Thursday, August 8, 2019

I Like #126

Well I'm super late to the party this week, but I suppose better late than never!  It's hot and muggy here but that's what summer's for I suppose.

1.  I like quilting!  The air conditioner in my studio (a metal building) went out and it's roasting hot out there, but I've still been making progress on my quilting.  I get pretty quickly drenched in sweat, but as long as I wear a bandanna, I don't typically drip on the quilt.  Hopefully the air conditioner situation will be resolved within the next couple of weeks.  Keep your fingers crossed!


2.  I love hiking!  My friend Linda and I went down to the Wichita Wildlife Refuge last weekend to go hiking.  We hiked a new-to-me trail in the Charon Gardens area that was just exquisite even though it was a fairly warm day.  Really fabulous rocks and scenery.  We saw several Oklahoma collared lizards-  they are so beautiful, an intense bright turquoise with gold heads.  I put my phone away for most of the day, but I did get a couple of pictures.  We had two bison encounters-  One with this big guy who was just wandering right down the road at us- I had to back up several hundred yards with the car until I could find a place to pull out far enough that I wouldn't be in his way  (I took the picture from inside the parked car).  Then there was a whole herd of bison right on the hiking trail-  we detoured off the trail quite a ways to make sure not to disturb them.  In spite of waking up the next day with a million itchy bug bites (I'm praying they were chiggers from the hike and not something living in my house) we had a really lovely day.




2.  Blue got a new collar!  All he'd had before was the blue one he had from the shelter, and it was a pretty color but very plain and getting very faded.  I got him this cool personalized southwestern one from etsy. 



And Benley is a napping doofus.


Just a short list this week- no new flowers (everything is looking a bit wilty and sad), but goodness all the same.  Hang in there through the heat of the summer and click over to LeeAnna's for more things to like!

7 comments:

  1. Wow, that lizard is really beautiful - what fun to see him! That looks like a great hike! Hope your air conditioning in the studio is fixed soon!

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  2. OMG bison are enormous! used to live near a bison preserve in Alberta. We backed away from many a critter. I cannot see a lizard that Diann can. I see the cool rock formation. LeeAnna

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  3. OMG, I love that photo of Benley. LOL. Those lizards are pretty cool looking - so many colors. Your bison and rock photos are really cool. Looks like a fun outing!

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  4. Nice quilting! Your hiking adventure photos are very interesting. I have never hoked anywhere that bison roam free. I would give them plenty of room. What colorful lizards. Blue has a nice new collar. Love the photo of Bentley Thank you for sharing Thursday with me ... :) Pat

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  5. Your quilting looks great! I hope you get your A/C back! It's been awfully hot and humid here too. The bison looks huge! Blue looks quite handsome with his new collar! Bentley is loving his nap!!

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  6. What a fabulous hiking area. Love that fancy smancy collar, lol.

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  7. Great hiking location! So scenic! I love Blue's new collar!!!

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