It's All About The WHIMSY!

Sometimes a picture says it all....

It's been an interesting few days...

power, internet, cable and phone are finally back on..

Not too worry I have stories and life lessons to share but for the moment all is well and returning to normal...we all need a good night's sleep!

A visitor named Irene

 

Mother Nature is paying a visit ...

The village of Wickford is preparing for a storm surge of 4-8 feet

and whatever winds Irene throws at us.

 We are well provisioned and will ride it out at home...  

I wonder, will the cove look this pretty on Monday morning?  Or will it be littered with these?

silly people who are not removing their boats!

Some have taped their windows, others using plywood..

I will update on the other side!  If you too are in the path of Hurricane Irene I wish you safe passage.

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Whatever will be will be....

Hurricane Irene will be a weekend guest here...

Did I mention that I live in a small coastal village in southern New England?

Stacks and stacks of water..

Watching and making preparations...

freezing in the event of a long term power outage..

candles, loads of candles...

batteries, flashlights, etc..

lanterns...

And of course the camera!

"I do hope the trees don't get tired and lay down..."

looking in my NME journal

A few little watercolors for the month of August!

Such fun!!

Mother Nature

Sometimes Mother Nature leaves behind some tough lessons..

I've grown used to the life and death cycle with the variety of critters with whom I share these woods...but that doesn't make it any easier..

All that remains of a cardinal under the hedge off my front porch....

plucked and left in a neat pile by the red tailed hawk who frequents the woods here....

the circle of life...

Weekend wandering

A weekend away in the Berkshires of Massachusetts..

lovely long hikes through the woods

great friends, music and food!

What a pleasure to see John Williams conduct the Boston Pops..and a special treat that Morgan Freeman narrated the event!  Such a fabulous time!

Just glorious, the magic of nature!

Edith Wharton's home, The Mount.

A beautiful morning that ended with a Mozart concert at Tanglewood

and a drive home through some rather nasty weather.  

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And Away We Go!

We are headed out of town for a mini-vacation

to the beautiful Bershire Mountains!

Three days of hiking in the mountains, antiquing and music at Tanglewood with dear friends!

Happy Friday!

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pumpkin in bloom