Rainbows

Have had two rainbows in 2009 that blew my mind. One in Patagonia in Chile at Torres del Peine when for some reason I looked out the window of our lodge at 6AM and there was a huge rainbow which centered over the moutaintop. I ran outside with barefeet, in sweats and no outerwear with my camera to try and capture it and three other guests were in the field trying to do the same thing. It was astounding and the biggest one I have ever seen. I was unable to capture the whole thing but one of my travel mates did get it and i will try to find that photo and post it.
Then Xmas morning in Miami, I woke up and out the window was a rainbow and the sidewalks were dry and it hadn't rained! It made my day and I didn't even need presents. It was so bright and I sat on my balcony and watched for about 20 minutes when it disappeared. What a great Xmas present that was.
I hope there are many more to come!

Continuing to post photos of Belize but looking forward now to a busy Real Estate season. The phones are ringing and I've gone on three listing appointments in the last two weeks. whooppee!

Traffic at 5311 Briley Place is very good and I think I will have an offer very soon. It is open this weekend so that will be fun. Also saying goodbye to our favorite Panda in the next two weeks and Saturday, I get to walk in the new Elephant enclosure before they open it.

Belize in December 2009

That's me in Belize. I still got bit. It was the rain forest but no one else got eaten alive except me. It was a great trip with a good group and great leaders! Loved Melissa, Erik, Ferman and especially Patrick. We identified 121 species of birds and lots of mammals but no big cats. My first Kinkajou and Tamandua though. Very exciting and excellent accomodations! Love Natural Habitat and will probably travel with them again.

Snow

We had our first snow on Saturday an I was at Tysons doing my Saturday walk. I had to head home fast in the SMART Car because it didn't seem too safe to be out there on the Beltway in the smallest car with flakes as big as a dime! It was gorgeous so I built a fire, made hot chocolate and played all day with getting packed for Belize, getting out winter clothes and catching up on the pile of magazines I haven't looked at. What a beautiful weekend and two craft shows on Sunday. Also checked out my new listing coming up soon and it is almost ready.
It might snow again tonight! Whoopeee

Thanksgiving

Great day. Errands in the morning. Off to Baltimore to join my friend Joan and her parents for a great meal topped off with Pumpkin Chiffon Pie! Truly a treat and the drive home was not even bad. More people on the road than I expected but I guess they were all going locally for turkey too.
Lots to give thanks for. Income was not hit as bad as it could have been and the market is getting better month by month.
Very into cleaning out and throwing away for the eventual move to a condo if it works out. It is really too much fun getting rid of a lot of this clutter and I am sure it is treasures to other people.....especially the wardrobe, I can no longer fit into.
Today got notified from the Electric company that I am using less and less and so my bill is going down $30 a month! Now that made my day. All this unplugging is paying off!
I am doing a good job of thanking the planet!

Breathing

Boy is it great o breathe without pain. My cold is much better and I am not going thru a box of Kleenex a day. Really enjoyed working with the Bare family on their rental. Some people are just too good to be true! Thank goodness. Only one listing left but a couplein the works so it should be a good month. Off to Belize Dec 12 and then to Miami to play with relatives for a few days. When will it snow?

This is one of my shots from the invetebrate house last Saturday when I was well and hoping around like a crazy photograher.

The internet

I spent almost all of yesterday on this computer. Updating listings and database. Playing games. Looking at websites, i have been wanting to see for months. Updating database and playing games. It is unbelievable to me that we used to live without this thing. What did we do on rainy days when housekeeping seemed like a bore....reading????updating folders????paperwork??? It now seems like that was 100 years ago and yet I still know people who don't own a computer or a blackberry....I was one of those till 6 months ago and now I need an iphone so I can have all those apps! I want to remember to read this in 10 years and see what I am doing on a rainy Sunday afternoon....the computer? or will it be replaced by something I can't even imagine.