Lanie in an Ascend D10 Kayak on the Jame River, Springfield Missouri

A Late Afternoon Paddle on the James River with Lanie – Lanie had a break in her rehearsal schedule, so I thought I’d take her kayaking to get her out and about for a while. One-minute read, 5 pictures

Spent the day with cap’n John getting the boat ready for some real sailing – he has a mainsail. Unfortunately, the ‘iron Topsail’ is currently broken, and beyond my knowledge to repair.

So, I can spell pneumatic, but I can’t get ‘hose’ right (hoze). My only excuse has to be that I was subconsciously trying to Webster-ize it.

Small welded metal structure featuring berries, leaves, vines and a brass goblet.

A Toast to Art. Jim and Carol came by this afternoon on one of their regular trips to Springfield. He brought his latest piece for me to photograph.

Breakfast meal - steak, mushrooms, vegitables topped off with an egg, sunny side up.

Diet – steak, egg and veggies for breakfast – I’ve been spending far too much time at my desk and not enough time out and about. The lack of exercise has taken it toll, and it’s time to start doing something; reduce my weight and get more exercise.

Out at 7:20am on the high school run for the first time in eighteen months. Only another two years or so to go! 🙂

black and white photgraph of Gary Allman. www.breakfastinamerica.ne

I missed the memo. I lost my photo-mojo and didn’t notice. Two-minute read

Stock photograph (not mine) selected and purchased by the customer. Edit for revised aspect ratio, insets and text added.

I volunteered to take pictures at the Dedication of Rose Cottage, a shelter for abused women and their families. The pictures have now been made public so I can post them here too.

Last Sunday at church – I was ushering and Lanie volunteered to acolyte. One-minute read, 4 pictures

Anchored in Stockton Lake

Some chores then sailing on Stockton Lake — John asked if I fancied going sailing. He had to ask? That’s a given. Five-minute read, +13

Sailing on Stockton Lake - www.ozarkswalkabout.com

I really like this series of pictures of John I took while we out sailing yesterday. 3 pictures

I’ve always liked the Ozarks Walkabout logo. Recently we updated the website design so some slight reworking on the logo font was needed. This is the result.

I’ve had a long outstanding arrangement to take Jonathan out in one of our kayaks. Last week we agreed some mutually convenient times, and today we finally got out on the water. 8 pictures

Tool: Scribe on a workbench. www.breakfastinamerica.me

Jim must have either left this behind, or snuck it into my ‘workshop’ a couple of weeks ago when he and Carol came down to install the Bottle Tree.

It’s not unheard of to find things tucked away in odd places after they’ve visited.

Nice and simple logo. I wanted to stick with the red of the Davis-Allman logo because it is easy to spot in a pack of business cards. Red is not supposed to be a strong business color, but sometimes it pays to stand out from the crowd. The foot idea is overused but something was needed quickly and it works. It’s very recognizable and memorable. What more can you want for your branding?

Remember cap’n John? Well, he’s gone and done it now and bought himself a twenty-seven-foot sailboat. I went with him to Stockton to take a look. Pretty cool she is too. 19 pictures

A Blue Bottle Tree sculpture by Jim Davis. www.breakfastinamerica.me

Ginger’s New Blue Bottle Tree – This picture is one that has to be put in the ‘It seemed like a good idea at the time’ category. It took a huge amount of effort to create and it just doesn’t work. 1   2

Photo collage of motorized garden equipment. Sit on lawn mower, weed whacker, and aluminium ramps. www.breakfastinamerica.me

Not my usual subjects – Not the sort of promotional materials I usually produce for church, but we had some gardening equipment to dispose of.

Camp WeMo at Wakonda - preparing the personal IDs for the new arrivals

Dropping Lanie off at Camp WeMo at Wakonda – Lanie’s off to Camp WeMo (WEst MissOuri) at Wakonda for the week, so this afternoon we dropped her off, and I took advantage of the visit to grab a few pictures. 1   10

Picture of Kim Snodgrass of the Episcopal Dioces of West Missouri at Camp WeMo at Wakonda June 2013

Getting Ready at Camp WeMo

Overnight I had been sent a link to an e-version of the diocese magazine. Checking the magazine I was pleased to find that the pictures I took at the Bishop’s Ball were featured on the cover.

Photograph of Lanie, Gary and Ginger Allman sitting in the backyard lit by the orange glow of a chiminea

We both have had long days at the computer recently, so the idea of sitting out in the back yard burning off a few of our deadfall limbs and twigs was a welcome diversion.

Lanie’s last day in the St. Cecilia Choir (visit to St. John’s)

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