This is going to sound very weird, but I stayed in our lake home for the first time ever by myself. Hubby went on his annual canoe trip with a group of high school buddies, and the girls stayed at the neighbor's. I was home working on a presentation I'll give in a couple of weeks at the Laptop Institute in Memphis. Anyway, it was very strange being alone. Even if my husband has been away in the past, I've always had the kids around. I never slept well until I was married. Didn't sleep well last night. God forbid anything happens to my husband, I'll never have a good night of sleep again.
The other night, my husband was getting things ready for his trip, so he buzzed his hair and more. He came back with a totally clean-shaven face. I haven't seen him without a beard for fourteen years and the kids have NEVER seen him without it. Wish I had been there to see their reactions when they woke up in the morning (I was out kayaking). I guess they just freaked. He looks like a twelve-year-old boy (with Fred Flintstone five o'clock shadow). He went back to his parents' yesterday where he met up with his friends and when I talked to his mother that evening, she said she hadn't even noticed! I guess maybe she saw him for so many years without the beard, it wasn't strange for her. I'm secretly hoping he grows it back, but will let him make
that decision.
Besides getting ready for the presentation, I'm also trying to get things put away. But found time this morning to go out kayaking again. I try to do it as many mornings as I can. I love how quiet it is during the week (rarely see another boat) and I get to see a lot of wildlife. Each summer I come back I worry that all the birds and animals will be gone and sometimes it takes me a day or two
to see anything, but I'm never disappointed. Seems the deer population is down (which is good for my hostas), but in the past they've sort of hung out like the neighbor's dog and now they aren't to be found; however, I did scare one up today as I paddled over to see if the lady's slipper (Minnesota state flower) I know of had already bloomed for the summer. Saw a bald eagle diving into the water yesterday to catch a fish. The loons are out. And had a possible otter sighting this morning, but won't put it on my list until I get a better sighting. Water was like glass as you can see from the picture.
Went to the library in a neighboring town where I went for my annual boob-smashing, picture-taking session better known as a mammogram. Went in to see if they had Mason-Dixon Knitting so I could photocopy the lost page, but no luck. Have nothing to knit at the moment. May have to go into the LYS here in town. The women who work there are nice enough, but they smoke like chimneys and everything you buy smells like smoke. But I'm getting pretty desperate. If I can hold off another day, I'll make it to the big city with a better, less smoky selection.
The other night, my husband was getting things ready for his trip, so he buzzed his hair and more. He came back with a totally clean-shaven face. I haven't seen him without a beard for fourteen years and the kids have NEVER seen him without it. Wish I had been there to see their reactions when they woke up in the morning (I was out kayaking). I guess they just freaked. He looks like a twelve-year-old boy (with Fred Flintstone five o'clock shadow). He went back to his parents' yesterday where he met up with his friends and when I talked to his mother that evening, she said she hadn't even noticed! I guess maybe she saw him for so many years without the beard, it wasn't strange for her. I'm secretly hoping he grows it back, but will let him make
that decision.Besides getting ready for the presentation, I'm also trying to get things put away. But found time this morning to go out kayaking again. I try to do it as many mornings as I can. I love how quiet it is during the week (rarely see another boat) and I get to see a lot of wildlife. Each summer I come back I worry that all the birds and animals will be gone and sometimes it takes me a day or two
to see anything, but I'm never disappointed. Seems the deer population is down (which is good for my hostas), but in the past they've sort of hung out like the neighbor's dog and now they aren't to be found; however, I did scare one up today as I paddled over to see if the lady's slipper (Minnesota state flower) I know of had already bloomed for the summer. Saw a bald eagle diving into the water yesterday to catch a fish. The loons are out. And had a possible otter sighting this morning, but won't put it on my list until I get a better sighting. Water was like glass as you can see from the picture.Went to the library in a neighboring town where I went for my annual boob-smashing, picture-taking session better known as a mammogram. Went in to see if they had Mason-Dixon Knitting so I could photocopy the lost page, but no luck. Have nothing to knit at the moment. May have to go into the LYS here in town. The women who work there are nice enough, but they smoke like chimneys and everything you buy smells like smoke. But I'm getting pretty desperate. If I can hold off another day, I'll make it to the big city with a better, less smoky selection.
2 comments:
Those are great pictures!!! Wow! Have you ever considered a career in Photography??
Oh, if you look at the rest of the photography on this blog you will see that I could never be a professional photographer, but I do like the photo of the lake. It's sort of hard to mess up a photo of a place so gorgeous though.
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