this and that (aka weddings and friendships)

wedding season...

at a wisconsin wedding on a rainy (but when is it not) saturday...

alicia and nate

both bride and groom play ultimate (frisbee)... the groom with greg, both in illinois and wisconsin... so they handed out discs (frisbees) as party favors...

and greg juggled them.

friends...

friends...

back home on monday we accepted responsibility for the temporary care, custody, and general well-being of rocky (aka rockford, rock 'n roll, rockie talkie, rocks and socks, rocks in his pockets... greg... all greg)

rocky is oliver's new best friend. every time oliver is reunited with rocky (that is, when they leave their adjacent cages), he could not be more excited. if they were people, rocky would feel suffocated by this friendship...

during a calmer moment... but do you get the idea?

post #200

my 200th post... i should make it somewhat worthy of existence. or, as i accidentally typed while distracted, 'reasonable.' i should make this post reasonable. reasonable is in the top 10 of most frequently used words by those who have been to law school.

so okay, this is dracula, memorably lazing in the canning jar box and reasonably requesting attention...

canned pickles by greg... canning pickles is a reasonable option for all of those extra cucumbers in the garden, and much more memorable than eating those purchased at the store...

turning ollie into a pit bull... looking at his face with shorter ears, it's reasonable to think he might have some pit bull in him. what a truly worthy picture for post number 200...

finally and perhaps most memorable (and hence worthy) of all of these pictures, though the reasonableness at this point in life (new puppy, new job, etc. etc.) is questionable, this is me... 8 weeks pregnant.

harry snotter

it's not that i thought the first book was so good that i can't wait to read the second one (i don't think that impatience comes until book 3 or 4 or so i've heard)... but it was a distraction from real life... although a bit stressful to know that wizards have to suffer through finals like law students... not that i worry about finals anymore, but there are those residual effects. anyhow, this is all to say that i need to get my hands on book 2 soon, if only so that i don't forget who hagrid and hedwig and snape are.

foodstuff and jaunts

sunflower on a cloudy day...

taking oliver for a walk through the prairie...

he always checks back to make sure i am still with him. he is a good dog like that...

passing the farm i notice some orange poking out from all the green...

next... after picking up our weekly vegetables from said farm, we see if oliver takes after his cousin, dakota, as a carrot eater...

this face could go either way i suppose, but it's one of 'ohhh, this is a good snack!'

from our own garden, and maybe a bit from the farm... more tomatoes... time to can...

finally, a meal completely from troy gardens (less the butter and pepper)...

early fall

a cold and drizzly day... reminiscent of fall. it puts us in a good mood....

a good time to work on food preservation...

putting garlic out to dry...

building shelving in the basement for canned goods and potatoes and onions....

or, a good day to sit down and read... harry potter... i have given in (i suppose... for now) in that i am halfway through book 1. book 2 is checked out of the library now though and a long wait could be just enough to end the new habit... we'll see...

finally

the datura is blooming. i will take a picture of it when the sun is out. until then, goodnight!