This is November?

Shirley and I went walking today. This is a field up at the nature preserve near Linesville. You can't see it in this photo but there is a deer carcass in the field. We could see some birds on the carcass including a huge brown one but we couldn't see them well.

This is a closer view. Sorry I couldn't get a better photo. A lady with a huge telescope appeared and said it was an immature bald eagle and a couple of crows. Shirley had never seen an eagle before. We walked the nature path and found a bunch of people with telescopes watching when we got back. An adult eagle was on the carcass so the first lady let Shirley look thru her scope. There were more than a dozen other eagles, mostly young ones, in trees in the neighborhood. It was very exciting for Shirley. I enjoy seeing the eagles but see them often enough to not get excited.

Then we walked my neighborhood woods. This is the north entrance to our bay.

This is a pond north of our bay.

This is the view from what used to be a party cliff up the lake.

It certainly was a gorgeous day in the neighborhood, especially for mid November.

Miscellaneous photos

The snow I drove home in on Friday night between Conneaut Lake and Hartstown was still on the ground Sunday morning.

There was a bit of a traffic tieup on I-279 this morning. This was taken from the Giant Eagle parking lot. This line of headlights went all the way in town. The photo is embiggenable.

Meanwhile Tim was sunning herself. It was a beautiful day in the kingdom.

Clouds in the neighborhood on Election Day 2010

Saw these clouds on the way home from Curves so had to stop and take a photo.

Came home via the dam and took more photos. The dam is on the left. If you embiggen the photo you can see a car's headlights on the dam and a dot which was a fisherman in a boat.

This looks up the lake toward the yacht club bay from the east end of the dam. The island on the right is in the next two photos.

This is our bay which is behind the big island. If you embiggen the photo you should be able to see my neighbors' house. My house and barn are hidden by trees and brush.

Happy Halloween - dog blogging

From Bronnie's Dandy Dinmont Terriers. Cute, aren't they!

Friday shuffle

1. I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
2. You're That Certain Someone - Warrior River Boys
3. 'Round Midnight - Scott Hamilton
4. Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head - B.J. Thomas
5. Montana Cowboy - Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard
6. Rainy Night in Georgia - Brook Benton
7. Elgar: Yes, Cast me from the Heights of the Mountains - Finzi Singers
8. Bach, PDQ: Missa Hilarious, Gloria - PDQ Bach
9. Mozart: Requiem, Hostias - Bach Choir Pittsburgh
10. Sonny Boy - Jan Garber

Common sight but always just a little creepy

World's Cutest Grandniece and Grandnephew

On the occasion of his 4th birthday party.

Fall storm ahead

Friday cat blogging

Breakfast. All present except Dudie who was probably still snuggled up in the barn. This is Jellico. He lives in the barely visible box on the right.

Lady lives next door under their deck as far as we know. She's funny. When she comes to eat, she is very vocal and quite obviously demands to be fed.

Here are Tim, Tommie, PuddyTat and LittleOne.

Then, Jellico and LittleOne sleep it off.

Vote for our representative Kathy

We learned tonight that Kathy's opponent has no program, no knowledge of the issues, no interest in anything other than lowering taxes on business. Wonder who all is paying for his campaign.

It Gets Better

And the last one I'll add:

The neighborhood

Trinity Memorial, Warren, PA

Trinity Memorial Church in Warren, PA installed a new priest-in-charge yesterday. Our retired priest and I had sold cookies there two years in a row awhile back but I was never inside the building. I regret not getting a photo of the new man but someone was always in the way.

The Right Reverend Sean Rowe encouraged us to be missionaries.

The view of the Allegheny River from the front doors.

Friday cat blogging

This lovely lady's sitter invited me for tea and dessert this afternoon. She has unusual beautiful coloring, soft orange and smoke. Apparently she purrs like crazy but has no voice. She has a sister who is ill whom she seems to miss. She is visiting her staff's mother Sally for awhile.

Friday shuffle

1. Turkey in the Straw - Vassar Clements
2. When God Dips His Pen of Love - The Cox Family
3. Hurt So Bad - Little Anthony & the Imperials
4. Reflections - Diana Ross & the Supremes
5. See You in September - The Happenings
6. Moussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, Hut on Fowl's Legs - Knussen, Cleveland Orch
7. Sharpe: Sunset - Ambridge High School Steel Band
8. Phibbs: Rainland - Bach Choir of Pittsburgh
9. Runaway - Del Shannon
10. Dizzy - Tommie Roe

Christmas music kept coming up but I won't play Christmas music until Christmas. I'm too lazy to link for now. Maybe later.

Yes!

HT to Ellie via MP

Donald Duck meets Glenn Beck

Christ Church has a priest again

The Rev. Dr. Richard Elberfeld began his tour of duty at Christ Church Meadville this morning. Yea!

The suicides must stop

I believe there are two main causes of this problem - religion and ignorance. They are related. By instilling fear and hatred of "others", religion encourages ignorance. When "others" are seen as "evil" or somehow less than human, which prejudice does, they hide. Many people refuse to deal with what and whom they don't know. Some strike out in defense. The "others" don't dare expose themselves for fear of the actions of the ignorant. As a consequence, nobody benefits and lots of folks are excluded and hurt.

Personally I blame religion for most of the prejudice. Every clergy type person who preaches that homosexuality is sin and urges the flock to change or exclude or hate is guilty of promoting murder - spiritual if not physical. I pray Godde will find a way to teach them that Godde loves all Godde's children. I especially pray that those who are hiding their own perceived sin be freed from their own preaching and condemnation and come into the light of Christ as taught in the Gospels. We were given the Holy Spirit to do just that if only we would listen to her.

Two new blogs of interest

From St. Laika's:

Absolutely everyone is welcome at St. Laika's.

We are an ecclesial community without any formal membership. You are part of it if you want to be part of it.

We are pan-denominational and nobody is excluded because of their personal beliefs or lack of belief. Our worship is from the Christian tradition and our liturgy is borrowed from any source that takes our fancy.

We are an emergent church. We go where God leads us. We are an experiment that is attempting to blur the edges between the virtual and the real worlds. It is our intention to have a presence outside of the internet. We are an international group but each of us is based firmly in our own local context. We are what we are.


From Anchorhold:

Thomas Merton once said that "the only thing to remember about prayer is to begin where you are." The Anchorhold is a blog about remembering, about beginning and about how to know where we are - where we really are. It is a blog about spiritual practice.

Whatever the term "spiritual practice" means to you right now, you are welcome here. This is not a place for finished saints! Let's explore the relationship between prayer and action and what it means to pray without ceasing. And let us support each other in the process.


Please visit.

Friday cat blogging and much more

PuddyTat says, "Good morning!" to Tommie.

The neighbors have two bunnies. The one in back is very furry. The black and white one is lop eared. The near one is quite friendly, the other easily scared.

The clouds this year have been very interesting. I love the Hartstown Swamp especially when the water plants begin to turn red which usually precedes the trees. This is on the north side of 322, the others to the south. They are embiggenable.

Friday shuffle

1. Soldier Boy - Shirelles
2. Surfer Girl - Beach Boys
3. A Girl Like You - Young Rascals
4. Rheinberger: Vier Sechsstimmige Motetten, Angelus Domini - Phoenix Bach Choir
5. New Fool at an Old Game - Reba McEntire
6. Villa-Lobos: Choro - Pepe Romero
7. Mendelssohn: Paulus, Herr! Der Du Bist Der Gott - Rilling
8. Oy, Chuck and Kate - Keillor and Von Stade
9. Brand New Key - Melanie
10. Chelsea Morning - Judy Collins

World Habitat Day

Along with the Carters, I support Habitat for Humanity. Monday, October 4, 2010 is designated this year's World Habitat Day by the United Nations. What can you and I do to help? See their web page here then get involved.

Sunset

This was the sky and the color when I came out of Giant Eagle last night. Several people were taking photos. There are white lights on one of the buildings for contrast.

I drove up to Liberty Street and took another photo because the colors were changing.

Then I went on to choir grateful for the wonderful earth we inhabit.