A New Addition to the Family

SR & Brooke adopted Lily from the Mae Bacher Animal Shelter. She is a lovely 4 month old who was actually born in the shelter.


She won't be a very big dog (look at her paws) but she is a happy addition to the family!

Christmas shopping

My bud sent me this - two different varieties in fact. As Christmas is coming, and shopping is on everyone's mind, wouldn't it be nice to experience an event such as this!

Seems the birds came late this year. On their way south they stop in to my yard to eat the berries of my mountain ash. I had to look up their arrival on a blog from a previous year and they are a bit late, but not by much - about a week and a half.
It never ceases to amaze me when they come. The huge flock blackens the sky as they swoop down on the trees, eat in a frenzy, then all swoop up and away in unison. A few minutes later, back they come...again and again and again. It's fascinating and I do enjoy watching them every year.

I Know Hallowe'en's Over, But ...

Was just on my cousin's blog and saw this photo ... it made me laugh so thought I'd share it with y'all. Here's the caption that went with the photo:
The pumpkins are out ready for Halloween. In the concourse where I work there was a pumpkin carving contest the one pictured here is the one I thought was the best. Boo!!!
Thanks for that one Joe!

Housing

Just in case you were wondering:

The world’s most expensive home is complete. The $1 billion (£630 million), 27 storey tower block in Mumbai is the home of Mukesh Ambani — the richest man in India, fourth richest man in the world –, his wife and their 3 children.

As well as having a health club with a gym and dance studio, at least one swimming pool, a ballroom, guestrooms, 9 elevators, a variety of lounges and a 50-seat cinema, the tower also has 3 helipads on the roof, and a parking garage with capacity for 160 cars in the lower floors.

The family quarters are understandably on the top floors, where they enjoy an incredible view across Mumbai and the Arabian Sea. Experts say there is no other private property of comparable size and prominence in the world.