It's a time when it is technically autumn, but still feels like summer. Sure, I needed a raincoat, but under it I was sweating.Ellie hates the rain, but she loves the river. This morning, though, she largely avoided her usual swim.Fall on the Chemung River.pbLittle Pond
If you'll forgive the rude pun, these represent my latest round of photos.
When Ellie was here, we went to the River. She doesn't go in anymore.
Then she returned to her other home, so I visited the Chemung on my own, looking for Fall.
Husband RJ announced that we could expect a frost this week. I ran my camera out back to shoot the lovely morning glories before they got nipped.
Maybe it's the change of season, or maybe it's old age. Even though I start out at a brisk pace, I return from each trip lamer than before. It's a very good thing my camera pod is reinforced with oak. More and more, I use it for supporting the broken old bod, rather than the Canon.
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On this day seven years ago, my husband called me from work and said, "You'd better turn on the television." I'll never forget it; it was a bright, sunny day in the city.
I spent the next few days trying to find a girlfriend who worked in the area. Thank heavens, she had a bug and stayed home in Queens to visit the doctor instead.
The only time I ever visited the WTC, there was a spider-man stunt that shut down the elevators. He had some sort of ladder or chain he attached to the side of the building and was climbing it.
Speaking of Spiderman: I have a tiny disk with the original trailer that was pulled after the attacks. It doesn't play on my current Presario; I guess it doesn't like Vista. The original trailer showed Spidey catching bad guys in a helicopter; he slings a web between the twin towers.
I wish I could watch that trailer again.
(Ha! Here it is!)
Much, much more, I wish we could visit the towers again.
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Every time I see that headline it strikes me as a screaming error.
The candidate herself is not pregnant; her daughter is.
If you are very conservative, you may see her daughter's pregnancy as a defect, just as surely as if she herself were the unwed mother.
To me, it's neither here nor there. Frankly, I'd rather they were not pushing a wedding right now on the kids. It's not the worst reason to marry, but a baby is not the best reason, either.
If Bristol were my daughter, we'd be planning the baby without the wedding. Seventeen seems too young for marriage. Maybe not, but I don't see it as an ideal time to take it on. In fact, I only know one couple who wed that young, or almost that young, and the marriage lasted. They may still be married, but I don't know.
Not exactly: "Good for you, Ms. Palin!" She's dealing and that's enough for now.
Too bad about the high-profile wedding, though.
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It's a time when it is technically autumn, but still feels like summer. Sure, I needed a raincoat, but under it I was sweating.
