Jim’s Hand-made Tools – A picture of the tool display Jim has been showing in Springfield this weekend. 2 pictures
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Jim and CD.
September 2, 2013 23:25
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
August 27, 2013 21:23
Last Sunday at church – I was ushering and Lanie volunteered to acolyte. One-minute read, 4 pictures
July 14, 2013 22:09
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
July 13, 2013 21:28
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
June 9, 2013 15:10
The brief was fairly straightforward. Take an existing drawing of a map, colorize it and add more map labels. The challenges were firstly, that the map was already colored, and secondly the elements of the drawing would have to be moved to make space for the additional labels.
April 21, 2013 21:46
Old man’s beard on the trees at the edge of the bluff
April 19, 2013 20:50
Every so often the knot under the sole between my toes breaks off. When it does I have to stop and tie a new one.
April 19, 2013 19:09
Ginger spotted this picture which worked very well. We probably should’ve put more water in the Platy.
April 19, 2013 18:56
A picture from last weekend’s backpacking trip. We were checking out a stock pond to see if it might provide drinking water. The pond was not only quite large, but also surrounded by cattails which had started to break apart and seed.
April 19, 2013 18:49
We spent a long weekend backpacking in Hercules Glades. The highlight being an afternoon resting and enjoying the spring sunshine on top of a 260 ft. bluff overlooking Beaver Creek. Journal: 1 29
April 14, 2013 23:28
I’ll be writing more in a few days. For now, we camped at the top of this 260ft. bluff last night. It took a bit of bush-whacking to get there but it was worth it. | Read about our trip
April 14, 2013 22:56
I know the weather in the Ozarks is variable, but…
April 9, 2013 18:01
A couple of my favorite pictures from today. +1
April 7, 2013 20:17
This afternoon we made the effort to leave our desks behind and hike what we call the ‘Hill Loop’ of the Busiek Silver Trail – 2.58 miles and 574 ft of Elevation. 4 pictures
February 3, 2013 17:33
Weekend with Ginger’s Parents – Ginger’s parents have been asking us to come down and visit for ages. For some reason things always seemed to be getting in the way and our weekends haven’t been clear. Two-minute read, 12 pictures
October 28, 2012 20:42
Staying with Jim and carol for a couple of days, I liked the look of the late afternoon sun on the grass in the field next to the workshop.
October 27, 2012 19:43
We hiked the Busiek Red and Yellow trials today – 5 miles and 596 ft. 18 pictures
October 2, 2012 20:06
Black Eyed Susan, Ginger and Lanie.
September 23, 2012 22:19
Morning coffee and hot chocolate by Long Creek.
September 23, 2012 22:13
Morning Coffee at Long Creek Falls, Hercules Glades Wilderness – A wonderful and peaceful way to to start the day.
September 23, 2012 22:10
Pool below Long Creek Falls.
September 22, 2012 22:08
Gary and Lanie tending the campfire – Photo by Ginger.