Whaddya mean, vacation's almost over?

Still haven't found the owner of the stray dog. She is so sweet; I hate to think that we might have to take her to the pound. Unfortunately with three dogs in the household already, we just can't take in another one no matter how small and cute and fluffy.

Finally made it to the Madrona Marsh today. Turns out they are having an Environment Fair in the parking lot of the nature center, so we spent most of our time there. It was rather hot & more people than normal in the preserve which meant not as many birds to see. Not a single frog, either. I did get a rather nice shot of a captive owl, though, if I do say so myself.

Need to do some grocery shopping today, especially if we intend to have dinner tonight. I plan on making Pasta alla Puttanesca (which translates roughly as "whore's pasta"), which is an almost-but-not-quite vegetarian dish made with tomatoes, garlic, Greek olives, and anchovies (thus the not-quite-vegetarian). Actually, if you leave out the anchovies I do believe it would be a vegan meal, not just vegetarian.

Not much else going on. I've completed about 40-some-odd rows on the HP square, and cast on for a new hat. The hat seems so simple after all the intarsia pieces; just stockinette in the round for the most part. It will have a turned, pleated brim & a ribbon hatband with bow when finished though.