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Among these hills
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Deadwood.

 We stopped in Deadwood on our way. It was in the morning, so the casinos werent hopping yet, and the streets were pretty empty. We visited the Adams Museum (above) which was very interesting. I...

1 day ago

Sugar sand in ND.

 The first night of our trip we spent north of Bismark, ND, on the shores of the wide Missouri river.The shoreline was sandy- steep from erosion in some areas, but wide enough to go play on in o...

6 days ago

Were back.

We spent a week traveling in the Dakotas, and enjoying the Black Hills. The trip was great, I wouldnt change much- maybe would like some lawn chairs next time, but thats one of the stories...for late...

25 may 12

local scenery.

The kids and I took a short detour to check out this smoke last night. It was kind of pretty!

15 may 12

Raarrrrrr!

Raarrrrr! Introducing Lion, our latest pet. Ted adopted a kitten this weekend, after we brought our cats to town for rabies vaccinations, and his cat, Cougar, took off and didnt return, at least yet,...

15 may 12

Band notes.

The flutes. When I try to take photos at events like this, I wish I had a nice low light lens. Last night, I took in Sadies concert.  Band and Music, but not Choir. In other words, all...

11 may 12

Foal and mama, caption.

My caption for this photo: "Hey, hey mom, mom, hey mom..." Whats yours?

08 may 12

Learning with the Cloverbuds.

Here the Cloverbuds are figuring out how to make a circuit, so the lightbulb turns on.As a 4-H leader, I, along with another gal, plan and teach/facilitate a project with the youngest members of the ...

05 may 12

Making music.

I have started playing piano lately, as a bit of relaxation and distraction in my day. I mostly play a bit on the easy side of my level (pretty low) because I want to try put some musicality into it-...

05 may 12

Webs.

 I stopped and ran into the ditch this morning to take a few photos of the spider web. I actually drove by a few different webs before I stopped.  I messed with the photos, but the one belo...

03 may 12

Special company.

  This week we had special company from far away. Ron and his dad worked on the sauna exterior while they were here. I am liking how its turning out.

28 apr 12

24 apr 12

Growing up.

Last week my babies went to Kindergarten roundup. Here is Olivia with cousin Alvin, practicing to be kindergartners.The girls did fine, and so will I. They are excited about it, and I am excited for ...

24 apr 12

Dog training, year two.

Last night we went to the first dog training session of the year.It is amazing a year has gone by since Sadie started training Jasper, though it is evident by how much calmer and obedient he is on th...

19 apr 12

The process of geocaching.

Geocaching (geo-cashing) is done using a GPS, entering coordinates found online (most popular site is geocaching.com) and then using it to locate the cache. There are various size caches, and it is n...

19 apr 12

In the forest.

This is another geocaching photo- edited in PicMonkey after I saw what Ethiopifinn had done there. Isnt it fun?

17 apr 12

Snowfun in April.

It snowed wet, heavy snow in the night. I looked out just now and saw this scene from my studio window. The twins are making the most of the snow. They keep coming in and asking for more hats for the...

16 apr 12

The team.

Yesterday we did some geocaching in the rain. Ted was at a birthday party, so he missed out.At this location the cache was a "micro" and was located somewhere on that sign they are gathered a...

16 apr 12

Geocaching.

The GPS came, and we now are official geocachers. Well, I havent been so involved yet, but in a few weeks, I figure I may get a chance to put my hands on the GPS, by then Ron and the kids may be over...

13 apr 12

Good Friday hike.

Sam and Ted, lifted their faces so theyd show in the photo. Us girls walked right by them in this brush.Last Friday morning, the kids, Jasper, and I went for a hike to check out some nearby hiking tr...

09 apr 12

Balance.

I have been thinking about balance lately.Balancing out time away from home with time spent at home.Alone time and social time.work and play.earth and sky.

05 apr 12

Photo challenge: finishing up.

At night. Yesterday evening we headed out to the point for our first bonfire of the season. It was kinda chilly after the sun went down, with a dampness in the air.But good. I needed to get out of th...

31 mar 12

Another shot of the mallard.

I was trying to get a photo of the ducks swimming in the pond. But this is what I got instead. Guess Id have to set up a blind it I wanted a good photo.

27 mar 12

sunset? or something. Photo challenge.

This is a ficticious sunset. I took the photo today, a gray afternoon.I just played with it in Picasa, to see if I could make it look like a sunset.Not really. Some days I really wish I had Photoshop.

26 mar 12

Photo challenge: in my bag.

This is the bag I bring to my fun job every Thursday. I throw supplies in for whatever I have planned. Some of the stuff never makes it back out, and some stuff I like to keep in there, just in case....

26 mar 12

Tuesday mornings column.

Here is a link to the column I was inspired to write on Tuesday morning.A true story.

23 mar 12

Photo challenge: trees.

Swung by a grass fire yesterday and snagged a photo.

23 mar 12

Photo challenge: catching up.

My Shelf: These are some of the Littles furniture and dolls I got for Christmas one year, as a child. Sadie got some more pieces from her grandparents. I bought the living room furniture set off ebay...

22 mar 12

Not my shoes: Photo Challenge.

These are not my shoes, and I think the instructions were "my" shoes, but I want to share this photo with you, because its so fun. These cloggers were part of the St. Urho celebration this pa...

19 mar 12

Photo challenge, from a distance.

I have been trying to catch a decent eagle photo, but have not been successful yet- I need one that will show up good in the paper. While I like this photo, I am not sure the eagle would show up well...

17 mar 12

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