Fall is in the Air

In Portland, OR, anyway.

Blue Monday

 

A New Chair

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When we were out of something, I can remember my mom saying,
"We are fresh out."
That's what I am.
Fresh out of ideas for the blog.
That will not stop me.
I have permission to post this New Chair
from PN.
Does this look comfortable?
It is to help you use your body to support and
strengthen your core. . .while you work.

Empty Chairs

I don't know why a row of empty chairs seems so odd to me. Are these ever completely filled with people waiting to see the doctors?  I think there are only four physicians on this floor. Besides the ones seen in the photo, there are more lining the other three walls, and many in the middle.

Looks to me like they over invested in furniture.

Cheeseburger and Rolls - to go

Tonight we ordered take-out. A cheeseburger from our favorite joint, Lone Star.
When I went in to pick it up, there were two containers. I thought the fries must be in the second one.
When L. opened the first styrofoam box, he was sure we had gotten the wrong order. There were four rolls and some honey butter!
But the other one was loaded with fries and a giant cheeseburger.
Then I remembered...when you eat there, you get a basket of rolls while you are waiting for your meal, no matter what you've ordered.

We'll save them for tomorrow.

Just a Kansas Scene

Well, today was a follow-up to a strange sleepless night.
Awake till after midnight;
Awake at 3:30 a.m. and finally up at 5:00;
Back to bed at 7:00;
Slept till 11:00 a.m.
No wonder when I ordered at Starbucks I asked for a "Tall, vente, decaf mocha."
Confused the heck out of the clerk on the other end of the speaker.
I got a tall. I guess if there is any question, they honor the first word spoken.

L. noticed what I said, but apparently he is so afraid of my wrath,
he never did tell me of my mistake!
I didn't realize it till after I got home. I then called the shop
and told them I was the nitwit who ordered two sizes for one cup.
The barista laughed and said they were a little confused.
Just another day in the life of an aging nutt.

Seed Pods

 L. was looking for a patch of stickers in our back yard. The dogs keep coming in with those prickly things in their hair/fur.

So far, no plants have been found that are producing the sand burrs but since the dogs are never out of our yard, they have to be somewhere.

As he was looking, he saw these seed  pods on the trumpet vine. We had never noticed them before. I think it's interesting how they form from the flower itself.

Some ants seem to be enjoying the site.