Bucket List Item: The Northern Lights

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I have a weird obsession with the Northern Lights. It’s one of those things that’s on my bucket list. Meeting Art Garfunkel is another, but we’re talking about the Aurora Borealis today. It seems Norway gets all the good sightings. This one is no exception: Have you seen them? Are they really that cool in [...]

The Blessings Box

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Here getting ready for surgery – more about that here. So i checked into the hospital at 5:00 a.m. And found this sweet blessings box in the surgery waiting room. Very cool. Ok, yes, I know that’s Papyrus, but it is still comforting. Gotta go – doctor is coming! Catch ya on the flip side.

Snake Meets Hoe

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This is what happens when a poor, harmless garter snake meets my hoe. This afternoon I let the dogs out, heard them going nuts and went out to see what was up. Yes, I know it’s not poisonous. I know a bit about snakes. But I have a strict snake policy: hoe first, questions later. [...]

Butterfly on a Boat

Butterfly on a boat

Nearly a month ago we spent the Fourth of July weekend at Greers Ferry Lake in Arkansas. As we sat in the boat in the middle of the lake, this butterfly lit on one of our floats. I couldn’t believe he/she sat still long enough for this pic. Photo taken with iPhone4 and absolutely no [...]

Let’s Call Her Eclectic

Sara Ann's eclectic taste in books

Today, Sara Ann and I went to check out the going-out-of-business sale at Borders. As I expected, she found a stack of books she wanted to take home. I enjoy the irony of her rather, uh, eclectic taste in books.

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