Kings Quest!

Who remembers King's Quest?  You know, the point and click adventure games from the 90's?  Jason managed to locate all 8 of them for me and installed them on my laptop so I can go back to the old school ways of gaming and maybe actually finish one of the games.  When we very first started dating way back in 1994 we would hunker down in his room in the basement and *gasp* play Kings Quest all evening long!  Such geeks...but we had fun and even had a notebook dedicated to Kings Quest puzzles we ran into and to jot down things we didn't want to forget.  Ahhh those days rocked...and now I get to relive it!  Happy girl!

Soup Kitchen is Open!

We try to feed the birds more in the winter time than in the summer.  We feed in the summer too, because we just like watching the birds while we sit on the porch, but we always ensure they have seed and suet throughout the winter, especially when there is snow and ice on the ground and when it's very cold.  Poor birds need some help keeping full and staying warm!  They seem to appreciate it and the feeders stay full of birds all winter long.  It's hard to tell in the photo, but  there are about five birds on the feeder as well as more in the surrounding area on the ground out of the frame.

So Far Just Rain

A winter storm was supposed to come in, but most of it ended up being just rain, thank goodness.  We got quite a bit of rain before the cold came in and changed it over to snow, giving us just a slight 1" dusting overnight.  However, the cold that came in with the system is horrible!  We woke up to -1 degree F temperatures this morning with -25 degree windchill - brrrrrr!  Jason couldn't even get his truck started and my truck doors were frozen shut.  Luckily I didn't have to go anywhere today...I'll be parked in the house in my fleece PJ pants in the home office.  My old hometown in Indy has over a foot of snow as of this morning so I've been watching them dig out and post photos via Facebook this morning.  Stay warm!

L.B. Knows Buddy Isn't Feeling Good

Today Jason woke me up to come look at Buddy.  He was acting strange and deciding to lay down in mid-stride, while he ate and just in odd places.  After a text to our awesome veterinarian we were instructed to make sure he didn't have a fever.  We did that and checked him all over for any signs of injury but found nothing.  Dr. Rubsch knew we likely had meds on hand from when Blue had his back issues and told us to try some of the anti-inflammatory because it sounded like back strain.  Low and behold, a few hours later he was feeling so much better and now is pretty much back to his normal, dopey self.  Thank goodness!  We're still not sure what he did - it could have been a slip on the slick steps to the yard due to the snow and ice, playing with L.B. or just plain age starting to get to him.  Hopefully it's an isolated incident.  He's way too big to be carting up and down the steps!

Feed me, Seymour!

I love Venus Fly Trap plants.  Though I rarely see them actually eat anything, they are just neat to look at and easy to care for.  They just need a little water here and there.  This one was made to sit it a cup of water to absorb what it needs when it needs it.  I just have to fill the cup every few days.

Pentatomidae at large...

The stink bugs have invaded!  First it was ladybugs during the fall, now it's stink bugs everywhere we look.  Due to the crazy climate of late, these guys are out in full force.  And boy to they live up to their name!  Whatever you do, don't squish these guys.  The dogs keep trying to eat them...yuck.

Good Morning 2014!

Happy New Year!  Today begins a new year, and also a new photo project!  Jason said he would join in with me if I did a phone photo based project instead of a real camera, so we started Project 365 posted via Instagram - one photo a day for a year!  To make it even more fun several friends are joining in.  If you you want to join us, simply install Instagram on your phone (if you haven't already) and tag one photo a day with #2014instagram365 so the entire group can view it.  I look forward to looking back at the end of this year to see a year in review of my life.  I also will try to blog about photos that might tell a bit about my day.

I wish you love, health and happiness in the new year!