Bocce Ball - Game On!

The Sandbridge Bocce Ball Team (aka Team DNS) had opening ceremonies yesterday....and what a great day we had! Of course, I lost my first two games but the only way is up! Today we got rained out but not before I was able to win back my first two losses...so I'm 2 for 2 or an average of .500. I'll take it! We're gonna try again tomorrow if Mother Nature will let us have a couple of hours of fun! BTW - Happy Birthday to my wonderful husband...

Congratulations Ryan and Heather

My niece is getting married in just a few hours and I want to wish them much love and happiness for a long, long time. Happy Wedding!

I have just discovered Facebook....what a blast that has been. I'm finding "friends" from way back into high school days that I haven't talked to in years and years and years. It's fun catching up with everyone to see how we've all aged (sorry, but we have!), how we've grown and where our lives have taken us.

The fish continue to thrive...but they are still very skittish when it comes to anyone (or anything such as the cat - his new and personal water bowl!) getting near the pond. They run for cover when I go out to feed them. And they've been acting up lately (if you know what I mean) so I'm sure the baby fishes will arrive in due time. I still need a few plants and maybe a few snails then it will be complete for the season except for routine maintenance. I got lucky this year with the pollen. Last year, there was so much pollen in the pond that I couldn't even see the bottom. This year, I started treating the pond before pollen season with a bacteria (the good kind!) and it's pretty much stayed clear. Note to self - do that again next year!

Almost forgot - we had a peacock - yes peacock - in the neighborhood on Thursday. He was on our garage for a while then decided to move to my neighbor's roof (in the picture). He hung around all afternoon and into the night when he decided to get up into a tree (via their chimney) and roost for the night. We haven't seen him since so hopefully he's found his way back to Hunt Club where we think he came from.

Well, I had better go get dressed for the nuptials.

I'm still here

I haven't disappeared....I'm still here and still plugging away at that thing called life. Excuses? How many do you want? I won't bore you with details but I find it harder and harder to find the time to get on my blog....why is that? Is it because I'm learning (finally - you old goat) to use other tools such as Twitter and Facebook? Is it because I'm just too damned tired when I get home to want to write? Is it because I feel I stretch myself too thin? Who knows.

I will make an effort to keep this blog current (whatever that means) and somewhat entertaining. After all, the fish are thriving and in the process of reproducing (anyone want baby fish later?), the weather is getting nicer (meaning mosquitos aren't out in force yet) and my niece is getting married in two days. So, what's to complain about?

I have to share something with you. I came home today and my husband told me that after he got home earlier, a group of neighbors had gathered in our driveway and were staring at our roof. Ok, now I'm curious....lo and behold, there's a peacock on the roof! Yes, a real peacock with feathers and all! How beautiful this bird was! By the time I got home, it had moved from our roof to the neighbor's and just parked himself and looked (somewhat) comfortable. He moved from their roof over their garage to their backyard. He poked around a while then decided to move back to the roof. After a while, he moved along their roof line to their chimney and decided to jump into the trees to roost for the night. I'll be interested to see if he's around in the morning...of course, we'll probably hear him anyway. I hope he finds his way home...he looked a tad lost and the area Robins and Cardinals were giving him a fit! More to come...stay tuned.

Thanks for listening. Or at least putting up with my too few posts lately.