around here . . .

We fill our time with pursuing greatness, thinking deep thoughts, and pondering the meaning of life.

These pictures I pulled off Matt's phone pretty much sum up our days.

Catching some wind with a big tarp.

And the rest are some weird pictures of Moose:

Cat Patrol
Ears Back

Mushmouth begging for food off Matt

The Destroyer

At the time of this picture, Moose had already ripped the tiger head off its rope. Now, 4 days later, the head is but a tattered remnant of its former self and I have removed buckets of fluff from the living room.

the murray experience

Sorry, it's been a little while, but most of the leaves have fallen into a heap all over our yard so the photographs have been less frequent. But I do have a few I should put up soon. In the meantime, enjoy some from the pros.

In late October, a photojournalism workshop was held in the infamous Murray, Kentucky, home of the Yezerskis. They profiled some interesting citizens of Murray, many of whom Matt knows personally or at least knows of.

Check it out.

It's a real treat. Makes you wish for/appreciate the small town life, whatever your case may be.

addendum

Matt and Moose have requested that I clarify that Moose was not actually a bumblebee for Halloween. That was a yellow jacket costume. He was not flitting from flower to flower, but stinging viciously anything that moved.

happy halloween!

Our church did a Trunk or Treat event on Halloween where people decorated their trunks with themes and passed out candy in the parking lot. Our small group pulled one together and we brought Moosey along in his manly Halloween costume.

He was a bumble bee.

His friend Charlie was a chicken.

And our trunk - with a couple DDR mats and some spinning lights.

Moose did a great job! He was very friendly to the other kids and polite to the other dogs. There was one almost-incident when a unicycle came by . . . (Moose is afraid of wheels) . . . but Matt rushed him away and everything was fine and dandy. Happy Halloween!

exploring old field

On Sunday we decided to explore our little village of Old Field. So we headed to the lighthouse.

The Port Jeff Ferry taking its passengers to Connecticut.

Catch anything?

We clambered out to a stretch of beach. With the ocean and sailboats and Connecticut on one side . . .

and THIS on the other. Conscience Bay, I believe, which eventually filters into Miller Pond (see below).

Of course the waterfront homes were pretty impressive.

This one had a guest house that we'd be willing to occupy, if needed.

That's the Port Jefferson ?smokestacks? that belong to who-knows-what.

These trees just grow out of the rocks. Strange.


Old Field Road.

And the lighthouse again. With OF-1, the constable's car, in place.

Then we went home and took Moose for a walk. This is our driveway.

And this is one of my favorite spots in our neighborhood, looking out into Flax Pond, another inlet around here.

Home again!

north fork

Last weekend we waited all morning for the rain to stop, and then hopped in the car to go for a drive. We went East, towards North Fork, in hopes of seeing a little more of Long Island. It was a beautiful trip! The windy roads took us through hilly farmlands and then gave way to flat stretches of vineyards. We stopped at a farm and purchased some fresh produce - I wish I had my camera in there, as Matt said, I was a kid in a candy store. :) We enjoyed both the fall foliage and the shore, and drove all the way to the tip, where we could see ferries departing across the Sound.

miller pond

Last week Matt had a long lunch break so I met him at a little park near our house. We were both surprised at how extensive the park was, and how beautiful! If anyone needs to come and sit and write a novel, this would be the place to do it. Very inspiring.


So we decided we should bring back Moose for a walk, so he could enjoy the view and socialize with the other doggies.

It was very scenic. But it tired him out!