Cocodrilo - Cortometraje

This is a moving and brilliant short film. I loved it!

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As we set out to walk, the sky had cleared, and glorious sunshine lit up the forest, and Sheba and I enjoyed a particularly lovely morning sojourn trail walking with our friends. together. It’s beyond wonderful to see Sheba trotting ahead, walking like a pro. I am so attached to her; she’s my perfect partner when we are away from the house.

When we got home, I went down rabbit holes on the Internet while Sheba recovered from out long walk. One of the things I found in there, was that season two of The English Teacher is up on the Disney network (which is free with Rogers/Shaw). I loved the first season, even though I’m not much of a fan of vide series. However, season one got a 98% score on Rotton Tomatoes, but season two has scored 100%, so I watched a couple of episodes last night. Check it out!

Every day I wear a t-shirt and hoodie. Every single day, I assure you, and I’ve been doing it for years. I cannot bear to wear a button-up shirt, and the hoodie keeps my bald head warm in Winter and protects it in Summer from the sun. I used to wear hats, and I’d love them all the time, so hoodies it’s been for years and years.

Yesterday I washed the ones I have and wear all the time, and I washed them in hot water. I never use hot water normally, but my hoodies are showing their age and one of the problems is stains. Hence the hot water washing. I wanted to see how they looked after the wash before I bought replacements. ………..

No photoshop here! This is the Japanese Maple in my courtyard. The brightness of the leaves is due to sunlight at sunrise magnificently illuminating the tree.

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The sun, now low in the sky, came blazing into the kitchen in the afternoon. My goodness it was bright and beautiful, but I wanted to wait for our afternoon walk until late in the day, so I got busy clearing the path between my woodshed and the back door of all the Fir needles that I track into the house, and I cleared the front path. 

I found a wee bird on the walkway lying on its side. I thought it was dead from the way it was lying on the pavement, but when I picked it up, it fluttered and so I immediately put it down, but on its feet. Its head was up, and it was looking good once on its feet, so I left it there and kept watch over it until it had disappeared. I also just happened to be at my desk when I hawk swooped in and caught a Downey Woodpecker, one of my favourite species of birds that feed at my feeders. That’s the downside of having the feeders, but the birds bring me immense joy.

When my laundry was done, I committed myself to a change in practice. Henceforth, I’ll be washing in hot water and rinsing in cold because the wash in hot water got rid of stains that have been in three of my hoodies forever. This housekeeper never stops learning.

When it came time to walk Her Highness, we went to Elder Cedar. It was truly grand to walk in dappled sunlight and in relatively warm air (14°). And Sheba looks so great in sunlight. She positively glows because her hair is longer than it’s been in years and the ends catch the sunlight. She is gorgeous.

I found out the hard way to take my Apple watch off when I chop wood. I accidently set off my fall alarm, and I couldn’t figure out how to stop it because I was so freaked out. But now I know to take it off and what to do when I cause a false alarm. Phew.

When we got home from Elder Cedar, it was spa time for me while Sheba rested. The day was done except the best part was yet to come—fire, dinner, chaise, and The English Teacher. I love my life here. I am blissfully happy when I have nothing on my agenda all day. And I don’t have any more guests until Christmas.

Here are shots from Elder Cedar.

A perfect, beautiful Cedar trunk.

Fir trunks are rough.

Fungus.