Detail of the painting.
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While I did see some nice critters to share today, I also spent about an hour last Saturday at the Tailgate Market.First let me introduce Roberta the Basset.
Isn't she a sweetheart?
I live across the courtyard from Roscoe the Basset...another tan and white. I may have a photo of him somewhere.
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Saturday around 10, before the heat, but still humid as can be!
Here's another critter who was leaving as I was arriving.
Nope, I don't have any idea who she is, but she was just willing to stand there while I shot a few pics. OK, let's give her a name...maybe Aunt Grace.
I was glad to walk all through the market, mainly in the shady places. Talked to a couple of old friends. And then was out of breath when I finally returned to my car.
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Sharing with Saturday's critters.
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Thanks CNN showing me why I am being so careful about this dizziness that comes from medications. Vertigo and blood pressure changes with bending over, sitting or standing up are hard enough as it is!
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That’s how many retirement-age Americans died from falls in 2023. More than half of those deaths were people 85 and older, the CDC reported ———————————- Joy Tanner is a potter near Burnsville, NC. Here's her blog.  ------------------------------ My blog with Sepia Saturday today.  ----------------- |
Today's quote:
to be nobody but myself -- in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else -- means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight, and never stop fighting.
-E.E. Cummings, poet (1894-1962)
Hello,
ReplyDeleteI love the painting, all the colors are so cheerful. The floral arrangement.
Roberta is a sweet dog, so cute. Great critter photos, I do love the dogs.
I hope you are careful walking around the tailgate market, the uneven ground makes walking difficult. Thank you for linking up and sharing your critter post.
Take care, have a great weekend. PS, thank you for leaving me a comment.
I don't think I'll go today. To the Tailgate Market, I mean. Plenty of tasks to catch up with here closer to home. Can always use my walking stick as well...when I go out! Thanks for hosting Saturday's Critters!
Delete...falling is a constant concern.
ReplyDeleteYes it is, and just being alive is such a wonder, isn't it!
DeleteYour market and characters in it always seem so pleasant.
ReplyDeleteThanks, we all are a bunch of characters, that’s for sure! I have also found that people don’t want to have my phone pointed at them so I often appointed at a different direction until they’re not looking
DeleteThanks for the photos. It's good to see you out and about. Toes crossed have a good cane!
ReplyDeleteToday I wasn’t at the market, but I did do the laundry! I also think I’m going to go to the grocery store. That’s the plan. I will definitely take your toes crossed Help!
DeleteOne of the things my PT reintroduced me to after hip surgery was walking on uneven ground! Skills. It's pretty demanding, so I'm glad you're doing some of it.
ReplyDeleteYour market trip was grand. I like seeing dogs at the local farmer's market. A place where they're welcome.
Went I worked at the tailgate Market each Saturday, There were a few years when they did not allow dogs because some had gotten into a fight. However, when they put up little signs saying how dogs had to behave (Not in dog language, unfortunately) They let the dogs come back.
DeleteYour market photos are great. I just love seeing all the stalls, produce, people…
ReplyDeleteThanks for feedback! It’s sometimes a bit boring. I think for other people to just look at a bunch of strangers and tents.
DeleteThe paintings are all beautiful. I'm about to go to our local farmer's market. Enjoyed seeing your visit to the stalls.
ReplyDeleteI hope you find lots of good things at your market. I think I’ll just push a cart at the grocery for today
DeleteI hope you find lots of good things at your market. I think I’ll just push a cart at the grocery for today
DeleteWhy one white rock? For interest, for tension, for focus. Without it you wouldn't notice the rocks at all.
ReplyDeleteFalling in old age is the reason I got the Watchman device in my heart so I could get off blood thinners. People hit their heads on the way down.
So glad that your heart is working well. Yes we do want to stay upright and definitely keep our heads about us! And above us!
DeleteI love the market and would enjoy walking through. I have to avoid hard surfaces so I usually walk on the grass or dirt but I try to be careful. I sure don't want to fall! Hugs!
ReplyDeleteOh that's so wonderful to hear. I used to choose grass to walk on rather than pavement, which at this time of year gets hot hot hot! But those wooded grounds aren't a smooth grassy area, but with lumps and pits, which have been filled in a bit with mulch. So there's a clue when the ground will go up or down...but each step is in a different direction. I went very very slowly!
DeleteIt's always fun rambling with you !
ReplyDeleteThere are some days that I just sit here at my desk, and the rambles are totally through the ether!
DeleteLove the colors in that first painting!
ReplyDeleteIt is vibrant, isn't it!
DeleteThanks for taking us along with you! I am a faller. I was feeling guilty today because I was asked to participate in a rally (by standing in one place with a sign) and attending a pride festival. I could have done both but decided to only attend the rally. The festival was in a park and I just can't be trusted on uneven ground.
ReplyDeleteYou're the first person I've heard call herself a faller...it took me a bit to understand that you easily fall. I'm so sorry to hear that. I tripped on a one-step up in a kitchen I was visiting and landed on one knee several years ago. At that time I couldn't even get up from the floor without a chair to pull myself up on. I will have to try some down and up exercises soon to see if I have more ability now that there're a few pounds less of me!
DeleteThat painting is a delight to the eye, as are the flowers. Good on you for getting out to the market!
ReplyDeleteThanks...I would like having it hanging here by my desk. Flowers come and go, so a plant that blooms would be my choice (as you can tell).
DeleteWhat a lovely Saturday! There's nothing quite like fresh produce and good music, is there?
ReplyDeleteThat's a good assessment of the event. I didn't stop, however, beyond just taking the photos, and talking with people I knew.
DeleteThanks for a colorful post! Be careful and don’t stand on any tables!
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