Photo 365 #68

October 14, 2014October 14, 20148 Comments

I had the day off work today, so I took advantage of the free time and got some writing done.

Like, a lot of writing. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 2,000 words, if I’m not mistaken.

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This excites me greatly because I’m not always able to get a lot of writing done on my days off and also because I managed to get a bunch of other things (cooking, a load of laundry, a bit of light cleaning) done today as well. Must be my long-lost time management skills trying to reassert themselves. 🙂

I hope today was as wonderful and productive for you as it was for me! How did you spend your day?

Photo 365 #66

October 12, 2014October 11, 201413 Comments

As I mentioned yesterday, I have a thing for sunsets:

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And with sunsets like these, can you blame me? I love Iowa. 🙂

Photo 365 #65: Dreamy

October 11, 2014October 11, 20148 Comments

As I drove home from work last night, I found myself thinking about this week’s photo challenge and what I could possibly post that was even remotely dreamy.

I know exactly what I would post if I were, say, fifteen years younger (cue pictures of Leonardo DiCaprio, Ryan Gosling, Nick Carter, and JC Chasez).

Mmm, dreamy. 🙂

But I digress. 🙂

Photo 365 #63

October 9, 20146 Comments

Every time I leave the house, say for work in the mornings, I have to chase Opal out of the garage. Cricket has gotten quite good at wrangling her (and she’s gotten quite good about letting him). But today it was Thumper’s turn:

Opal’s gotten pretty good about letting Thumper manhandle her, too. And it’s a good thing, because apparently he doesn’t mind getting scratched. He just wants to hold them and love them and pet them and hug them and never let them go (although he doesn’t seem to care one way or another about naming them George). 🙂

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 #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 Friday: Seasons change

October 3, 2014October 10, 201413 Comments

fallfield Summer is a thing of the past, that’s for sure. Though fall officially started nearly two weeks ago, it hasn’t yet felt truly fall-like outside.

That all changed this morning, when I awoke to wind gusts that were approaching 40 mph. I know the saying is all about March coming in like a lion, but I think it’s true of October, too, especially today.

Anyway, the green fields of corn have been slowly turning to gold of late, and I must admit, the sight always quickens my blood. I love fall. 🙂

I hope October’s been treating you right so far! I can’t wait to see what the rest of the month will bring. In the meantime, don’t forget to stop by Charnele’s blog to read all about the seasons (or lack thereof) in Jamaica!

What’s your favorite season?

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 #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:

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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.