4 Feb., 2010 -- Snoopy goes skiing!

Snoopy takes a short lesson on cross country skis today. Conditions were tough, as it was raining, sleeting, snowing, very crusty and heavy.

After dual for a few yards across the yard, Snoop-dogg decides he will try it solo.
I can! I can do it! I really can do this! I can make these things FLY!

Aargh.
They are SO narrow.
Well, another day. Balance, balance. And then, a hill!
Thanks to Theresa and Mike for the skis and boots.
This was a most exciting adventure for the instructor.
It's been about 12 years, and I was a kid in the candy shop!


Started at the bottom, flung himself to the railing. Jogged to the top.
Finally MINE! He did share with the red boy.

1 February, 2010 -- So, move over, big red!

MINE.

No, MINE.

Move it, big red boy!!!

I thought the cardinals were the ones scooting all the seed out on the ground.
Nope, it's those little sparrows, flinging it everywhere. I don't know what particular seed that little guy was after, but he sprayed seeds about three feet to get what he wanted.

31 Jan., 2010 -- Say goodbye to January

So, how many cows are there?

(Hint: count the legs, then divide by 4)

30 Jan., 2010 -- Perfect Day for an Air Show!

Snoopy searches for a perfect runway. It's not easy being a star.


Snoop takes a tow to the runway. How humiliating!

However... Snoop soon takes to the air in a spectacular show of skill, daring and heart-thumping excitement!



Uh Oh.

But the Air Boss announces "He's OK, folks!
And the crowd goes wild with cheering for their Snoop-Hero!

The decorations were elaborate, the beverages were refreshing,

The meal (frog legs and sunflower seeds) was sumptuous.

What a day!

28 Jan., 2009 -- First Born Grandkid- HPbrdySMJc

Animal lover, artiste, painter, movie maker, comic, so smart and independent, with those beautiful blue eyes!
Sorta takes after FondaShay, SamanthaJae... Happy Birthday, 14!

27 Jan., 2010 -- Ring around the moon

There was a rainbow around the moon tonight,
I just couldn't capture all the color. Ice crystals
in the air... forecast is for sleet tomorrow.

Yesterday, there was sunshine in Oklahoma, and sunshine here! Made one trip out and back,
fighting fierce headwinds, but I made the first nibble of 10 on the project of 55 mine sites in Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas.
Bleak landscapes in the wintertime, but they do make interesting patterns.
I like those big evil spider-like cranes!

These mines are reclaimed after all the digging and scraping, and lots of them become wildlife habitat, or pasture, usually better land than before they were mined. It has been an interesting project seeing the progress of these mines, as I've been photographing some of them two or three times a year for about 10 years.

25 Jan., 2010 -- Gray and blustery, skiff of snow

There they go again... scud-runnin'... Not for me! I'm still
waiting for clear weather to go shoot. Pictures, that is.

These mamas and young-uns bedded down in the neighbor's
pasture a couple of evenings ago.

23 Jan., 2010 -- fsanders got the whats-it

Fsanders probably has one of these in her yard, too. Or else she consulted
with Jan & Jamie who had to be led to it! It's not turned in the correct
direction to tell the time of day, but then, the sun's not shining today anyhow,
it's raining cats & dogs, and maybe frogs.
She said "Nope, I had no help. Just thought it looked like a frosty eyeball of a frog!"

Blackbrt emailed me, afraid to come around the house... but he didn't even
venture a guess. I'll bet Ms Blackbrt has one like this somewhere outside.
Maybe he's afraid to snoop around outside her house, too!

22 Jan., 2010 -- Whats-it?

You'll never get this one. (unless you come snooping around outside our house).

21 January, 2010 -- BIG mistake

Long story. Stay with me here. Bowling on women's league this morning.
Theresa's hubby Mike was in town to run errands. Partner Gail and I teased him when I put
a little red gift bow on his ball cap, and Theresa handed him a cutesy little purse containing
the safe deposit key to carry to the bank. Oh, Mike, you're soooo cute! Tease, tease.
Then, I spied him jerking his hand out of my seat after I was up to bowl. Ok, Mike, where is it?
The bow was missing off the table, and off his ball cap. Uh oh. I swept my hand around under my fanny and back, but didn't find the bow. Ok, Mike ran off to town to do his errands.
Here's where the big mistake came in. I left my camera sitting on the table. BIG mistake.
After bowling two more frames, the ladies couldn't contain themselves any more, and three tables of conspiratorial blue-haired ladies roared at my expense. "Check the pictures on your camera, Henny!" Our bowling games fell apart for a few minutes.
I guess I deserved it for teasing him. And he looked so innocent when he came back from errands. Nevertheless; he will pay .

This evening, I drove to West Plains to a Mo Pilots meeting, and stopped to geocache at a couple of places. At the "International Cash Cache", I left this colorful Brazilian bank note and a coin minted in 1953, from my old limited coin collection from the 1970's.


Later after dark I found a container downtown West Plains, with a loose lid and lots of moisture. I rescued the American Flag, will wash and clean it up, put it in another cache sometime.