Is My Cape Fluttering

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Tuesday

09Mar2010

The View from the Roof

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at 5:49AM

This weekend, The Old Goat had to clean the gutters, a job he particularly dislikes. I thought perhaps I should join him and keep his spirits up....

Hello Dear! Fancy meeting you up here. No... don't turn around... I don't want you to lose your balance!

Now... for those of you who are unfamiliar with the lay out, over here.... look to your left, no right... look to your right!

No, that's my foot. And part of my leg. Yes, I'm scrunched in tiny ball. Despite the ziplining bravado, Asthmagirl retains her trepidation of high places. That is, they are to be experienced as infrequently as possible with no photographic evidence until after the event. Pass the inhaler!

Now... look to the right of the photo above. Can you see it? No? Let me adjust my position...

Whoa! Slightly dizzy here! Trying to show you the little pink flowers next to the brick. And there's a white thing down there... good night! What is it? I don't even recognize my own flowers from this elevation. Never mind. Backing away.

TOG? Where'd you go?

Crap! He's all the way over there now! And doing a dandy job with those gutters.

Now you may have noticed the lack of development across the street from us? Wetlands. Our boy cat lived there for 6 weeks when he got lost when we moved here. There's all sorts of critters in there... moles, mice, rats and the killer raccoons. Sunday morning there was a woodpecker that drove the Brute Squad crazy!

Hey TOG! Don't leave me over here...

Okay, I'm outta here. Hey, wait a minute...! Is that my turkey brining bucket?

Ah heck! I'll reclaim it later!

AG out!

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Thursday

04Mar2010

Trial and Error

Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 6:17AM

It being dark by the time I finished making dinner and cleaning up the kitchen, I turned to my favorite camera subjects... the Brute Squad. I don't know how they ever made Beverly Hills Chihuahua. Getting them all to sit still and look at the camera is beyond me. And even if I do...

Maddie picks that moment to primp...

Cassie averts her eyes...

And don't even get me started on looking abused...

Or pathetic...

Still, 20 minutes of wrangling Chihuahuas and playing with my camera... very theraputic!

How was your evening?

AG out!

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Wednesday

24Feb2010

Wide Open Wednesday

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at 9:31AM

I don't feel very wide open today.

I have a headache.

My jaw hurts from clenching all night.

I'm working from home because my doctor won't release me to work because of the MRSA (which is responding well to the antibiotics).

I'll stop there.

The view above is from the parking lot of the grocery store near my house. A lovely sunset over the Olypmpic mountains (appropriate, no?) and Puget Sound. I think the stop sign provides a nice contrast!

Happy Wednesday...

AG out

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Friday

19Feb2010

Triple Shot Friday

Friday, February 19, 2010 at 5:00AM

An experiment in no flash shooting...

...captures a tender moment...

... between a girl and her four footed buddy.

The sweetness of their relationship always gives me a warm fuzzy...

AG out!

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Thursday

18Feb2010

I'll take lost pictures for 300, Alex.

Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 6:14AM

Over the last two years, I've become innundated with pictures I've taken. In an effort to keep things organized, I create folders as I go. Sometimes my efforts mean I don't see a picture for months.

I took this last October.

The same day I took this one.

And this one...

I'm definitely going to have to organize my pictures.

How do y'all keep yours organized?

AG out!

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Wednesday

03Feb2010

WOW

Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 6:40AM

Welcome to Wide Open Wednesday! The word of the day... capacity.

Sometimes I have a hard time recognizing mine. All too often I feel like I can "do it all" when the truth is, I can do most of it pretty well. After "most of it", the quality of my efforts start to fall off accordingly!

Although I see this often in everyday life, occasionally it manifests in Asthma-land too! I may think a smell or a situation isn't that bad, only to find out my lungs have a different opinion.

I guess this is called over committing.... whether it's my time, my lungs, my brain... I often fail to recognize how much I can actually do without suffering the consequences.

You?

AG out!

PS ~ Today's shot was taken last July in Virginia. It was a very engaging sky!

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Friday

29Jan2010

Friday's Symphony in Three Parts

Friday, January 29, 2010 at 7:16AM

Part One:

Happy Birthday K2! 24 years ago, I was the size of a small planet! No time to find and post that picture this morning... but it's all true! You were my largest baby and had tons of dark, dark hair. Over the years, you've been quirky (shoe and sock issues anyone?), sweet, fun, high maintenance and have succeeded in mastering one of the most vibrant tempers I've ever seen. With the graduation from nursing school on the horizon this summer, this is your year! Happy Birthday Bug Lynn!

Part Two:

K3's 3rd surgery is this morning. This will be the removal of all 4 wisdom teeth, the harvesting of bone from the right wisdom teeth sockets and the second bone graft on her front lower jaw to replace the bone she lost following the accident. This is hands down the most painful sugery she is likely to have, with the longest recovery time. We picked up all her meds last night and Madeline is ready for some heavy duty cuddling to speed the healing process. I'm really happy that we are finally getting this step done!

Part Three:

While I have the next few days off to take care of K3, I'll be working on some of my own projects which were derailed at the time of K3's accident. At least that's the plan... we'll see if it fits in with K3's needs. Following her previous surgeries, I found I only had time to keep one of us fed, bathed and medicated and that someone wasn't me! But I've got this process mastered now (ha!) so we'll see. I don't know if I'll be able to fit in blog time, but I'll try!

Have a lovely, lovely Friday!

AG out!

PS ~ The third photo (Puget Sound) was taken at 6 last night, looking west from Redondo past Maury Island with the Olympic Mountain range in the background. The Olympic Mountains can also be seen from Victoria, British Columbia!

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Saturday

02Jan2010

Starting off

Saturday, January 2, 2010 at 10:18AM

I took this shot right before Christmas and fell in love with it as soon as I uploaded it. When I showed it to K2 she said it looked like someone dragged their fingers through the clouds toward the sunrise. I thought it might be the perfect shot to start off the year.

Somewhere in all the hubbub around the holidays, I missed the second anniversary of my blog. I think it was the day of k3's accident. Happy anniversary to Is My Cape Fluttering! That's about all the energy I can muster right now.

K3 is still sleeping. I woke her up at 6am for more pain meds and a jar of baby food. We'll see how she feels when I get her up for breakfast.

I think TOG and I are doing our anniversary dinner tonight. I guess that means I ought to get out of my yoga pants and thermal shirt and glam up.

Right after I give K3 a bath and an ice pack and take the tree down...

I'm in a funk... maybe it's time for online shoe shopping...

AG out!

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