Day 146 – Morning coffee with a new friend

My sister-in-law and nephew arrived yesterday afternoon. Everyone except me trooped over to the hospital to visit Dad and then run some errands. I stayed at the house with Ta-Shi and brother’s family pup, Lo, who is as cute as a bug, but much more inquisitive and puppyish than Ta-Shi. She greeted me this morning and joined me on the side patio for my morning coffee.

Day 145 – A bit of a cheat

I took this photo yesterday evening. While I may get some photographs today, I can’t guarantee it and don’t have the mental energy to search out a photo. I suspect it’s going to be an intense day. Conversations need to be had with doctors and decisions on which direction to go will be in the works. Dad is stable, but needs another surgery. The question is, when and how drastic, as he is dealing with vascular issues that have resulted in a foot with necrotic tissue. This needs to be resolved, really, before we can move forward with Dad’s other issues, which are myriad.

So, a sweet picture. This is Tashi, my parents nine-year-old pup.

I’ll check in later. Right now I’m in the 7th floor waiting area waiting for mom and little brother to arrive. They are doing the Starbucks run.

Day 144 – Birds on a wire

I’m up early and caught these sparrows perched on the telephone wires over my parents’ backyard.

Day 143 – Hydrangea

These are just outside my parents’ front door.

We’ve spent most of the day at the hospital. Dad had a risky procedure done late yesterday to clear a clot that was blocking the blood flow to his leg. That went well, but more hurdles to come.

I’ll be heading over to see Dad again after dinner. Right now I need to run to the store. Thank you all for your thoughts and good wishes

Day 142 – Traveling

I got disturbing news about my dad’s health yesterday, so I’m hopping on a plane for L.A. this afternoon. He’s stable but in the hospital and I just need to see him, hopefully provide some comfort to my mom and, lastly, get the straight skinny from the doctors. Not sure what the next few days will hold.

Day 141 – Solar Eclipse

Reno was right in the line of the annular eclipse, and I did my best to capture it. Shot at ISO 100, 1/4000s, f/32. And I still had to underexpose in Bridge and Photoshop, and changed the color balance to give them a glow.

But what a show! Fortunately, we has eclipse viewing glasses! These look very close to what we saw through the glasses.

Day 140 – 15 Years

15 years ago yesterday I found the love of my life. 10 years ago yesterday we officially said I do.

I made reservations for us at Zephyr Cove at Lake Tahoe. Our cabin was a sweet little one-bedroom with kitchenette and a fireplace.

After checking in we walked about 50 yards to this beach. You can see the cabins through the trees.

I got a photo of Sweetie in the cabin.

We had reservations for the Captain’s Dinner & Dance Cruise on the M.S. Dixie. I’d never done the cruise around Lake Tahoe, so this was a first for me but not Sweetie. It was a very short walk to the dock where she is berthed.

A view of the lake from the pier.

Another photo of Sweetie across the dinner table.

We went to Emerald Bay and back. This is Vikingsholm.

The food was just okay, and the dance floor was about the size of a postage stamp, but the two-man band was pretty good, and there were people having a great time, and we did too. Some were celebrating birthdays and others were celebrating anniversaries like us.