CATS, DOGS, SUNSETS AND SHIPS

Have three different stories for you this evening

Before I start my story

I must tell you about the

night before

As we were going to bed

we could hear rumblings

in the distance

At one thirty the storm

was upon us

Lots of loud thunder

and

bright lightning

I thought

oh no

as we were to be up

at 3 in the morning

in order to get

over to the mainland

for our drive to the

Detroit airport

The grand-daughter's friend

was flying home

I was awake and could feel

nudge, nudge, nudge
poke, poke, poke

My first thought was

the kitten was climbing over me

NUDGE, NUDGE

I opened my eyes

and there was the girl

"Granny

we are afraid of the storm"

Time for Papa to head

to the sofa

Time for the girls to climb

in bed with me

Once settled there were

lots of giggles

lots of counting to see

how far the thunder was away from us

and then

I could feel a quietness come over the girls

There is nothing more soothing than

a parent's bed or

a grandparent's bed

The time ticked away

and we were still all awake

Soon it was time for the alarm

In no time we were ready
all of us looked
really cute in our rain gear


WE WERE PREPARED

The storm was kind to us......

only had to deal with

heat lightning

With an hour and a half sleep

 we were on our way

As you can imagine

the rest of the day was snooze

time here and there

The animals were catching a few winks as well

When I approached them

the eye opened just a bit

I'm sure Gwendolyn was saying to herself

Here she comes again!!!!!

Love this

With all the sunsets we have had

I have not seen the sky look like this

Such beauty

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Today was hair cut day

I was in my home town

AND

While driving home

I heard on the radio that the

tall ships were coming up river

Wouldn't you know

I was in a rush this morning

and forgot my camera

shoot

Sure enough

 as I drove

along the river road

I saw three ships

Luckily

the camera lady's husband

took my camera

and went out in the boat

to capture some photos

of the first ship going by

It was the Bounty

The Lady

protecting the ship

What a handsome ship

Heading north

I'm home now

taking photos

from the dock

Here comes ship number 3

I could hear lots of hoots

If you look closer

you can see a

'sailor'

climbing the mast

 

This is the last ship of the day

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Switching gears here

I would like to show you

what

The boy and his Grandfather

accomplished today

They finished shingling the shed roof

GOOD JOB BOYS!!!!!!

A sparrow has been crashing into the

window

I took this photo from inside the shed

The bird thinks it sees a friend

but is only it's reflection in the glass

Our after dinner entertainment

Ooooooh

Look at those blue eyes

Whoops

Someone lost their balance

Oh my goodness

I sure get a kick out of this kitten

He has personality plus

Another good day

 Goodnight everyone