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Snow and the Nutcracker
Yesterday it snowed like crazy here in St. Davids. At the same time, Yumiko was dancing as a beautiful snowflake in the Nutcracker at St. Joe’s University. Click on the girl to check out that extension.
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Mr. Stinky WINS FIRST PLACE!!
Guess what? My photo entitled “Stinkbug on My Car” won first place from the Masterpiece BetterPhoto contest!! Wu Huuuuu! The contest has been over for more than a month, but the winners were just announced today. There were over 200 photographs entered and to tell you the truth, I thought…
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A Spider on my CD
I know the winter is getting closer because it is much colder outside. That means fewer little critters outside willing to have their picture taken. Oh, it could be a long winter…… but luckily for us, we live in an old, old house and every once in a while a…
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Fall at Valley Forge
Ken is sure I will come home with Lime’s Disease one day, but I keep assuring him, the little deer ticks would never bother me. I have been walking the fields at Valley Forge Park these last few days. They are so beautiful this time of year. Golden tall grasses…
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The Fly’s Tongue
O.K. Dear Readers. Now bear with me on this one. Today as Ken was out at a meeting and Yumiko was at school, I traveled the short distance to my favorite pond to see if I might find an interesting bug before it gets too cold. I slogged around the…
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Manjiro
Today was the Japanese School Play. That means every class of the 16 different classes at Yumiko’s Japanese school puts on a 15 to 20 minute play – one after another. Yumiko’s class was the 15th. I sat through every one from Kindergarden 1 to Adult 3 and am still…
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We’re Back!!
It was a great trip to Tokyo for Ken and for me. Ken got to his high school reunion and saw friends he had not seen in more than 40 years. I got there a week later and reunited with all of Ken’s good family. Yumiko stayed home and kept…
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Quick Trip to Japan
Ken has been in Tokyo for the last week and I am leaving tomorrow morning to join him. We will be back home in St. Davids next Tuesday. Hopefully when we come home we will have a few good stories to tell. Talk to you then.
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Little Bug on a Star
Today was the day to turn over the vegetable garden and rake the leaves. Before starting, I needed to pull all the beautiful wild nasturtium that had grown throughout the garden. As I pulled the first few plants, I just had to get my camera and take a few last…
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Centipedes, Slugs, and a Sniffing Deer
I’ve been having fun lately taking photos of centipedes in the basement, slugs in the rain and a wonderful little deer sniffing the air. Remember – click on the photo to get up close and personal. Be brave…..
