The vacation was… interesting. There was a significant amount of rain and the beginning was very cold. However, I am very happy to report that my Handspun sweater and newly stitched sweatshirts were PERFECT in every way!
One of us had plenty of things to occupy their time on a rainy day (or days)… reading, knitting, stitching… and one of us did not. So if you are reading between the lines here… I think you get the picture of how some of the week went.
I did more knitting on a vacation than I have done in a long time… (I finished that first sock and am almost done with the second sock…so yeah, a lot of knitting! Ha!) I’d have read more if someone had not been complaining so much… sigh.
I think the rainy days provided some of the most amazing skies! And the unseasonably cold weather that kept the trees from all leafing out made it so easy to find and see birds! And see birds I did! We saw Bald Eagles every day but one… so many eagles! We also saw so many ospreys! Going a week later than we usually go also meant warblers… so many different warblers! I saw 21 *new* birds last week. I saw Baltimore Orioles and Orchard Orioles! Rain or shine, I simply love quietly walking through the woods listening to the birdsong. And PT is a wonder, I was able to do the hike out to Gull Point twice! And walking with walking sticks provides a pretty good workout! (although perhaps that is a sad state of affairs to confess… but gosh I was just so happy to be mobile!)
Despite the weather, I also channeled Vera because I saw so many turtles and although they were not at all easy to catch with my phone camera… I did manage to get one!
One small brave little turtle!
The other very good thing was the “Treat Dispenser” that is now Icing on the Lake… and the cocktails at Cork! (And the food was not bad either!)
All in all, it was a good week… even with the rain! But the Mondayist Monday on earth is Re-entry Monday! See you all back here on Wednesday with some raveling!
P.S. Today my youngest turns 31… how is that even possible?! Happy birthday, Sam!
I LOVE that first stump picture (and all the rest of them, too)! When we took our RV trip, Ryan was fascinated by stumps so I started to really look at them, too, and they’re quite intriguing. (We have a photo book of “Stumps of the West”.)
I’m sorry you didn’t have better weather, but as you said, those rainy skies are quite lovely in their own way. And 21 new birds! John is a big complainer about “having nothing to do” if it’s raining but we readers, knitters, and makers are never bored. Welcome back and I hope re-entry isn’t too bumpy.
Happy Birthday Sam! Welcome back Kat. You were missed and I thought of you a lot…wondering where you were walking/hiking, what birds you were seeing, etc. Sorry the weather was not the best, but glad you had plenty to keep yourself occupied (too bad someone else did not…). Your pictures are beautiful. I do love cloudy skies…but I also spotted some blue in some of your shots. Hope your re-entry is as easy as possible. Good luck!! PS – cute little turtle!!
Your pictures are very nice. I chuckled when you wrote about one being bored and one not. That is often the case with my husband and I if the weather is crummy on vacation. I tell him if you can knit you are never bored..want to learn? Have a good week.
Welcome home, I missed you! I always can keep busy no matter what, in fact there’s not enough time in the day to do everything I want to do. My youngest turns 30 at the end of the month!!
I’m sorry the weather wasn’t better for you (but it was cold and rainy here, too, so at least you were on vacation and had some beautiful views!). It sounds like perhaps one member of your party needs to pick up a hobby for those downtimes, eh?
Spring is always an iffy time for vacations . . . but WOW! I am so excited to hear about your more-comfortable walking!!! (And it is NO “sad state of affairs” that you were using walking sticks, Kat. I say BRAVO! to walking sticks! Anything that helps you MOVE is a WIN!!!) I’m thinking . . . you might be inspired to paint some of those lovely scenes from your vacation? And what great bird sighting!!! That’s amazing! (Brian turned 31 in February. Like you, I am still stunned by that.)
Hooray for being able to be mobile and enjoy walking. The stump is very interesting looking. I wonder how it was created. I’m glad the sweater and the sweatshirts were warm and wearable. Welcome back and Happy Birthday to your son. Time does fly. Hope this Mondayist of Mondays treated you well.
Happy Birthday to Sam — and you! (I always feel like their birthdays are ours, too, in a way.) And do I ever hear you on that…’differing perspectives’ thing…you experienced on vacay. (Boy, can it be challenging.) You sound so positively positive in your stance, though, and that is a happy and inspiring thing.
And 21 NEW birds?! WOW. What delight. And so glad your new wardrobe additions got to make an appearance. I’ll bet that felt great.
Welcome home. I hope you have an easy slide into Wednesday!
Lovely post of your holiday. How exciting to see all those new birds and turtles. Coming home is always hard…all that laundry ! Impressed you managed so much knitting. With the rain you must have loved your new clothes so much. My youngest son will be 34 in the Autumn !
Adding to the birthday list, Hannah will be 31 in September. Beats me how that happened! Your vacation looks and sounds wonderful – all those news birds! Warblers are hard to identify, good for you. And I’m feeling extra grateful that Dale always brings stuff to entertain himself when we’re on vacation.
That driftwood photo at the top — it made me gasp! Fantastic.