A View

I have been running like a hamster on a treadmill the past couple of days. Relatives are visiting this week. Unexpected. For most folks this would mean simply readying the guest room. For us it was a slightly larger project - given the fact that we did not, at that point, have a usable guest room !

All of the components were there - but it was a huge amount of work. ...and I really wanted to be felting and sewing rather than toting and cleaning. I decided that I would view this work as a blessing in disguise --- and indeed it was. Where there was chaos, there is now a bright, cheerful room. We still have a long way to go in the house - and have been planning a "re-do" for some time. At least for now, however, one more room is a peaceful haven - leaving two more to be sifted through and rendered light.

The photo above is a peaceful view of an area at the southern end of our island. The photo below is how I thought of my cleaning sojourn the last couple of days. I get to go fondle wool for a few hours today - helping out in a friend's store ! That WON'T seem like work !

Traffic Jams

I do live on an island, but that does't mean that we don't have our share of traffic jams. I took this photo from my car one morning as I was driving to work. It took a few minutes for these guys to clear the road, they were not really sure which way they were supposed to go !

Our other big traffic problem is caused by critters like the one shown below. We have a large (some would say overly large) population of deer here. They have a fondess for strolling across the roads early in the morning (and at twilight as well for that matter). Their furtive dashes across the road can make a drive to work a hair raising experience on occasion. When one deer ambles out you can be almost certain that a friend or two are lurking in the underbrush - you always need to proceed slowly when you see the first one. They must just be trying to to ensure that your blood pressure is up to snuff for the beginning of your work day ! Hard to resist those faces though !