August 31, 2009
Day 243 - School bus
Today was the first day of the new school year for students in my school district, but I'm not at school. I'm beginning my 2nd year of retirement! So, instead of greeting a new group of students, I went out to lunch with other retirees and we toasted the new school year. Here's to retirement!
August 30, 2009
Day 242 - Tired dog
This is one tired dog! When she was outside this morning, she was coming back into the house when she caught the scent of a rabbit & took off. She ran, and ran, and ran for almost an hour before we caught up with her and brought her home. She spent the rest of the day curled up on the couch!
August 29, 2009
Day 241 - Fountain
Our Village of Arlington Heights, together with the Park District, has done a great job of preserving open spaces for parks and beautifying our downtown area. This pretty fountain is in North Park which is next to an old school that now houses the Park District offices.
August 28, 2009
Day 240 - Rain Gauge
We've had two days of rain. It finally stopped this afternoon and I went out to take a photo of the rain gauge in our garden. It looks like we've gotten just over 4 inches of rain this week. The lawn, trees, and gardens are happy!
August 27, 2009
Day 239 - Rose of Sharon
It's been raining all day today. I snapped a few photos in the garden. This Rose of Sharon seems happy to be getting a good drink today.
August 26, 2009
Day 238 - Painting
Painters are here today and I feel like I'm in a bubble! They are painting the ceiling on the main floor of the house. The ceiling wraps around from the foyer, to the kitchen, to the dining room, to the living room. We had some water damage on the kitchen ceiling from the ice/snow on the roof last winter, so the entire ceiling needed to be repainted. They protected everything with plastic & I was able to work in the family room.
August 25, 2009
Day 237 - Where are you?
I couldn't resist snapping this photo of Lucy. She loves being outside, but always wonders where we are if she is out in the yard alone. This time she found us by climbing into the bushes & peering in through the family room window! As soon as she sees us she starts whining!
August 24, 2009
Day 236 - Evening
I captured this photo while we were out for an evening walk with the dog tonight. This is the view as we are walking past our neighborhood school as we head back towards our house. The photo doesn't do it justice, but the moon was a lovely waxing crescent.
August 23, 2009
Day 235 - Artist
Today we walked around at Art in the Park in our downtown area. It was a beautiful day for an outdoor art fair. This is a juried art fair with many local artists. The artist in this picture is friend of mine. She also worked as a teaching assistant in my special education classroom for many years. It is fun seeing her enjoy retirement by exploring her love of painting!
August 22, 2009
Day 234 - Solheim Cup
I went to my first live professional golf tournament today. The Solheim Cup was held in Sugar Grove, IL. They wouldn't allow any phones, cameras or other technology in, so this was the only photo I could get, which was disappointing because the golf course was absolutely beautiful. It was an enjoyable day, great weather, and fun seeing great LPGA players in person.
August 21, 2009
Day 233 - Construction
We're seeing lots of these in our neighborhood this summer. One of the streets is getting MAJOR reconstruction. I feel badly for the neighborhood school since traffic doesn't flow as smoothly when roads are torn up & people are forced to park on streets away from their homes. Hopefully they'll have the road project done soon.
August 20, 2009
Day 232 - Friends
Twelve school friends and I had a fun evening out tonight. First we went to dinner at Grand Station and then attended a very funny performance by a Second City group at The Metropoliscalled "Girls Night Out". What a great way to spend time with friends just before many of them head back to school.
In this photo: 1st row, left to right - Sue S., Denise, Julie, Patty, Sue M
2nd row, left to right - Connie, Karen, Betsy, Amy, Meghan, Debbie, Michele
Day 232 - Friends
Originally uploaded by Karin Beil
August 19, 2009
Day 231 - Asters
I stopped by Home Depot for something else today and saw this pretty display of asters. My goal this summer has been to add more flowering perennials to our yard. These asters were reasonably priced and will add some nice fall color to one area of our garden.
August 18, 2009
Day 230 - Chipmunk
A video would have captured this little guy better. He's hanging on for dear life as he nibbles the corn cob we have hanging from a bungi cord. He got his turn after the squirrels were finished.
August 17, 2009
Day 229 - Goose
I spent this cloudy afternoon in Long Grove, shopping and having dinner with two good friends. This goose on the lawn of the Long Grove Cafe was quite the beggar!
August 16, 2009
Day 228 - Lonely
Scott & I were eating lunch in the kitchen, Lucy looked through the window and with her sad eyes seemed to ask, "Why are you inside without me?" Needless to say, I let her in!
August 15, 2009
Day 227 - Plurk friends
I didn't take this photo (although it was my camera), but I am using it for my photo-of-the-day anyway. I spent the afternoon with 4 tech friends. In the photo, from left to right, are: me, Wendy, Laurie, Pamela, & Caren. We enjoyed chatting, snacking, laughing, and sharing!
Plurk names from left to right: @KarinB, @wsigele, @featheredflowers, @bbdragon, @ckimbarovsky
Plurk names from left to right: @KarinB, @wsigele, @featheredflowers, @bbdragon, @ckimbarovsky
August 14, 2009
Day 226 - Joe Pye Weed
The weather must be perfect this season for the Joe Pye Weed in our garden. This is the tallest and with the most blooms that I remember seeing during August. Joe Pye Weed is a native, low maintenance perrenial that we enjoy each summer.
August 13, 2009
Day 225 - Sprinkler
We're doing lots of sprinkling today. The grass isn't too bad, but the gardens are really dry. So, this sprinkler is aimed at my rose garden. I'm working on giving all my gardens a good drink over the next couple of days.
August 12, 2009
Day 224 - Thirsty tomatoes
Our tomatoes did a lot of growing while we were away for a long weekend and they were very thirsty when we got home! We will be enjoying some home grown tomatoes soon.
August 11, 2009
Day 223 - Denver Airport
This photo was taken as our daughter was driving us up to the Denver Airport to drop us off for our flight home. The airport is very unique with its roof made of fabric 'tents'. Do you know what the roof symbolizes? I do!
August 10, 2009
Day 222 - Cubs vs. Rockies
We traveled back to Denver today to see a Cubs/Rockies game. It was a beautiful night for a ballgame. Unfortunately our Cubies really disappointed us. Fortunately, I enjoyed the game anyway with my husband Scott, daughter Kristin, and her BFF Kristi.
August 9, 2009
Day 221 - Kayaking
This photo isn't very sharp......it was taken with a disposable water camera. However, it shows Scott having a fun time kayaking! We're in the Yampa River, running through Steamboat Springs, CO. The river looks fairly harmless here, but there were areas with quite a few rocks that we needed to navigate around.
August 8, 2009
Day 220 - Hiking
What an amazing hike we took today! We hiked the Fish Creek Falls trail. At first, we were only planning to hike to the falls, which were very pretty. But, the trail continued up to Long Lake, so we decided to try to make it there, another 3 miles up the mountain. We made it! In all we hiked over 10 miles today and were sore & tired, but happy at the end of the day.
August 7, 2009
Day 219 - Berthoud's Pass
We arrived in Denver this afternoon and took the 3.5 hour drive down to Steamboat Springs. I took this photo out the car window as my dear daughter was driving. We're looking forward to a fun weekend!
August 6, 2009
Day 218 - Packing
I didn't have much time for taking photos today as I was doing all the things that need doing before leaving on a trip. Here's a quick photo of the things going into my carry on bag. I'm looking forward to spending a few days in Colorado with Kristin!
August 5, 2009
Day 217 - Friendship bread
A friend gave me a plastic bag of Amish Friendship Bread starter. It has been many years since I received one of these. I followed all the recipe directions for 10 days and baked the bread today. I took it to my lunch out with friends today and this photo is all that remains. It was yummy and wonderful to enjoy it with friends!
August 4, 2009
Day 216 - Exercise!
This week, after working with a trainer at the fitness center, I've renewed my motivation to get back to my exercise routine. I've been doing a lot of walking with the dog, but that isn't enough, so it's back to cardio & strength exercises for me.
August 3, 2009
Day 215 - Tomato
I picked our first home grown tomato today. We haven't planted tomato plants in many years, so we are excited to get a nice crop of our own tomatoes this year.
August 2, 2009
Day 214 - Anniversary dinner
Our daughter Cheryl has been married to our son-in-law Seth for two years (as of July 28th). Tonight we took them out for dinner to celebrate.
Happy Anniversary! And, best wishes for many more years of happiness!
Happy Anniversary! And, best wishes for many more years of happiness!
August 1, 2009
Day 213 - Pretzels
I'm playing with a new camera that takes much better close-up macro photos than my other camera. These are pretzels that my dear husband eats with his lunch nearly every single day......yes, he's a creature of habit!
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