Walking is the perfect way of moving if you want to see into the life of things. It is the one way of freedom. If you go to a place on anything but your own feet you are taken there too fast, and miss a thousand delicate joys that were waiting for you by the wayside. Elizabeth von Arnim

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Friday, July 17, 2026

July Photo-a-day 17

July Photo-a-day Challenge with ChrissyT
Day 17
On A Shelf




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A foggy morning walk today.
60 degrees and calm.
Started out foggy but the sun came out later.


Walked around both of the cemeteries.


The herd bulls are back in the pasture down by the Drane house.
There used to be 7 black bulls.
Now 3 of the black ones are back with 4 of the new Speckled Park ones.


 

Had a couple of books to drop off at the library so stopped
at the Jeep, picked up the books and walked to the library.
From there I walked up and down some side streets and
over to the ball park.
Walked around there, a few more side streets and then
back to the pond.

I saw Shelia out running.

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Got some house stuff done in the morning.

The sun was out but it was a filtered sun because of the smoke
from the fires in Canada.
Didn't sit on the porch today because it smelled like smoke!!

David and Liz came over this afternoon for birthday cake.
I gave David one of the cards I had made.
We all had a piece of cake and I gave them the rest
of the cake to take home.

Some of you have asked how David was doing in his new job.
He's been there a few weeks now and things are going well.
He not only works with the fork lift but they have
him inside working on a computer also.
He's outside when using the fork lift but in an air conditioned
office when on the computer.
Has gotten lots of praise for the job he's doing.

So that's it for today.
Hope you had a wonderful Friday.
Thanks for stopping by.
HappyK๐Ÿ™‚

You don't raise heroes, you raise sons. 
And if you treat them like sons, 
they'll turn out to be heroes, 
even if it's just in your own eyes.
― Walter M. Schirra, Sr.

Thursday, July 16, 2026

Day 16 of the July Challenge

 July Photo-a-day Challenge with ChrissyT
Day 16
INSIDE

INSIDE the post office.
Coming in the door.


Inside where all the boxes are.
These mail boxes people rent.
Open 24 hours a day.
Mail is also delivered to your house.


Office closed when I was there this morning but will open promptly at 8:00.



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70 degrees this morning, no breeze and a mix of sun and clouds.
A bit hazy starting out.
The sun is trying to pop out and eventually does.


Walked around both cemeteries and the ball park loop.
Continued over to the DG Market and then back through town
and up and down most of the side streets to the pond.

The three geese family decided to go for a little walk too.


Sheila was out running again and
Anna and her Dad Mark were out walking.


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Baked a birthday cake.
Chocolate Cake with chocolate frosting.
I usually bake a cake in a 9 x 13 pan but made a layer cake
this time using 2 9" round pans.
The cake is for David and tomorrow is his birthday.

It ended up being pretty windy which was nice with
the breezes blowing through the house.

We sat out on the front porch for quite a while
this afternoon reading.

That's all for today.
Hope you had a wonderful Thursday.
Thanks so much for coming by.
HappyK๐Ÿ™‚
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I am more and more convinced that our happiness
 or our unhappiness 
depends far more on the way we meet the events of life 
than on the nature of those events themselves.

Wilhelm von Humboldt