Week in Review: Week 165
So, informal poll here: do you prefer the chatty Week in Review posts…or the ones that are mostly pictures with a caption?
Giant heron.
Tee hee.
Reward for walking.
Giant butterfly. There seems to be a theme.
I don’t think it is, but is this poison ivy? I thought poison ivy had 3 leaves (“leaves of three, let it be”) but this just looks sort of dastardly to me and it’s springing up all along the steps to my patio.
Birthday party at work.
I’m not sure what this was about.
Went into Greenpoint. Brooklyn with my friend on Saturday. This is a neighborhood I visited a lot when I first moved to Brooklyn in 2009. It still had a good industrial waterfront area then and lots of street art. Caleb and I would hang out at a little park on the East River and take pictures in front of wall murals. I was so disappointed to see that so much development has taken place since that time 10 years ago. Buildings have been torn down or are barricaded, awaiting the building of expensive, high rise condo complexes. We could barely find any art at all.
We did slip into a very ornate church in-between a communion and a wedding.
We got lunch at the deli than sat at a park to eat. It was So Hot!!!
I love that this building hasn’t changed At All in 10 years.
Do Not Cross.
Another church…another theme.
Forgot to Get Your Number / Upstate Date? Just Watered My New Plant
I played Lotto on Saturday and lost the ticket…so you KNOW they were the winning numbers.
And today is May 5. Feels a little like “it was the best of times and the worst of times.” If I were prone to drama. I really just feel like going to bed. Til Friday.
Another week down. Wow. I need to find a cheery-uppy thing soon.
Til next time, Cheerful Bettye
Lin
Hi Bettye, I must admit to shedding a few tears after reading your post yesterday and seeing the beautiful photos of Caleb, I can understand how you must miss him so, so much, and your beautiful daughter too. Sometimes life can be so hard, so keep up those cheerful and positive vibes!
I have to admit to really enjoying reading your written posts but you do take amazing photos, which give a great insight into a part of the world I know so little of. Two trips to NYC from the UK is the closest I’ve ever gotten!
So I would say, if you can, keep up with both, as you do such a great job!
bettyewp
Thank you, Lin, your kind words are very appreciated.
Iris
Love both of your posts – chatty and pics. You have such interesting places to visit – though I guess we all do,they’re just different.
Your ‘leaves of 5’ is Virginia Creeper http://aapockat.blogspot.com/2013/07/leaves-of-five-let-it-thrive.html and it will climb and can cover some unsightly places and some places you don’t want it to cover, but it’s not the villain that Poison Ivy is.
Grace & Peace,Iris
http://www.IrisOriginalsRamblings.com
bettyewp
Thank you, Iris! It’s popping up amidst the Boston Ivy ground cover here (the yard is mostly sloping so they have groundcovers vs grass). I don’t know if they do maintenance on that or if I’m supposed to.
jodie filogomo
I like the variety of chatty vs photos. I know I’ve said this before but your photos are always amazing.
But I also like to hear what’s going on. As for the poison ivy?? I would be the last one to ask….I’m an indoors girl!!
OXOX
Jodie
bettyewp
Someone else reported it is *not* poison ivy, but Virginia Creeper, so that’s good. You’re also so complimentary about my photos, I appreciate that 🙂
Pauline starsmore
Just to say just lately some of your pictures are sideways on instead of horizontal don’t know why that should be, but still lovely.About the ivy do you think it could be the new growth from the original ivy (just a thought).
bettyewp
Oh! I’m so glad you said that, cuz I’ve been trying something new (read: too lazy to do it the way I KNOW is the RIGHT way) and in my preview they look turned the right way….but I guess they’re not REALLY turning. I’ll go back to the old way.
Laurie Elliott
Bettye,
Love your pics but your chatty commentary is what gives them soul, and that is why I look forward to more chats from you. I was in tears reading about Caleb. I lost my little Jack Russell Cody in Jan and could feel your pain. I too find myself flashing back to life with him and the pain of loss over the most innocuous reminders. All of a sudden feeling as if I need to use the windshield wipers when driving to the store on a bright sunny day 🙁
Also loved the pics of you and your daughter when she was little. My girls turned 34 and 35 in April. The time flies by so fast! Anyway I enjoy your posts but also recognize you need time for yourself. I appreciate whatever you are willing to share with us. Have a good week!
bettyewp
Ohh, I’m sorry about you losing your Cody…it’s so hard, isn’t it?? They’re such a part of your life and your heart…and leave SUCH a big hole. A big sad hole.
Thank you for your nice comments, I really appreciate them.
Sarah
I always look forward to reading your posts and especially liked the one you posted on May 2 called “Springtime Ramblings.” I was sorry to hear about the two tickets you received though. But you really captured the essence of that experience with a sense of humor and human perspective all the while interjecting with your amazing photos! So I like both your chatty posts AND the pictures with the captions.
bettyewp
Thanks, Sarah. Yeah, stupid tickets. Ha. As I’ve been listing things on ebay the past two weeks I keep thinking…all this work, so I can pay off those stupid tickets!
julia
I agree with everyone else — a mix of chatty and photos is best. So, really, do whatever you want! That’s how any polls go in my blog, no one really has a strong opinion either way so I am master of my domain! I hope you have a week filled with little happy surprises!
bettyewp
I’m hoping a surprise is coming my way 🙂 I have one extra-hard work day ahead on Friday, but also a dinner with a friend I haven’t seen in a long time. Hoping they’ll at least balance each other out 🙂
Clover
Yep, both styles are really good. Why box yourself in? 😉
bettyewp
Oh, I would never box myself in 🙂 I was really just asking about the Week in Review posts, not ALL my posts. There’s no hope of me keeping my trap shut ALWAYS. Just, sometimes with the week in review post pictures, there is no story – it was just something I saw that I wanted to share. But there’s always SOME explanation, if you guys want it. Like, I just took a 3-second video of the shadows of the tree branches moving on my living room floor. I think it’s lovely and any words *I* could add to it…really wouldn’t be “adding” anything. But yeah, I’ll just keep playing it by ear. Honestly, some weeks it’s getting late and I’m tired and it’s all I can do to just get pictures in a post! I know you guys understand that and bear with me at those times, and I appreciate that.
Marceline S Miller
Oh I enjoy ALL your posts so much – I can’t possibly choose. But if it’s a matter of you needing to focus one way or another (because sometimes it’s all just too much), then I have to go with “chatty.” Thanks for asking us!
bettyewp
Thanks for always being so sweet, Marceline!