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Dawn 7:01 Mountain Time Aug 15, 2026. Marking the sun coming over the mountains behind my apartment on the smoke stack of the Powerhouse.

Saturday, August 15, 2026

Musings of miscellaneous things

 

I like watercolors of cats... by Elena Wuest, The Tangerine Hour. This may not be a watercolor. I've added a YouTube at the bottom of this post of more of her art.





I love when the temperatures drop after midnight and I can open the windows.


"Caws for Concern" last Saturday was International Day of the Cat!


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The owners of this property have fenced off their garden area...but the deer enjoy the leaves on their trees, thus there aren't any lower than the reach of the hungry critters.

Sharing with Saturday's Critters


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Groceries (and gas) cost more in Durango than they did in Black Mountain NC. So rather than paying $7 for a loaf of mixed grain bread, I baked some. I found my dried buttermilk which was packed in a U-Haul truck had baked into a hard cake of something inedible, so I just used water instead. My bread was kind of thrown together without a recipe, but it is tasty.



I found some more Elena Wuest paintings on this YouTube. No more cats though! 



13 comments:

  1. Good morning from a somewhat cooler place. We are having pretty decent days lately. Enjoy your bread.

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    1. It's finally cooler here, with a high of 83 expected today! The nighttime low was 51, about an hour ago. I have my windows open to fresh mountain air! Finally enjoying what I came here for! (Well, one of the things!)

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  2. "The Tangerine Hour" is indeed a very beautiful and accomplished watercolour!

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    1. Me too, isn't it wonderfully done? Watercolors that shine with that light are the true examples of the best of that medium.

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  3. ...I love The Tangerine Hour too. Deer sure are adaptable critters.

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    1. Yes indeed. Now I think I'll search around and see what else that artist has done.

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  4. I believe "The Tangerine Hour" has enchanted us all.
    May you continue to get cooler weather!

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    1. Saturday dawned nice a cool and with a few clouds scuttling over. Windows thrown open, deep breaths of fresh cool air! I added a YouTube of some of Wuest's art work.

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  5. Some people love to see deer in their yards. While we have deer out here, my daughter has seen some on her property, I'm glad they aren't here in my little neighborhood. They eat everything.

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    1. I am surprised to see deer in urban settings still. The folks here apparently just think of them as a nuisance. I'm used to bears, and come to find out, they're also interested in garbage cans here too!

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  6. I'm still waiting for the nights to cool off, and the humidity to drop. Not yet. That's a lovely painting!

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    1. Humidity goes up a bit at night, but our sunny days (mostly) are dry. I think this area is always somewhat dry.

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  7. There's nothing better than homemade bread...I can eat it until I explode! lol Love the deer pics. I'm sure life is very different there but you'll enjoy it. The winter will be something else but I'll be anxious to hear about your time there! Hugs, Diane

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