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| View at Mountain Lake, Virginia, November 2003. |
Happy Friday, dear readers! I hope you’ve had a good week and are
looking forward to a good weekend.
As I’ve done for many months, I’m sharing my randoms on a Friday post.
Nancy of A Rural Journal started
many of us on this journey. Though the meme Random 5 Friday is suspended now, I still like to
share random facts and bits with you.
One
Thursday was my two year blog anniversary. Is that blogiversary?
Blogoversary? Bloganniversary?
Whatever, I am blessed to have spent two years writing about my life and
sharing with you. And I am blessed to have connected with such wonderful
readers and commenters and other bloggers. Thank you for your part in this!
Two
Earlier this fall, Tanya at Around Roanoke . . . A Daily Photo Blog posted photos from a visit to Mountain
Lake, Virginia.
I loved seeing them. Larry and I went to Mountain Lake for our honeymoon
10 years ago.
In one of her posts about Mountain Lake, Tanya shared a link to
information about the Thanksgiving buffet at the resort.
That got me thinking about a visit back to Mountain Lake. I discussed it
with Larry, and we decided to do something different this year for
Thanksgiving. We made reservations and are looking forward to traveling to
Mountain Lake and enjoying their Thanksgiving buffet and the beautiful sights.
Click here for more
information about this resort in Giles County, Virginia.
Thank you, Tanya, for inspiring me to consider something different this
year!
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| Sunrise view from our cabin's deck, Mountain Lake, Virginia, November 2003. |
Three
We have big oak trees in our front yard and woods border our backyard.
So we usually have lots of squirrels running around our yard.
This fall, we’re not seeing many. I think it’s because the trees have
yielded very few acorns. Normally, there are so many acorns, we walk with
trepidation over the driveway and yard at this point in the year, trying not to
fall as they roll under our feet.
We haven’t seen as many deer in the yard either. They eat acorns, too,
so I don’t know if there’s a connection or not.
Larry usually rakes the acorns and piles them behind the shop, making a
kind of buffet for the animals. Not this year.
I’m sorry that the food supply seems to be so poor for the critters this
year, and I hope they can find a good source nearby.
I found this handout about things
to consider before feeding wildlife. It gave me pause.
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| Squirrel in our yard, summer 2013. |
Four
Our indoor critter, Chase Bird, is a delight. He’s such a sweet cat. I
know you’re tired of me writing that, but he is.
He has taken to sitting on top of our chairs when we are in the den
watching TV or reading. I usually sit in a recliner that I’ve had for years. He
sits on top of the chair, near my head. Sometimes I can hear him purring.
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| Chase Bird hanging out on top of the recliner. |
Five
Last weekend, as we shopped in a big box store, Larry and I strolled
through the Christmas decorations aisles. We even bought some paper and bows. It’s
the closest I’ve gotten to Christmas so far.
I usually hold off on listening to Christmas music until after
Thanksgiving. It’s a self-imposed, arbitrary rule of mine. But this year, I may
break my own rule. I love the music of the season.
