88/365 -- Goodbye 37

Today I observed my number one rule in life...Never work on your birthday.   

Goodbye 37. It was a good year, and I can't wait to see what 38 has in store.

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84/365 Hello Sunshine

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82/365 |Another Preview Zyn + Kelson |

81/365 sadness and gratitude

My heart sank  when I heard about today's explosions at the Boston Marathon.   You may remember Alicia, one of my brides from last year (and my friend.) She was running the race today.

Thankfully, she crossed the finish line  just twenty minutes before the event and were  in the safety of the hotel at the time of the explosion.

My heart and prayers got out to everyone in Boston today.


Peace....

80/365 |sneak preview| Zyn & Kelson.

Spring finally arrived here in Lexington,  Yesterday, I got to capture some of its beauty during my engagement session with Zyn and Kelson.

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Abstract  landscape....not really

This is the pollen on the roof of my car. No wonder I've been sneezing.

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One day I woke up, and it was finally Spring.

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Sweet Little Dog. The other day she decided I needed help putting on my shoes.

76/365 39 and still going strong

My mom  always wrote down big events on the family calendar, like birthdays, anniversaries, when the plane crashed, and when I rode my bicycle for by myself for the first time.  She also wrote down when she and my dad made a big purchase, and each year she transferred the info over to the new calendar. As a kid I thought this was bit odd.  I mean really? Did we need to know exactly when they bought their new sofa or dad got his tractor?   But hey, who am I to judge?

On this day thirty-nine years ago, Mom and Dad should have received their brand new washer and dryer. However, the delivery had to be rescheduled because of weather.  That weather was the 74' storm outbreak that spawned the F5 tornado that practically wiped Xenia, Ohio (just 4 or 5 miles from my parent's place) off the map.

Thankfully, my parent's place received no damage from the tornado. In fact my dad used salvaged wood from the storm to build his barn.  My great-grandmother warned my mom that it's bad luck to use anything that has been through a disaster. Turns out she was right.

Meanwhile a couple of days late my mom and dad did eventually receive their new washer and dryer.   The washer was replaced over a decade ago, but the dryer is stil going strong thirty-nine years later.  A man servicing my washer took one look at it and said it was a "classic."  So if there are any classic household appliance collectors out there, I've got a deal for you.

Happy Birthday Dryer!

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Over the weekend I started digitizing my own personal archive.  I came across these articles from when an Air Force jet crashed in my backyard.  I was really young when it happened, but I do have very distinct memories from the event, mainly the terrible sound.

 

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Last year I happened to be in Louisville the day U of L won the game that advanced them into the NCAA Final Four.   It was so much fun being there as the entire town celebrated.

Today  U of L  advanced again to the Final Four.  Congratulations Cards!

73/365 -- Roaming Gnome

One day last fall I noticed Little Dog roaming around the back yard with something strange in her mouth.  My first thought was "Oh Lord! What does she have this time?"

It turned out that she was carting around a small terra cotta gnome that lived in my garden.  I was curious why she carting him around the yard but I didn't worry about it too much. She's a strange little dog. She's done weirder things than this before.

A few minutes later I did a bit more investigating and finally figured out what the fascination was with Mr. Gnome.  It turns out the gnome is hollow, and a small critter had crawled all the way up inside.

After some careful negotiation (I'm sure bribery with a doggy cookie was involved) I managed to get the gnome away from Little Dog. The tiny critter scurried out while Bianka was distracted and he lived to tell the tale. 

Today was another story.   Little Dog has officially opened "hunting season" in  the back yard. Today she  captured another furry critter who wasn't as lucky as the one stowed away in the gnome.  

So Bianka 1 Vermin 0.

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I'm so so SOOOOOOOOO ready for Spring to show up.   I'm ready to garden. Ready for allergies. Ready to see my little house look like this again.

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When momentum is lost, go to your standard and post a cute picture of the dog.

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Yeah, but enough already. I'm ready for some spring!

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Okay, I admit it. I fell off the wagon with my posting. Honestly, I sort of counted on in it happening eventually. Really does anyone care? Leave it to my dear ol' dad to give me the kick in the rear I needed to get going again. I guess if I neglect to post he begins to worry about me.

So let's just say my blog took a little two week vac-a. Everyone needs a break some time.