May 1, 2010 - Seashore Trolley Museum, Kennebunkport, Maine

Left to right, Jacob, Bryce, Grampa Earl, Aiden. Grandpa Earl and Aiden are the two true train brains.

 Aiden holds onto the strap that standing passengers used when there were no seats available.  Erin, his beautiful Mom,  holds Aiden. Grandpa Earl looks on.

Bryce wants to be a strap hanger, too!

Bryce and Jacob are determined to manage the steps by themselves!

A little help from their Mom's beloved, Wayne,  is appreciated.

Jacob takes his trolley ride seriously.

Bryce is caught up in the moment.

Aiden has miles to go before he sleeps....

Forget-me-nots thriving and blossoming in old railroad ties.

I wonder what lies ahead and if these two parallel lines meet at some distant point.

April 24, 2010 - Lone Flowering Tree in a Sunny Dale

When I look out my kitchen window to the field across the street, I can see sunlight shine upon a lone white flowering tree. 

Wednesday, April 21, 2010 - Coming Home from the Office

I had to go into the office today for a meeting.  Since it's a 1 hour drive each way for me, it was decided that in order not to have nonproductive commuting time, that I would go in for the whole day.  My workday is 5:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. so I had to get up extra early in order to be there for 5:30.  Yawn.  This is the side entrance where I come in and out at the world class hospital where I work.  To the right, but not seen, is a helicopter landing pad, then the Emergency Department.  To the far left is the Cancer Center.  Beyond these doors lies multiple specialties and services, with over 5,000 employees in multiple specialties providing some of the best care and services available for patients who come to us from around the globe.  There are multiple sites for our facility; this is just the main campus.

As I cross the bridge from the main campus to the parking lot, there's a little brook.  The land is quite marshy and woody; and often there are deer along the pathway. 

This bridge joins one of the employee parking lots to the main campus.  It's a pretty walk in the afternoon, a little scary at 5:30 a.m. when there is limited light and dark woods all around.  Ordinarily I'd take the parking lot bus, but it doesn't run so early in the morning.  Let's just say I didn't dawdle going in, but I had time to look back and enjoy the view as I left. 

April 12, 2010 - #2 - Daffodils

I know this is supposed to be a daily journal, but I couldn't resist posting a picture of my some of my daffodils that are in vibrant bloom.  Spring flowers are among my favorite; I cannot resist their bright colors after a dreary and gray winter. 

April 12, 2010 - Sugar Saver

Well, after a stint of being ill, I think I'm finally gathering my wherewithalls and am back.  My thinking is still a bit cloudy and muddled, but at least I am no longer talking in Latin (Don't ask.  When the high fevers come, I think I can speak Latin...I don't know why. All the cats now have Latin names ~ totally made up of course.  I think Earl is now Sweetie-Pi-Ceasarius, or something like that, grins.)  Anyway, as part of my recovery, I've decided to reorganize the pantry.  We have a Odd Lots store where any manner of odds and ends are sold for (usually) deeply discounted prices, including these nifty snap on containers.  I bought half a dozen and now have my pastas, flours, and sugars all neatly stored in airtight containers.  And now I get to use my sugar savers that I've had for ages.  I just love it!