ON THE ROAD AGAIN AND OTHER DELIGHTS...

 

Because things are moving slowly around here

 with all the autumn decorations in place and

 nothing going on for Halloween,

 I thought we might take a break and 

go out on the road 

to take advantage of the beautiful fall weather and

 maybe spot some changing colors 

of the season

 at the higher elevations.

Well,

 it turned out to be a big bust. 

 We drove up to 5000 feet and

 this was the best show of color 

that we could find. 

 Even the greens that change 

right here on our street

 are not showing yet, 

as proof in last year's post.  

I guess it is another part 

of the global warming problem. 

 The whole trip turned out 

to be a

sorry set of affairs.

We stopped to let the dogs out for a bit and 

the Princess Diva, aka Robin,

 stepped on a pine cone oozing sap and 

it stuck to her foot and 

she spent the whole way home 

worrying about it...

...Kai, on the other hand, 

needs a new car bed 

so he spent the whole time 

whining with his head 

hanging down.

The bright spot of the trip 

was the sighting of this old crow,

 huge and noisy. 

 Have you ever heard

 them make that knocking sound? 

 I had not and

 it was really weird. 

 At first,

 we thought it was a woodpecker, 

but it is something 

that comes out of their throat.

  I googled it and 

the sound is called a rattle.  

It is used when the bird sees something

 that is of interest to it, 

such as another crow, humans, or otherwise.

  Maybe he/she had a nest close by and

 it thought the dogs 

were a little too close.

  Old Crow 

was so large 

that I bet it could have 

picked Robin up easily and

 carried her off.

The skies are still full of smoke 

no matter where you go. 

 Certain times of the day 

are worse than others

 but it is always there.

We are still ordering 

our groceries from Raley's and 

it is really turning out well.

 If we ever are so lucky 

to get over this pandemic and

 they still offer the service,

 I think I will continue to do so.

 It is so easy

 to fill your cart 

from the abundant amount of products 

that they offer. 

I get fresh flowers each time 

for the same price 

that you would pay inside the store. 

The only draw back is

 that they are the 

same flowers each time. 

It is nice to have a variety 

so I have just added 

some faux stems

in autumn colors and 

it looks all

 brand new.

I am getting anxious for Christmas and

 have been ordering a few things on line. 

 I did not order this sleigh, 

as you know that I have one 

that my dad made that looks similar, 

so I thought I might paint mine

 to look like this one.

A harvest of hydrangeas. 

 To adorn the Christmas tree?..

..Maybe.

I am working on 

my latest paint by number picture and

 have gotten this far.  

I always seem to do 

the plainest colors first and 

now I can't wait to put 

some more color into it.

Other than the fact 

that in a couple of days

 the Captain and I will 

celebrate another year together,

 the big 60,

really nothing new here

 so not a very interesting post but, 

hopefully, things will pick 

up in the future.

New Blogger Problems:

I figure there are bound to be some, so thought I would make this a little permanent fixture that will pop up from time to time.

No matter what 

I set my font type or size on 

when I start typing,

 it just slips back to something else altogether. 

Instead of trying to change it each time,

 or letting myself get frustrated,

 I just keep typing and 

let it do what it wants to 

but when I am all through, 

I highlight all the words and 

then set it to the type that I want and

 that takes care of it. 

If there is an easier way, 

let me know, 

I just thought if others 

are having the same problem 

this is one way 

of fixing it.

You know the drill...

Stay smart,

 Stay well,

 Wear your mask 

(obviously, they do work!)

 

and Vote

 if the time is right for you to do so.

 

 We just got notice that

 our ballots are in the mail.

Enjoy the week.

...Judy...

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