Today, the UPS guy showed up at my house and delivered a box for me! It has the LowePro camera bag in it ... courtesy of Pia Gronvaldt at Just Another Dog Blog. Thank you so much, Pia! This thing is awesome!
I can't wait to use it!
Jodi
Friday, February 24, 2012
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Nesting
Depression is a beast. Yeah, I'm putting it out there. Hell, I talk about every other thing in my life on the internet, might was well delve into this.
Having a tough day (that's putting it lightly). The loss of my brother is as raw as the day it happened. The economy and being jobless is starting to weigh on me. The stress of it all is flat wearing me out.
I can't wait for spring to hit so I can get some warm sunshine on my face again. The grass is staring to green. And my house is a mess. I figured I'd better start cleaning the inside of my house, so that when it starts getting really nice out, I won't feel guilty for spending all the time out there with the animals. A room in my house I haven't done anything with since I moved in is my bedroom. The amount of dog hair was starting to make me gag. Damn dogs. The piles of old paperwork that I am clutching to for no reason was starting to become a fire hazard. Time to move forward.
Little by little.
So I threw out a bunch of shoes, got rid of a bunch of old clothes, threw out a ton of paperwork and left a pile to be organized, vacuumed up all the dust and dog hair, got the pictures out of my closet and actually cleaned them and hung them on the walls like I'd been meaning to for the last two years, and it feels better already in here.
Heck, you've seen the rest of my house ... here's my boring bedroom. Yes, like the rest of my life, my bedroom is black and white, by choice. I love black curtains. They keep the light out of the room so you can sleep during the day. I still don't have closet doors or anything to cover the cubbies with. Haven't figured out what I'm doing there yet, as the person who built this house made everything to custom size since he was a contractor, yet the people who lived in it after him completely trashed the place and, therefore, the closets have no doors, and to buy them would cost me a fortune. I'll figure something out eventually.
To the left of the foot of the bed is the giant mound of family photos I've been going through and scanning, a little at a time. The photo hanging on the wall on the left is my mother's wedding photo. The next two photos are two pieces of artwork done by an American Indian friend of my mothers. The larger wolf photo was given to me by my awesome sister. And the Ansel Adams ... is just one of my favorites. Peaceful. Serene.
(Oh, and the layer of black ick on my bedspread ... that's Echo's spot ... and she's kindly blowing her coat for some reason right now. I'm sick of wiping it off, so I left it there.)
And I love my little Reeses box on the nightstand. That was given to me by my very cool neighbor!
I guess the nesting is my reaction to the depression, I don't know.
Something needs to happen.
Maybe I need to make something happen.
J
Having a tough day (that's putting it lightly). The loss of my brother is as raw as the day it happened. The economy and being jobless is starting to weigh on me. The stress of it all is flat wearing me out.
I can't wait for spring to hit so I can get some warm sunshine on my face again. The grass is staring to green. And my house is a mess. I figured I'd better start cleaning the inside of my house, so that when it starts getting really nice out, I won't feel guilty for spending all the time out there with the animals. A room in my house I haven't done anything with since I moved in is my bedroom. The amount of dog hair was starting to make me gag. Damn dogs. The piles of old paperwork that I am clutching to for no reason was starting to become a fire hazard. Time to move forward.
Little by little.
So I threw out a bunch of shoes, got rid of a bunch of old clothes, threw out a ton of paperwork and left a pile to be organized, vacuumed up all the dust and dog hair, got the pictures out of my closet and actually cleaned them and hung them on the walls like I'd been meaning to for the last two years, and it feels better already in here.
Heck, you've seen the rest of my house ... here's my boring bedroom. Yes, like the rest of my life, my bedroom is black and white, by choice. I love black curtains. They keep the light out of the room so you can sleep during the day. I still don't have closet doors or anything to cover the cubbies with. Haven't figured out what I'm doing there yet, as the person who built this house made everything to custom size since he was a contractor, yet the people who lived in it after him completely trashed the place and, therefore, the closets have no doors, and to buy them would cost me a fortune. I'll figure something out eventually.
To the left of the foot of the bed is the giant mound of family photos I've been going through and scanning, a little at a time. The photo hanging on the wall on the left is my mother's wedding photo. The next two photos are two pieces of artwork done by an American Indian friend of my mothers. The larger wolf photo was given to me by my awesome sister. And the Ansel Adams ... is just one of my favorites. Peaceful. Serene.
(Oh, and the layer of black ick on my bedspread ... that's Echo's spot ... and she's kindly blowing her coat for some reason right now. I'm sick of wiping it off, so I left it there.)
And I love my little Reeses box on the nightstand. That was given to me by my very cool neighbor!
I guess the nesting is my reaction to the depression, I don't know.
Something needs to happen.
Maybe I need to make something happen.
J
Tidbits
We got a little bit of snow last week. Wish there were a couple more feet of it.
And what is that on my deck?
Close up...
And he was gonna run me over!
And what is that on my deck?
Close up...
Oh, that's just Chuck the Shuck (sheep/duck).
That's the poor singleton duck that hangs out with my sheep because all his buddies flew off in the fall. Sucks being an Indian Runner.
How many people can say they have seen duck prints in the snow on their deck?
The birds are loving the feeders. I have tons of red winged black birds which are dominating the entire setup, but occasionally, I'll see a cool little colored finch or something. There are also quite a few juncos hanging around, too.
Here are some photos of my new trailer. I don't remember if I've posted any on here before, so here they are.
As I was fartin' around with my camera, a visitor came a visitin' ... who is that???
And he was gonna run me over!
Ha! It's good neighbor, Dean. :-) He can run me over any time he wants.
The sun keeps popping out today ... feels good. I'm trying to keep myself busy ... just cleaned out the bottom part of my closet, and now have a mountain of old paperwork to go through. Yippee. Not!
Monday, February 20, 2012
"Is that good?"
Kahlua's pretty adorable. We are working on reinforcing a trick she sort of came with. This isn't her most enthusiastic example (she really gets going sometimes) ... but it's what I captured ... enjoy.
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Word Verification for Comments
Thanks to Shirley for pointing out the stupid word verification setting that requires people to complete an extra step to post comments on my blog. I had a hard time figuring out how to turn it off. That's because the option is NOT available if you're using the new Blogger interface. You need to revert to the old interface and then change the setting.
Thanks Shirley! And please don't stop posting on my blog. I'd miss you!
Jodi
Thanks Shirley! And please don't stop posting on my blog. I'd miss you!
Jodi
Alfalfa Prices ...
What are you paying for good quality horse hay?
It's generally about $10 a bale here ... tons ranging anywhere from 22-28 bales in a ton, so anywhere from $220 to $280 a ton.
And they're holding pretty steady.
And gas prices are going up ...
It's generally about $10 a bale here ... tons ranging anywhere from 22-28 bales in a ton, so anywhere from $220 to $280 a ton.
And they're holding pretty steady.
And gas prices are going up ...
Saturday, February 18, 2012
It's Official!
Gunner is a herding washout!
He's awfully cute, and was having fun chasing the sheeps, but he just really wants to be someone's buddy. He lays at my feet, he follows me around, he loves being pet and getting attention, loves to fetch and just hang out with his people. It's not often that a dog this nice, calm, cool and collected, not to mention house trained and well-mannered comes through in a rescue situation. Someone is going to end up with a really nice dog.
I'm going to be pretty picky about where he goes. I'm not in any hurry to find him a home, as he's a very easy keeper. I'd like to find someone who will love him for who he is, and not what they hope they can make him into. He's a good guy and deserves the best home.
He's awfully cute, and was having fun chasing the sheeps, but he just really wants to be someone's buddy. He lays at my feet, he follows me around, he loves being pet and getting attention, loves to fetch and just hang out with his people. It's not often that a dog this nice, calm, cool and collected, not to mention house trained and well-mannered comes through in a rescue situation. Someone is going to end up with a really nice dog.
I'm going to be pretty picky about where he goes. I'm not in any hurry to find him a home, as he's a very easy keeper. I'd like to find someone who will love him for who he is, and not what they hope they can make him into. He's a good guy and deserves the best home.
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