Day #180 - Sunshine & a Thank You!

The end of a GREAT weekend! Weekend? Yeah as I didn't go in to work today!! :)
THANK YOU Erika!!! :)

Day #179 - The Susquehanna

Great day kayaking down the Susquehanna Susquehanna

Day #178 - Great Hiking

Great day hiking down to this

Loyal sock River

LoyalSock - OMG, am I out of shape! Great hike though :)

Day # 177 - UGH!

I've kept my luggage in a closet in the attic for the last 20+yrs.
Just pulled this out along with a yellow duffle bag 
and looks like the damn mice got to them! It was my favorite 
case that I bought in Covent Gardens in London 
years ago too! Yeah, my cat's are doing a great job! 
Guess it's time to leave the closet door open!

Day #176 - Bing

I've had the Google Earth car catch me in my garden weeding. 
I found myself on Google Earth. This morning the Bing car got me as I 
was rummaging for something in the trunk of my car. It then passed me again 
as I was driving into work. Ever feel like you're being watched?

Day #175 - A Day Late AGAIN!!

AHHH!! Not sure what this guy is screaming about, but he's got his mouth wide open! :)

Okay, call me crazy, but this reminded me of the 3 Wise Men ... minus 1 of course! :)

Day #174 - Porches

Time for Summer Porches :)

Day #173 - Big Kids

A beautiful wedding on a horsefarm or is that a science lesson on a horsefarm? I'd say a bit of both as these 2 big kids were trying to figure out what this bug was! HA :)

Day # 172 - The Perfect Weekend



It twas the best of weekends
Unfortunately all good things come to an end.  Went to bed totally exhausted, but what a great weekend ....... beautiful outdoor wedding with cocktails in the barn, me running out of gas as I came up the hill on Rte 29, a trip to the farm and graduation party. The weather was perfect too!
Yep, Life is Good



Day #171 - For Spacious Skies

Oh beautiful for spacious skies for .........

Day #169 - My Grandad

This fuchsia sits in a pot just outside my back door. I can't look at a fuchsia without thinking of my Dear Ole Grandad. He had them growing in his back garden. His were perennials, his were deep red, his were huge, his were old and his were amazing!! I'll have to find a photo of Grandad in his garden. He so loved it and we so loved him! I'm really lucky as I had a great relationship with all of my grandparents despite living with an ocean between us. I think my love of gardening and birding came from them I really do cause I know it didn't come from my parents :)

Day #168 - Shh, The Baby's Sleeping

Shhh, don't wake the baby up!
This 4month old was bounding around like there was no tomorrow shortly before conking out!
Oh Finn, you are so adorable! :)

Day #167 - Grass

This grass caught my eye, so I stopped and took a pic! :)

Day #166 - It's BABY Time!!

I swung by Renninger's Farm on Saturday and the 1st thing Jay said is 'do you have good shoes on?' 
Um, nope, but I have some in the car. 'Good, go get them and let's go' he said with a smile :)  Babies? 'Yep!'
Oh looky, this little guys is only 3 days old. 

Here's baby #2, well he's really baby #1 as he's 5 days old :)
I so love babies, yep even the bovine kind! :)

Day #165 - Off The Beaten Path

Off the beaten path and right in my little town too! So so lucky at all the trails and parks so close to home.
This one I walked to. It was a beautiful Saturday too for traipsing around and finding little treasures like this :)

Day #164 - Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day Mom!

Wishing all the Dad's out there a great Father's Day! As Anne Geds once said
'Any man can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a Dad.'
It maybe 13yrs, but Dad will always be Dad! 

To honor my Dear Ole Dad on this Father's Day, I gave Mom 2 books by her favorite author as well as
her first ever Father's Day card. We then went on a short hike around the John Heinz Wildlife
Refuge. A great day was had by us both and we know Dad was with us as we had a little
cabbage white flutterfly flutter along with us! :)

Day #163 - This Hearts For You!

I LOVE Peonies
I especially love this one, do you know why? Looky, there's a heart in there? :)

Day #162 - Bleeding Heart or Is It?

A Bleeding Heart .... or is it?
It reminds me of Pippi Longstocking and once a friend said it, Wendy's too! :)

Day #162 - Love Joe's Tree

I love Joe's tree. It's the best shape and color for his house. I'd steal it, but have a feeling he'd notice :(

Day #161 - Thursday's The New Wednesday! Oops!

Ya can't even say ya have a roof over your head here!
Oh and Erika ya gotta yell louder is I miss a day! Ooops!!

Day #160 - Congratulations To The Class Of 2014!

Congratulations to PAHS's Class of 2014!

Mother Nature may have caused the graduation to be moved inside, but it was still a great night for it. 
Congratulations Tori and Dan. Virginia Tech and Temple will never be the same. Here’s wishing you 
the best that life has to offer. Love you both and thanks for inviting me to be a part of it

Day #159 - Camel or Cow?

Camel or Cow? :)

Day #158 - Firefly

Advice from a Firefly
"Be full of bright ideas. Pulse with excitement.
Have a healthy glow. Delight in summer evenings.
Keep a childlike sense of wonder.
Set a shining example. Lighten up!"

by Ilan Shamir

Day #157 - Abandoned

I was driving past this abandoned house again and had to pull in the drive way as there was a show going on on the roof.

Unfortunately, by the time I pulled in the driveway and got my camera out, all I got was the final bow! :)

Day#156 - Throw Back Thursday

Throw Back Thursday
My Dear Ole Dad, a very happy looking me, David, Michael and an elk! :)

Day #155 - Raindrops

"May the sun bring you new energy by day, may the moon softly restore you by night, 

may the rain wash away your worries, may the breeze blow new strength into your being, 

may you walk gently through the world and know it's beauty all the days of your life."

An Apache Blessing

Day #154 - A Beautiful Day

We had a beautiful day for a graduation. Congratulations Conner and here's wishing you nothing but the best that life has to offer. Love ya and thanks for letting me be a part of you day! :)

Day #153 - Don't Be Scared

'Don't be scared to fly alone, find a path that is your own'

Day #152 - The Old Phoenixville Tunnel

There was the 4 of us that set off to find the old, now abandoned, Phoenixville Tunnel. We met at 2 Sunday afternoon, we as in Marji Kay, Jesse, Nathan and me. We headed up the South side, found the entrance to the tunnel, but it was a straight drop down the side of rock. The rocks here is what I'm talking about, HA look at the face there sticking it's tongue out as if to say you suckers you'll never make it down here. We walked back down the hill to try and walk along what was the old line. OMG, swampy, muddy and we were sinking. Hmmm, let's try from the North Side.

Cell Phone pic here, but this is the beginning of the North Side

I'd been to Renninger's early and good ole Jay had drawn a map for me to the North Side. Great map too.
Here's Nathan, Marji Kay and Jesse traipsing through lots of overgrown green, prickers and
poison ivy. Nathan has a machete, which we did end up using too. 

We FOUND IT!!! Marji Kay was the 1st to spy it. It WAS the old tunnel alright and not something 
anyone would stumble upon unless they were deliberately looking.

You can see some of the old railroad ties poking out of the water here

We managed to slide down to the top of the tunnel, but the only way down was on loose bits of
shale, so this was as close as we got.

Cell Phone Pic - Here were atop the tunnel over hang. Nathan's feet & my foot! 

Ok now we're down here, how do we get back up, LOL! :)

Not sure what M.W.S stands for, but we found this in a little wall that we passed as we hiked back up to our cars

These too!
We may not have been able to get into the tunnel, BUT we FOUND it!
We will go back in the fall when there are no leaves and less vegetation. We'll be better prepared
 too with our waders on cause are determined to get down there come hell or high water! :)

Day #151 - Ooops, What Happened To Yesterday?

Not sure what this is, but we caught it chomping on a twig! :)