Nature

~ A Long Time ~

January 28, 2016 by Patricia Fisher

It’s been a long time since I’ve sat here and done this. Sometimes it seems hard to just think of what I have to say…what is “post worthy”. I often tell myself, “nothing, I have nothing to write about.Nothing new has happened.”

Just life, day after day. Not that life is bad, on the contrary, life is going along quite well. Sometimes it seems to be a challenge to put everyday life into words that would be interesting enough for someone else to want to read about it. But being a lover of journals, the “old-fashioned” pen and paper kind or the online “newfangled” way, it just doesn’t matter, it’s the concept that I like. So, here I sit typing out my thoughts for random (unknown in some cases), passers by.

It’s the end of January, and I find myself thinking, “where did this first month of the year go….and what have I accomplished?” January is usually my hunker down, get creative, take an online class, forget the rest of the world month. But this year seems very different. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that it feels like winter hasn’t started, or at least not what we were use to the last two years. I mean we didn’t light an inside fire until after Christmas. We have no snow. The beekeeper hasn’t plowed once. It’s all good, I’m not complaining or anything. It’s just different. So, maybe this is why I’m out of wack with my normal January train of thought.

So to quote Pastor Bujno, “I digress”. About this blog and my absence…..It’s unexplainable or maybe unacceptable! I just went looking for a picture to post with this and realized that I had some shots that I hadn’t uploaded to my computer yet…ummm, 534 to be exact! Opps…well I guess there may have been a couple of things to blog about after all! MY BAD!!! Here’s a few……

The Beekeeper doing his thing!

The island being beautiful.

My boy…just being a boy.

My girls…..being country girls.

All three together being A-dorable!

Having fun with Grandad.

Me being artsy.

Squash being delicious! I made this more times last fall than I care to say. Here is the recipe.

I’ll try to do this more often…no promises though. Just enjoying life…..

Filed Under: Adirondack Mountains, Family, Grandchildren, Honey Bees, In the kitchen, Nature, Photography

~ A Burst of Color ~

January 30, 2014 by Patricia Fisher

It has been very cold in NY. We don’t have much snow, just single digit or below readings on the thermometer. So truly, it really isn’t even pretty out. I’m feeling the need for a reminder that Spring will come again. With that in mind I decided to search the archives of my photos and put together a colorful post. Here are the results of my search….

Well that made me feel better. How about you? Time to start ordering from those seed catalogs that have been arriving daily.

Think Spring!

Filed Under: My Potager, Nature, Photography

~ Beginning Again ~

November 10, 2013 by Patricia Fisher

Here I am, beginning again. I’ve moved my blog to a self-hosted spot in the blogosphere and I’m facing the new challenges of learning a new, much more complex theme. There have been frustrations along the way, but also a satisfaction of seeing it through. So, I’m here, lots more to learn, lots of room to grow and very eager to make this space mine. It’s kinda like building a new garden bed and deciding just what you want to plant and where. I’m picking out my seeds in anticipation of great things to come. So come follow along and watch things grow!

Filed Under: Events, My Potager, Nature, Photography

~ “My Creation Week 3” ~

October 16, 2013 by Patricia Fisher

We went camping again last week. The same spot back up to the lake in the Adirondack Mountains, but this time with the Beekeeper’s family. Finding time to create was a little tricky, I did work on a few pieces that may end up in my journal and I took a lot of photos. Since photography definitely counts for creating in my book… I’ll start with those.

So the leaf on the lake is my favorite, I just love the way it turned out. Sunsets on the lake are always beautiful and a great photo opportunity, as is the wildlife. The geese that were using the lake for a stop off point on their way south didn’t like our kayaks passing through. I’m not even sure how many picture I took of this blue heron, who usually evades me and this trip decided to pose for me. I was so excited to see the young loon again that I wrote about in this post, but this time I discovered that there are four of them now. I think they make their migration trip together, anyone know ? The Beekeeper did lots of fishing, as did the fisher in the picture under the hubby’s hands on the reel. If you look close that little black creature (the fisher) has a fish in his mouth. The fire was one of “my creations”, and then the artwork I was able to get in, not a much as I had hoped, but some anyway. It was a good week, but I’m glad to be back home.

Filed Under: Adirondack Mountains, Creating Every Day, Nature, Photography Tagged With: Camping, loons, watercolor

~ The Mountains Were Calling ~

September 12, 2013 by Patricia Fisher

…or maybe the lake! Whichever, it had been over a year since we had been to the lake (“our” lake in the mountains) camping and it was time, we needed a break. Funny when you live in the Catskill Mountains that your (our) idea of a peaceful getaway is to go deeper into bigger mountains, the Adirondack Mountains. But there’s the lake, ahh the wonderful, peaceful Sacandaga Lake (not the Great Sacandaga). This is where the Beekeeper proposed to me, and it holds very fond memories for us. So with much effort we prepared the truck and camper for the escape. The truck, the camper, the canoe, two kayaks, all the fishing gear, all the cooking gear, tarps, tools, bedding, clothes ( warm and cold weather, it is the Adirondacks after all, the weather is a little unpredictable), sun screen, bug spray, (we’ll buy food on the way), The Beekeeper, Riley (our Golden Retriever) and Me, my books, magazines, paints and camera in tow, bound for a good time! Now that’s called “laboring to rest”! I didn’t take a picture of the truck and camper loaded down, so you will have to use your imagination. But as for the rest…here’s a peek at our vacation.

The Beekeeper fixing the new shades we bought for the camper…he seems to have a project wherever we go!

Riley has to be on a leash when we go camping. The only time she ever is. She may look sad, but really she loves camping.

Fires in the morning with coffee….

fires at night with wine.

Great foggy mornings.

Beautiful evening sunsets!

The Beekeeper’s next project, building something to hold his trolling motor on his kayak.

Riley enjoying the lake.

Fishing brings a smile…or maybe it was something I said.

My hook didn’t see too much action…..but my camera lens did.

I love the sunsets!

Did I mention this trip was planned around our anniversary?

I have to admit this was a tricky feat to accomplish….making good use of the beaver’s hard work.

Cheers to “friendship in marriage”!

We had snack too, fresh salsa from our garden tomatoes, but we’ll talk about that in another post.

As a side note… this is the spot out on the lake where the Beekeeper proposed to me 7 years ago.

And the island that we like to fish around.

Sometimes with success!

And it’s a good day for me when I get a chance for a shot like this….I’m in love with the loons!

I don’t think the feeling is mutual!

My treat for this year’s trip…

a glimpse (and about 25 shots) of a young loon. Thanks to the Beekeeper for a keen eye, and a fast trip back to the campsite to get me and my Nikon!

“All good things must come to an end”….who came up with that!?!

Actually, it was Chaucer, but I don’t really like it.

Good things should go on and on!

Filed Under: Events, Nature, Photography Tagged With: Adirondack Mountains, Camping, fishing, Golden Retriever, Lake

~ The Beauty of This Place ~

August 23, 2013 by pafisher

I’m blessed to live in a very beautiful area, which I truly enjoy taking in. Two weeks ago while riding between jobs with my husband, this was the scene we came across….I just wanted to share the beauty.