230th Blogspot Post

By a lake called "Ida"....there is a log cabin
in this log cabin is a carver...and has fellow carvers to this tool packed cabin on Thursday afternoons to keep him and each other company while they carve...



The Owner of this development is into carousel animals...and has posters and carvings of them everywhere you look.


Others choose more serene objects to etch into their chunk of woodlike a goose,
a turtle,

and a staff.....and others...simply rock in their yellow shirts and listen to Krystal Meyers and Rajaton while doing some avid watching.


and yes, I am thinking about a career as a tattoo artist. kidding!
a frosted bush branch I missed before that I liked too much to not put up.

don't even think about complaining how often I post...sheesh...

An All Nighter at "The Attic"

The house was very cold that morning...
Alicia and I getting ready for church....I was ready, and had nothing better to do, so i took pictures!
Not sure why I like this one so much...but I do.

A Frosted Morning

The Heavens declare the Glory of God;

the skies proclaim the work of his hands. ~Psalm 19:1

and for anyone wondering...I DID make all the arrangements featured below... and only about 130 more from the 12 to the 14!...we went through a LOT of roses!

Flower overload

the pictures i took of the flowers in the display cooler fogged up the camera lens...but you get the idea.


Pink is over rated...but these roses were breathtaking!

Where I stand all day, the cardboard box is a contraption my boss set up to make it the right height for me...and yes...the other workers are fine working on the pull out board...:-P

Birthday Week

Many games of scrabble have been played this week...and always...we are a word oriented family.Birthday flowers.

Trying on hats

And sunglasses...
and an umbrella...Target is cool like that.
Two...somethings in a pod

Nine Years Old

the 21st was Douglas's ninth birthday. i'll have to post some pictures of his birthday a little later...planning on doing some major picture taking today, since i've missed the last couple days being sick and all....yes, i was as sick as a dog for my birthday....it was soooo much fun. *sarcastic*...anywho, feeling much better now and more pictures coming soon!

Travel Quotes

Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible to travel across the country from coast to coast without seeing anything. ~Charles Kuralt

If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home. ~James Michener

I did not fully understand the dread term "terminal illness" until I saw Heathrow for myself. ~Dennis Potter

If you actually look like your passport photo, you're not well enough to travel. ~Sir Vivian Fuchs

If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there. ~ Unknown

Remember what Bilbo used to say. It's a dangerous business, frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to.

*laughing*

A Snowy Walk

My first work on Gimp. Thanks Han for your help! Couldn't have done it without you!

Arabs....or something..*shrugs*
a slight chance of personal flurries.eyelashes + snowflakes = cool picture

The ball practice...sorry they're all blurry...but it kind of makes sense, since we were..well..moving!
Spanish Waltz
Scottish Polka
Joel Thomas
slightly blurry...but typical...
Grandpa B.

Grandpa listening to Stephen on the piano
My beautiful Grandmother

The gang...after working in the shop for a long time...(I think some fumes from the heater got to them!)point in case.
Christmas Party
Many games of "Around the World"...that's a fun game! Apples to Apples in the loft
A Christmas centerpiece I made before the holidays.