Silver spotted skipper
It is cold! Today's high is supposed to be 23F (-5C) and tonight is to be close to 0F (-18C). The wind chill will be unspeakable. If the electricity should fail as it often does in such temps, I hope our natural gas fireplace will keep the living level of the house warm enough.
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I am about to journey to the basement and dig through my books that are packed away; I especially want to find the ones about Tennessee history. My best one—one about the history of Jonesborough—is gone; probably forever. I loaned it and some science books to a friend back in the 1980's, now he and books are missing. Ron, I'm waiting!
I also have hundreds of science fiction novels in paperback dating back to the 1950's. I'm sure the binding glue has deteriorated to the point the pages are loose, but I can still probably make do at rereading some of them. I'm saving my pennies hoping to get a Kindle later on; there are many classics I haven't read and most are free online and can be downloaded to an e-reader. I long ago gave up trying to read books on the computer; too many distractions.
I still have all my college text books and the American history from 1870-1970 is very good, as is the intro to psychology and the one for the American Literature class. I like to read. I can't see me taking my fragile little body out into the cold to make photos, so I expect to visit with some old friends this winter.
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The above photo may be the last butterfly I will upload for a while. All of them were made with the camera hand held and under generally sunny but windy conditions.
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It is cold! Today's high is supposed to be 23F (-5C) and tonight is to be close to 0F (-18C). The wind chill will be unspeakable. If the electricity should fail as it often does in such temps, I hope our natural gas fireplace will keep the living level of the house warm enough.
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I am about to journey to the basement and dig through my books that are packed away; I especially want to find the ones about Tennessee history. My best one—one about the history of Jonesborough—is gone; probably forever. I loaned it and some science books to a friend back in the 1980's, now he and books are missing. Ron, I'm waiting!
I also have hundreds of science fiction novels in paperback dating back to the 1950's. I'm sure the binding glue has deteriorated to the point the pages are loose, but I can still probably make do at rereading some of them. I'm saving my pennies hoping to get a Kindle later on; there are many classics I haven't read and most are free online and can be downloaded to an e-reader. I long ago gave up trying to read books on the computer; too many distractions.
I still have all my college text books and the American history from 1870-1970 is very good, as is the intro to psychology and the one for the American Literature class. I like to read. I can't see me taking my fragile little body out into the cold to make photos, so I expect to visit with some old friends this winter.
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The above photo may be the last butterfly I will upload for a while. All of them were made with the camera hand held and under generally sunny but windy conditions.
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6 comments:
The weather is bad and you like to read, so I'll send you English translation of Polish book. It would be a joy for my heart if I could give you such present for Happy 2010. :-)
(Of course first I must wonder which author is the best for you.)
One day I'll go to East Tennessee and you'll teach me how to take good photos of butterflies. ;-)
Stay warm, my friend.
Hi Jola.
That book would be great, my friend. I read most everything except romance novels. :-)
I think the East Tennessee butterflies will be honored to have you make their portraits. :-)
Sell those books on Ebay. You mind find some are worth a few dollars.
It is a good thing I have no winter clothing. :(
I have a difficult time parting with my books.
Man; I hadn't thought about you not having winter duds. Probably not a lot of them for sale in Tampa, either. This is colder than the average winter so far, too. JC Penny has pretty good winter stuff.
I think I will have to hit up some thrift stores for a jacket or two and some sweatshirts. I also will need some real shoes. Boats shoes might not be the best for the winter.
Goodwill stores usually have some good stuff. You may need something heavier than a jacket. Think about carrying a blanket in the truck for just in case. Way things are right now, snowshoes might be best.
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