Through My Window and Bridging the Gap

It's Thursday again and time for my weekly feature of showing you what I've seen through my window. Late Wednesday afternoon it began to rain and rained off and on during the night and picked up again all day yesterday. While the rain was a blessing for the garden and yard plants; the view out my window has been a little bleak these past couple of days.

While the rain on the window didn't come out as well as I would have liked, I am beginning to think of this image as my "Impressionist" work. Ha, Ha! I'm sure Monet or Renoir are looking down on me and seriously disagreeing. Let's just call it digital impressionism. You all can stop shaking your heads now. I like it, it's my blog, it's posted!

Tom came looking for corn - rain or not!

Though the weather was more fit for ducks than humans we needed to go out nevertheless to buy some hoses for the garden tractor as well as pick up some milk. This photo is through the Jeep window looking at the windows in front of the store.

Here's hoping the view out your window is sunny and bright. It's what I'm hoping for today!

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Bridging The Gap

Alice has been hosting a photo challenge this week. She has asked us to post photos of bridges. If you click on the icon it will link you to her blog and all the other participants taking the challenge.

Since today is my window day I decided to post another window through which you can see a bridge. This window was one from a covered bridge that I posted about here. The bridge you see was of course the one built to take the traffic from the covered bridge.

Is It Thanksgiving Or Independence Day Weekend?

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As we left our driveway Thursday and headed up the hill four turkeys crossed our path...

...and headed on over the hill.

Later in the afternoon when I had returned home they appeared in my backyard. This one was doing a little strutting around for me. I laugh at this one because it's apparently nibbling at its neck and looks headless.

Here comes another one. I didn't know till later a little finch was sitting on the feeder under the oak tree at the same time.

They wandered in the yard for a little while and then left by way of the nearby woods.

Then on Friday in the pouring rain they came looking for the fallen bird seed from the feeder.

You can tell it's pouring rain and look at that little puddle she has dug searching for that bird seed!

Rain Rain Go Away

This was yesterday at my house. As you can see the deck gate was open, the fake palm tree in the corner ready to be lighted for a touch of fun and ambience, and the grill just out of sight ready to be fired up for ribs and corn on the cob. What else do you see? Do you see my visitor? Sure you can! Right there he is - Mr. RAIN! He stayed and kept us company ALL DAY!

Hope everyone is still enjoying a Happy 4th of July weekend!

Today I'm participating in a meme hosted by Raven at Raven's Nest. Each week she gives out a list of random words to use in a complete paragraph. I've been promising her I would attempt it so here is my somewhat feeble attempt to be creative today. Clicking on the icon will take you to Raven's Nest.

This is the mini challenge using the five random words she suggested.

The mysterious stranger sat across the restaurant at a small table. I glanced at him frequently thinking I knew him from somewhere, but where? I noticed too that he seemed to look my way a little more often than necessary. Music from the nearby dance floor was a soothing old blues song and I soon got lost in its rhythm.
The waiter appeared ever so quietly at my table silently placing my filet of sole in front of me. I had ordered a lunch sized portion for my dinner; but what I saw was an elephantine plate of fish. I had come to this particular restaurant for its excellent dessert menu and by golly I was going to have that velvet cake no matter what! The gasp that had escaped my mouth startled my waiter. I quickly explained my dilemma to him.
“Look, it’s either eat all of this and have no dessert or take part of it home for later. I really want dessert so could you please help me out here!”
He didn’t seem sympathetic to my plight at all and with rolling eyes and a shake of his head he marched off to the kitchen to get me a carry out box.
As I was about to pick up my fork I noticed the mysterious stranger approaching my table. He leaned down and whispered, “It’s nice to see a woman who really knows what she wants. Do you mind if I have dessert with you?” As soon as he had begun to speak I knew it was an old and very dear friend from school that I hadn’t seen in over thirty years. We had been wonderful friends and had lost touch. I think my heart skipped a couple of beats. The evening was certainly getting better minute by minute. Oh waiter!

Reflections

"Be still, sad heart, and cease repining;
Behind the clouds the sun is shining;
Thy fate is the common fate of all,
Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary."
---Henry Wadsworth Longfellow


So it is this Tuesday afternoon as I sit gazing out my window. The deer are roaming in the backyard as usual this day and the fog from over the nearby river has risen beyond the trees. A little gray squirrel runs down the trunk of the oak tree and scurries to find his treasure. The children next door who were outside yesterday on a rare balmy winter day are nowhere to be seen . Perhaps they're tucked inside with a book or a blanket for a nap. I sit and watch the rain gently tap at the top of the patio table. Upon closer examination I notice the oak tree's reflection in the glass and grab my camera to try and capture the upside down image.
A dark and dreary day indeed, but a day to embrace and reflect as well.