It’s Been a Minute

2025 is here. My last post was at the end of 2022. So many excuses not to post, including a wedding for Laura in 2024, which I’ll post about soon. It was lovely.

So let’s jump right in! I’ve become a little addicted to jumping rope outside. When I first tried it for exercise, almost a year ago, I fondly remembered the hours I used to spend jumping rope, playing hopscotch and tetherball as a child. Times were different then. There was a housing construction zone around our neighborhood and the neighborhood kids used to play in the houses being built. There were nails, machinery, ladders and other equipment around the construction site. Children today do not “play” in construction sites. But we didn’t have smart phones or the internet so outdoor activities and books it was. And this makes me laugh—those of you old enough —do you remember how at 10 the television used to blast out the message, It’s ten p.m. Do you know where your children are? Apparently someone felt they had to remind our parents to locate their children- lol.

Today I’m posting two pictures. One of my favorites from the calendar (Janet, if you see this I’ll be bringing one by for you, your sister and the office) and one of a hawk that screeched and then landed near me recently. The hummingbird is the image on this month (February). It has Valentines Day vibes, right? The hawk, well he had captured something and I got some images of that but I won’t post them. Those feet sure are lethal weapons to some in the animal kingdom. David commented that it must be pretty cool to be a hawk. Just fly around, find a snack, pause in a tree for 30 minutes while you eat -no muss no fuss–and fly off. It was nice to have an interesting bird visit, while waiting for Hummingbird Season.

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