It's a quiet Sunday afternoon, on the deck, under the tent, listening to jazz on a Philly

[madinmaryland]

station (thru the internets, of course) with an ice cold beer. Does it get any better for southwest Ohio!!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. That sounds really nice, my dear madinmaryland!

I know you're enjoying the whole afternoon...

[madinmaryland]

2. And there is a beautiful robin out getting dinner for himself not more than 10 feet from me!

Sometimes southwest Ohio can be really beautiful, even considering that the Orange Man represents the district just south of us.

Sorry I wasn't able to catch up with you when you were out my way. It's nearly four hours up to where you were.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. How perfect about the robin!

And I understand completely about your not getting to Cleveland...

It would have been too hard for you.

[madinmaryland]

4. A cardinal pair (male and female) just flew by. They were my mom's favourite birds!

My dad made sure to have a cardinal enscribed on the tombstone for my mom when she passed away!!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. Aw, what a sweet thing he did for her...

They are so gorgeous!

[WinkyDink]

6. O.M.G. Same with my newly-late husband and me; I just had a pair engraved on our monument.

And I see them often around my house.

[elleng]

7. Probably not, mad!

[madinmaryland]

8. It all ends when Marching Band Season starts at the high school here on August 1st!

[elleng]

11. Oh Right!

Here's a gift from MD! View of creek from TV room, thru back porch!

[madinmaryland]

14. My wife and daughter would move back in a heartbeat. Unfortunately

my job situation dictates that we stay here.

[elleng]

16. Thought so. Glad you're comfortable, Mad,

and hope family is OK with OH.

[Chan790]

9. I always assumed you lived in Maryland. n/t

[madinmaryland]

10. We did live in Maryland until we moved last summer.

I didn't want to change my sn here, so it will be confusing for a while.

[Chan790]

12. Well, enjoy OH.

I'm also a former Marylander. I missed living a short train ride from NYC so moved back to CT.

[madinmaryland]

13. I used to live in CT, also. I hear that Metro North is getting rid of the bar cars on the New Haven

Line.

[Chan790]

15. Yeah, it's BYOB now.

Well, I'm pretty sure that they'd prefer that people stop getting smashed on the train...but what's the fun of trying to find an exit from GCT sober? (Kidding somewhat. It's not that hard to get out of Grand Central...but it took me a few minutes the first time. The exits are randomly-placed.)

I'm waiting for them to finally make good on their plans to expand service to Hartford and points north.