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My husband had a blast from the past a few days ago - someone he went to school with called him up out of the blue and asked if she and her son could stay with us for the week-end because the kid was playing in a hockey tournament nearby. She lives in some little town and heard he had moved here. She figured the renovation couldn't be so bad that they couldn't stay. One bathroom, lady. You're looking at it. From the kitchen.
This was a one shot deal. My husband was removing the floor boards and I was below, taking things out of the house to keep the accumulated debris to a minimum. He sat down on the tub for a break and I said Hold it! That's my shot! Camera set to ten shots after the delay. The last two show me sitting.
This has been a crazy week. I got a phone call yesterday that made the world shift yet again. And my husband's kid graced us with his presence for an hour yesterday (Yup. That's tone you're hearing there). Our bathroom is pretty much non-existent. Between those three things, yesterday (all by itself) was pretty hellish. I need a holiday.
♫ She's got a smile that it seems to me ♫
♫ Reminds me of childhood memories ♫
♫ Where everything ♫
♫ Was as fresh as the bright blue sky ♫
This tree scares me. It towers right above my parents' garage... growing up right beside it. I really don't like this tree. It is super-tall, and there aren't any others around to form a windbreak. Like so many other trees in the Pacific Northwest (Washington in particular) this is top-heavy. It has virtually no branches until about halfway up... and then you see this - a huge head of heavy pine-needle-laden branches, reaching out over the roof of the garage, part of the side yard, and part of the neighbor's yard.
I have been trying to get my parents to cut it down for ever. My biggest fear is that it will get blown over in one of our notorious fall windstorms... and that it will land directly on the house, the trunk probably falling diagonally into the garage, living room, and my parents' bedroom... with the branches engulfing the rest of the house.
There are a few other trees around their house as well, one of which is directly in front of the room I used to have, before I got married. But this one has so far caused the most problems. Every single year, this thing decides to shed some of its heavy arms, and sometimes they land in the street, sometimes in the driveway - but there have been times (too many for my comfort) that large branches, as long as (or longer than) 5 ft long have fallen onto the roof itself. One particularly memorable occasion was when I was visiting with my son, in the wintertime. The snow was particularly heavy on said branches, and small chunks of it fell off every now and then, in the occasional breezes. My little boy (about 3 or 4 at the time) and I were having a good ol' time, playing in the somewhat deep snow in the driveway. I was down the slope a little bit (their driveway is short, about 2 cars long, but steep) and my son was up in front of the garage door. We played around, throwing bits of snow at each other and giggling up a storm... when all of a sudden, it happened. A loud creaking sound, like a step on an old wooden board... then CRACK, BOOM!! a huuuuuge branch broke away from the tree and plummeted towards the earth.
It landed on the very edge of the gutter/garage roof... right above where my son was standing. It landed lengthwise, but at an angle, so that about half ended up extended over the edge. To this day, I believe angels kept that limb from falling right on the head of my boy. I'm not sure he would've been killed had it landed on him, but he would definitely have been seriously wounded... I shudder to think of it.
As you can see, the tree is still there... and we are now heading right into the midst of our windy season. Soon we will be seeing the streets littered with needles, leaves, and parts of trees... rain will soak the ground, leaving it unstable; and some trees will crack and break from the extended autumn blasts, while others will rob us of our electricity when they lean too hard on the powerlines along the roadway. And this tree will shed more of it's branches... hopefully none too big, and none too close. And maybe someday, my parents will listen, and get rid of it altogether. :)
...that you just have to take. no matter how many times its been done, its just got to be done once more if not just for me!
The white streak is some kind of scratch or something that happens lately when sunlight is coming close to sideways across my photos. I actually like how it came up (accidentally) so nearly lined up with the rebar.
Today I worked from home. So when the time came to pick up the kids from daycare, I went with Jane. We went to Sydney's class first. Jane said to me, "Let's see who she comes to first." We both stood there and when Sydney saw us, she yelled out, "Daaaaaaaaaaddy!" and she came running into into my arms. I was enjoying every second of it. :o) It was only when Jane asked her, "How about Mommy?", did she go over and give Jane a hug. :D hehe.
Anyways I shot this at the park. After picking up the kids, we grabbed some quality food at Del Taco and headed over to the park for a mini picnic. Unfortunately the sun was setting and it was getting a bit cold, so we didn't stay very long.
Love the reflection in her eyes. View it large and you can see me as well as the sun setting behind me.
We got a chance to play with my mom in her studio when we visited Oregon in December. I sculpted this little head, she glazed it, and it just arrived in today's post with the rest of our goodies-- cups and little wall pockets to fill with garden love. I'll be stitching a body for her sometime in the months ahead.
While lolling in the pool, I wondered where the sun had gone and turned around to see this.
Luckily the Coolpix was handy :) G+ PH Insta
A striking looking building, incorporating differently reflecting glass and ripply floorplates that that change how its neighbours interact. Cleverer than it looks, and it looks great.
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