This is Mister Pie. He is paralyzed, but his owner takes him out 4 times a day. Mr. Pie actually has his own set of wheels and he loves to run all over the place. But he is 15 years old, and sometimes he’s tired. So then his very kind (and friendly) owner takes him out on a cart.
I actually took a bunch of pictures today. One of them was of a pothole, but it was really hard to tell from the picture how deep it was. So I went over to a nearby dumpster to find something to give some perspective to the pothole, and instead spotted this:
All my other shots from the day are likely to be seen again. But this one was different. I wonder what the story is here: was this a project someone did, had returned, and decided not to keep? did the student decide this thing sucked and just pitch it and start again? what grade is this kid in? what exactly was the assignment?
things to ponder…
Given today’s date and the general appearance of this picture, you may be wondering why is this guy standing outside, with snow all around him, relaxing and looking at the water without his coat? What you can’t tell from the picture is that it was over 50 degrees today. Seems our “January thaw” is a month late.
this time I brought the camera to water aerobics. This type of class has a reputation for being only for old ladies, but it’s a great workout for anyone. The women in my class are all ages, and there’s one guy who’s a regular. I’ve noticed a difference in my ab strength and flexibility since I’ve started it, and it’s a lot of fun. 
OK, I know it’s been a bit unseasonably warm out and the forecast calls for more days in the 40-50 range. But…it’s still only mid February, after all. I think the grocery store is jumping the gun a bit with their “seasonal” aisle marketing:
another day spent looking at houses. Many of the houses we have looked at have had resident cats, which is nice, but I’m always surprised when the cat is just hanging out right in the open. We went to one house where the cat was on the table by the sign in sheets. Today’s kitty was on the bed upstairs. He (she?) was very cute and let me pet him. He has no tail.
I can’t imagine Parker being this relaxed as a bunch of strangers trooped through the house. It’s not even worth thinking about Winnie doing it.
We went and looked at a bunch of houses today. Seems this house has a family that wears a lot of boots.
I love stuff like this. Someone stopped on her way to somewhere just to write this message. Who is she? Was she hanging around, watching people read her message? What did other people think of it? Who is her message for?
I had already taken another picture but then a coworker told me about this message, so I had to go outside and find it. It makes me happy that someone wrote it.
I’m guessing it was about 12 degrees out when I took this self-portrait this morning
In the past, Doug has been in charge of the driveway and I’ve been in charge of the walk. If there was too much snow, then to hell with the long back driveway til spring. But because we are trying to sell the house, we need to keep it clear, so we hired a plow service this year. 
By next winter, we’d better be dealing with the driveway in our new house. Wherever that may be…