Upper Wolf Creek

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prescott az, prescott national forest, wolf creek

Upper Wolf Creek, originally uploaded by dagnyg.

We took a jeep ride in the upper Wolf Creek area of the Prescott National Forest this afternoon. Nice weather. You can see a bit of snow on the north facing mountains.  We took the dogs along, and stopped to walk them around a bit. There was a group of mountain bike riders out enjoying the day too.

Suzie Dental Chew

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android phone photography, Dogs, rat terrier

Suzie enjoys a dental chew on Saturday.

Career End Game Thoughts

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burned out, career, end game, exhaustion, tired, wilted flower, work

Wilted Flower, originally uploaded by dagnyg.

Another work week is over, and this is how I feel. Tired, pretty burned out, weary.

Am I getting old?  Have I been doing the same kind of work for too long?  I think it’s the latter. 34 years of software, computers, programming, etc. since I graduated from college in 1977, a long time ago. My career has been good to me. I’ve been able to make a nice living, worked with interesting people, never been unemployed for a long spell. I’ve had choices – something really important to my well-being. Still, it has been a long time.

I’m not complaining. I have a very good life. And I don’t want to whine on the blog. Just thinking out loud, in public which is new for me.

So how to play out the next few years, the end game?  End games can be dangerous as there’s little if any time to recover from mistakes.

This has come into focus recently as Gary is retiring from his job of 32 years at the end of February. And I have been feeling restless. I’ve got a few more years to work – at least that’s my plan at the moment.

More later.

Recipe: Mark’s Chicken

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chicken, cooking, food, recipe

This is easy. Place chicken in a baking dish, cover with a can of cream of mushroom soup and cooking sherry. Bake @ 350°F for 1 hour.
Named for Mark C. who gave me this recipe.

Sleet on a Black Lab

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dog walking, Dogs, labrador retriever, sleet, winter

On our walk this evening sleet started falling, when we were at the furthest point out. I tried to hurry the pack along but no, they had serious sniffing to do.
In the photo you can see the sleet on Annie’s back. She is very well insulated and the sleet does not melt quickly. Winter friendly dog.