Trying to get into writing mood/mode
YAY! My husband's gone to Biloxi with his father to play poker and won't be back until Tuesday night. What a luxury to have the house to myself for a couple of days. I'm going to enjoy the heck out of my solitude.
It's been an absolutely gorgeous late fall day here in the Florida panhandle. Temperatures around 80F (27C), no humidity, sunshine, big blue sky - perfect for lazing around! The only productive thing I've done so far was to clean my 120g pond to make it safe for the two remaining goldfish to spend the winter in.
Oh, and I helped a tiny black snake this morning. It was in the driveway, in the shadow of my car, and our big fat cat Tom was sitting next to it. I put Tom inside and took a closer look at the snake. It didn't appear hurt, but it only moved its head when I gently nudged it with a piece of paper. The only thing I know about snakes is that they're cold-blooded creatures. Maybe this one needed some sunshine to get going. So I moved the car, withdrew into the den, and kept an eye on the snake from the window in the door. And what do you know? Just a few moments later the little thing started to move and slowly, slowly crept towards the flowerbed, where it disappeared into the grass. :) I'm not sure what kind of snake it was; possibly a juvenile black racer. Its head and throat looked exactly like this guy's.
After that, I spent most of the day in front of the TV, glued to C-SPAN, CNN, and MSNBC. It took an effort to switch the dead-blasted thing off and go outside to clean the pond. I want this election to be over!!!! LOL
And now I should go for a walk before it gets dark - and chilly. Night-time temperatures have dropped quite a bit lately into the mid- to high 50s (around 14C). Maybe the exercise followed by a nice hot shower will take my mind off the presidential campaign and help shift into writing mode. I have 13 pages written for our nppe October prompt, but it will need some more serious tweaking before I'm satisfied.
So off I go...
Have a great evening, all!
It's been an absolutely gorgeous late fall day here in the Florida panhandle. Temperatures around 80F (27C), no humidity, sunshine, big blue sky - perfect for lazing around! The only productive thing I've done so far was to clean my 120g pond to make it safe for the two remaining goldfish to spend the winter in.
Oh, and I helped a tiny black snake this morning. It was in the driveway, in the shadow of my car, and our big fat cat Tom was sitting next to it. I put Tom inside and took a closer look at the snake. It didn't appear hurt, but it only moved its head when I gently nudged it with a piece of paper. The only thing I know about snakes is that they're cold-blooded creatures. Maybe this one needed some sunshine to get going. So I moved the car, withdrew into the den, and kept an eye on the snake from the window in the door. And what do you know? Just a few moments later the little thing started to move and slowly, slowly crept towards the flowerbed, where it disappeared into the grass. :) I'm not sure what kind of snake it was; possibly a juvenile black racer. Its head and throat looked exactly like this guy's.
After that, I spent most of the day in front of the TV, glued to C-SPAN, CNN, and MSNBC. It took an effort to switch the dead-blasted thing off and go outside to clean the pond. I want this election to be over!!!! LOL
And now I should go for a walk before it gets dark - and chilly. Night-time temperatures have dropped quite a bit lately into the mid- to high 50s (around 14C). Maybe the exercise followed by a nice hot shower will take my mind off the presidential campaign and help shift into writing mode. I have 13 pages written for our nppe October prompt, but it will need some more serious tweaking before I'm satisfied.
So off I go...
Have a great evening, all!