Seaweed Chronicles

Snow Day

OK, so chances are that, since it was a weekend day, I would have been at home most of the day anyway.  But the weather today was indeed frightful.  Sideways-blowing heavy snow most of the day, temps around 25.  There was no chance of going anywhere.  And I very much enjoyed that.  Am still enjoying it.  A few pics from around the house today:

Summer

It's been fun learning what flowers here in the new yard:

 

 

Roselle American Legion Grand Opening

About a year and a half ago, the Roselle (NJ) American Legion burned down.  The only thing that could be saved was an American Flag which - miraculously - wasn't burned even though it had been on the second floor.  Which was level with the ground afterwards. 

Yesterday was the grand opening of their new hall.  Sparky knows a lot of these guys (having been past Commander of a nearby post), and he was part of the Marine Corps Color Guard participating in the event. 

I went along and took pictures (which was sweet because with Sparky's hands full of flag-duty, I got both cameras to myself.  Telephoto AND wide angle!). 

The Miracle Flag is in many of the photos.  The firemen who rescued it are all in the last shot. 

I can't being to describe how privileged I feel every time I'm at something like this, with so many vets.  It's an honor to be among them and if I'd appreciated at 18 what they have done, I would have enlisted myself. 

His 15 Minutes of Fame Starts in 3 . . . 2. . . . 1 . . .

The May, 2009 issue of Weird NJ Magazine just arrived (we are subscribers).  See the funny cover? 

 

Now see the great-looking haircut on my son's head featured on Page 27? 

 

I'M SO PROUD OF YOU, DECO!

Self-Explanatory

De-construction

Saw this happening today while I was out for a bike ride.  It's amazing how fast you can demolish a house.  When I left, the fireplace was still standing and the whole effect was quite odd.  Even that is probably rubble by now. 

 

Orchids

We went to a local orchid society's show last weekend.  In 45 minutes, I took about 150 photos.  The collection is here . 

In a few weeks, I'm going to the Philadelphia Flower Show.  I'll be there much of the day.  I figure I'm likely to fill up a 2Gb memory card on the camera that day. 

And of course, it's the High Holy Season for Bagpipe Bands.  By the end of March, my camera is going to want to crawl off and retire somewhere. 

Not.

I've never been the type to leave well enough alone . . .

. . . so I took more pictures before I buried the Jay.  I was obsessed with this topic all day at work, wondering if the bird would be where I left it last night.  It was, but I moved it to our yard so the neighbors wouldn't be bothered by the flash (it was dark).  I did treat the bird with respect, and thanked him for his contribution to my "project."  Now he can rest.

Dead Jay

On the neighbor's side of the driveway, today.   Possibly the most interesting photo I've gotten in a while. 

2009 - I'm Ready

Last year my cat Max was selected to be on the cover (and Mr. June) of the MCSPCA 2008 calendar.  And pretty much everyone in the family got a copy for their Christmas gift. 

But the MCSPCA hasn't called back this year, as I was hoping they would, to include my other cat (Beyotch Boo Boo Kitty Fiona) in their next calendar.

So I created my own.  Not cats, but at least I don't have to spend 11 months of the year looking at someone else's pets.   This was my first experience with Snapfish, and I'm really, really pleased with the quality, price, and service.  That's a miracle these days.