TGIF.....

...enough said...

I'm taking a short weekend break..

See ya'll Monday...

Enjoy your weekends...!!

MissKitty Here......

It's Thankful Thursday.......Hurray!!

This week let's be thankful for the seasonal bounty that Mother Nature brings into our lives..

Winter... a wonderland..

Spring.... blooming with new life...

Summer .... lazy...crazy days....

Fall....fall's just fickle...can't make up it's mind...

Should it be hot or cold....sunny or rainy....colorful or drab.....sunshine or severe storms....

bright or foggy.....??!!

What ever the season....whatever the weather conditions...get out and

Enjoy....if you can!!

Almost Wordless Wednesday.....

Still got color up here.....

But....the winds of today and tomorrow should blow'um away..... ;(

Enjoy

If It's Tuesday....This Must Be Belgium.....

Does anyone, other than me, remember this movie...??

A 1969 comedy about a group of American tourist on a whirlwind tour of Europe....

This time of year reminds me of those tourist...their adventures and/or misadventures....

The days seem to run together.....

It's dark when you leave for work and it's almost dark when you return home....

Dinner seems to taste the same as yesterday...the laundry piles seem just as big as last weekend...the dogs and cat are confused about outside time and your keeping track of the days by what's on TV....

(BTW....House was a rerun last night......what's up with that...!!??)

The "camping season" is slowing down and we're scrambling to find projects to work on.....

By the end of November everything should be finished...closed-up....buttoned down....done.....put to bed for the winter...the park will remain open...but, i'll get to sleep later than 6:00AM......

I'm Ready...!!

Enjoy

What.......???!!!

....it's Monday already....!!!

And for those that asked..

Yes, the MaleChild and i took the pictures at the same time .... at the same place....
I think the red in my picture is the reflected light from the MaleChilds flash....
Spooky....double huh....!!!

Enjoy

Last Night.......

....as the full moon came up over the ridge....
The MaleChild got this picture with the Nikon Coolpix P100...

And i got this one with the Canon PowerShot A550...

Spooky...huh...??

Enjoy

The Twelve Acre Wood......

I love the views of the twelve acre woods, from the front porch in the fall.....
But, maybe that doesn't count for anything.....'cause.....
I love the twelve acre wood....364....24/7.....!!

Enjoy

MissKitty Again......

Once again it's Thankful Thursday and i'm here to remind you of something to be thankful for....

This week, let's go with FAMILY....!!

You know ....Mom & Dad......Grandparents....Aunts & Uncles....

And siblings...

Ahhhh....those brothers and sisters that make our young lives both happy and unbearable .....

Siblings.....the ones who at the age of three...ran over all your record albums with his tricycle and even after you beat him with your hairbrush......he still calls you every year on your birthday...

You know the ones...the ones you shared almost everything with until you hit those nasty teenage years...

I just wish my siblings looked more like me....

Maybe...i'm adopted.....??!

Enjoy

Generic........?!

I thought long and hard about writing this post.....cause i don't want to sound like an unamerican American.....

But....yesterday i felt like a hostage to big business....

And it gave me a very uneasy feeling about greed in this country...

Here's what happened.....

Several weeks ago, a friend gave some info on a mail-order drug company located in the country north of us.....cause she knew i was only taking 1/2 of my asthma meds daily....the cost is $159.87 a month....so i try to make it last for two months....got the picture....??

I place a call to this company for some information on the price of this med....

Ring......Ring.....Good Morning this M.... at C....M..., how can i help you...?

I would like some information on the asthma drug Serevent Diskus.....

Ok....what would you like to know?

What is the cost of a monthly prescription...?

Well....the name brand is $69.53 a month.....

What..!!!!....that's less than half of what i'm

paying now....!!

Or you could get the generic for $24.99....

What ....!!!!....there's a generic!!....i have been told for a least 15 years.......

i've been taking this for a least that long......that there was no generic available.....!!

Yes...there is a generic.....but it is not available in the USA......

Can i get this thru your company ...even though i live in North Carolina...?

Yes...all we need is a written Rx from a licensed Doctor....you could also get a 3 month supply for $74.82 with free shipping......

Needless to say.....i closed the deal and my meds are on the way....

My question is .....WHY????......and don't gave me the line about FDA approval.....Generic is the same as name brand...without all the fancy packageing.....right...???

I've been taking generic meds for a lifetime......!!

Why....?? Was i paying $134.98 more a month than our neighbors to the north.....???

Aren't we "suppose" to have the "best" health care in the world....???

Somebody ...please....explain this to me.......

My crystal ball seems to be stuck....it keeps coming up with "Big Business Greed"

Thanks for letting me vent....and if i've offended anyone.....I'm Sorry...

But...i had to get it out of my system....!!

Enjoy

A Shout Out.....

...from the Jet Jockeys.....

Good Morning World..!!!

Enjoy

Soaking up......

....the wonderful Fall sunshine....!!

What better way to rest up after our long ride this AM.

We went to meet the new Vet.....wooohooo.....young and cute...!!
Max had to get up on the table.....be squeezed and have his innards listened to.....then he got 2 shots.......me....i just went for the ride......heh......heh.....heh....

There was this BIG DOG named Jack at the office......he scared me and Max...soooo we hid under the bench seat....!

But the staff, Vet and office was real nice and real close to the cabin...
sooooooo....i guess we'll be going back....
uck oh.......just heard Boomer say i was due for a check-up in April.....

Well...fiddle-da-de.....i'll worry about that tomorrow......
Go Scarlett......Go Scarlett......my heroine in life....!!

Enjoy

Bring It On.......

...I've been trained....by the best...
And i'm ready....!!!!

Enjoy

Hanging On......

.....that's what these little guys are doing over on the east side of the Visitor Center.....
Those bugs had a wild cold ride yesterday....
57* and wind gust up to 45 mph.....
Ride'un cowbugs...!!!!

Enjoy

Look What We Found......

.....CityBoy found this one ...down the hill...around the corner and up the road...

I found this one out side the back door of the Visitor Center....

And i just "love"....

....playing with the zoom lens...!!

Enjoy

MissKitty here.....

...It's Thankful Thursday again....

and this week i'm reminding all the pets out there to be grateful for the loving care the humans bestow upon you....

They have strange ways of showing that love.....

just bare with them....

after all they're only "human"....!

Enjoy

Almost Wordless Wednesday.....

They're Back...!!!

Enjoy

Tuesday's View......

...from the front porch..

to the West the reds are starting to appear....

Got some nice yellows and oranges to the East.

To the north ..... trees are getting with the program....

And to the South.....lots of color mixed in with the evergreens....

Air is cool and crisp.... sun is shining.....people are smiling....

And "everyone" wants a camping site for PEAK weekend...!!

It's gonna be fun...!!

Enjoy

In the Dog House.....

or maybe i should say..."the People House"

You see......Max and i are mad at Boomer and CityBoy.....

They gave us a BATH......!!!!!
They said that we were stinky and gross....

Now i'm all pearly white and Max is (he....he....he) fluffy...!!

Well....Boomer promised that unless we run into a skunk.....that's the last you know what of this year..........whewwwww

It's Monday!

Enjoy

It's that time of the year......

Yep.....the leaves are a changing up here in the high country.....
And that means it's time for the "Fall Festivals"

Mom and i went to our favorite one of the season yesterday.....were we surprised when 3 tour buses pulled in....!!! What happened to the nice little church run craft show...!!??
Well....apparently word is out about the home made goodies up here...!!

Wellll...anyway.....i had money in my pocket and was in a buying mood.....
Soooo i fought the crowds and brought home George and Martha to sit on one of the mantles this Christmas......always had a thing for moose.....or is it mooses....??

Then Otis jumped into my arms ..... along with assorted goodies from the bake sale and some home made "Wild Grape Jelly with no sugar"....whoooo boy.....talk about tart....!!
But.....soooooo gooooddddd...!!

Hard woods in back of the cabin are starting to turn.....by next weekend we should be at "Peak"
and wouldn't you know it.....it's my weekend to work....!!
Only 7 weeks left...then i'm off for the winter...!

Enjoy

He's Coming Home.....

Yes....bloggerville the male child is on his way home....!!
He and grandpa have been on an extended field trip.....8 days in Florida..!!

He has visited the school he work at......he worked as a behavior specialist in an emotionally challenged unit.....he's shopped for winter clothes(?)....swam in the pool ......enjoyed the hottub.....and has eaten at least a ton of "good" seafood....

Now he and Papa are on the road home...
Now he can once again start working on that degree as a child psychologist.....then he can go back to FL and once again work with "his Kids"......he misses them.

Isn't this a face only a mother could love...?

Enjoy

ps.......i've been in charge of the ecosystem.....yikes!!!....no floaters yet.....!!

Yes.......Yes.....Yes....!!

Friday..!!

Need i say more...?!

Enjoy

Thankful Thursday......

MissKitty here.....

Be thankful for a nice....warm....safe place to call home.....

Enjoy

Almost Wordless Wednesday.....

Woo Hoo...!!

52 feet of front porch.....!!
Love it.....

Enjoy

Could this be........

....the field of gold that song writers, write lyrics about....??

Or is this the fields of gold that are making my eyes tear......my nose itch.....my throat tickle....??

We seem to have an abundance of golden rod and rag week in the high country this year.

We're all walking around with tissues in our pockets...!!

Enjoy

The "Opps" Pictures......

What..??!!
Everybody has "opps" pictures......

Like this one.....is that heads or tails...?

Or this plane flying into my shot.......

or....this "Why did this pose deserve a picture?"

Or this shot the male child took of Jupiter and the Moon....

What can i say....

We all have them on our hard drives somewhere......

Enjoy

Another Beautiful Fall Sunrise.........

Good Sunday Morning..!!

Enjoy