Photo 365 #61

October 7, 2014October 7, 20142 Comments

As usual on my day off, I’ve been busy trying to get more than my normal 45 minutes of writing time squeezed in. I’m hard at work on my revision of The Price of Mercy, and I wanted to get some extra work done today.

But the boys had other ideas. They wanted to spend lots of time with me, as Cricket put it. The two goals weren’t incompatible, or at least that’s what I thought. So I sat Cricket and Thumper down with some crayons and paper and told them tk color some pictures for Daddy while I worked on my story.

I spent the next ten minutes drawing “beautiful butterflies” for Thumper (who is very into The Very Hungry Caterpillar at the moment) and another five recording him as he read Little Blue Truck to me. It was too darn cute, and I love that he knows the story by heart.

Books are important, and I can’t imagine life without them. I’m glad that, even though he’s only three, my favorite little bunny shares my literary love. All my boys do, and I couldn’t be more proud. We are a family of bibliophiles here at Casa Kauffman, and nothing could make me happier.

Except, of course, for more bookshelves. One can never have too many bookshelves. 🙂

Photo 365 #60

October 6, 201413 Comments

eeriemoon Now that it’s fall, it’s beginning to get a bit colder. Friday night there was actually a frost warning, so we moved our impatiens inside the office for the weekend because it’s too pretty to let go of just yet. But with cooler temps both during the day and at night, we’ve decided to cave a bit earlier than normal and start up the furnace. Also on the list of ways we’re preparing for winter? Insulation.

Since Seymour doesn’t work Sundays, and since we had both Bubbles and Tadpole with us this weekend, we decided yesterday was the perfect day to insulate our attic.

Of course, we didn’t get started as early as we’d hoped to because…

Photo 365 #59

October 5, 2014October 6, 2014Leave a comment

Went to an anniversary party last night for Seymour’s godmother and her husband (who are also one of his many aunts and uncles). They’ve been married 25 years.

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Twenty-five years of togetherness has given them two children, one of whom is Cricket’s beloved godmother. She’s expecting her first child soon. Everyone is very excited, though I suspect Cricket will be in for a rude awakening when baby arrives, as he recently proclaimed that his godmother and hubby are his other mommy and daddy.

Photo 365 #58

October 4, 2014October 4, 20144 Comments

It was a beautiful day today. It was a beautiful day yesterday, too, and this was the view from my window last night when I got home from work:

I love Iowa. It’s such a beautiful place to live. 🙂

Photo 365 #57

October 3, 2014Leave a comment

Yesterday started off with a delightful fog before giving way to heavy showers in the afternoon. Today is wonderfully chilly (wonderful weather for eating chili) and windy.

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I guess it’s safe to say that Summer is well and truly gone and Fall is here at last.

Photo 365 #56

October 2, 20145 Comments

Miss Tadpole brought home her home ec. project tonight:

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She was pretty excited.

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I don’t blame her – it turned out very well. It looks even sharper in person. 🙂

Photo 365 #54

September 30, 2014Leave a comment

One of the things we did over the weekend to sort of celebrate our anniversary involved attending a football game at the University of Northern Iowa. It was my first time tailgating, and I had a lot of fun (despite the swarms of little black bugs).

Nothing says fun like a game of catch with the old man.

And the Panthers? They stomped the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles 50-7. Those seven points were scored late in the third quarter against the Panthers’ third string. It was a blowout.

Photo 365 #53: Nighttime

September 29, 2014September 26, 20144 Comments

This week’s Daily Post Photo Challenge is all about night photography, which I dearly love but don’t do enough of. I’ve seen some pretty amazing silhouettes so far, and while I love them, this is one of my favorite nighttime shots:

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I didn’t think my phone would capture the fireworks very well, but I was pleasantly surprised. This came out much better than I could have possibly hoped for. 🙂

Photo 365 #52

September 28, 2014September 26, 201410 Comments

I didn’t even know I took this picture:

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Apparently I’m an accidental photographer instead of an accidental texter. I kind of like it, though. My phone’s screen is hard to see in bright sunshine, and I thought I had it locked, but evidently not.

Have you ever taken an accidental photo?

Photo 365 #51

September 27, 2014September 26, 20146 Comments

Last week, the Daily Post ran a photo challenge about endurance. This is what endurance means to me:

centuryfarm

There are a lot of century farms in Iowa, farms that have been owned by one family for a hundred years or more, including mine. They have a recognition ceremony at the state fair every year, and it’s a really neat thing to be a part of.