Monday, September 1, 2008

Scrap Your Day on the 25th

Finally getting around to getting these posted. It's quite obvious I didn't actually take ALL these pictures, it was a joint effort. Ma was here and of course we totally forgot what day it was until it was half over. No worries, we had already been snapping photos of the playground assembly earlier in the day. Some of those photos seen here were also from the 25th. And the last one was added from our friend Dee who sees this sign each day on her way to the post office. This is what she said about this photo:
I just love signs.
This one is posted on a local bank.
I see every morning on my way to the post office. I can't help but giggle every time I walk by it!
So I wonder what the regular walk-up hours are????
I probably looked just a goofy taking a picture - hopefully the bank doesn't get robbed!!! They will probably come after me!
PS: Henny and Fonda, I took this on the 25th just for you!!!!

They were looking for grasshoppers...

Lose something honey? Yes, he leaned over to get a map and all the crap in his shirt pockets fell into the floor of the airplane!

The oldest and youngest Lloyds took a short trip to the trash pile.

A friendly slug we found while moving boxes around outside that had been there overnight. In honor of this. We actually found two, a micro and a mini. This one is the micro sized one.








Just to make it 25 for the day, I wordled Dee's text and sign, and added a Painted Lady and a Skipper. (G'ma Airplane).

Sunday, August 31, 2008

31 Aug., 2008 -- Looks like an airport, ...








Hey, look at all the airplanes! Holiday weekend.


And this classic 1956 C172 was at Gainesville Airport for that 100 dollar hamburger at the local cafe across the street from H27 and Sue's house.

Sue also spotted this long-legged spider at H27.

Seems like everywhere I go, I ppffhhtt ppffhhtt fight off a string of cobweb! Some little bug is wandering around the edge of these zinnia petals, going ppffhhtt ppffhhtt dern walked through another one of them again!



No sunset tonight, just a big red sun in the saturated atmosphere that's thickening up ahead of Hurricage Gustav, and lots of colorful blooms in the soft warm light. Unbelievable, it's the end of August already.

Unbelievable, there's that motorhome in the driveway! Hey, I've been retired, fired, replaced as airport manager. Finally... it's only been two months since Lloyd and Randy headed out for mid-MO and Iowa.


Randy caught a flight from Minneapolis into Anchorage today, then a shuttle on to Yakutat, where he will spend September ferrying fishermen and gear and fish and cargo in to and out of little wilderness airstrips. He's been spraying crops in MO and IA since April. Do we ever get tired of flying? noooooooo! (Except for those who have settled for a motorcycle - Hey, Don, this is an AIRport! Well, he's saving lots of $$$ on gas).



Saturday, August 30, 2008

30 Aug., 2008 -- Breakfast




John flew to Willow for breakfast. John, you need to do something about that propeller, it's way too slow.


Speaking of breakfast, I fed spidey a moth. That's the fastest spidey in
town.

Then, a jet was parked on the ramp! Well, not a jet really, just a Bonanza and a long-legged shadow.


And the most complicated flower on the planet.

29 Aug., 2008 -- Today, yesterday, & it's tomorrow now







They're EVERYWHERE they're everywhere they're everywhere!
Juanita found a yellow & black beauty in Arkansas, I found another today in the pilot lounge window! Beware, bugs... they're EVERYWHERE!

AAAaaach... attack of the stick bug! He's fast, I couldn't stay ahead of him. (Stick bug's not really making all that noise, there's a helicopter departing in the background).

Well, maybe two helicopters. Hey, big boy, wanna go fly formation?



Season's over, Air Tractor left Iowa heading home to Louisiana. (Actually, I think he's the one making the airplane noises in the background of the stick bug photo).



Just a plain old Cessna 172, with a camera hole! (Patched over, no competition).



Two terrapins, must be a change in the weather coming. Sure enough, lots of thunder & a little rain.



Thursday, August 28, 2008

28 Aug., 2008 -- Way to go, SammieJ!

Granddaughter Samantha (7th grade) wrote to me today. She says:


i entered a poem contest that i saw in a magazine. i sent them three of my best poems and this one is getting published!!!!!!!


Summer




Swimming pools

Hot days

Cool drinks

Sun's rays.



Sleeping in

School's out

Summer party

Run about.



Play outside

Calling friends

Hanging out

Never ends.



Barking dogs

Four-leaf clover

Having fun?

Summer's over.

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

27 Aug., 2008 -- Airport stuff again





Well, back to work. John exercised the RV4 this morning (sorry, John, no picture, guess you'll just have to fly again), just as the morning mist was lifting. Then Ben headed for COU in the Sport. Nice 4-blade prop (not really - just the movie effect).


Just after Ben returned, a Bonanza appeared in the sunset, fueled, then departed for Chicago.



Jan submitted a garden spider. Want to see it? OK!!!