~Changing Seasons~

My tree is almost fully changed color, its so pretty almost

makes it glow out there when the sun hits it.. The ones that

are across the street from the house next door havent even

started to change. Our weather has been typically fall, very

cool but sunny. The boys lay in the kitchen window during the

late afternoon and I leave the blind up so they can lay in the

sun. They love it.. When I touch them they almost feel hot

from laying there so long. The change of seasons to me is

just wonderful, I missed that the most when I lived in Texas.
It snowed once the whole time I was there and that was just

a few days after I moved there, I felt I brought it with me.

They didn't appreciate it, talk about a town almost closing down,

from people not knowing how to drive on snow covered slippery

roads.. Wrecks everywhere and I have to say some of the footage

they showed was hilarious of what some did.. I'm glad I'm up

here though where I can enjoy the seasons.. I can stay cool in the

heat of summer and I can stay toasty warm in the winter, I try to

keep the same temperature in here all the time.. Well I may not

turn the heat on right away and just wear sweaters for a while.. I

do when I feel that the boys feet or fur are really cold, then its

time to just grin, get warm and wait and see how much my gas bill

goes up..
My gorgeous Blue Jay was back and I was ready this time.. Isnt he

or she beautiful.. I looked it up on line as to how to tell.. They are

both identical, you cant tell them apart, well we cant anyway. :-)

But I just have the best time sitting and watching all these great

birds. I havent seen the cardinal..but I sure notice the squirrels.

They are really busy.. So that may be a sign of a severe winter.
When we would go to David's (my ex) mothers, she lived on the St.

Joe River in a wonderful house.. They had a deck and in the winter

Karalee would put different things out for the animals.. Corn cobs

hung on the trees, lots of seed for the squirrels and birds. Some

times the snow was so deep they would almost be buried under it.

The squirrels would help as they just seemed to enjoy plowing thru

the snow to find the food.
The whole wall of their living room faced the deck and the river,

and from anywhere in that huge room you could see the deck. The

year just before David and I divorced they added a whole extension

and made the room twice as long with it all glass facing the river. It

was a beautiful room. When they asked David and I to come and baby

sit their house for the week end, to take care of the birds and cat,

we never hesitated, summer or winter, it was beautiful there all the

time. Summer we fished all up and down the river on the pontoon and

in the winter just lit the fireplace and enjoyed a nice cozy room and

a great huge TV.. was great... I think of that house now, and its all

one floor, well no there are 2 steps from the entry up to the kitchen.

but easy to do. The rest would be ok for a wheel chair... I think of

that now and how my house I had in Indiana would be very easy for

me to navigate in this chair.. was one step, up to the porch.. the rest

was all one level... great house, I wish I had it.. but that would be

living in Indiana and I hear the help there is not nearly as good as

Michigan, and its not that great here either anymore.

Theresa was due to come by but couldn't make it and to be honest,

I'm glad. Its been a very hectic week and something going on EVERY

day and to be quite honest I LOVE days when I don't have to do a

bloomin thing, but write this blog. I think we all need those quiet times

though.. I do.. When I don't get a message from someone to chat, or

I have replied to all my emails and sent the daily things I send, I

really enjoy just doing nothing and the quiet.. I enjoy going to Google

maps though.. If you havent tried it.. Do the street view, its like being

there and driving down the streets ! Its amazing... I cant go to these

places and its sure fun to look at these towns.. Most of the bigger ones

they've done this, I have heard though that some complain as it makes

it so much easier for burglers to see homes and businesses with out

leaving their home ! Which I can understand too.. but I would miss it.

Time to post this and have a late lunch, what I don't know as the COA

lunch was its usual iccky stuff. I have one tomato left and I may have

a good toasted tomato sandwich.. They are so good.. Penny said she

has some green ones so I'm hoping she will share.. Hopefully she will

bring them tomorrow. Time to close this for today, the new comment

part was changed by blogger to make it easier to leave a comment

for me which I hope y'all do. I love reading them... Post time and for

my GORGEOUS WEEBLE "nitey nite"

Y'all have a good one now, Y'hear? love ya and thanks !!!

Always, Lois ****

"God Bless You", is my prayer today,

I'm honored to call you friend.

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I write again....