have to watch to see who it is that's going to be living in there.

The great thing.....my wonderful hubby put this house right at my level, so that I can open it and take pictures anytime I want....well, almost anytime.

You know how those birdie parents get while their raising their babies.

~~~~~

I hope you enjoyed the hike with me !!!

You'll see.....I 'm not suziblu

Well, today I decided to play.

I should have been packing what the kids need for camp, or cleaning, or doing laundry, or running errands...all the things I told my hubby I'd be doing today, but for some reason...okay, the reason is because I love Suziblu, I decided to take a video of myself. I asked my daughter{who insisted that she not be filmed} to take it for me while we were eating the lunch she brought from Trader Joe's...but she just laughed at me. {I get that alot from my family, usually with a roll of the eyes} Anyhow, the only video camera I have is just an "extra" on my regular camera, so the quality isn't that great...well, neither is the subjuect matter, but it was fun to do....we laughed alot. So for me, the girl who doesn't even like photos of herself, this is a big step to show myself "raw to the world"....oh, and on top of it, the house was a mess with "camp" piles while I walking through it....but I digress !

So here I am.....on my first {and maybe last} youtube video....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByPsy1uXGSo