Who is that masked man?

Well, it's me. I was futzing around with the phone camera while in the waiting room at the doctor's office earlier in the week. I was the first patient of the day and there were no others in the waiting room. The room is small with six or seven seats. When it's crowded (with sick people) I feel very claustrophobic.

Waiting for the doc. He was pretty much on time.

We're looking at rain this afternoon. I have an errand I want to run this morning in a nearby town. The jewelry shop in our town closed, apparently permanently. I'm going to try another. The reason is to get new batteries in my watches. So far, jewelry shops are the only places I know that replace watch batteries. If you wear a watch, where do you get your batteries replaced?

Atlantic

Sorry if this series of photos is a little on the samey side. I have some new photos in the phone to share, but I've been too lazy to actually transfer them to the PC. It'll get done. Eventually.

Looking toward North America. Ile d'Oléron, May 2008.

On the weather front, it's not as frigid has it has been in recent days. I still bundle up to walk Tasha in the mornings. That means long johns and sweat shirts under the coat, with scarf, knit cap, and gloves. I don't remember ever being such a weather wimp. Brrr.

On the rocks

Here's Ken and Cheryl sitting on one of the rock jetties, still at the beach near the house we rented. I don't know who the walking people are.

More rocks on the Atlantic side of the island, May 2008.

I had my every-six-months medical checkup yesterday. Prescriptions are renewed, vitals look good, and the blood work I had done in January shows all more or less normal. Yippee!

Rock and roll

Part of an aniti-erosion jetty, I think.

That's the Atlantic O(cean beyo9nd the rocks. Oléron, May 2008.

Our weather continues cold and foggy. The fog is stuck right on the ground. It's so bright that it's almost oppressive, and almost painful. I can hardly stand  to look out the windows..

Callie à la plage

It's nice to see Callie as a pup. She's just over a year old in these photos. She died young at ten years and we miss her. She was a touch neurotic and hated riding in the car. Still, she was a lovable dog.

Callie the red border collie at the beach in Oléron, May 2008.

We enjoyed a sunny Sunday yesterday, but it stayed cold all day. We made crêpes for lunch as is the tradition in France for la chandeleur. They were the buckwheat variety stuffed with ham, cheese, and mushrooms. They were tasty and quite filling. I took photos, but I haven't looked at them yet.

On the beach

Our rental house was not far from the dunes and the beach on the ocean side of the island. We walked Callie down to the sand and she had a good romp around. I think that this was her first time at a beach.

I don't know who those people are. They're not us. Oléron, May 2008.

Do you remember the Big Bang Theory? The television show, I mean. I remember Bob Newhart had a recurring role as Professor Proton. He told Sheldon one evening that he had to get to bed early so he could get up in a few hours and wander around the house. That's me.

Shapes and colors

We saw this place not far from our gîte on the Ile d'Oléron back in 2008. I liked the geometry and the colors. I don't remember going inside for a peek. Maybe I should have.

Ile d'Oléron, May 2008.

I'm so glad to see January go. It's been a miserable month. February will bring longer days, if nothing else. I'm planning to venture into town this morning for the market. I need a couple of watch batteries replaced and I've got a hankerin' for some egg rolls from the Asian vendors. I had another fire in the stove yesterday. It made the living room all nice and cozy.

By the way, I just want to let all of you who comment on my posts know that I appreciate your words. I haven't had much energy to reply to comments these past weeks, but please know that I'm reading and enjoying them.