We were downtown Chicago this past Saturday enjoying a brilliant day with family. We walked around a bit and took an Architecture tour on the Chicago River (to which that will be an altogether separate post!). But what I wanted to show you was this quick look at a working dog and see if you… Continue reading Scenes From the Dashboard – The Working Dog!
Category: Off the beaten trail
Happy Birthday Jamba!
Sunday was Jamba's 1st Birthday! It's hard to believe that he is already a year old! I think it is at this point forward that these pups really start to come into their own. They calm down a lot and really look forward to working. This is somewhat true with our Jamba. It just so happened… Continue reading Happy Birthday Jamba!
Sometimes It’s What The Tree Holds!
Can you tell from this vantage point there is a big grey blob in a tree off in the distance? Me neither. Getting a little closer, how 'bout now... Look for a football shape in the center of the photo. Do you see it? This morning when I was taking the dogs for their morning… Continue reading Sometimes It’s What The Tree Holds!
Scenes From The Dashboard — Robbery In Progress?
Hey All! It's never a dull commute for me. Okay, maybe sometimes, but more often then not lately there's always something crazy going on. So yesterday, I'm driving along minding my own business when cop cars come flying out of nowhere and pull into this Shell station! Ooh! Ooh! What's going on? A robbery? The traffic… Continue reading Scenes From The Dashboard — Robbery In Progress?
More Bird Sightings!
Two more birds have come to the feeders. This Goldfinch came yesterday... and then when I arrived home this afternoon I put my purse and lunch bag down on the kitchen counter and saw this!... Quick, get my camera! Oh C'mon...focus darn it!O Oh please turn towards me! C'mon, C'mon! Nope...flew away... But I got'em! … Continue reading More Bird Sightings!
More Signs of Spring…More Birds!
Alfred Hitchcock would be proud of me. All these birds and all, though I don't think any of them will be causing panic, death and destruction like in that movie of his. So yesterday I'm at the kitchen sink and a bird flies in I've never seen before. I grab my camera but the photos… Continue reading More Signs of Spring…More Birds!
The Des Plaines River Crests at a Record High…
I'm not sure if you can really tell, after all this is from my car, but I wanted to take a photo of the record height of the Des Plaines River for posterity. The water is about as high as the bridge... This route is only 1 of 2 that I can use to get… Continue reading The Des Plaines River Crests at a Record High…
Scenes From the Dashboard — A Deluge of Rain!
Hi All! Northern Illinois was hit by a monster storm yesterday that dumped a TON of rain in a very short amount of time. The ground is saturated and whenever this happens around here we get flooding. Have I mentioned how flat this area is in the past? Can't remember if I have or not,… Continue reading Scenes From the Dashboard — A Deluge of Rain!
Home Improvement – Wall Color Reveal!
Hi Friends, Family, Followers! We've been busy putting the wall color up on the walls now! Just to give you a refresher, we chose Benjamin Moore "Dill Weed" as our color and I had it formulated using the Ben series eggshell interior paint and primer. This runs about $38 a gallon which isn't the cheapest… Continue reading Home Improvement – Wall Color Reveal!
Home Improvement — Painting the Ceiling, Choosing a Wall Color!
Hi Friends and Followers! Today we started painting! Aren't you just dying to know what color we picked for the walls? Can I just say right now that this was the longest I've ever taken to pick out a color! I don't know what it was, maybe because I wanted a green, and greens are… Continue reading Home Improvement — Painting the Ceiling, Choosing a Wall Color!


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