happypotamus

I'm a happypotamus today. remember my little hiking buddy? well her grandma is talking to me again...Woo Hoo!!! i knew she wood. I just didn't know how long it wood take. we have just begun chatting again. she just sent me a photo of my hiking buddy and her baby sister. woo hoo!!! it's great to have them back in my life. I've missed them. so I'm a Happy camper today. Life is looking a little brighter :-)!!!!

Red R

so this is called Red R...don't remember where it's from, I think? Africa...but it must be a descendant of pigs. at least that's what it looks like to me....
anyhows, it's a night to chill in front of TV. been doin' that a lot lately. now is the time to watch the Colorado Rockies. did I mention I went from Comcast cable TV to DIRECTV? in the process I lost the Airzona Diamondbacks and picked up the Colorado Rockies. that's kewl, my #1 baseball team is still the Boston Red Sox. but I've started watchin' football replays. I'm getting the itch for football season already, my favorite sport of all, followed by tennis. now that I have DIRECTV, I'm seriously contemplating getting the NFL Ticket so I can watch my Chicago Bears every Sunday. I've all but signed up for it already. probably soon..real soon....in the meantime it's one more day b4 back 2 work. I enjoy my 5 days off so much nowadays that when it's time for work part of me doesn't want to go. but I love my new job. I'd work more hours if I could. so I'm thinking of volunteering one day a week somewhere. just need to do sum research and decide where to volunteer. won't start til September. I'm still taking the summer off. a little ways 2 go yet. it's been a week of visiting with old friends from the church. now that's over, I'll decide what my next move will be. looking into 2 other churches, then decide from there. for now more joy for the summer...it's down time and I'm taking it....

me and the world

this is me & the world right now....lol....all quiet in my own little corner....

cool and wet..

I was prayin' for cooler temps and I got it. but also came with it is sum major rain. it is refreshing to say the least but it still isn't getting me on the hiking trails. I may don the rain poncho and head out anyways, but then again it'll be muddy as all get out, too slippery for a safe hike. maybe just a walk in the rain around the block. any way that I can be outside. the front door is open and it connects me to the elements as the birds sit on the wire waiting it out. maybe they're waiting for me to feed them again. in but a moment.....
....in the meantime, I went to the baseball game with the church yesterday. I haven't seen people in 2 months. it was a good visit but also another lesson learned or reminded of why I won't return there. my journey there is all but behind me. I'm suppose to help one of them pack tomorrow evening for their move. after yesterday I sit mulling over whether to go there or knot. I have been a bit perplexed of my sudden departure from there realizing it came to an abrupt ending so soon. I had no idea I'd be learning what I did in the past year or so to make such a drastic change. but I am pressing on. I want the connections to be totally over, tomorrow night for sure, if knot sooner. I am in such disbelief with this place and sum of the people, but I must let them be and let go. it is all but done. my Sunday church may be Sunday football for the season. then maybe I'll think about another church or knot at all. only time will tell for me. I have studied and learned spirituality on my own before, that looks more appealing right now than anything else. my favorite church anyways is Nature. I'll be back there soon too. I have much more to learn, grow and change. in the days to come, I will. for now a simple life. Live and let live. a new dawn is on the horizon and it brings so much more.....

butterflies again...

I think I posted these before....
but I love these particular ones....

I finally got these framed in a collage frame recently....I hung them on my wall, a little crooked but will straighten it out once I paint in here next month. anyhow, the monsoon rains came in yesterday finally. it has cooled off 30degrees much to my surprise. it dropped from 100 down to the 70s right now. it feels great. I have a baseball game this evening with the church and I had been concerned that it'd be too hot. now it's going to be perfect weather unless it rains on us, which is in the forecast. but I'll take it over the heat we've been having any day.....in the meantime there's a cat on the prowl now here at my bird feeder. the birds are hungry and I guess the cat is too. it looks like a stray. so the birds wait it out until it's gone, at least for now. so will see who wins this battle out.....other than that, it's a nice day to chill with some friends. all is quiet here and I'm soaking it all in. Life is Good today....

sleepin' koala

so a couple months ago I learned that I had missed the Koala bear at the zoo. so today I finally got there only to find him sleepin'....goodness...lol but someone told me later that they sleep a lot. so better luck next time when I get there to catch this guy awake. he was still a cutie patootie....I only spent a couple hours at the zoo. although cooler today, it was still a hot one. I came home with all my clothes drenched. but it was nice to be outside for awhile. it's been a good day mostly, time spent with friends. now to unwind b4 work tomorrow. I feel I could go to sleep now, but it's too early....lol....it's all good...Life is Good today!

good Boo!!!

it's another hot day. another 100 degrees. another day inside. but today I will endure the heat for a few errands. the worse of it won't hit until about 4pm when it's the hottest here until sunset. as I read yesterday, June was the hottest month nationwide. so now I know we're knot the only ones suffering from it.....
in the meantime I visited my neighbor yesterday. I learned a couple weeks ago that she has a new kitten. he's a cutie. all black and full of energy. anyways I had told her my only concern was him getting into my back yard. I didn't know whether or knot my rottie wood shred him to pieces. still don't know if my rottie likes cats at all. my neighbor lives behind me and my yard is easy access over the 6' fence for any cat. well my neighbor told me yesterday her kitten DID get into my back yard AND that my rottie did knot do anything. the kitten hissed and spat and had his back up to my 2 dogs. my dogs apparently just wanted to sniff the kitten, but with the kitten hissing plus, they didn't go near it and the kitten finally turned around and climbed back up the fence. Thank God!!! so I'm really proud of my rottie. I came home and gave my dogs a treat just for that. so this tells me that maybe I can bring a kitten home one day, but it won't be anytime soon. these 2 are enough for now. more than enough. my rottie is a handful just by herself. thank goodness my other dog is so mellow. there's plenty of time for a kitten laterz. much laterz. Life is Good just as it is at the moment...except the heat. all is well in New Mexico....

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in the heat

it's a beautiful morn. it's knot hot yet, but will be in a few hours. the temps are back to 100 degrees again-ugh-and I haven't ever forgotten my postal days of delivering mail in this heat. it's torture to say the least. but today I'm off work, so I can stay inside. yesterday I worked a few more hours and got caught in the heat. mostly I was in the truck with the air on, but a few times I had to either open the windows or step outside into this tortuous heat. I don't remember a summer where we've had more 95+ degree weather than this one. usually it shows up for a week to 10 days, but this summer it's been weeks after weeks after weeks of it. there has been little to no hiking because of it. so for once, I'm praying for cooler days. they can't come soon enough......in the meantime I added to my blog a different photo of myself. it's on the sidebar. it showed up bigger than I thought it wood, so you can't miss me. this is my fav photo since I'm a little thinner in it. O to shed a few pounds....anyhow, all is good here except the heat. I'm finding my summer is one of reflection upon my life and who I am really...and who I want to be when I grow up...lol...and what do I want to do with myself now that I have more time. I definitely want to do Tai Chi Chuan and guitar lessons. I hope to start one of these this fall sometime. which to start first is the debate. only time will tell. in the meantime, I'm looking to see where and when my next camping trip is. another cool spot for sure. I look forward to the next adventure, soon I hope. I am restless from staying indoors so much, but well rested too. I know there's something right around the corner. the place will come to me soon.....well off to another day of reading. until we meet again, have a great one!

entertaining sherlock

so tonight I finally watch Sherlock Holmes. it was entertaining but I'm glad I didn't pay the big bucks at the theater to see it. it didn't really hold my attention. I thought the story line was drawn out too long and it was a long movie. it just didn't capture me, so I woodn't necessarily recommend it. it did have previews for Invictus which I want to see also. so I'll rent it next. wood have tonight, but wasn't in the mood for a 'sports' movie, although I'm sure it's more than that. just didn't feel like watching any sports at all tonight even if it was part of a movie. again it's still hot. I'm spending most of my days inside to stay cool, but tomorrow I'm going to endure the heat a little bit. I don't like staying inside constantly as I have the past few days. it's time to get out and smell the roses. plus I had stayed inside with the blues mostly. enough already....lol anyways, it's nice and quiet right now. enjoying the serenity of the night. all's quiet on my end of the city. ez street for sleeping tonight.....

gone fishin'...

so this morn I went fishin' 4 sum romance. I found a website for dating which I filled out the questionnaire. it took me over an hour to complete it-ugh-but anyways, once I finished it, it only matched me to 6 others within the local area and most of those were in Santa Fe. I didn't join the site cuz it's too much money for my pocket book at the moment, plus knowing there were such few matches and that they were long distance, that's more money than I desire to invest at the moment. I don't mind spending money for romance, but I'm in no hurry and my budget is limited at the moment. so I'll find romance the old fashion way...just meet someone face to face. there's got to be someone somewhere in this city. so anyways, that's what I've been up to this morn.....it's hot again and I'm bored staying inside. back up to the high 90s and I'm staying cool inside. think I'll rent another movie. I pray it starts to cool off soon. if knot, I'm taking a road trip regardless for photo shooting...and/or I'll go in town for sum photos. I look forward to the adventures. hurry up and cool down....

soda dam..again

it's a nice quiet morn. knot even the birds are around (probably because I haven't put bird feed out)...anyhow I sit havin' sum tea this morn. yesterday I woke feelin' 'normal' for once after a week of the blues. it feels way good. I feel totally rested finally since leaving the church. I feel really peaceful too. I now recognize I have plenty of time on my hands now to start my exercising and do other things. class is on the table this fall, but at the moment I don't think I'll do it. I am so enJOYing my leisure time, knot having to be anywhere or do anything other than what I want. there's lots I want to do in Life, but there's only so much time to do it. so now I'll decide what I really want to do with myself and just do it. I can tell this slower pace for me is much better for my mental health. I want to keep it that way. so I will definitely contemplate how to keep me in a slower pace than what it has been for the last 2yrs. there is plenty of time, but I like to stop and smell the roses every day...

a buck is a buck

so my bill @ Comcast keeps going up. it's ridiculous. so I'm changing venues. going for Dish. I'll keep my comcast internet, but will drop the cable TV. in doing so I'll save $40 a month total on these 2 items and also know Dish won't be raising my bill. I did my best to get Comcast to lower my bill, but then again I don't argue with people. my friend managed to get her bill lowered, she was paying the same amount with more in her package. she's good at pressing change but then again she's a V.P. of a company. anyways, I finally just to let Comcast go. I can't afford their prices anymore. so I'm happy to be saving me sum money. I can use that money for other things including a tank a gas for a road trip for photography. Life is Good today!!!!!!

mud design..!!!!

a little mud on the tire..and my Jeep. that's what Jeeps are for, to get DIRTY..and dirty I did. knot much but it was a lot o fun.....anyhow, today I'm feelin' fantastic!!! back to feelin' normal. no more blues. woo hoo!!!! so now I'm contemplating what to do for today. I want to be outside and the coin toss is between the zoo or a monument to take photos, OR just go to the mountains and read the latest book I just started, THE LAST SYMBOL by Dan Brown. first it will be a morning walk 4 my dogs. they need it. I need it....it's going to be a great day!!!!

this bug's 4 you...

so, Saturday night I went to the dollar movie with a friend to see Robin Hood. I was reluctant to see this movie because I kept thinking how many times can you remake this movie. well it turned out it wasn't the usual storyline. this takes place before his legend begins. how he got his start in life and became outlawed by the king. it was a decent movie. if you want a different take on Robin Hood, go see this one. I enjoyed it, but knot as much as The Blind Side, a must see movie......my 4th was uneventful really because I was experiencing major depression. the first in awhile. but I did treat myself to a nice Mexican dinner at my favorite restaurant which I hadn't been there in maybe a year or so. really enjoyed the chicken fajitas. then came home and crashed due to the blues but couldn't sleep due to all the fireworks. eventually they stopped and I snoozed til noon today, another rare thing but happens when I get that depressed. feel much better today and will play to make up for yesterday. it's another beautiful day out. I hope it doesn't get too hot.....

Happy Birthday America!!!!!

here's wishin' everyone a great 4th of July!!!!!!!! God Bless the USA!!!!!

dam good!!!!

so I finally see the movie, The Blind Side....rented it last night. LOVED IT!!!! Sandra Bullock definitely deserved her Oscar for this one....of course she wood have gotten my vote no matter what....but she just did such an outstanding job in this movie. she really carried this movie......anyways, I thoroughly enJOYed this one. it really grabbed me. I laughed and cried from beginning to end..and other emotions in between. so happy I finally saw it....
....in the meantime, I'm done with work for the weekend...hooray!!! now to relax for the next couple days enjoying the holiday. here's hoping everyone has a great 4th of July. happy Independence Day!!!!