The birds are back

It was nice to see our birds again. The have three summer nests up in the porch eave that have been there forever. They just do a few renovations and cleaning and move right back in!

These last 2 years I have noticed three things they haven't done in the past. They completely destroyed one nest after some finches started to bring twigs and fluff to make it their home and have started to rebuild it.

Then, a few nights ago I started leaving the porch light on overnight and they plastered the side of the porch light globe that faces their nest with the mud they build their nests with. I'll take that as a "shut the light off!"

The other thing I hadn't seen before was the pair laid their first nest and the 6 babies hatched, grew up and flew away-and the same pair laid another nest and had 6 more.

Lifestar landed at our office today

Thankfully it wasn't an emergency-but a demonstration for students at
a local high school

I Dreamed a Dream

Via Neatorama

Surprise Win

But not for me!!

I normally have Friday's off but I had traded a day off earlier in the week and worked on Friday. I was at my office computer typing and had my radio on. I heard them announce Rick's son Brad's name and said he had 10 minutes to call in!

I was able to get hold of Brad and he called in. The station had a promo going on where if your name was called on the hour, you had 10 minutes to call in to be put on their payroll. You win $50 for that hour and then at the top of the next hour they call another name-if that person didn't call in within the 10 minutes, you stay on the payroll for another hour and earn another $50.\

He ended up winning $250!! I was so glad that I just happened to hear them call his name.

I hope everyone had a great weekend, and here's to a great week ahead :)

Petey

Experimenting with a new photo program

The blizzard last Friday

We had 4 feet snow drifts and it snowed for hours. All the snow had
melted off by Sunday when it got up to 70 degrees

Aspyn

Kole lounging

What's this I hear about a blizzard?

Spring was finally beginning to unfold before our eyes-and now the local weathermen are calling for blizzard like conditions starting late Thursday night lasting all day Friday with 10" of snow possible and 50 mph wind gusts! Brrrrr!

British Columbia, Canada-Taku River 2001

Less than 2 steps behind me was a drop off that I estimated to be at least 300 feet. I was so glad to get far away from the ledge!

Paris, France 1994

If my memory serves me correctly, this is a statue of Zeus and his children-it is in the Jardin des Tuileries. We found it after we walked for miles to see the Louvre and saw the signs that said the museum was closed for renovations! It was still fun walking around that area and seeing all the sights.

Paris, France 1994

It rained the whole time we were in Paris, but it was still the most beautiful city I have ever seen. I could never get a good picture with the Eiffel Tower in the background because if was in the clouds.

New Orleans, Louisiana 1998

An ornate mausoleum outside of New Orleans

Munster, Germany 1994

The spire of that church has cages-they would put various criminals inside of them until dead back in the day. Shudder.

Juneau, Alaska 2001

We are taking off from the Juneau airport in a boat plane to be flown to the middle of nowhere to a mountain lake. Then we were taken by helicopter even further to a point on the Taku River. We then rafted/roughed it back to Juneau for 8 days.

British Columbia, Canada-Taku River 2001

I found this rock on a hike we took up the side of a mountain in search of a glacier.

British Columbia, Canada-Taku River 2001

I finally got the hang of rafting-the water was so cold that it hurt to touch it. I'd have to fill up my jug and set it near the fire to get it to a temperature to be able to drink it.

British Columbia, Canada-Taku River 2001

You could close your eyes, push the button and take a picture like this everywhere we went!

Near Munster, Germany 1994

I actually forgot where this was-I think it was somewhere between Munster and Norderney-it was such a whirlwind trip.

British Columbia, Canada-Taku River 2001

I scanned some of my favorite pictures today of various trips. This is one night before bed, I loved how the clouds were among us. It got just a bit darker than this but not by much-I never did get used to it being light all the time.