Room With a View

The master bedroom in our house - has a beautiful sunroom off of it. It is a wonderful retreat - very private - very personal. It makes the master bedroom feel so much bigger. And on days like today - when the view outside the window is such a wonderful fall vision - it is even more of a treat.

Sunflowers

Sunday night - Monday morning - there was a killing frost - when I got up at 7:00-ish - it was -3 Celsius. That did in - for the most part - what had been a pretty good garden - as my gardens go. I had successfully harvested: peas, carrots, zucchini, potatoes - and apparently - a bumber crop of sunflowers. While most of the garden is looking completely finished by the frost - the sunflowers were almost in their haydays. There are tons of new baby sunflowers - this big guy - and all sorts of broken sunflowers with brand new flowers. Quite the glorious site - I need to get some of the new flowers into the house - to see if I can extend the season.

Socks

I knit socks. Only socks. With only one pattern. This pattern - in the picture - or this pattern -

http://www.patonsyarns.com/product.php?LGC=kroysocks - only. I joined a sock club - to push the limits - and I get wool - beautiful wool - delivered to my home - with very complicated sock making patterns - and yet - this is what I do - the same pattern. Perhaps - some day - I will attempt another pattern - but for right now - this pair of socks is on its way to Wils - the best Global Marketing Dude - EVER. Enjoy.

Photo Contest

This summer I hiked with the Skyline Hikers in Sunset Pass. We hiked from a base camp - walked in on a Monday to camp - walked out on a Friday - this picture was taken on the Friday - as we were getting ready to leave. Today, I entered it into a photo contest - for the hikers - curious if it will win - I think it is one of the better photos I have ever taken. Most of the week of hiking was rainy weather - so - of course - it was clear and fabulous on the last day.

Why Blog?

I have been playing with having a blog for the better part of a year. The concept began a la dooce - where I might discuss very inappropriate topics. With some sound coaching, I have moved on from that concept and have instead landed on a more virtous (read boring) concept. With my birthday fast approaching - and a new concept of capturing the upcoming year in photo - with the odd word or two - I need to figure this out. So is launched halflife50.