Category: Monday Musings
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Monday Musings

After a day indoors watching the record January rainfall and the turkeys trying to hide from the rain, I awoke Sunday thankful the worst of the storm missed us, but hoping for a beautiful winter morning of photography only to discover trees with no icicles or snow. After a quick attitude adjustment (ok, it might…
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Monday Musings

I’m not one to really believe things are abruptly going to change since we’re in a new year, but I have to admit on my new optimistic path that I was a little disappointed with the first weekend of this new decade. The weather was a very dismal gray, the world news is even more…
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Monday Musings

How many times have you started a new year planning on staying in your peaceful lane and then the world immediately squares off against you with its attitude? Before you know it, you feel like you’re banging your head against a brick wall and then strangers are cursing at you because you’re trying to float…
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Monday Musings

Our first weekend of winter felt more like spring and guaranteed we will not have a white Christmas, but the warmer temperatures are appreciated during the wee hours of the morning when I spend quality time outdoors with Harper. She’s made great progress in alerting me to animals roaming around in the dark with us…
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Monday Musings

At least one of us was thrilled with more time to explore on the weekend now that the college football season has ended. Harper is not allowed to freely explore without being on her leash at home, with all the backyard visitors and an increase in coyote sightings and attacks in the area, so she…
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Monday Musings

I immediately went off the deep end when I saw those first photos of Baby Yoda and had to order Disney+ to watch Star Wars: The Mandalorian and I’m hoping I can blame the holiday spirit(s) for being so giddy about Baby Yoda. I told Santa to ignore all of my letters and hopefully after witnessing…
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Monday Musings

After just one photography adventure together, Harper already believes anytime she sees the camera that another adventure is about to begin. The days of leaving her indoors are behind us, but while she has now started chasing squirrels on the leash, she has no idea a hawk is watching her antics. Shots have to be…
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Monday Musings

The autumn days are rapidly moving along and those recent snowbanks have melted away, leaving a holiday scene of leaves and Harper wondering why there’s a strange man waving at us. We finally had our first photography outing without a stroller and Harper was thrilled to finally be able to explore the paths and get…
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Monday Musings

Harper wants to know who’s been spreading rumors around here that she doesn’t like the snow, especially since she’s now joined the backyard gang in thinking that life is good, even in winter. The squirrels and turkeys are enjoying breakfast together once again, the hawks can easily monitor all the activity through bare trees and …
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Monday Musings

It was a quiet weekend at home as Harper preferred to stay indoors and slept through the great football games, Minnesota/Penn State and LSU/Alabama, as she continues to recuperate, so there was no hanging out with the swans or enjoying sunrise. It’s cold enough for making snow on the slopes, but so far we’re still…