Scattered Thoughts . . .

I was relocating some stuff that was behind a door in the train room so I can build and install some shelves on that wall.  One of these items was a panoramic photo print of Lake Champlain looking toward the Adirondack Mountains so I hung that on the wall next to the desk.  There was a Christmas sign that we put outside in winter that I moved to our storage closet (even though it will need to go outside soon).  And, there was a chalkboard that I had written our rules for the lake house.  I'm the one who wrote these rules on the chalkboard and I drew an image of the lake house on it too.  It came out fairly well although I wish the lettering was a bit more legible.  I actually like this idea and I even still think the rules are quite appropriate so I don't want to lose this chalkboard.  Actually, I should make another board with more permanent lettering for our backyard too!   Hmmm...  maybe even a smaller one for inside our home too. We haven't used this chalkboard with th

A s usual for this summer, it rained part of the day yesterday and was dark and dreary for much of the afternoon.  For brief periods, however, the sky did clear up nicely.  I was keeping a close eye on the weather and the sky yesterday because I was hoping that the night would be clear so I could get outside to watch and image the Perseid Meteor Shower.   August 11th and 12th were supposed to be the peak of the meteor shower but it rained quite a bit on those days.  We've seen very little night sky this summer and the 11th and 12th were no different.  I got a little lucky last night, however, so I was able to get some shots between fast moving clouds. Once we got dinner out of the way...  we had some delicious pork street tacos which consisted of a liberally seasoned pork loin that was slow-cooked on the grill until it was mouth-wateringly tender and then glazed with a homemade sweet and salty sauce, sauteed onions, and chopped grilled pineapple with a homemade spicy Mexican white