Hurricane Bill Visits the Jersey Shore

Bay Head NJ--a beach picture and a Saturday Sky!














Not so much of a threat, but Hurricane Bill closed the beaches to swimmers this weekend.

Three?

Is it a blogiversary if a blog is nearly abandoned? I've been AWOL again. My poor neglected blog is 3 years old today. I admit it, I've lost interest. I might get back to it, I might not. I don't think I have anything interesting to contribute, you know? Life goes on. But I am around. I'm knitting. I'm stashing yarn. I'm working (not loving it but...). I've found new like-minded friends at the LYS and I'm very happy with that. My health is same, nothing's changed. Reggae is good too! Still full of cattitude, that will never change. He came into my life 11 years ago this past Saturday, and it seems like yesterday. I haven't been to visit but a few of my blog-friends blogs, so I hope you all are well.
Last year, I ran a super-duper contest for my 2nd blogiversary, but I won't be doing that this year. One of the winners last year complained openly on her blog about her prize taking a long time to get to her...and damn, I spent time picking out good prizes for everyone, so boo on that.
Anyway....Happy 3 to me and my blog.
Hugs to you all!

Spring Has Sprung...

The birds are chirping. The grass is trying to green up. Trees are trying to bud out. But damn! The temps are quite chilly to start out this first week of spring! Monday it didn't rise out of the mid-30's, today it's in the low 40's. Will it ever warm up?

I caught these crocus in a flower bed around one of my oaks on my way in to the house last night. It's rare I get to see them bloom before the squirrels munch them down, so I had to get a quick shot. Excuse the leaf debris, Mr. Lawn Guy hasn't begun the spring clean up yet.

Happy Spring!

Devil Eyes in the Cozy!

Reggae has been spending some nap time in a cozy I got him when he was just a wee kitten. He is quite fickle about his sleeping spots at times. Right now he is sacked out on the sofa, since he spent all night last night, and probably most of the day, fixated at the sliding glass door on a black cat who thinks she belongs on the deck. Reggae was not happy with the intruder!
Happy Whiskers on Wednesday!

Then...And Now

I am back from the Keys. What a difference a day (and 1,500 miles) makes!

I left this:

And came home to this:

I could not believe the snowstorm I'd been waiting for all winter happened while I was away. I didn't get my "snow day" off from work to enjoy it happening from home, but I sure was glad I was where I was.

I had a great time, just beaching, relaxing, shopping, dining, and knitting. The weather was sunny most of the time, but cooler on the last two days than I'd have liked. I did not get to go into the ocean because it was a little too windy and the water was kind of chilly and murky from the turtle grass, but I did have my feet in the water. I'm going back in May (hopefully) when the weather will probably be too warm!

I'll try to get more pictures up over the weekend, but I'll leave you with a "Saturday Sky" picture from last week, taken at the Westin Pier at Sunset during Dominique's Cat Show. I love watching those cats preform, and try to get there each time I visit to hear Dominique's immortal words "hurry up, take your time..."

I gotta go where it's warm....

...so I'm getting on an early flight in the morning and heading south to the end road. I'll be in the Keys by mid-afternoon is all goes well. Much Love!

Two in a row?

Two posts today...AND a Saturday Sky 2 weeks in a row. :-) That is a minor record of late, and I did it without the use of steroids (A-Roid reference...I'm not a Yankee fan and he's been in the news too much this month)

Today was really a lovely late winter day...cool, with temps around 40, but the sun made it feel warmer. The forecast calls for some rain and a mix of snow for tonight into tomorrow. Can't tell by this picuture! This is the sky from 3pm.

While I was outside on the deck filling the bird feeders, Reggae came out to make sure I was doing it correctly. I think he's ready for spring. I know I am!

Five from Five Photo Meme

Miss Me tagged me for this photo meme. What you do is, find your 5th file folder, and the 5th picture in that folder.

Here is mine:

My fifth file is entitled, Canyon Ranch May 08. It was from my trip to Tucson last year. This is the 5th picture in that file, it is of the "L" pool at the Spa. Oh, do I love it there....

I'm supposed to tag 5 others but I'm going to let you play along without tagging if you want to, leave me a comment if you do!