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Past Pedestrian Pictures on Tired Tuesday

Posted on October 26, 2022 by mohawkvalleygirl

Oh it is Tired Tuesday. I do not see why I should feel so tired, although I have a couple of educated guesses. Never mind those, I always question self-diagnoses anyways.

I went for a nice walk earlier, snapping pictures on my smarter-than-me phone, in hopes of doing a Pedestrian Post. I got some good ones, but then I remembered I still had a couple I had taken on a previous walk. Under the heading Waste Not Want Not…

Some flowers still bloom!

This outside Basloe Library in Herkimer, NY. I have not had a container garden in the last few years, but when I see an urn of flowers, I start planning for next spring. Then I start thinking of all the things I have to do to make the plan happen and get bogged down in discouragement and remember that my plans all go to hell anyways. Still, I might be able to make something happen. One must not give way to despair.

Well, this is what happens to me on Tired Tuesday: I can’t share an innocent picture of flowers without starting to whine and cry about something. I really need to get over myself. Quick, share another picture.

Sometimes I see red.

This was also outside the library. I love the red against the white. Maybe I could plant a tree like that in my yard (see, there I go making plans again).

Now that I look at it, not the best shot. Oh well.

This was in Meyers Park. There are a lot of trees there, in various stages of color. I took a picture of a different tree there tonight, I mention as a preview of coming attractions. Tomorrow I may use some of the pictures I took today’s (I think I took enough for two posts), but I have rehearsal for He Laughed Himself to Death, so no promises.

A Better Blog Post Would Have Been Nice

Posted on May 11, 2017 by mohawkvalleygirl

Some things in life fall under the heading, “It would have been nice.” I expressed that thought on Facebook once and came across it just now on my On This Day. I really enjoy On This Day. Sometimes I find that I once said something witty or profound or, you know, at least worth repeating. Dare I say, worth making blog post about? Because other than this, I got nuthin’.

It is kind of a weird week for me. I know, how does that make it different? My life never goes according to plan, and that may be because I rarely have a plan. I’ve heard that if you fail to plan you really plan to fail, but isn’t that kind of a contradiction? You plan by not planning? That’s too paradoxical for me. The fact is, I have learned that when I make a plan, something usually comes along and blows it all to hell. Or at least upsets things and requires I make adjustments.

Some people feel they can take all possibilities into consideration while making a plan. Personally, I am usually surprised by an unexpected contingency. Now, I have a pretty wild imagination, so if I can be surprised by developments, how can more mundane mortals take everything into account? Maybe life is trying harder to surprise me. Well played, Life

I’ve probably published nonsense like this before. Of course I never plan to repeat myself. However, it is a frequently observed fact that shit happens. I’m going to put a silly headline on this and call it a day. Happy Non-Sequitur Thursday, everyone.

I Want My Lame Post Friday

Posted on April 1, 2017 by mohawkvalleygirl

Once again, here is the lame, late Mohawk Valley Girl. Doesn’t that sound macabre, calling myself the Late Mohawk Valley Girl. Like I’m posting from beyond grave. We all know I have kind of a Halloween fixation.

I have recently returned from the final rehearsal for He Laughed Himself to Death, the murder mystery I was talking about yesterday. It went very well. We are also full of plans for Who Shot JS? the next murder mystery planned. However, I have many other plans for my life. Will I implement them? That, as they say, is the question (another question is who “they” are, but everybody asks that question; it does not interest me).

I want to clean and organize my house. I want to finish writing my novel, or rather one of the many novels I have started. Or maybe start a new one and finish that one. I want to finish the Banana Play, of which I have a nearly complete, fairly coherent rough draft. And that other play I had almost finished (the first draft anyways) for which I do not have a title (incidentally the Banana Play is not really the title of that one).

And what about my garden? We are going to eventually have real spring around here, and perhaps even summer. I want to grow tomatoes and peppers and lettuce and herbs and flowers… I want a container garden on my deck and a regular garden in my yard. And maybe even some lawn ornaments to look cool.

Additionally, I want to start making better blog posts. I want to attend more cultural events, patronize more distinctive local businesses, and visit more destinations of all kinds. Then I want to write about them. Regarding today, of course, it is Lame Post Friday. For now this will have to do.

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In Praise of Nothing

Posted on June 30, 2014 by mohawkvalleygirl

Yes, it is another Wrist to Forehead Sunday. I have spent the whole day doing nothing much and now I’m going to write about it.

Some people have to be up and doing every minute. When you waste time, these people argue, you are wasting your life away. Another school of thought says, if you enjoyed yourself, the time was not wasted. I say it wasn’t wasted either way. If it wasn’t fun, maybe you learned something. Or maybe you did something useful you weren’t even aware of. Or perhaps you just recharged your batteries.

My day today was a battery re-charging sort of a day. I lazed around. I read a Georgette Heyer novel. I’m watching Snapped. Most importantly, I hung with my husband and dog. How could I possibly consider the time wasted?

I have the next week off at work. I have big plans: to run, to write, to clean and more. But today I did not do any of it (unless you count this blog post as writing, which I suppose I do). Right now I am having a day where I’m just doing nothing.

And I think that is pretty OK.

Mohawk Valley Girl