A Long Do Nothing Day

 Dinner is served.  You almost didn't get to witness this spectacle.  Connecting to a hot spot is easier said than done.  I had to spend 15 minutes trying to get my computer to even SEE the hotspot, just so you could see Foxy NOT grab the gopher.

How disappointing!  My camera is set up to take only 20 seconds of video before delaying the next one for another 20 seconds.  We missed the whole exciting exchange.  Sadly, this is not Nat Geo or Disney Presents.  Oh well ... better luck next time.  

I am however happy to say that in the next video, the PREY had disappeared.  Yay for dinner!!

I couldn't figure out what the noise was I kept hearing, so I wandered around the house for a few minutes.  Oh wait .... it's raining!!  Not a lot, but just enough to hear weird noises.  That was the start of a dreary overcast do-nothing day.  

Oh there's stuff to do, just not much motivation to do it, as evidenced by Cooper on the couch.  I did finally get up enough gumption to move more stuff out of the house into the garage.  There was a big glass  top for the old coffee table and several framed images I took that I thought were SO great at the time, but now realize they were not the least big sharp, as in pretty blurry.  I laughed.  I'm sure I wasn't the only one in that photography class with images I would now throw away.

For example, there's a lot to be said for depth of field, and you won't find it in this flag image.  The how's and why's of the settings don't click until years later.  

I'm very happy to say the Field of Honor is up at our local college.  Anyone who was or is a service member, can have a flag placed on the field.  I'm guessing there is maybe 5 acres of flags, a pretty amazing sight.

It is guarded 24-7 for about five days I think.  Most every flag has a picture of the service man or woman, along with their name and the dates of service.  It's pretty impressive to see, but sadly, many are for my school mates and friends who are no longer here.  In the meantime, we are all gearing up for the coming Veterans Day Celebration and parade.  

The rest of the day was spent tracing down lost packages, paying bills and checking my truck registration twice, just like Santa.  Three times actually, to be sure I've have everything in order for this mornings visit.  I do not want to go through all this again.  

The nice pink sunset bodes well for better times.  If nothing else, I guess I can turn back the pages to my ancestors way of life living off the land, and look up how to cook gophers to perfection.  After all, I do have an entire yard full.

I'm off to welcome the California Highway Patrol!!!