Hi, it's Charlie! I only went to daycare one time this week because I am learning to stay home all by myself. I can manage two hours now without getting real scared. I still get nervous because I worry about my mom.
May 18, 2024
Courageous Charlie
Odella’s Family Band
This is a snapshot I took decades ago on a visit to my sister-in-law in Bath County, VA. She was left-handed so she would restring the guitar and play it upside-down.
The picture was originally a color photo but it had faded and taken on a distracting magenta cast. I took a picture of it today using my cell phone and then used the Photos app to sharpen it and convert it to black-and-white.
May 17, 2024
May 16, 2024
Springtime at Hogback Mountain Overlook
Shenandoah National Park
I am still keeping my posts and comments short because vision in my left eye is still blurry and I get eye strain. Tomorrow will be two weeks since my cataract surgery and I am disappointed that vision is improving so slowly..
May 15, 2024
Catbird on Board
A gray catbird has been visiting my deck. Sometimes it even stops by for a moment when I am sitting out there.
Catbirds can make a variety of sounds, including a mewing sound.May 14, 2024
May 13, 2024
Long Murals in Roanoke
Dixie Products
My older daughter spotted these great murals and went back and took pictures for me. Thank you, Lynn!
May 12, 2024
Mother’s Day 2024
My daughters each gave me some nice gifts and I also received flowers from both of them plus Charlie. At least that's with the card said.
May 11, 2024
Repose
This is Annie, taking it easy in my opthalmologist’s office when I went there yesterday. She’s been coming to work with him since she was a puppy. Sometimes she visits other offices in the medical building to comfort an anxious patient.
May 10, 2024
Cyclist in Monochrome
Herndon, VA
Knowing that I was going to have cataract surgery on May 3rd, I drove to Northern Virginia in late April to stock up on grocery items that I can’t find around here. Herndon has two natural food stores, and if they are out of something I want, I can stop at Whole Foods or Wegman's before heading home.
May 9, 2024
Small Talk
Chatting about the weather is considered small talk. I guess it's a good thing when our weather is fairly inconsequential. Other places are having tornadoes and such, but the worst we've had this week is wind and a brief thunder storm.
Here’s a nearby field that got sculpted by the wind. That was the day we had thunder that made the floor shake. Charlie started howling and did not stop until it was over.
Rain was in the forecast today, but we didn’t get much. I took Charlie to the state park this afternoon, crossing this low water bridge.
Water H2O Thursday / Skywatch |
Looking up the river from this bridge, we see the swinging bridge that pedestrians can use when this bridge is underwater. There are still quite a few of these low bridges crossing the Shenandoah River.