Karen's Journey

I've been so negligent in posting photos of T's first day of kindergarten. I don't have a smart phone that uploads directly to facebook, or that allows me to email photos to myself, so I'm always a bit behind. And his first day of school was also the day we had to bring Digger to the vet to be put down, so it's was a day of mixed emotions for me.  Here he is with Daddy: And here is is waiting under the garage overhang for the bus and Tropical Storm Lee dumped on us. This is the second year in a row that the first day of school was yucky and rainy. I envy the parents who can take outside photos of their kids on the first day of school. Maybe next year for us. That's his "Whey the bus not coming?" look. Once it got here, he flew onto it without so much as a hug or kiss goodbye. He was one excited kid. No crying on the first day of kindergarten for him. He's been ready since January!

Jellies at the New England Aquarium. You just want to get in there and float around with them. Or maybe not. But what an ethereal quality to this image. Photo credit to hubby SK.

A tip of the hat to the flowers of summer, as we face our first threat of frost. These were found in a storefront window box in Rockport, Massachusetts back in August.

Our old girl, Digger, age somewhere between 10 and 11 isn't feeling too well lately. We're hoping we get some more time with her with some TLC, sub-cutaneous fluids, and arthritis medicine. She's such a good bunny -- so easy to pick up and carry around, loves petting, and usually slobbers my hand when I'm trying to put her baby food treat in her condo. Who knew that bunnies drool? She knows the word "pretzel" and goes crazy when she hears it, although I'm not sure how well she hears these days. She's T's favorite bunny because she lets him pet her. He loves to give her treats like carrots and strawberries. We will treasure however many more days we have with her.