Sometimes my days off are pretty ordinary. There’s always stuff like laundry, grocery shopping, and dumping the tanks to do. Pretty ordinary, but I like to think if you take the right attitude you can find things in an ordinary day to consider it more than that.
As I took Emma on one of her walks today we encountered a turtle slowly and steadily making its way across the VC lawn. Perhaps this was a female looking to find the perfect spot to lay its eggs? I could have picked it up to determine its sex, but it seemed to be on a mission, so we thought better of doing that.
Emma did have to give it a sniff, though. And as she did it pulled its head in. Truth be told, I think Emma is really pretty much a woos. You should have seen her. I think when that turtle pulled its head in Emma jumped back two feet in the air! I swear she has springs on her feet. Since it wasn’t a squirrel, it didn’t hold any more interest for her.
After that, I went to do a little grocery shopping at the Ocean Springs’ Farmers Market. Picked up a big round artisan garlic/olive oil flat bread. Its aroma just spoke to me, but what does one person do with such a large flat bread? I decided I’d make some gulf shrimp dip from one of those recipe cards I picked up last week, and serve it along with some of the cut up bread. I knew I couldn’t eat it all myself, so I invited John and Diana for a happy hour to consume both.
Diana suggested that the three of us have a game of Scrabble while we tasted the dip and bread. It has been years since I’ve played Scrabble, but I was game.
The dip and bread got a thumbs up, and we spent an enjoyable evening outdoors being serenaded by all of the birds. The weather has just been outstanding the last two days. I figured if I plied my opponents with good eats, I’d have an edge. 
While Emma and I sat outside this afternoon, the usual birds were visiting the feeder. I always have my camera handy, and thought I might get a shot of this brown thrasher coming in for one of the peanut halves again. What a surprise to find out that it had what I think is a damsel fly in its beak! Then the next moment, all of the noisy birds blasted away as a Cooper’s hawk flashed though the woods and streaked over my head. You could have heard a pin drop after that. Ordinary day? I’m thinking…NOT!
Thanks for stopping by… talk to you later, Judy
Thank you for the Lovely post once again with some great words of wisdom
ReplyDeleteLooks like a nice day and your pictures are fantastic!
ReplyDeleteHave a great Easter!
Erik
Happy Easter to you and Emnma!..slow and stead wins the race!..love Scrabble!!..we play once in a while on a real board..but for now I play on Facebook..keeps the brain active!.now if only I could win a few games!
ReplyDeleteYou always have a wonderful, exciting day...at least I think so. ~wheresweaver
ReplyDeleteGames and eats sound good to me!
ReplyDeleteYou painted a very nice "word picture" of your day. I would enjoy times like that as well. Especially seeing Emma jump!
ReplyDeleteGreat shot of the bird with the fly in its beak. I always enjoy your pictures and don't think you ever have an ordinary day!!
ReplyDeletethose darn Coopers are such party poopers!!!
ReplyDeleteI had a shopping day today also. But it wasn't ordinary. I took time to bird one of our best areas and got a great count of birds, including most of the ducks, avocets in full breeding plumage, over 100 pellicans, and blac-necked stilts and singing marsh wrens.
ReplyDeleteThen I went into Malheur forest and had a nice hike, partly in snow and partly not. But the weather was in the high 50's to low 60's and I was too hot in a light jacket. There I got to meet a whole flock of mountain chickadees - lifers for me, and a couple of white-breasted nuthatches.
That's the best part about our lives - no days are ordinary. Surprises abound each day.
Poor Emma. That turtle could have really been dangerous. I really need to learn how to look at the world through your eyes.
ReplyDeleteI love that last photo. I think your attitude is what makes every day special for you.:)
ReplyDeleteIt is not until I enlarge a photo sometimes that I see something in it I had not originally noticed. Perhaps like that damsel fly.
ReplyDeletePerhaps the thrasher was wanting to share her meal with you. Good capture.
ReplyDeleteGood food and good friends makes a wonderful combination!! Glad you had a wonderful time.
ReplyDeleteWhat an EXTRAordinary day! Since hitting the road, I rarely think of any day being "ordinary." Isn't that grand? We play Words with Friends on Facebook - Dave and I against each other and against friends. It's a great way to keep in touch and to keep the brain cells active. :)
ReplyDeleteWe had a Brown Thrasher in our yard in Georgia that used the same nest every year for 4 years. We always looked forward to seeing here come "home" to raise her family. We called her Tina...her mate was Ike.
ReplyDeleteGreat post for an ordinary day!
ReplyDeleteI have a feeling that NO day is an ordinary day for you. It's so easy to find the magic in each and every day if we just look around us.... or... sometimes, within us. Nice pictures!
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to stop in and say I love your page. Great pictures of the turtle. You have the perfect attitude!
ReplyDeleteNo day is ordinary when one takes the time to truly see the world around them. And Coopers do tend to dampen the bird activity.
ReplyDeleteThis looks and sounds like a really perfect day to me. Everyday should be so "ordinary"!! You've got yourself a great life there.
ReplyDeleteIt seem like every day for you is extraordinary! Love your posts!
ReplyDeleteYour life looks lovely. Peaceful and interesting.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great day to me:)
ReplyDeleteThere is no such thing as an "ordinary" day...Ordinary compared to what????? Every day is a blessing, especially when Mother Nature allows us to peek inside her great and beautiful world...
ReplyDeleteI don't think you ever have any "ordinary" days because you find magic in every thing you see and do. What a blessing.
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