Month: February 2007

Although I am not personally acquainted with the folks who live behind this lovely gate, I am fairly sure they love animals. It was only after I got home that I realized I had cut off the baby bears on top of the post to the left. There is a lovely home behind this gate with a pond in front. When we had one of our cold snaps, I posted this photo of the ducks on the pond behind the gate.

It doesn’t hail in Washington..at least not where I live. I grew up in the Oklahoma Panhandle where a good hailstorm could wipe out a wheat crop in nothing flat. Last Friday, Big Brother and I were on our way to the hospital when it started hailing…baby size stones. (the dark spot is a knot hole in my deck) Then it turned into snow and slush. The storm was isolated. We probably had 2-3 inches where we were…but 3 miles to the West and a mile to the East..it stopped. It’s been a wierd weather year.

I love soccer! The two youngest boys learned in DYA soccer when I taught in Germany. Now I go to watch a grandson and a son-in-law. Yes, every Sunday you will find me at a game. Fall and Spring it is outdoors…Winter they play indoor ball. It’s a great game. I like the action…the great save by a goalie, the player who can steal a ball from another, and the perfect setup for a score. I admit that sometimes I cheer for the other team when they make a great play. (and then I duck my head) Our team has done well this winter. We should do well in the playoffs next week. I have tried all season to get a great action shot, using my camera’s pan feature. Today I gave up. This was the best of the lot…and it isn’t even average. If anyone has any tips, I’m listening. My camera is a Canon Power shot, S2 IS.

It’s not Flag day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Vetern’s Day, etc., etc. Just a nice picture of Old Glory flying in the breeze on top of the Federal Building.

Yesterday I took big brother to the hospital to see his mom and our new baby. At first when told he had to wear a mask, he wouldn’t come in. But the chance to see mommy and get some hugs was finally worth the effort. There were tears when it was time to go home and then he didn’t want to go back to stay with his cousin. I ended up with a wiggly, cuddly, 4 year old in my bed Thursday night. The good news is our baby went home Friday night. He was taken off the oxygen for 12 hours and his counts stayed up, the wheezing has stopped…things are looking up! Once again thanks for your care and concern. A good night’s sleep and I’ll be back visiting the world…I do enjoy Daily Photo Blog.

In our theme day, Things That Are About to Disappear, I showed a picture of the old town hall. When I drove by on Saturday they had it up on wheels, and on Sunday morning it was moved, complete with Police escort, from it’s current home to a new home. For a picture and an article about the move, click here.