16 Sept., 2011 -- Still more departures

Tram ride took us to the top of the mountain above Glenwood Springs, CO at the 50th class reunion, but we had to depart the mountain on a bus, because of an approaching storm.
Today, friend Karen and I are gypsies relaxing back in Rodeo, New Mexico, after Santa Fe and Colorado.
Departure planned for Saturday morning, heading for Carlsbad Caverns, then the two day drive to Missouri.

3 Sept., 2011 -- More departures

Who, me?
Such big eyes you have!
Tree frog was on my arm,
then decided to depart the area. Too many great big eyes staring at it! (Samantha got this one).

These two (yes, there are two) bullfrogs tolerated us for awhile. Then...

Zing! Sling shot takeoff!
Cameron got these pictures.

Toss in a rock, and...

Torpedo launch!

Just a day at the pond. What did you do on your holiday weekend?

4 Sept., 2011 -- Happy Birthday, 'Nother One Gramma

71 today. Happy birthday, Sis!

28 Aug., 2011 -- Preparing for departure

Preparing for departure
Ben and Dave air up the tires...
Ben and Roy head for the runway...
Lloyd repairs the mufflers...
We are all getting ready to depart...
Take-off!

18 August, 2011 -- Perfect

It was a perfect shower.
The sun was shining, the rain noisily splattered on the metal roof,
and the rainbow spanned the blue afternoon sky off to the east.


Almost perfect. Keep in mind that on the first night of bowling, you don't want to bowl too well, because you're setting an average that you need to maintain the rest of the season.



Well, HP bowled an all-time
high game to start off the night. Ok, not perfect, but he's happy. Got to keep it up, now.

14 Aug., 2011 -- Fullmoonwriting

It's like the American Flag... it just makes you feel good!

7 August, 2011 -- Knocked out the power

Big storm, big wind, big lights. Knocked down trees, knocked out power
all over south central MO., brought welcome rains.

31 July, 2011 -- Homeward bound

Heading back to Iowa, with a stop in Marshall to see G'pa Airplane.
This bus won't get us home!

29 July, 2011 -- It's our job

Airport duty, it's our job. Gotta put up a new windsock
so the airplanes can see which way the wind is blowing.


Get the old windsock ready for its job, if the new one wears out.
Mom's still in Raleigh,
heading for home tonight. We'll be ready!


LAD drove the truck down in the field to find a geocache.

24 July, 2011 -- Shorter and shorter

We have the sharpest, shortest pencils of any airport.

I moved the pencil sharpener down to his level, for a morning activity.
After mounting the U.S. map on the office wall, LAD placed markers of Mom's flight that began at 6 this morning at Springfield with a stopover in Atlanta. We forgot to update it this afternoon at her final destination. That will give us something to do in the morning. And we will put a couple up in Iowa for Dad, and in Marshall for G'pa Airplane.