What Are You Doing Today? (an SKMB greatest hits)

Hedda Gabler

Notaro said:

And another trail was a bit different 🤔

Totally different! Lush.

Notaro

Lush and full of little biting midges... 

Kurben

Notaro said:

Lush and full of little biting midges... 

First i thought you said midgets....  

FlakeNoir

Two completely different worlds Irish... both beautiful.
The rocky terrain, is it geothermal? Are those little pools of water? (we sometimes call them tarns here) My eyes might be deceiving me... but if it's water, is it hot/warm?

Notaro

Don't think it's geothermal Flakes, I didn't test the water but the park guide at the entrance never said anything about hot springs or anything like that. 

Kurben

I will be doing some research so we, my brother and I, have some stops we certainly dont wanna miss on the roadtrip. 

BevVincent

Today our daughter, granddaughter and grandson (who we're meeting for the first time) arrived back from Okinawa after six years. They're moving into a house just up the street from us. Our son-in-law, who successfully defended his PhD thesis a couple of weeks ago, will be arriving shortly. We are delighted to be able to see them in person again -- it's been two years!

Marsha

BevVincent said:

Today our daughter, granddaughter and grandson (who we're meeting for the first time) arrived back from Okinawa after six years. They're moving into a house just up the street from us. Our son-in-law, who successfully defended his PhD thesis a couple of weeks ago, will be arriving shortly. We are delighted to be able to see them in person again -- it's been two years!

Oh, what great news! I'm so happy for you all.

BevVincent

Thank you! It was quite a journey -- they flew from Okinawa to Tokyo to Chicago (with two cats, mind you), where they were met by our daughter's parents-in-law, who drove them to Texas in a Volvo with 200,000 miles on it, plus a U-haul trailer! Took them two days to get here from Chicago! My wife and I have been setting up their rental house for the past couple of months, moving all their stored things out of our attic and closets, plus handling all of our daughter's ordered stuff. It's been an adventure.

Now to get everyone un-jetlagged (including the cats)!

FlakeNoir

Wonderful Bev, I hope it all goes smoothly for everyone. 

Hedda Gabler

The little ones will keep you busy!  I’m smiling just thinking about their little-kid  energy.

And what a good family — no one left behind.  A lot of effort and love to bring those fur babes. 

Have so much fun Bev and Mrs/Dr Bev. 

GNTLGNT

Notaro said:

Lush and full of little biting midges... 

....a study in polar opposites old buddy!....this is quite the walkabout you're on....

GNTLGNT

Kurben said:

Notaro said:

Lush and full of little biting midges... 

First i thought you said midgets....  

GNTLGNT

...outstanding Bev!....oh the conversations and tales that will fly...(tails as well, ya know-with the cats and all)....

Hedda Gabler

Had a guy tree out to give me estimate on taking out huge tree. Two weeks from now i will eliminate a nonillion of leaves i will have to rake in the fall.  

Hedda Gabler

Hedda Gabler said:

Had a guy tree out to give me estimate on taking out huge tree. Two weeks from now i will eliminate a nonillion of leaves i will have to rake in the fall.  

Guy tree? That’s some dyslexic shenanigans for sure.  

GNTLGNT

Hedda Gabler said:

Had a guy tree out to give me estimate on taking out huge tree. Two weeks from now i will eliminate a nonillion of leaves i will have to rake in the fall.  

GNTLGNT

Hedda Gabler said:

Hedda Gabler said:

Had a guy tree out to give me estimate on taking out huge tree. Two weeks from now i will eliminate a nonillion of leaves i will have to rake in the fall.  

Guy tree? That’s some dyslexic shenanigans for sure.  

...so yer cutting down Groot?????....

Notaro

Going through some of the cliffs of Moher snaps and remembered this, we went into a small light house/lookout type building....


The guy on duty told the wife and I that the exterior of the building was just exposed rock which when it rained it seeped through and destroyed the interior, so it was decided to render the exterior to make it waterproof, during the preparation of the exterior a paper scroll wrapped in plastic was found stuffed into a crevice of the brickwork, when they unrolled it they found this.....

Hedda Gabler

Notaro said:

Going through some of the cliffs of Moher snaps and remembered this, we went into a small light house/lookout type building....


The guy on duty told the wife and I that the exterior of the building was just exposed rock which when it rained it seeped through and destroyed the interior, so it was decided to render the exterior to make it waterproof, during the preparation of the exterior a paper scroll wrapped in plastic was found stuffed into a crevice of the brickwork, when they unrolled it they found this.....


Ohh, this made me cry. So beautiful. 

Hedda Gabler

I went to the bank today and walked in. Doing my business and another two customers come in.   The woman customer starts a conversation with me after eavesdropping  on the convo i was having with my teller about high school. 

This lady looks at me and says, well you haven‘t been out of high school  that long and she guesses my age 21 years younger than i am. I look at her to see if she’s f’ing with me and she appears very sincere. I tell her my age and she said, wow you look great!   I thank her and tell her she is my new best friend. 

Now, i could leave that right there. Such a nice compliment — but i must tell you this with full disclosure. 

The woman had a very obvious and severe looking head injury scar.  And while I want to take her compliment and run to the goal line where i can jump, spin, kick and spike the ball — i must take it with a very skull-trauma grain of salt. 

I did get my hair blonded today so i do look 2 years and 3 months younger, so there’s that. 

FlakeNoir

Hedda Gabler said:

Notaro said:

Going through some of the cliffs of Moher snaps and remembered this, we went into a small light house/lookout type building....


The guy on duty told the wife and I that the exterior of the building was just exposed rock which when it rained it seeped through and destroyed the interior, so it was decided to render the exterior to make it waterproof, during the preparation of the exterior a paper scroll wrapped in plastic was found stuffed into a crevice of the brickwork, when they unrolled it they found this.....


Ohh, this made me cry. So beautiful. 

Yep, ditto... beautiful. Reminded me of my little Nana.

FlakeNoir

Hedda Gabler said:

I went to the bank today and walked in. Doing my business and another two customers come in.   The woman customer starts a conversation with me after eavesdropping  on the convo i was having with my teller about high school. 

This lady looks at me and says, well you haven‘t been out of high school  that long and she guesses my age 21 years younger than i am. I look at her to see if she’s f’ing with me and she appears very sincere. I tell her my age and she said, wow you look great!   I thank her and tell her she is my new best friend. 

Now, i could leave that right there. Such a nice compliment — but i must tell you this with full disclosure. 

The woman had a very obvious and severe looking head injury scar.  And while I want to take her compliment and run to the goal line where i can jump, spin, kick and spike the ball — i must take it with a very skull-trauma grain of salt. 

I did get my hair blonded today so i do look 2 years and 3 months younger, so there’s that. 

Ah f'k it, take it. Maybe her skull trauma gave her super-enhanced vision? 😊
You're still a contender, you'll always be a top contender. 

FlakeNoir

I'm sitting in a (lately) rare ray of sunshine, watching the Olympics and painting my toenails. For now ignoring life's troubles. 

GNTLGNT

Hedda Gabler said:

Notaro said:

Going through some of the cliffs of Moher snaps and remembered this, we went into a small light house/lookout type building....


The guy on duty told the wife and I that the exterior of the building was just exposed rock which when it rained it seeped through and destroyed the interior, so it was decided to render the exterior to make it waterproof, during the preparation of the exterior a paper scroll wrapped in plastic was found stuffed into a crevice of the brickwork, when they unrolled it they found this.....


Ohh, this made me cry. So beautiful. 

....me too.....damn that's wonderful.....