Has the warmth and sunshine this weekend lifted you out of your funk? Me too!
The critters are excited about spring as well. In fact, last Sunday, I had a close encounter with a marmot, IN MY OWN BACKYARD!
R took this picture of me later on Sunday. The important thing to notice (other than my fabulous sunglasses, which were $12 at TJ Maxx) is the ledge on which I'm standing. As I approached our Road Toad Honda, a marmot was peeking its head over the ledge! I paused where I was standing, wishing I had our camera (should have used my phone camera). Then I wondered if the marmot was going to attack me! I slowly walked forward, and the rodent retreated under my neighbor's car. The excitement! I almost wanted to skip the opera I was going to see in order to track the marmot!
I love marmots so much.
Several entries ago I stated we were thinking of purchasing a home. We have since decided that we should wait another year, and then after that thought made us sad, we cut our price point in half and started looking once more. R and I still might not buy a house, and if we can't afford one I have only one thing to blame:
I don't know; is it worse to use disposable razors or to use these expensive Mach 3 refills?! Disaster.
Today we combined a fabulous bike ride with some informal house-hunting over South. I checked out Powderhorn Park for the first time (fab) and had my inaugural crossing of the Hiawatha Greenway Suspension Bridge!
It was cool; almost like riding along the deck of a crazy ship.
The bridge is connected to the Greenway, a former railroad line that has been changed to a bike and walking path, which links the Mississippi River across town to Lake Calhoun.
After biking home, I hastened to the southwest side of our apartment building with an iced tea, a new book and my lawn chair. Is it wrong to say that one of the absolute greatest pleasures in my life is sitting outside and reading a great book? Inevitably I feel total contentment and peace with the world while doing those two activities.
A kitty cat walked by while I was reading, and paused and meowed when I called to it, but did not approach me for petting. His loss, I guess! I also saw the first one of these:
I hope your week starts off smoothly!
xoxoxoxo
Wendell!
2 comments:
Do you think marmots wear sunglasses when they go tanning? hee hee
Nice Blue Jay photo. Is a mamrot the same as the thing in PA that they call a groung squirrel? Like that one fatso that looks for his shadow each year?
xo
r
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