Zack the Critter Spotter

While Zack's Dad works on the crews to restore power in the South where the two hurricanes have devistated electric service, Zack hunts critters in the botanical ponds......

............a fish here.........

..........a frog here..............no......there!

Another Beautiful Morning....

............as I crossed the Licking River I had to back up and take out the camera to get the morning fog.....

.......moisture rising off the pond........and.....

........these critters watching me go by..........

A Trip to The Homestead To Revisit the Values on Which Dave Longaberger Founded the Company

A Sculpture Tribute to Dave...

My Morning Ride.....

I decided to get my workout by biking to and along the Black Hand Gorge Trail this morning. I liked this perspective shot when I saw it on Wes Humble'blog so I tried it myself. With my binoculars and camera strapped to the handlebars I took in the morning sun filteing through the trees.........This is how I saw it.......

There are some beautiful scenes along this trail don't you think??

To Those of You Who Follow Our "Family Adventures" Here Are Some Shots From France....

.....where Sam and Mel took a recent trip into southern France............

.........I found the pictures of our little French Granddaughter, Eloise.........

..........a cutie for sure.........

.........and the amazing shots of the French villages they visited quite fascinating. If you'd like to see more.....click HERE.

Today Ian Cuevas and I went to the Shoe for the Buckeye game...

We went through the main part of campus to get to the stadium viewing Mirror Lake on our way......

Unless you've ever been there when the percussion section of the band comes out of the closed end of the stadium you can't imagine the feeling you get as they march out on to the field. IT'S ELECTRIC!

.....and then the Drum Major from our nearby Lakewood High School "does his thing" ............

........and they then electrify the crowd with the greatest tradition of college football.....Script Ohio. Thanks Cheryl for thinking of me when tickets became available!

Our Seats Were Field Level...

.....so this was pretty close to the realistic view we got.....

.........as the Bucks score........and aftera tense first three quarters.....a final score of OSU 26 OU 14........

.........as the band seranades us at our seats.......

Alyssa Helps Grandma Hang Out the Clothes..

Since Alyssa is here two days a week she enjoys helping Grandma with chores. Here she learns the fine art of drying clothes in the summer sun..... first it's essential you have the CORRECT clothes pin......not just ANY clothes pin will do......

....then you have to learn how to SQUEEZE a clothes pin...........as Alyssa puts it, "It too hard, Granma!" .........

.....then there is the problem of having to squeeze that clothes pin AND hold the clothes up too..........

..........finally.....with a little help she got the job done.......and decided one wash rag was enough for the day!!!

The Importance of Family

Before Chelsey flew back to 29 Palms California the Wes, Cheryl, Chelsey, Zoe and Addy branch had a brunch on the porch this morning. We ended with a group hug which as I looked down I thought made for a unique family photo........... What do you think??