Category: Jim’s Daily

You know I have been thinking about survival — why?  I do not know why — well maybe it is because I have been reading a novel about World War II fighter pilots and survival instinct. It is based on the life of a Newfoundlander

— I spent 2 summer vacations there in the 1960’s with a wife and 2 small kids — I enjoyed it, BUT,  I am sure, as I now look back, they would liked to have killed me for putting them through a vacation equal to Boot Camp at Parris Island — I will find photos to show U & we will talk more of one husbands tactics for surviving the families reaction to “Who planned these dumb trips of dead whales,  iceburgs, black flies, more bugs, — rain, wind, u know — all that beautiful stuff.”

But today, a much more calm version of survival = FOOD!

1. Cloud food.

2. The result of food.

3. Thumbnails of food related photos.

 

What shall we talk about today? – sorry I missed blogging yesterday but I went, in the morning, to see my friends with the horses. Helped a little with the mucking chore and visited over a cup of coffee.

Ok — I got 4 topics 4 2day — many more came 2 mind as I left the computer to cut open a cool melon that I purchased yesterday –I truly am so sorry that I can not share it with you.

I will try to get all those other topics into the blog in days to come — one is going to be fun 4 me 2 talk about — a near death experience by a dumb old white haired man – hint — how long can u hold u’r breath?

2day’s topics are:

1. Looking out unto the bay and what did I see?

2. Looking at the result of some very hard work — which I missed due to NY trip!

3. Looking up in the state of Pennsylvania giving me a new form of art!

4. Looking at a source of joy – happy faces!

Wow what great thoughts I had as I drove thru Pennsylvania yesterday – looked up this photo:

Hey gotta get on the road Pa had some of the greatest clouds I ever saw. – think I will focus clods that look like Islands, people , and yes ducks –  saw many of those items yesterday – the heading photo is just a part of a photo I had on the iPad – yesterday I used my camera and those are not available to the I pad till I get home. will c u ltr!!!

Miss G is going yet again 2 dentist 2moro morning, so I will think about doing some of this blog this evening. 2 moro I will be in dentist waiting room — may have time to finish it then.

Sitting here in waiting room I had 3 thoughts I will pass along via phots:

1. What a difference a day makes.

2. Blue dog art and Dyna dog art.

3. Tribal leadership.

 

 

 

 

3.   In the concept of tribal leadership – leadership is a fun responsibility — not a job – which is different then corporate America leadership – a younger person often gets a role because his mother or father and grandparent had that role before them.  At a family gathering yesterday, I saw, not corporate leadership, but the live practice of our family tribe type of leadership – 4 example, the grilling role belonged to his dad – and no one suggested that he not have the role today – in fact I was told, if he could not make the gathering – the date of gathering would have to be changed.  Pride of a resonsibility well done and a lot of family happiness.  Oh forgot to mention that since the homestead is no longer in the family – the youngest daughter inherited the role of hosting the gathering.  Not because of central location – but just because it is her inherited role!

What a ride Grandma has had with her tooth – but the word from dentist today is – they think they won -that means the tooth is saved if all goes well for next week and after Yoga camp!!!

This week we have had the great gift of staying in a home while the owners were off doing what I call a family summer camp. I will tell u of that fantastic opportunity they have created 4 themselves and about some of my experiences visiting them at their summer camp – some smart experiences, some very dumb experiences, but all extremely fun experiences.

But back here at base camp! I toured this home 4 the sole purpose of watching the people that lived here when not at summer camp. Say u-how can u do that when they are away at summer camp.  By looking at the decor of the home  I did that, so let’s see what we find. So, pleas go on a people watching tour with me. 

But, first promise to tour u’r own home after u c my blog and see what a “people watcher” like me would see of U.

 

 

  

 

I know what I c when I people watched these folks – sure hope u have as nice of thoughts of this home and the folks who create the home environment as I do.

U know, people watching is fun! Now as I asked u to do – go forth and  “people watch” your own home.

I have no idea why I included this cloud photo – still waiting for Grandma tooth 2 get better – so, think I will try 2 do more sky watching – maybe storm approach this pm – while she in dentist chair! Sure hope I do not loose all this blog 2 the iPad mind U know it has a mind of it’s own!!!

 

Did update on my Daughter’s PC — I must better learn ipad app — but I am finished working on this posting for today!
You know I have a lot of problem understanding why one would choose to spend time in the city when this lake view is possible.  But I found at least one reason. People watching is really fun. So I will not write too much – I will just sit and do some people watching with U.

Sitting on a sidewalk bistro – can I really just sit and watch for hours?

The new Business lunch pose

Thanks 4 sitting with me. I will close by lifting my eyes upward to see if I can find people in the clouds — nope only a DUCK- bye 4 now

2.  Well, here I am in NY/NJ. Grandma to know if tooth has any complex process require – dentist thinks it will be smooth sailing. If that is the case, she goes to see grandkids summer camp show and I head to see Perla and friends.  Hay for horses was to happen this week but that process got complicated. I get 2 help with hay making and storage next week. Hope 2 get many photos for u. 

Really having tough time with this iPad but hope u can figure out how 2 read this blog. 

3. Did lots of people watching yesterday – lots of different clothing styles here in the big city – seems some are fads, some are ethnic, some are religion, some are weird I think just 2 tell the world “I am special – unique”, and some to say I have created a piece of art work which I can wear and see each time I pass a mirror. Maybe I will try to post some photos of these but due to privacy of folks I do not like 2 do that. Do you ever wear special styles.

 Maybe you could tell me about it and tell me why you wear it THANKS.  For example, sometimes I wear a cowboy hat and no one else does.  Why, mabe it is because folks I meet say “boy, I really love your hat” and I am sure I would like that.

 

5. But I remember golf and retrieving poorly hit balls in Florida is fun also – so till the fall! Florida friends  keep Florida beautiful!!

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In three days I need to be ready to travel to New York City — Will be there a while. Grandma having tooth work done — Schedule there uncertain until at least first dentist look- see.  So have much to do to shut this place down and ride Perla in 4th of July parade.  So, if I do not post each day u know why — well, I will try to use ipad to do so even while travel.

1. Yesterday I showed you that we protected our horses from horse flies — they zing around and that makes it difficult to photo them  — but I finally photographed one to show you!

2. Trail ride warm-up.  Every trip out — wether we go north, south, east, or west we do a warm up — just like any athletic –like  baseball pitchers like Charlie,  Tennis greats like Patrick, Golf folks like Grandma, — or what ever — why do you not send me a photo of your warming-up for your sport — what ever it may be and I will post it  so may see others.

Our horse trail ride warm up consists of doing figure 8, 9, etc around these bushes to get us and the horses into good communicating form.  turn left, turn right , whow — stop, back up, run into branches without jumping — etc.

3. Here is a flag for you to study — on our trail ride we came upon a cabin with 1918 carved in the logs — and a flag hanging on it. Is this today’s flag? — was it the 1918 flag? Study it and post your answers in the comment bubble.  THANKS!

4. Grandpa never wrote anything after July 2 — Guess summers got very busy — or boring? but here excerpts from June 27-July 2, 1903:

June 27- 30 “Plowed in afternoon. broke plow beam. went to Hooversville for pow beam, but did not get any. Rained in forenoon, Bought old plow from Frank Shaffer. Plowed after dinner. Finished plowing for buckwheat.”

July 1-2 “Hauled load of old iron from shade Furnace to Hooversville. Grandpa Ripple and Stella here today.  Very warm Thundered all afternoon — Harrowed, Plowed corn, potatoes, and truck and hauled stones and wood.”

Today is a hodge-podge of 3 topics — I have so much 2 tell u — I will do my best to cover all 3 topics:

TOPIC 1. I think I made a mistake.  I said in an earlier post the hatch was a fishfly — but I do not think they are big enough to eat a tadpole as ecnyclededia said fish fly do — and it said they last a week — but look at my drive after 30 hours —

Many Dead ones.  I think, maybe, they are MayFlys   — So, I went 2 the web

Mayflies usually live for 24-72 hours. Don’t forget that they’ve already spent 1-2 years on the bottom of the lake as a nymph living burrowed in the mud. Within that three days, though, they manage to get into about everything you can imagine. You will find dead mayflies lying around on the sidewalks, in spider webs, on window ledges, etc. They’ll go anywhere where there’s light at night. Wear a white shirt outside at night and you’ll see what I mean.

TOPIC 2. FIRST CLASS TO STEERAGE – A DOG’S LIFE — Got this photo (digital art) of my ex-dog Dyna on trip between H’s cottage and home:

TOPIC 3. Yesterday’s trail was a special ride because our young friend got to take her first trail ride   — she will ride in 4th of july parade on our Island.  Maybe her Mom will send me photos of her to post here tomorrow. — or maybe I will get some photos today .  Pushed wrong button on iphone camera during the ride. Here are some photos of our get ready and finish — probably takes more to get ready then you think:

 

Helmet on, I am ready — Helmets are a must for me –for my protection and to set example for folks new to horses