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Crater Lake in OR

4/2/2024

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National Park In Oregon

​Today I'm remembering a trip last June.
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I sat on a rock, high above Crater Lake and wondered. I wondered about that cold snow. I wondered about cold water.
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I wondered about how the lake was formed by the collapse of a volcano, over 7,000 years ago. 

There was a lot to think about. Mostly I thought about how I didn't want a big breeze to blow my way and send me tumbling...!
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Nesting Dolls

4/1/2024

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​4 Faces


Here I am, joining in with a set of nesting dolls.
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I tried to look pleasant, like the other 3 faces.
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But I left the 3 dolls alone after a while. I couldn't conjure up a proper smile. 

Missing My Buddy

Seeing the dolls made me miss my Buddy, Charlie. Last June, Charlie was 2 and we played with the nesting dolls.
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Charlie liked to take out the little "Baby" doll and hide it. Then she'd ask, "Where's Baby?"

Me

Then Charlie had fun putting me inside the big doll. 
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She was very pleased with herself. And I was happy to play.

It's been almost a year since we played with these dolls. Charlie is 3 and much bigger. I hope she'll still want to hide me in the doll.

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Egg Hunt

3/31/2024

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Today is Easter

I hunted in the yard.
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I love colorful flowers!
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I love colorful eggs!
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I love eggs and flowers together!
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Happy Easter!
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Easter Decorations

3/28/2024

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Finally

It's 4 days before Easter and Beth finally pulled out some bunny decorations.
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She calls them Easter decorations, but I was glad to finally have some friends to hang out with! Can you find me?

Peter and Me

Sometimes I'm overwhelmed by crowds, so I took a break from the group.
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Peter joined me outside for some fresh air. We didn't have much to say to each other, but we had a nice time.
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Cabin Games

3/13/2024

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With Charlie

In February, I got to spend some time with Charlie at the cabin.
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She's 3 now, so I don't think she'll eat me... or throw me... or lose me!

Puzzles

Charlie took me around the cabin and let me play with games.
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I wasn't too interested in the puzzle. She could tell and she moved me.

Chess

I told her I could be the King if she put a crown on my head.
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She didn't think much of that.

Dice

​Charlie got out the wooden dice.
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She made me a little chair.

Skittles

Then Charlie found the biggest of all the games.
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She had the best time standing all the pins up, on the little circles. She let me watch from above.

Riding on the Top

Then she wanted Beth to let me ride on the spinning top!
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That was really not fun.
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I felt dizzy and of course I fell off.

​March
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We went back to the cabin in March. Charlie and Beth did some practicing. 
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I'm getting better at staying on. But I'd rather go back to chess!
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Goldfish

2/28/2024

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Yummy

Beth and Don eat these cheddar-flavored snacks all the time.
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Beth finally gave me my own bag of Goldfish crackers! The bag was almost the same size as me!
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Guess what? That little bag was empty.
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Beth said I could have some of hers. But those little fish had sweet little smiles. How could I? And they were also very messy. I passed.

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Beth's Old Toys

2/28/2024

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Troll Cave

​I love playing with Beth's childhood toys.
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The Troll Cave was a little creepy, but the Trolls welcomed me nicely. I liked the little one with purple hair.

Showboat

When Beth pulled the old Showboat out of the attic, she looked a little worried.
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The brittle plastic was breaking in some places. The pink boat didn't look so fun.

Back in the Day


​Beth tried to explain how much fun it was putting on shows... over 50 years ago.
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She pulled out the scenery and the cardboard actors and the script book. It looked like a lot of work!

Stage Fright!

Then she invited me on stage for a production of the The Wizard of Oz!
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My stage nerves worsened when the scene changed and the Wicked Witch of the West appeared!
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No worries about that Witch anymore! Beth asked around and found no-one who was interested in having a Showboat in their possession. She bagged it up and gave it to Goodwill. 

Glad I had a chance to perform just once!
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Mardi Gras Tiger!?

2/13/2024

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​What's with this tiger?
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Every year, Beth enjoys a King Cake and this year she had the piece with the plastic prize! But it was a tiger! It's supposed to be a baby!

But Beth grabbed me and pulled out the baby from last year and let us join the fun.
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We approached cautiously. Luckily that tigers mouth did not open!
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Happy Year of the Dragon!

2/10/2024

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HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR!
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I rode on my Dragon friend, just for some fun!
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Then Dragon and I waited patiently for Beth to put food on the plate. There are no food photos. We were too hungry!
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Good Bye Christmas

12/31/2023

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Christmas is Over

It's sad when the Christmas tree and decorations are gone.
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But I found a tiny bit of Christmas in the yard!
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Beth put up a special bird feeder that she got for Christmas. I will sit here and encourage the birds to come have a nibble!
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Sad Looking Stone Post

12/11/2023

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September 3, 2023

Last September Beth was in Springfield, Missouri with her family. They celebrated the 95th birthday of Beth's dad. 
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The celebration was happy, but this funny old post looks weary and sad. Beth and her son went for a jog the day after party and stopped next to this stone post. It stands in the yard of Beth's grandmother's old house.

Posing with the Post

Don't look for me in the photo. Beth didn't put me in her pocket when she went jogging with Scott.
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She posed Scott (instead of me) by the post. She told him how she climbed that post when she was a little girl. 

Buddha

When they got up close to the rocky post, Beth and Scott noticed a treasure tucked into the rocks. The little Buddha smiled and so did they!
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The tiny red Buddha was just about the same size as me. Beth guessed that the little girl who now lives in her grandmother's old house, placed it there. Beth said she was so frustrated that she didn't have me, to add to the photo.

December 9, 2023 

​3 months later, Beth was in Springfield again. This time she was with her sister. 
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Beth and jenni, stopped the car to take a picture. Their smiles look sort of odd. 

​Beth didn't see the Buddha this time, but she pulled me from her bag and tucked me into the rocks.
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Beth pointed to me for the camera and smiled, a not so smiley smile again.

Then Beth took a close-up picture of me. I didn't have much of a smile either.
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None of us felt like smiling, because Beth and Jenni's dad had died earlier that morning. They said good-bye to their Dad and they said good-bye to the old post and they said good-bye Springfield.

​I reminded Beth, "Sometimes it's okay not to smile for photos."
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Snow in Switzerland

11/30/2023

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​Zurich

On November first, we woke up to a little bit of snow!
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We had to leave for the airport early, but Beth ran me out to the square in front of the hotel.
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I got to sit on a soggy-snowy branch for just a moment! That was fun!
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Decorah, Iowa

10/18/2023

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Phelps Park

In October, I visited a pretty park in a pretty town, in Iowa.
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The best part of the park was all the rock!
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I found so many good places to sit!

The Views!

​I loved the view of the stone walls and shelter.
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I loved the view of the Upper Iowa River.
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Yay for rocky places!
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Yay for sitting in fun spots!
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Leaves in Iowa

10/16/2023

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October in Iowa

Last time I was in Iowa, Beth posed me in a corn field.
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On this trip she put me in a tree, with beautiful orange and gold leaves!

Maple!

​The sun came out just enough to warm these old Maple leaves!
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I sat there a while, smelling good leafy smells. I wish I lived in Iowa.
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Kisses from Charlie Fall

9/20/2023

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​Surprise!

Charlie looked surprised to see me when we were at a restaurant in Austin.
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She didn't need crayons and paper for entertainment while we waited for food.
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I was excited when she found an umbrella (from somebody's drink) that was just my size!
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Food came and it was time for me to go back into Beth's purse. 
I don't like being put away. I do like good-bye kisses!
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My Thirsty Friend

8/24/2023

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HOT!

We have had a hot summer in Texas! Over 100 degrees, for days!
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I sat in the cool mulch for a while. I met a little friend.  

Thirsty

​I was worried my friend might be thirsty.
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Beth brought out a tiny spoon and my friend had a drink.

Thank You

My little friend turned back to me, when he was finished.
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I couldn't hear, but it looked like his little wet mouth said, "Thank you."

He's a polite little friend.
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Bench in Sac

8/22/2023

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Playing with Charlie

It was a pretty summer day in Sacramento. 
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I got to come out of the bag and spend some time with Charlie.
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The family had to wait almost an hour for a table at the restaurant. ​So I was good entertainment. 
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"Grandma Beth" had a good time watching Charlie have fun with me.
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Charlie is almost two and a half years old and she is very funny. She put me on her nose.
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Then she tossed me behind the bench. It took Beth a long time to find me. I went back in the bag and Grandma Beth did some explaining to Charlie.
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Smokey Bear in Arizona

6/29/2023

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Grand Canyon

I can't believe I'm at the Grand Canyon!
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I'm much happier posing on a stump with Smokey Bear, than near the edge of the canyon!

Charlie

I'm so happy that I'm traveling with this playful girl! Charlie, Smokey, Yoda and I had fun!
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Charlie thought it was pretty funny when she knocked me into the funny hole on the stump. Again, I'm glad we were not playing close the Canyon!
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Topping the Rock Tower

5/3/2023

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Last Italy Post

​This is my last post from Italy.
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This is sort of a dramatic silhouette of me!
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In this photo I am sitting on a rock...
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... that is sitting on another rock, which is also sitting on another rock...
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Good-bye Cinque Terre! Good-bye Italy!
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Posing in Pisa

5/1/2023

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​Old

I feel as old as this little matchbox. Beth has kept the tiny box since her mother used up the matches in Italy, 55 years ago.
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I'm not that old, but I look as worn out as that box. I  climbed in it for a while, when Beth was packing for the trip. Then I asked, "Why are you taking this box to Italy?" 

My Pose in Pisa

When we got to Pisa, there were about a zillion people taking pictures, pretending to hold up the Leaning Tower, with their hands.
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People doing poses with selfie-sticks and doing glamor shots. And then Beth just stuck me in the grass, with the matchbox.

The Leaning Box

Instead of looking cool like everyone else, I just sat in the grass looking like I was holding up this leaning matchbox.
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I was embarrassed when people walked by and wondered why I was doing this. Beth assured me, they were too busy taking their own photo to notice me.
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That sort of made me sad. I told Beth she wasn't a very good photographer. because in this photo the tower is blurry and it's not leaning. 

Beth said "Oh well." and tucked me away with the matchbox. Later she apologized and so did I. We both blamed our moods on jet lag.

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