Sunday 25 October 2009

Day 184


I sat to enjoy the sound of the waves. It was so windy my hat was blown into the field behind me. There was a bit of chasing involved; but, the hat was successfully retrieved.

Day 183



This part of the forest hasn't started to change color yet.

Day 182


Autumn walk. It was rather cold; but, at least the sun was out.

Day 181


I am fascinated by the different moods of the sea.

Day 180


Whilst practicing yoga, Marley sat on my chest; so, I took his picture.

Day 179


The old sofa is in the sunroom. That means it is now my bed. Right?

Sunday 18 October 2009

Day 178


Morfa, a National Trust Conservation area in Trefor, North Wales.

Day 177



You guys keep unpacking. I will supervise from the comfy couch.

Day 176



Sunset at West End, Trefor, North Wales.

Day 175



The sea was rough today.

Day 174



I have made fire!

Day 173


Marley pausing for a rest on our walk through the countryside near our new home in Wales.

Day 172



At the top of Snowden, which is the highest mountain in England and Wales.

Friday 31 July 2009

Day 171




Soon to be home sweet home! We are moving to Wales!

Saturday 20 June 2009

Day 169


Walks are brilliant!  Great for doggie meditation...ummmmmmmmm

Monday 15 June 2009

Day 168


Self-portrait.  Back to blonde!  I knew I would get back to my natural colour eventually.  I just didn't realize it would take 9 months!

Wednesday 27 May 2009

Day 167

Action shot after a successful climb on the local bridge.


Just to prove he did actually climb it. This is how to still climb when there is a distinct lack of mountain or largish rock in the area.

Day 166


Look!  Sun!  Doggie sunbathing time!

Sunday 24 May 2009

Day 165

An interesting sign found in a vintage store on Brick Lane.  The store had amazing shoes for small feet; but, I resisted.

Tuesday 21 April 2009

Day 164


Preening goose.

Day 163

Hole of Horcum

Day 162



Cute squirrel sitting on a medieval grave stone.

Day 161


Pickering Castle

Day 160

Lobster traps

Robin Hood's Bay in North Yorkshire

Day 159


Whitby Abbey

Day 158

Man-made object among nature.  Bit creepy; but, I liked it.

Day 157


Clifford's Tower in York.

Friday 17 April 2009

Day 156

With the husband home, I am treated to lots and lots of live classical music.  Can you guess what this piece is?

Day 155


Mmmm, strawberries!

Day 154



Buster getting a nice snuggle from Gyan.

Tuesday 14 April 2009

Day 153



Tulips!  Spring is here!  Hurray!

Day 152



Country walk.

Day 151


Andy and Tasha's wedding (brother-in-law and sister-in-law).  Sorry for the quality.  The lighting was quite bad.

Day 150



The husband has passed out!  Off to new careers and new horizons.  See if you can spot him (hint: he is in a green beret)!

Day 149



A really lovely statue in the Sao Paulo Museum of Fine Art.

Day 148



An amazing tree found in a park in the middle of Sao Paulo.  It was massive!

Day 147


Fruit, anyone?  The Sao Paulo Central Market had amazing fruit, nuts, chocolate, and meats. The fruit may not have been "perfect" like in Europe; but, it was pesticide-free and some of the apples were as big as my head!  I happily ate a lot of fruit during my trip.

Day 146



Brazilian sunshine from the balcony of my hotel room.  It was a lovely day in Sao Paulo.

Saturday 21 February 2009

Day 145


A stream running down the mountain from the paths to various Buddhist temples.

Day 144

700 year old Buddhist Temple in Kamakura.


A view of the what is believed to be the first Zen Garden in Japan.  Very simple, striking, and created from nature in around 1400.

Day 143


A lovely flower in a Japanese garden.

Day 142


A cloudy and rainy morning in Shinjuku, Tokyo.

Tuesday 10 February 2009

Day 141


Wrote out my Valentine's Day card for my husband and dropped it in the post.  We usually don't do Valentine's Day; but, I figured with him away at Army training, it would be a nice surprise (even if a little funny!).

Monday 9 February 2009

Day 140


After all the dreary winter weather, I decided that some color was in order.  I picked this up at the store on a bit of a whim.  Aren't they pretty?

Day 139


This is how I spent my entire Saturday...

Friday 6 February 2009

Day 138

Buster helped me build a snowman.  He even autographed it for me...right before he destroyed it.