tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325437032011-04-21T19:08:11.091-05:00perkolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07147471067685023388noreply@blogger.comBlogger251100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32543703.post-72547569169183700302008-06-30T15:13:00.010-05:002008-12-11T10:12:27.746-06:00

This has been an outstanding year for Bear Grass (Xerophyllum tenax, or X. palustris, if you want to get botanical about it). Bears are said to like the tender new leaves in the springtime, hence the common name. Gee--lotza things could be named "Bear this, bear that" if that's all it takes to get something named after you . . . .But anyway, it's lovely stuff in bloom, and rare. It only grows in

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We've had lots and lots of rain for the past 3 weeks, and on one afternoon not too long ago, the sun broke through briefly, and Max took this picture off the front porch. If you look really hard, you may see a rainbow . . . Other big events include the beginnings of a broccoli head in our porch pot. Again, you have to look really hard (probably have to click to see it BIG). Right

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We are eating chard from our pot for supper tonight. Our plants are growing pretty well -- very slow at first, but picking up a bit now. I took pictures right before "harvesting" the chard, and I wanted to do a side-by-side of today (May 29) and planting day (May 16), but my picture positioning isn't working the way I want. Looks good in the draft, then changes when I preview. So, the top pic is

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So here we are back at the cabin. It weathered well over the winter -- hardly any dust had settled, and this year, there was no evidence of mice. Max did a really good job of plugging the doggie door, which we decided last year must be the place of entry. It's a little door for a little dog, came with the cabin (you can see it in the next photo, to the left of the "porch pots"), and serves no

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We left Fort Worth on Thursday, May 8, with Denver as our target for Mother's Day Weekend. Our drive through the Panhandle was uneventful -- spent the night in Dalhart (woo-hoo!) at a basic-but-adequate Best Western called "Nursanickel Motel." We nursed those nickels to the music of several trains rolling through town during the night, but -- thank heavens -- there were no "My Cousin Vinnie"

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I have been SO busy in 2008! Started with a trip to the Houston Marathon in January, to WALK the HALF Marathon (have to be clear about how "active" this old girl really is). And I walked the Austin Half in February. I have a good one from Austin, but haven't figured how to scan it and crop it for inclusion here, so this will have to do as my "jock shot." I will be doing some short-distance walks

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I couldn't resist snapping a few pictures of Orvis on Max's lap. We have oodles of pictures of Orvis on Max's lap, but these were too good to pass up. Poor Max was really struggling to read the paper. Looks like Orvis is reading, too. What a guy.

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Lotza good festivities over the holidays. Our little house was happy to be full, even though it's still "in transition."We had John, Darby, Eli & Boone for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. . . . Then Dan & Lisa came with "The Boys" for the weekend after Christmas! We made a trip to Decatur to see Nana, and also got to visit with Jamie, Hannah, Derek, Derek's cousin Madison, Marcy, Josh, Mary

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If Eli doesn't become an avid reader, it won't be because we didn't try. I was editing some picture folders and couldn't help noticing how many of them are "reading pictures." He's reading to himself in the last post, but here are some more nifty shots . . . And there are others, but I think the point is made . . .

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Now we get down to business! Today is our fifth full day of having Emma, Vivi and Princess with us. The first two days were cold and rainy, and if that had lasted one more day, we might have had some cabin fever to deal with, but as it was, we made it just fine. I really don't remember what we did on Saturday, but the horses and blocks and some coloring books filled the time pretty well. On

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We did our turkey dinner at Nana's again this year -- cooked here, transported food to the farm and ate there. As usual, Nana was "surprised" to see us, but she was very welcoming, and we all had a good time. "All" means the two of us, plus the Johnsons, and John, Darby, & Eli. We had natural organic free-range turkey, gluten-free cornbread dressing, mashed potatoes, fresh green beans, fresh

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I had a great trip "down south" last weekend, but sadly, I kept forgetting to get out my camera, so have pictures only of John's family. I missed a lot of great opportunities: Wurstfest with Dan & Lisa; action shots of Emma Grace and Vivi swimming, doing tae kwon do; being lively Brownie Scouts; and . . . BOWLING!!! Yes, we went bowling -- my first attempt in well over a decade. I expected to

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We had a good trip home -- sure was long, though. Thank goodness we had the Birthday Break in Denver! The weather soured just before party time, so we weren't outside, as planned, but it was lots of fun. By the time I found my camera, Will had finished with his cake, so Alex will model the chocolate face for both of them. Will was much more interested in his party hat, and had it covered with

perkolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07147471067685023388noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32543703.post-15637531990745589322007-10-03T15:15:00.001-05:002008-12-11T10:12:59.643-06:00

There's snow in the mountains, and the fall colors are prime. Hard to leave such a beautiful place, but the time is at hand. We depart tomorrow (October 4), leaving all this glory behind.Today, my Whitefish walking group came out for a trek to Stonehenge, a to-scale replica made out of Texas limestone and located at the edge of the golf course here at Crystal Lakes. The rather wealthy man who

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Well! Another two months have flown by. In that time, we have been very busy traveling, entertaining house guests, hiking, and doing our usual Montana lazy thing. July & early August were terribly hot, and we've had fires in the Glacier Park/Whitefish area. But all in all, it has been a wonderful summer. Temperatures are now down in the low 50s to upper 40s at night, and top out in the 80s during

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Okay! We've been back since mid-May (and getting ready to leave again for Estes Park and on to Texas for the Big Wedding (Dan & Lisa). But it's time to update things a bit. Weather has been cool, with lots of rain and overcast (as usual for this time of year). But we've had some good days, too, and once in a while I remember to get out the camera!The apple tree was in full bloom the first

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Okay--it's been awhile and we're back in Fort Worth! But on the way, we stopped in Denver for the birth of William Khaled and Alex Hamze Perkins on October 7. A fine birthday present for ME!I went back to Denver when the boys were 2 weeks old and stayed for a couple of weeks, so they are 4 weeks old in the picture. And I am 3,280 weeks old. I think. I don't have a calculator handy. They are

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Well, I suppose all of you know we have winterized the cabin and are now on our way home via Denver. My last few days were consumed with harvesting, cleaning, and cooking shaggy-mane mushrooms. This particular one in the picture came from the beach at Lake Koocanusa a couple of weeks or so ago. But our driveway suddenly started sprouting huge clumps of them last week. I had never seen them

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In case you've wondered what older people do for entertainment . . . Dad watches the installation of a new water tank in our development. Actually, it was pretty impressive. Dad has followed the construction from the beginning--the digging of the hole, the pouring of concrete, and now the installation. I, on the other hand, stand on the top of the world with friends in Glacier Park.I did an

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After our cold snap, we've gone into an Indian Summer--nights get down near freezing, but days are sunny and range between 65-75. On Sunday, we went to Upper Stillwater Lake and paddled around. Dad managed to fall in when we were beaching the canoe for our lunch stop--not serious, but really messy. The shore was very silty, so not only did his all-cotton clothing soak up lots of water,

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We had a cold snap last weekend, and I took some pictures of the powdering of snow on the mountains we see on our daily walks, so am posting one here. Also took Orvis to the beach at Koocanusa and got a picture of heavier snow on Canadian peaks across the lake. It's a much bigger lake than shows in the picture--you can see only a small inlet because of the way I'm positioned to get the mountains.

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The other night, Orvis was having a fit trying to catch a squirrel that was on the stump where our Dish is mounted. There is a bird bath on the stump, too, and squirrels come up to drink fairly often. This one started teasing Orvie, and I was lucky enough to remember that our camera does videos (although I'd never done one), and to figure out how to do it before it got totally dark! Lighting is

perkolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07147471067685023388noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32543703.post-1157510267675838922006-09-05T21:01:00.000-05:002006-09-15T22:50:31.690-05:00

A Man and his Dog Here is your dad in his boat--how far do you think he's going to get, rowing through the forest? Actually, he's trying to get Orvis accustomed to the boat so he can take him out on the water. I think he has a long way to go . . . Orvis bounced in and out and around, and it was all we could do to get him to stay still enough for a quick picture. It will be a hopeless project to

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This morning, Orvis and I went in to Whitefish for my walk with the Whitefish Walkers. It was my turn to lead. I hadn't planned to take Orv, but it rained off and on all day yesterday, so he didn't get to play ball and walk with me here (because I played pantywaist and stayed inside). When he saw me put on my walking shoes this a.m., he got so HAPPY, found a ball and waggled all over--I just

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Hey, we're up and running at last!! It took me a while to get organized . . . you know how it is. Just in case you're wondering why we want to stay in this neck o' the woods well into the fall, feast your eyes on this:It's not Montana--it's a shot from my late September hike last year--in Canada. But this year's hike promises to be just as beautiful. And, yes, I actually took this picture. I may

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