Beautiful Weekend before Costa Rica trip

This past weekend and the days since have been a boon to my mental health! I fare a lot better when it is warm and sunny! This coming Saturday John and I will be heading to warm and sunny Costa Rica. I will try to update the blog while there, but don't know how successful I'll be.

Here are a few photos out of a whole bunch I took this past Sunday (April 22, 2007). See if you can see at least two faces in the "mantree" picture. Hope you enjoy it and the rest of them. I also recorded the spring peepers that we were surprised to find whooping it up in the late afternoon instead of early evening (it's not much to look at, but the sound is impressive).





I liked this picture because it looks surreal.

I loved this view of the countryside with Skaneateles Lake in the background:

Being a fellow motorcycle rider, I had to capture this biker out enjoying the great riding weather after being stuck on four wheels through the winter season:


I believe these next photos are of a downy woodpecker:

Where Is Spring?

I got snowed in at John's house in Auburn Monday. I didn't mind staying in Auburn, but I sure hate this snow and cold. I had to shovel my driveway out when I got home last night. I only shoveled enough to break through what the State Department of Transportation plowed into the end of the driveway and in just a few feet more. Then I just floored it and let the car go as far as it would into the snow. I figured it was going to be melting in a day or two anyway. Am looking forward to flying to Costa Rica a week from this Saturday (28th). At least it will be warm and sunny there! In the meantime, here are a couple/few pics I've taken recently.

No Energy

Hello again. Wow, it's hard to believe it has been slightly over a month since I last posted. I just don't seem to have the energy lately I used to have. I know I don't get enough sleep because of the sleep apnea. Most people around me don't seem to understand that just because I may "sleep" eight hours (or more), it doesn't mean I am actually resting that whole time. Even with the machine, I don't stay asleep like normal people do. Anyway, as long as I am here...here are a few pics I've taken lately. These were taken while I was at a friend's house. All have been modified slightly on the computer.