2 July, 2008 ... Flying things (f.t.)

Jerry's Super D (flying thing - f.t.). This is the right side up view. Sometimes it gets upside down. Sometimes I'm in it. And whooo, you think carnival rides are fun... He keeps trying to teach me
stuff. (The longer it takes to learn, the more I get to get upside down). Didn't ride today. Darn, I knew there was something about cooking supper that I didn't like. Boy, it was pretty going over the house just at dark. Cleared to depart...

The butterfly weed finally bloomed in the middle of the parking lot. Had a hard time getting flying things (f.t.) to hold steady for a portrait. It was a little windy, and they were flitting around a lot. Look closely, there's a tiny green bee. Cleared to land...

Fonda's leaded glass dragonfly (f.t.) is about to get overtaken by the elephant ears and the trumpet vine. I did see a hummingbird last week. Hosta's blooming, too, the tall spikey one in front of the planter. Don't land, obstructions...

News-Journal was full of stuff today. Jamie's queen photo on the front page! Grant's 20th class reunion scheduled for 18 & 19 July. And Ben's advertisement, re-election for County Coroner. Readback ok...

Lookie! I have long legs again today! And I even have a foot! (You have to go back a few weeks on the postings to understand this one.) Cleared to taxi as fast as you can walk ...

Was going to fly to Boonville to shoot some more corn fields this morning. Not. Rain. In MO. Rain. In Iowa. Whodathunkit. And look at the pinwheel cloud pattern. That's an odd one. Instrument flight rules, no go...

G'ma Airplane, still editing KS quarry pictures

1 July, 2008 ... Is that all there is ...

Yes, that's all there is.

Today, no flying, just editing and emailing. I tried to get the cats
to hunt the runway lights, but they all played spaz in the tall grass
and left me down there hunting alone. Lizzie was the only critter I found.

G'ma Airplane. Not even a sunset.

30 June, 2008 Me and my shadow

Lots of aerial photos this morning. Wheat combining makes an odd pattern.

TREE! TREE! Look out! Oh, my! Watch out for an obstruction if you have to make an emergency landing in this area!

Refueled in Boonville, me and my shadow.

This plane would be hard to fly.

Rotating beacon, liked the reflection in the blue lens. This beacon is just sitting on the ground, don't know of its future or past usefulness.

Hopped over to Columbia to deliver dvd of images for client to pick up. Rubbed elbows with the big dogs. Man, there sits a dollar or two. 100 low lead fuel is $5.75 a gallon. I didn't buy any.

Flew right over Grack's abode in Jeff City, the one with the round blue swimming pool, on the corner. Helloooo, anybody home?

When I arrived at Mtn. Grove, I saw Randy taxiing out to go spray, followed him a few miles for this late afternoon shot.

Jan sent me photos of her and Jamie's fair winners. Way to go, girls!

G'ma Airplane, a day late.

Sunset from a couple evenings ago

That lake used to be a corn field!

 
 

Finally-The 25th, June 2008-From Iowa

I'm too lazy to put the words between the photos!, besides it's 11:00
pm and June 30th, so this is as good as it gets today!

So in order:

1. The start of the day (Wednesday) was overcast and cloudy.

2. Just along for the ride. Notice the clothes he started the day in.

3. At school, getting ready for breakfast. Actually not crying b/c
I'm leaving for work.

4. The drive to work. Lots of green, but lots of bare mud too.

5. Part of the photo assignment this month was a photo of what you
were looking out at, then one down, then one up. More of these later.

6. Arriving on campus. This grand entranceway was built last year in
celebration of ISU's 150th year. And Elwood Drive was aptly renamed
University Blvd.

7. Logging on.

8. Looking down.

9. Looking up. Not very exciting.

10. Walking at lunch. Sun came out.

11. Down. Pretty, well the flowers anyway.

12. Up.

13. No significance of this sign, just happened to be where I spotted
something "shiny". (OMG-I've become my mother (Grant will get this))
(Also more on this later).

14. End of day. Picked up LAD from school. Notice he now has
different clothes on. Morning clothes are in a bag with
unmentionables on them. Can you say blowout!

15. Tried to record that gas was $3.85, I think. Weird how the
electronic part of the sign disappeared.

16. Long hairs.

17. Preparing for short hairs. Megan used to be at LAD's school, now
she cuts hair full time.

18. I went first.

19. Temporary mohawk.

20. Short hairs. (OMG-I've become my mother!)

21. Snack.

22. Seat belt, preparing for supper.

23. Why do I bother to give him utensils. He obviously has no use for them.

24. See 23. This was probably yogurt.

25. That'll teach ya, Daddy. What happens when you teach your son how
to do the water squirter fish. A reflection in the mirror photo.

26. Preparing the fish.

27. Fire!

28. All clean. Moved on to tractors and books. Preparing for bed.

29. 8:31:28 PM storms on TV.

30. 8:32:09 PM storms out the living room window.

The End.