Tag: Thoughts
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The Week In Seven Photos

I wasn’t my usual chipper self this week as I chose sleeping past sunrise most mornings. I’ve been trying to fathom the reason for skipping the trails and ignoring the birds. At this point, all I can determine through my hazy recollection is that somewhere between helping my niece prepare for her first major painting…
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The Week In Seven Photos

Being a curious soul, I love discovering new things and thoughts, but this week I somehow felt more out of touch than curious. It’s been a few years since I wandered through a mall on a hot summer morning and somehow I missed hearing about the creation of a “6,000 square foot photography funhouse” at…
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Favorites Of The Week

Quiet morning walks on Main Street…wonderful bakeries…pizza smothered with toppings…summer beach reads enjoyed in air conditioning…Love & Gelato…The Black Phone…less than 50 days until NFL Kickoff…countdown to autumn and winter has begun…
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Favorites Of The Week

NASA’s James Webb Telescope images…first batch of baby turkeys in the yard…Harper’s first close encounter with a chipmunk and, based on her expression, one better never run over her toes again…lobster roll…remembering what the lilies looked like before the deer ate all of them…snacks and coffee by the lake with the squirrels…rainbow and beautiful clouds…
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The Week In Seven Photos

It was wonderful to be out walking on the trails again this week after a herniated disc in my lower back a month ago. As someone trying to avoid surgery, one of the things I learned while recovering when this happened three years ago was the absolute importance to keep moving and walking as much…
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The Week In Seven Photos

Spent some of the week appreciating essential items when dealing with back pain, including a fabulous new ice pack wrap, the absolutely necessary RMS reacher grabber that matches my favorite Skechers, delicious Costco pizza that can provide dinner for the week, great company and the latest release from a favorite author, waking at 3:30 with…
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The Week In Seven Photos

Well, my insane idea to finish all my projects in May and bend and lift too many things the wrong way has resulted in me not being able to do many things this month because of excruciating nerve pain if I move the wrong way due to a herniated disc in my back. For now,…
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The Week In Seven Photos

The month of May just sprinted by as I tried to complete all my summer projects before summer arrived. I had no idea that I was in such a hurry to get everything done just so I could watch our adorable chipmunk family. Well, when you’re dismayed about the world and searching for good vibes…
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The Week In Seven Photos

Thankfully I have several adorable photos to share this week to help distract from my pessimism. Just like those old days when I loved to double down while playing blackjack in Las Vegas, I could double down on my pessimism this week, but, oh look, another adorable moment in nature. Oh, this year it feels…
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Favorites Of The Week

Sandhill Crane Babies…Red-Headed Woodpeckers…Pileated Woodpeckers…Wood Ducks…Laughter and Birdwatching On The Nature Trails With My Niece…These Precious Days by Ann Patchett…Cinco de Mayo Margarita…Stanley Cup Playoffs…Did I Mention The Adorable Crane Babies and Red-Headed Woodpeckers?!?!…