King Arthur Movie Tristan

THE SUN just touched the morning;

The morning, happy thing,

Supposed that he had come to dwell,

And life would be all spring.



She felt herself supremer,—

A raised, ethereal thing;

Henceforth for her what holiday!

Meanwhile, her wheeling king



Trailed slow along the orchards

His haughty, spangled hems,

Leaving a new necessity,—

The want of diadems!



The morning fluttered, staggered,

Felt feebly for her crown,—

Her unanointed forehead

Henceforth her only one.



-Emily Dickinson













This concludes my Lake George Wordless Wednesday posts. I do miss this place!

Fireworks Cruise on Lake George at night.











View from the top of the boat.








Sorry about the photo quality, some of these were taken with my iTouch.








Dancing and live music inside the boat. I pulled my hubby on the dance floor and we boogied to cheesey yet fun dance hits like Gloria Gaynor's I Will Survive.








I'll be back tomorrow with my review of The Quiet Gentleman by Georgette Heyer. Enjoy your day :)

I KNOW a place where summer strives

With such a practised frost,

She each year leads her daisies back,

Recording briefly, “Lost.”



But when the south wind stirs the pools

And struggles in the lanes,

Her heart misgives her for her vow,

And she pours soft refrains



Into the lap of adamant,

And spices, and the dew,

That stiffens quietly to quartz,

Upon her amber shoe.

-Emily Dickinson













These photos were taken at Prospect Mountain in Lake George.

Before I start my 'not so wordless wednesday' post, can I just say that Lake George is my new favorite place? I spent a week there with my family and we had a wonderful time.



I recommend going here at least once! Especially to families with children. There's lots to do and see.


Our cabin was right on the lake and we had quite the view. The water was chilly, but since we had a heat wave it was nice and refreshing.





The place where we stayed was family oriented and private. Our neighbors were all very nice. I met a few fellow book lovers, one who loved Stephen King and Dean Koontz.
He, my son and I had a nice chat, since my son brought along my copy of Everything's Eventual.



One of the mothers was reading Bringing Up Girls: Practical Advice and Encouragement for Those Shaping the Next Generation of Women and highly recommended it to me.



Plenty of times we had the lake to ourselves.






We spent great quality time together. My son and I would take a kayak out every morning where he would try to paddle out faster despite my asking him to slow down. After I got used to it however, I said 'what the heck' and let him set the pace. The kayaks, rowboats and lifevests were all provided, so it was perfect.












We went horseback riding. This is Domino. It was my first time on a horse.



Domino definitely sensed I was a rookie, and he didn't want to take my commands as we trecked through a trail in the woods for about 45 minutes. Let me mention, it wasn't a flat terrain. There were small hills involved.



Whenever I tried to reign him in so he'd slow down, Domino would toss his head back as if to shrug me off. If I tried to steer him left or right, he'd also shrug me off. Domino also decided to stop in the middle of the ride to look out over a downward hill on the side of the trail, as if pondering whether he should bolt or not. Hubby, who was riding on the horse behind me later mentioned that he noticed this as well and thought Domino was going to make a run for it too and that he was glad his horse 'wasn't doing that'. Thanks hun!



I'd say about 5 years were taken off my life due to fear on this horse. I'm proud of myself however for getting on, but it will be my last time! lol See my smile in the photo? That's after the ride was over and it's a 'take my picture fast so I can get off this horse and vomit' smile.

My kids and hubby enjoyed their rides. My daughter rode a pony named Molly. My son rode a horse named Sam and hubby got on a large horse named Duke.

My recent trip to Miami, Florida....






This was the infinity pool at our resort. This is just after a rain shower, hence the lack of people.







View of the beach from the pool.







The ocean itself was warm and the waves were nice and calm.









Ocean Drive became a favorite spot for eating and walking.









I'd love to plant a palm tree in front of my house ;P








Thanks for stopping by. Tomorrow my review of Pretty by Jillian Lauren will be up.

I went to the beach last week, in a heat wave no less. The temps rose to 105.






When I woke up that morning to get ready, this is what Diego was doing:





Cuddled up under a comforter. He refused to move from this position, even though I was calling him to come outside for his morning potty break.


I think the combination of the cool air conditioning plus being comfy under a blanket was too enticing for him to have to get up. Plus of course, he needs his beauty sleep.




At the beach:




We arrived early in the morning, there was hardly anyone there yet. It was really nice and peaceful.



I'd love to be cruising on this boat:






Took a break from the sun to eat pizza across the street.












Back at the beach to lay out and relax some more.








All in all, it was a fantastic day at the Jersey Shore.

This Wordless Wednesday post has absolutely nothing to do with anything. It's just Gerard today as eye candy because I felt like it.

These pics were taken on Easter Sunday with my iPhone.







My daughter and I baked cupcakes, frosted them, sat Peeps on top and added shredded coconut.











:)

Playtime for Diego! (With my own sound effects and thoughts that Diego must be thinking....) He's very funny when he brings me his toys to play with him. He drops them on my lap or at my feet.




Here's my toy mommy...throw it so I can fetch it!








I'll rip this little squeaky stuffed giraffe to shreds!




Grrrrr....Tug of war!








Snarl.....see my sharp teeth?






Please mommy....throw the toy again...and stop taking so many pictures of me...






okay...I'll take belly rubs instead.....ahhhhhhh....