Category: dogs

So, here’s the scoop! I had such delusions of grandeur, in regards to eating like I was Templeton the rat, and energetically jaunting all over the great city of Seattle.

Here’s what I forgot… I’m not 20 years old anymore, in fact, I’m far from it!

Did I even think to take all those pictures that I bragged I would?

Ha! Double Ha!

While we did have a really wonderful day, this is more of what it looked like,

We went, we saw, and we took the town… our speed!

I never got around to taking any pictures because I was busy rubber necking all day, from the scenic train rides to people watching… and this morning, my neck is telling me about it!

It took three different trains, in order to conquer the Bite of Seattle, friends! First we caught the Sounder, then Lite Rail, and lastly, took the Monorail, just to get to Seattle Center.

Once there, the two of us shared exactly one, really yummy pulled pork sandwich covered in coleslaw, and a strawberry Ice-cream Mochi dessert, and then turned around and headed back for the train… lol!

But, I did see the funniest thing ever!

When we arrived at The Bite, we noticed how everyone had been buying these enormous baby bottles, filled with their favorite refillable drinks. Folks, there is nothing stranger than watching hundreds of grown adults walking around, sucking on baby bottles! Whoever designed the containers, even put the drinking straw right next to the giant nipple, on top of the bottle… no joke! I couldn’t bring myself to pay the $36 for a large one, which was what most people were doing, and then have to lug the giant drink container throughout the city of Seattle.

If you want to know the truth, I think we actually had more fun on all the train rides together, and then ending the day by buying ice-cream cones from McDonalds, on the way home!

Just sayin!

I did sleep like a baby last night! You wouldn’t believe all the stairs we had to climb. I wore myself out on all the stairs, as we traveled between all the different train connections.

All in all, it was a beautiful day spent with my favorite person.

Have a blessed weekend, everyone!

So, my hubby is taking me on an adventure tomorrow!

Tomorrow through Sunday is the Bite of Seattle, and the weather is supposed to be beautiful and hot for the whole weekend!

It’s been years since I made the foray into the city, looking to stuff my face with all that food! Since we can take the train into the city now, successfully avoiding the parking nightmare, and all the cost associated with parking said automobile, I’m ready to go!

I feel somewhat like Templeton, the night before he went to the fairgrounds with Wilbur and Charlotte.

Food, glorious food!

Well, I best get to googling where all of the best munchies are, and what the train schedule is for tomorrow.

I’m so excited! I wonder if it’s like when you prep for a hot dog eating contest… should I eat today, or not? Hmmmm… I think that if Phil Rosenthal, from Somebody Feed Phil, can be as skinny as he is and eat like a rhinoceros whenever he visits a city, then so can I!

I shall be posting pic’s with no words on the morrow, since we are planning to get an early start. I promise to take lots of pic’s of our adventure, along with all the food we eat.

Happy Thursday to everyone… hugs!

It’s Take Your Camel To Work day!

Eustace brought his family to share with anyone that forgot to bring their own.

Just let him know if you prefer one hump, or two…

As I walk along the river each day, it offers a great deal of time for me to reflect on things. Whether it be a story, a struggle, or a situation out of my control, I usually have a lot to think about.

Sometimes, however, a thing will pop into my mind that doesn’t have anything to do with any of the above mentioned topics! I call these thoughts, God’s lessons along the way. He shows me something, and then reveals His perspective, allowing me to learn something insightful about the world in which we live.

Today, I saw two trees along my walk, one on either side of the trail, and both within sight of the other. The tree on the left side of the trail had scorch marks covering its lower half, from a fire someone started last year, trying to use the tree as a homemade firepit. The tree seems to be growing fine and thriving, regardless of the damage done to it, with bright green leaves and branches eagerly reaching toward the sun. On the right side of the trail there is another tree, but this one looked far different from the first. This one didn’t have any scorch marks, or any other visible damage for that matter, but half of this tree seemed to be dying, showing no apparent growth, on nearly half its branches. No leaves of any kind grow upon the dry, dead wood, leaving the tree to look weak and sickly. The one tree showed obvious trauma, and yet it grows strong, while the other just seems to be withering from some unseen sickness.

It occurs to me that humans seem like those trees, sometimes. If we see someone whose been traumatized by no fault of their own, but they rise above it to become stronger, we say, “Wow! They’re so strong to have overcome that, it’s just wonderful how they survived. Good for them!” Yet, when we see someone who seems to be suffering, but we don’t see the cause, we back away from them out of confusion, or fear of something we don’t fully understand.

It’s always easier to cheer for the overcomer, than to sit in the gutter with the lost, weak, and/or misunderstood souls, who are being destroyed from the inside out! I’m no better than any other person who might judge another out of ignorance or self-righteousness. None of us are above these tendencies. Being that we are all human, this means that we all suffer with similar human frailties. Everything we see is based on human understanding, not God’s!

While we will always struggle with these things, until we get home that is, it’s OK! God’s Got Us! Rather than feeling depressed about the trees or us, for that matter, I’m left feeling eternally grateful!

The One who tends both the tree on the left and the tree on the right, loves each tree equally! Who knows, maybe the only difference between the trees, was the desire to live!

Just sayin…