It turns out that my daughter does have a library card that is good in Lake County, IN. I’m presently residing in Newton County, but it’s not too far away. We met at her local library in Dyer late this morning, and I chose five books to check out. She then gave me her card to use for the summer. Since I’m up to her house at least once a week, there shouldn’t be any problem for me. Since the ‘grands’ were at daycare, we also went out for lunch before she had to get back. It was quite an enjoyable morning.
Temps were back up to 95* this afternoon, so I spent a lot of time indoors once again.
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Emma and I did discover a few new blooms this morning as we took our constitutional.
It was so hot, even the birds were panting.
When I took Emma on her first outs this morning, her water dish was missing from the deck. Her food dish was there, but had a bunch of mud smeared inside. Black mud surprised me since the soil in this area is mostly sand. I found the water bowl about 20’ away, and also had mud smeared inside and out. My guess is we had some raccoons visiting during the night. We’ll see what happens tonight. None of the bird feeders was touched, so I’m hoping this was a passing fancy for them.
Since there is the chance of thunderstorms tonight as a cold front moves through, I covered up the firewood that my friend, Jack, brought me the other day. I’m looking forward to the cooler temperatures after the front passes, but hope the storms aren’t too severe. In preparation, I’ve also put all the outside chairs away, and closed the window awnings on the rig. Hopefully it will just be a normal storm rather than another severe weather event.
Several readers have suggested I look into an e-reader or Kindle rather than visiting a library. I don’t know much about those items. Actually, I don’t know anything about them. I suppose, I should look into it. I’m just not sure how you get the books onto those readers.
Last night, I put up my friendly tree face on one of the oak trees. It sure does remind me of those talking trees in the Wizard of Oz.
Thanks for stopping by… talk to you later, Judy
sounds like it might be a good night to spend with a 'great read'!!
ReplyDeleteLike the tree face. The e-readers can download books directly onto them from the internet. Not sure about formats for other than the kindle, but most I believe can display PDF files as well as their own format.
ReplyDeleteThe files can be stored on a computer and they could be shared among readers.
Oh, Judy, u would like the Kindle, i have one. You can go onto it to order from Amazon, or order from the computer for download to the Kindle. It worked everywhere i was when on the road. Just would not download at 30,000 ft while on the way to Hawaii :)
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking that the library is cheaper than a Kindle and that works for me at the moment. I would also go with an iPad instead of a Kindle or the other one, I forget the name. How lucky your daughter has a library card for you to use. Hey, why don't we average our temperatures and maybe we can come up with something we're both happy with. If only.
ReplyDeleteI know nothing about e-readers either...for some reason I find it hard to give up my books -- guess I'm just not that savvy with electronics:(
ReplyDeleteI have a tree face too. I put it on a large tree near the road, but over the years the mouth and nose have disappeared. There are some kids that walk past on their way home from school.
ReplyDeleteI like the tree face...neat. I'm glad you and your daughter had a great visit and lunch together.
ReplyDeleteI guess I'm a little old fashioned, but I like having a tangible book when I read...just saying!
Hope your temps cool down some.
Where did you get the tree face?? I love it! I have a Kindle Judy and just love it--took me a little bit to figure out how to download the books but now I'm a pro!
ReplyDeleteI have to chime in here--I have the Barnes and Noble Nook Color and like it a lot. However, when I'm at home, I still read books the old-fashioned way.
ReplyDeleteI can download e-books from the library onto my Nook, only, like physical books, they need to be returned to the library after 3 weeks (very easy to do electronically. If your daughter's library offers e-books, you can also load them onto your computer (and read them on the computer) using Adobe Digital Editions. Someone at the library should be available to help you learn how to do this or at least be able to direct you to the e-books website.
I'm glad you and your daughter had a chance to have lunch.
ReplyDeleteI hope nobody walks by that tree in the dark. That face would scare them to death, I think.
ReplyDeleteI love Rick's comment! Where did you get the tree face, it's so funny. I have a Kindle, one of the first ones. I don't know about the newer ones, they are probably better, but I love mine. It downloads books wirelessly from Amazon.com. Most of them are $9.99 or less for newer books, and free for lots of others. The e-book readers are cheaper now, and if I got another one, I'd still get a Kindle, but you can check on line for what the different books offer. The Kindle is easily read in the sunshine, unlike some others, and has the wireless feature.
ReplyDeleteI'm still reading the old time hold in the hand books. I picked up 30 books for $10 when I was in Apache Junction before we headed back towards MT. Maybe someday I'll give in to the new technology but I'm not ready yet. Sure glad you got that library card worked out. And a great day with your daughter. How fun.
ReplyDeleteWe have a tree face too..on our Blue Spruce in our front yard! Don't know about you, but we had 4 1/2" of rain and bad lightening last night and this morning. One huge bolt of lightening about 7:30 this AM while we were sitting on our front porch YIKES!! We heard the electrical "spark" first, then saw the huge flash of light.. Dennis even checked around our house to make sure we had nothing on fire! You stay safe out there!
ReplyDeleteIf you had a reader you could probably download books from the library free of charge since you have use of a library card. I listen to books on an MP3 player and always use the library for downloads. Might be worth looking into.
ReplyDeleteI guess I am too old fashioned, but I love books, and love holding them. Something always going wrong with this e-stuff, so I will keep my paper books for now.
ReplyDeleteThe site we are parked in this summer has a tree face. It makes me smile.
ReplyDeleteI have a Nook I think is about to go to our daughter. I love it but now that I have an iPad I find I read on it because it let's me switch so easily to other tasks then back to reading when I want a break. My iPad has 3G so I can download free books right to it from my favorite source, ManyBooks.net.
I have a Kindle and an iPad, but the library is still where I look first for a good read.
ReplyDeleteAnother book resource is http://www.bookcrossing.com. This is a free community of read-and-release books. It's fun - you can track books you have "released into the wild" to see if someone has picked 'em up. "Zones" work like any swap library. Heck, the camp where you are might have a swap library that could become a zone or you could start one! Just an idea for you . . . :)
ReplyDeleteNone of the bird feeders was touched, so I’m hoping this was a passing fancy for them.
ReplyDeleteI believe you meant "were" touched.
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The electronic readers are great if you know the book you want. My friend is big into Civil War literature and the Nook gives him access to books you could not readliy find in a library. Personally, I prefer a book in my hand, but another friend uses hers while standing at her cash register wiating for customers to appear. Some books download for free, others need to be "purchased", and others are are a loan. After the 3 weeks, it just disappears from the screen.
ReplyDeleteSo many books, so little time! I still love going into Barnes and Noble to look at the books and see everything...but I'm looking at the Nook or Kindle for down the road...lol-sorry about that bad pun!
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