A Conglomeration of Photos

I didn't do anything too exciting or blog-worthy this weekend so I was at a loss for anything to write about today. I did wind all twelve of my Wollmeise mini-skeins along with a full skein of sock yarn, but none of them are terribly impressive, even wound into balls. 

So I went through a folder of photos that I have saved for occasions like this. I'm not sure they will be interesting to anyone else, but I had some fun reminiscing. First is a screenshot of my character from Guild Wars II when I reached Level 80. Ryan played this game and it sounded like fun so I gave it a try. It was fun but I was terrible at fighting, so I basically wandered around the worlds and did things that would help me level up. Level 80 seemed like some sort of milestone, so I quit playing after I reached that. By the way, this looks just like me. (Insert uproarious laughter here!)

The next one actually does look like me, or how I looked in 1978. I was in my dorm room at Juniata College, playing my dulcimer like all the cool college kids do. I had just cut my own hair because my boyfriend had broken up with me and I wanted a change. I'm pretty sure there was beer in that refrigerator behind me and I think I might have had one or two. My roommate thought my hair looked surprisingly good given the circumstances and wanted to capture the moment.

 

 

 

But enough about me. Justin worked at a ranch in TX for a year or so. It was at least an hour away from everything, but there were lots of ponds and waterways on the ranch and Justin loves to fish. He called us one morning quite excited because he had caught two fish at the same time on the same lure and they weren't little fish. I'm glad he was fishing with a co-worker so he could record this momentous occasion.

 

 

When we visited Glacier National Park I was enthralled by the color of the water. I asked a ranger what made it that distinctive turquoise color, and he told me all about "glacial flour". Glacial flour is the smallest size of sediment (much smaller than sand) produced by the grinding of glaciers against rocks. It is responsible for the milky, colored water in the rivers, streams, and lakes that are fed by glaciers. Glacier waterways can have a wide range of beautiful colors that arise as sunlight scatters when it hits the sediment particles in the water.

 

 

I'm beginning to think about starting seeds indoors so the plants will be ready to place in the garden in six or eight weeks. I won't be starting carrots indoors but this anatomically correct photo reminded me that there are always things to provide entertainment in the garden. 

 

And one last picture: