Friday Flower: African Violet
:: Bonus picture: a small turtle carving from New Orleans; a gift to Sheryl from her cousin Joni. ::
Year: 2005
Late Afternoon
Just having some fun on a Kansas gravel road: :: It’s true, I do like pictures of cloudscapes: :: Oh, and I see it’s after midnight. Happy Birthday Mom! Love and miss you! … Read more
Photos of Our Yorkie
The most popular page on this site is a bit surprising. It’s the July 2003 archive page. A bit of investigating revealed that the page is very popular due to the fact that … Read more
Coronado Heights at Dusk
It was a bit chilly and windy when we went up to Coronado Heights for sunset. Sparkle is prepared; he’s wearing his doggie sweater. :: The sunset didn’t really yield any great photos, … Read more
Posole (Hominy Soup) Recipe
I made one of my favorite dishes tonight, for the first time, and it turned out great! Posole (also spelled pozole) is a hominy and pork based stew from Mexico; I first tried … Read more
Down Memory Lane
Speaking of the passing of time, today marks the 30th anniversary of one of the happiest days of my life; on September 30th, 1975, I got out of the Army! Though I had … Read more
One Year Ago
We arrived in Lindsborg on a Monday morning, one year ago today. We had spent the night before in Dodge City, and eager to see our new home, we left bright and early … Read more
Black Swallowtail Butterfly
Sheryl took a couple of great pictures of a black swallowtail butterfly that was fluttering around our back yard a few days ago. I contributed a couple of early fall flower images, and … Read more
Running from Rita
Today there have been reports of extremely bad traffic leaving the Houston area as folks try to evacuate in advance of hurricane Rita. The visuals on TV show mile after mile of stop … Read more