Beads

While out to pick the most suitable Longchamp shopping bag last spring.. came across this interesting dress with lots of beadwork at another shop.  Interesting enough to photograph. :D

Weekend Wildlife

 male hummingbird near the fig tree, blurred squirrel in the foreground

One spring weekend while in the country.... we wake up to these furry and feather-y friends as viewed from the patio doors from the breakfast table.

 squirrel munching on seeds

 those tiny little paws and the mad munching.. Lol!

 she couldn't get enough!  Lol!

 red feather-y buddy.. A groesbeek (sp?) on the fig tree

 seems to be looking at me, or the lens, curiously

What's Up There

housemate checking out the lamp

The Stare

the housemate last winter.. snuck in a cozy corner of the settee

TV Junkie

K, the more interesting shows are back and I don't know if I'll ever find time to watch them all.  Geez.  These are on my PVR:

• Sleepy Hollow
• Walking Dead
• Vikings
• The Good Wife
• Madam Secretary
• Downton Abbey
• The Amazing Race
• Survivor
• American Idol
• Better Call Saul
• Gotham
• Elementary
• How to Get Away with Murder
• The X Files (now over with only 6 episodes)
• Vera
• Wallander

Then I have the downloads:

• The Affair
• Homeland
• Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
• Project Runway seasons I had not been able to catch

It's crazy!

Destinations on My Mind

So many celebrities seem to have passed away this month, and only in their 60s, younger than my parents too.  David Bowie (69), Alan Rickman (67), Glen Frey (67), Natalie Cole (65), etc. that it made me think that life is really short.  So much so that I think I cannot just plan around waiting to travel to some countries once I'm in my 60s or around retirement age.

Anyhow, I was in Greece (Athens and the islands), Turkey, and visited some friends in France kind of right before the refugee/migration crisis in Europe.. or before the Paris attacks.  These were before I bought my new home.  Anyhow, below are some destinations on my mind that I'd like to visit sooner or later and hopefully before my knees can't handle all that walking anymore. Lol.

• Christmas season in Germany
• Iceland
• Scotland
• New York (if it meets expectations, I'd like to go there annually.. Lol)
• New Orleans
• Spain and Italy again.. Especially Cinque Terre in Italy and try to avoid the shopping.. Lol!
• my friends in southern France again
• Chicago
• Bergen, Norway
• remote part/s of Canada where the northern lights and sled dogs are plenty.. woot!
• the more exotic places - Sri Lanka, Jordan, Israel, Egypt, etc.
• the rest of the world.