Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Sunday, July 18, 2010
EXCLUSIVE: Three Deer!
Just before dusk, the deer returned. This time, we got to see more the entire family: Mama Deer was joined by two baby deer.
Forgive me for fawning...
I was looking out the porch door when I noticed what appeared to be a deer way up the hill and headed toward neighbor Joe's backyard right next to his house. Mary grabbed the camera and as I slid out the screen door TWO little ones ran back down the hill where Mom kept watch.
In this first shot: Mama Deer stares at me from underneath the apple trees...
In this rather fuzzy shot (let's call it "artsy") the two siblings take off toward the safety of the woods behind neighbor Tony's yard!
Still no sight of the buck. But the herd is growing!
More later,
Mark
Forgive me for fawning...
I was looking out the porch door when I noticed what appeared to be a deer way up the hill and headed toward neighbor Joe's backyard right next to his house. Mary grabbed the camera and as I slid out the screen door TWO little ones ran back down the hill where Mom kept watch.
In this first shot: Mama Deer stares at me from underneath the apple trees...
In this rather fuzzy shot (let's call it "artsy") the two siblings take off toward the safety of the woods behind neighbor Tony's yard!
Still no sight of the buck. But the herd is growing!
More later,
Mark
Monday, July 12, 2010
Happy Birthday, Grace!
Mary and her Mom, Grace, get ready to blow out the sparklers on Grace's Boston Cream Pie during our birthday celebration Sunday night. We had salad, pasta and sauce, steak and the delicious dessert. All Grace had to make for her own party was the salads and the sauce...
:)
More later,
Mark
Sunday, July 11, 2010
More Patio Pictures!
Since Memorial Day weekend's gazebo project, we've been busy augmenting the patio area (and enjoying it a little, too!).
Plants, rocks, solor lights, statues ... It's really looking nice...
Here are some new pics...
The Fu Dogs and solar lights are courtesy of the clearance bin at Target; the plants were from the local flea market; the cement statues were from a local cement figure store; and neighbor Joe planted the tomato plant (Mary added the cage).
This HEAVY cement guy is from their Easter Island collection, though Mary thinks it looks a little like me ...
... I think I am more like this peaceful Buddha, surrounded by flowers in quiet contemplation.
This angle shows off the Fu dogs and the lights. I lined up a dozen of these lights starting from the deck and wrapping around the patio.
Although the surface of the deck we re-stained last summer has not exactly held up to the harsh winter and a couple of deck washings, we are covering that up with a couple of new lounge chairs and a cool cooler/table Mary found at Sam's Club.
It's been a fun transformation. To put it all in perspective, here's a (small) picture showing a glimpse of the area which is now covered by the patio from right before we bought the house:
More later,
Mark
Plants, rocks, solor lights, statues ... It's really looking nice...
Here are some new pics...
The Fu Dogs and solar lights are courtesy of the clearance bin at Target; the plants were from the local flea market; the cement statues were from a local cement figure store; and neighbor Joe planted the tomato plant (Mary added the cage).
This HEAVY cement guy is from their Easter Island collection, though Mary thinks it looks a little like me ...
... I think I am more like this peaceful Buddha, surrounded by flowers in quiet contemplation.
This angle shows off the Fu dogs and the lights. I lined up a dozen of these lights starting from the deck and wrapping around the patio.
Although the surface of the deck we re-stained last summer has not exactly held up to the harsh winter and a couple of deck washings, we are covering that up with a couple of new lounge chairs and a cool cooler/table Mary found at Sam's Club.
It's been a fun transformation. To put it all in perspective, here's a (small) picture showing a glimpse of the area which is now covered by the patio from right before we bought the house:
More later,
Mark
Getting All Caught Up!
OK, I am WAY behind on the blog. So, here is a photo essay to let you know what's been going on lately.
That's Mary and her Mom, Grace, in front of the Seneca Allegany Casino and Hotel near Salamanca, N.Y. We picked up Grace during the Fourth of July weekend and she's been staying with us and having a good time ordering her son-in-law around (kidding!). The casino is our comfort break stop of choice. Today is Grace's birthday, by the way!
That's Jon Moffett. He's a sports writer at The Vindicator who bet me that LeBron James would not be leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers. The loser of the bet, Jon, had to supply doughnuts to the staff. I also won ice cream, dinner and free pop from other die-hard Cavaliers fans, er, suckers.
That's a deer. It's been hanging around our backyard. It gets more brave and less afraid of us with each visit. Our trees have apples and the neighbors have a salt lick. I'll be having salty, applely venison chili in the fall...
That's my Dad hanging with great nephew Kaleb during Kaleb's second birthday in June. Boy, he's growing up fast (Kaleb, not Dad)! We missed the party but ...
... that's Kaleb on the new tractor Mary and I sent him. Kaleb is fascinated by tractors and trucks of all types and he looks like he's ready to get to work!
More later,
Mark
That's Mary and her Mom, Grace, in front of the Seneca Allegany Casino and Hotel near Salamanca, N.Y. We picked up Grace during the Fourth of July weekend and she's been staying with us and having a good time ordering her son-in-law around (kidding!). The casino is our comfort break stop of choice. Today is Grace's birthday, by the way!
That's Jon Moffett. He's a sports writer at The Vindicator who bet me that LeBron James would not be leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers. The loser of the bet, Jon, had to supply doughnuts to the staff. I also won ice cream, dinner and free pop from other die-hard Cavaliers fans, er, suckers.
That's a deer. It's been hanging around our backyard. It gets more brave and less afraid of us with each visit. Our trees have apples and the neighbors have a salt lick. I'll be having salty, applely venison chili in the fall...
That's my Dad hanging with great nephew Kaleb during Kaleb's second birthday in June. Boy, he's growing up fast (Kaleb, not Dad)! We missed the party but ...
... that's Kaleb on the new tractor Mary and I sent him. Kaleb is fascinated by tractors and trucks of all types and he looks like he's ready to get to work!
More later,
Mark
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