I've been waiting for some news all day. It never came, and so the post I had planned will have to wait for another time.
My wife works at a hospital, and her holiday time has to be shared. She got today off, but has to work tomorrow and Monday. My instructions were to entertain Otto, the dog, for a few hours so she could sleep in.
We had some degree of success with what I call poodle time. It involves him zoning out in my lap and leaving my poor wife her one day to sleep in.
I spent a little bit of time playing pumpkin ball, and since the squeaker has been tusked to death, it makes a quiet toy now. (There on the floor in the picture.)
The sun came up, but at five degrees it didn't seem to make much difference. The world was covered in pogonip. This is a Nevada/Indian word for what everyone else calls hoarfrost.
It really is beautiful, and I spotted a great horned owl in one of the trees around town. I couldn't get a shot of him without too many branches in the way, so you'll have to imagine how wonderful it was. The screens at the local baseball diamond were like thin sheets of ice twenty feet tall.
We decided to spoil Otto by taking him to the pet store. He chose a couple of squeaky bones, and a furry football. Then we stopped by Whole Foods and my wife grabbed a pair of lobsters.
Quiet night indoors for us. New Years Eve has been called amateur night by many, and it's a good time to stay off the roads.
I got a new X-Box for Christmas, and we decided to play with it tonight. Not much fun there. Umpteen jillion megabite downloads are required, and it's been pretty useless so far. I've never owned a gaming system before, so this came as a surprise. Then the controller needed an update, then each game needs an update…boring.
I managed a bit of short fiction, and that has to count as my victory today. That's only a writing victory, and the dog, the pogonip, the nice dinner with my wife are bigger victories.
Hope you are all having a nice New Year's celebration, and be careful out there.
That’s a cold looking lonely buffalo up there. I love the way the frost looks from here in Florida, too. Can’t say I really miss it though. I like the quiet in the air after a snow. I read an article about how ice and snow insulate sound. Could use that around here. Cars, trucks, sirens, fireworks…not exactly serene. Otto looks comfy. 🙂
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Oh yeah, I did a January facelift around here too. Some pogonip on the barbed wire wallpaper and the buffalo. When it’s this cold, humidity is non-existent. Makes kind of a dampener on sounds. Pretty though.
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Ah, modern gaming and its downloads. Good thirty got rid of those pesky load screens. 😜 Never heard of New Years being called amateur hour. We’re staying in ourselves since we lack a babysitter. Have a happy new year.
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Finally got to do a Red Dead tutorial, but it goes by so fast I may have to do it again. It’s all new to me. I owned a couple of computer games years ago, but they play off the actual disks.
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I remember those days. Don’t play games much these days. Spending more time with the stories in my head.
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It’s all new to me, but it might be fun. Maybe it will inspire me, not that I need any more new ideas.
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Depends on the games, I guess. Played the original Red Dead Revolver and it was fun. Not very inspiring though.
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Sorry to hear you didn’t get the news you were waiting for Craig. Gaming systems are a pain in the **** for updates *sigh*. The wee one’s had a chest infection over the holidays so it’s been a subdued one here too. Hope 2017 is good for you and your family. Happy New Year, have a peaceful one 🙂
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Aww, hope Beanie’s better today.
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Thanks Craig, she’s running around the house demanding cartoons and fuut sticks! I think she’s better the little monkey! 🙂
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Wow for the pogonip wallpaper! Trust Jack Frost to go one better with security wire design! 😀
Happy New Year to you and yours CraIg! 😉
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Glad you like the new look around here. Happy New Year.
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Our backyard tree will soon look like the one in the image you posted. we’ve had no snow, at least in my area, until now. Only strong winds, sounding like blizzard. But the weather forecast says we’ll have the famous around here, “Epiphany frost.” when even the Danube freezes. Brr!
Happy New Year to you and family, Otto included!
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Stay warm and cosy until the blizzard passes.
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Your game player should be up to speed by now and I hope it is fun. I loved the photo of the frost. Better you than me. Don’t know what to tell you about your news. Stand and wait is good advice on this one. Happy New Year.
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Standing by…
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Ha ha ha. I imagine the little pin wheel going around.
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Happy New Year, and mega hugs!
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Thank you Teagan, and all the best to you too. By the way, that’s a cool new Gravitar shot.
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Thank you kindly. 🙂 I suppose the old one is better (without Photoshoping), but I can’t hold the camera still (blur city), so I added the film grain effect to disguise the blurring… Anyway I figured it was time for an updated photo.
Ear scratches to Otto.
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Happy New Year, Craig! And yes, I can imagine the great horned owl!
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He was all fluffed out and trying to stay warm.
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Happy New Year Craig!
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You too. Hope it’s a good one for you.
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Happy New Year!
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You too.
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❤
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We spent New Year’s Eve at home (lobster tail dinner…some thinking alike there!), then stayed up and watched the ball drop and had a champagne toast. I managed to rework 5 chapters of a really old novel today which is my next WIP, so I feel like I made progress, even though I’m kind of lost on the direction I’m heading.
Otto looks like he was very comfy.
Raven is curled up on my desk napping right now, but I think it’s soon time for toy time. Happy 2017!
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People don’t often pull out an old project. I think it’s a sign that it’s a great project, and hope you work it into something wonderful.
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Well I like that word, pogonip, but you’re right, we do call it hoarfrost. Thanks for the new word 🙂
My son comes over here all the time to update his Xbox. It’s a thing.
We hosted last night, usually we do, because we neither one like to be out on the roads NYE.
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Hosting makes sense, but we aren’t that nice. My X-Box was useable today, and I learned how to die in fiery biplane crashes.
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Awesome! lol
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Happy New Year!! Like the buffalo!!
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Thanks, Traci. Happy New Year to you too.
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I love that I always learn something from you. Today, a great new word for hoarfrost. Thanks.
Sounds like you had a cozy night in. The doglings and I did the same. Hubby wasn’t feeling well and was asleep early, and the kids were out with their friends, so it was just me and my furry friends. A quiet start to what I hope is a calm year. Happy New Year to you and yours, Craig.
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Thank you, Staci. Hope you have a great 2017.
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That frosty scene looks beautiful. We are just cold and very wet. Hope your wife got a lovely long lie in. Hugs to Otto. Xxx
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She did, and he was even good that day. We’re in the midst of a blizzard today.
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Oh no! Don’t envy you that. Hope it passes soon. Stay warm!
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WOW! What a stunning image! All in all, it sounds like a fun day with someone you love. What more can you ask for? 🙂
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Thanks, missed you around here. Hope you’re well.
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I’ve missed you, too. I’ll have a post tomorrow explaining my absence. Hope to see you there. 🙂
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