Wordless Wednesday

and then there was one....

Remember this? A couple weeks ago, I saw the little family had shrunk to about half the original size. I felt pretty sad for Mama Duck, but the little fuzzy babies were so cute, and this was probably a more manageable number to keep track of. Last Thursday, I saw a hawk swoop down and pluck one of the babies from the water. OH NO! Those of us that saw it screamed at him, but he just flew off to snack on the poor baby while its mom and us observers watched in horror. The next day, she was swimming around with the two remaining babies and if I would have been able to, I would have scooped them up and brought them home to the backyard, where I would set up a kiddie pool under the grapevine so they'd be safe from the stupid hawks. Yesterday, I saw her swimming around with only one little baby, who was eating up everything in sight, probably trying to grow big as fast as possible.

Good luck, little duck.

Dance Video!

It's been a while since I posted a video from my Tease and Tone class, and so that you know I'm not the only one in this household who likes to dance, here's Johnny!


fine print: John does his own choreography and does not attend Tease and Tone.

The smartest thing I've ever done...

Whoa, wow. What is it, Shan? Was it going back to college? Moving to Portland? Quitting that job? Taking that other job? Leaving that one guy?

It was buying two pairs of the same shoe.

Once upon a time, I ordered a pair of shoes from Victoria's Secret and when they arrived, I realized that I had purchased the best shoes EVER. So I ordered another pair for the day that the originals wore out. Those shoes traveled multiple states and were worn with skirts and jeans and shorts. To work and for play. Hiking and in the water and on the motorcycle. I called them my 4-Wheel Drives because they went everywhere! I also called them my Rocket Dogs because that's the brand. The originals went the the repair shop once and lasted a long time. So long that I forgot I had the second pair... until I just found them in my closet the other day. Plan to see me in these until they wear out too. If I find them again, I'll buy another pair.

Wordless Wednesday

Little Black Kitty update

I was almost certain that once it got warm outside, our little housemate would be spending most of her time outside in the sun. Not so. LBK has not only completely moved inside, but has surprisingly high demands for one who used to live outside and survive on whatever the neighborhood provided. She won't eat wet cat food and instead must have tuna (which we gladly give her because come on, tuna is good). Ironically, she only likes the cheapest brand of dry cat food. She won't drink water out of her water dish and instead, chooses to drink from the watering can in the kitchen. While she doesn't hang out outside as I imagined she would, she most often chooses to go outside when nature calls rather than using her litter box. This is one of the best cat traits ever. She also loves to help John watch tv. She's decided though, that the couch alone just isn't quite what she's looking for and will choose to sit on an overturned pillow. If no pillow is overturned, she'll paw at us until we provide one for her. This has led to her latest nickname, Princess Kitty.

When no people are available, the kitty bed is perfectly acceptable.

Happy Hunting

We went out to the woods this weekend for one last shot at the short mushroom season. The weather was amazing, there were mushrooms to pick, and we had a fabulous time.
When picking mushrooms, you spend the day walking around in the woods...
After picking mushrooms, you have a celebratory beer that has been chilling in the cooler all day...
Then you "road hunt" by looking for mushrooms visible from the road as you drive out.
Then you drive back to town, take a shower, and go to the bar. victory.