Near the end of the hike (365:052) – Wedding anniversary backpacking at Devils Backbone Wilderness. 5 pictures
Missouri
Words and pictures featuring Missouri
Morning coffee in Crooked Hollow – Devils Backbone Wilderness (365:051) – It’s our second wedding anniversary, and what better way to celebrate it than backpacking? I sure do know how to show a girl a good time! One-minute read, 6 pictures
February 20, 2011 18:59
Wedding anniversary backpacking at Devils Backbone Wilderness (365:050) – Tonight we get to sleep in the woods and tomorrow it’s our It’s our second wedding anniversary. One-minute read, +3
February 19, 2011 18:55
Packing my backpack (365:049) – It’s a three day weekend, and to make the most of it tomorrow morning we’re taking the girls to their grandparents and then we are heading off into a nearby wilderness for a couple of days backpacking. One-minute read, 4 pictures
February 18, 2011 23:20
Afternoon school run (365:048) – If it’s Thursday it must be class tonight. One-minute read
February 17, 2011 17:37
Gary and Ginger being nauseating in Walmart on Saint Valentine’s day (365:045) – When you’re living your dream, over time your dream becomes normal life. It pays to stop and reflect on that once in a while. When you do it reminds you how special your dream is and how lucky you are. One-minute read, 7 pictures
February 14, 2011 12:20
Gary and Ginger at the Church Annual Meeting (365:044) – One-minute read, 3 pictures
February 13, 2011 22:18
Late Night Self Portrait — I wasn’t sure that the beer bottle picture I took earlier had worked so I took this self-portrait shot before bed just to be sure.
February 10, 2011 0:06
After the Super Bowl (365:037) – Well, I tried to get excited about the Super Bowl but failed quite happily. Supper Bowl Sunday might be more appropriate as I scoffed huge quantities of unhealthy things while watching the endless adverts interspersed by a load of fat blokes assisted by a couple of skinny blokes chasing a rugby ball around a field. One-minute read
February 6, 2011 20:28
Gary and Ginger on a snowy Sac River Trail (365:036) – No Interwebs today. To keep busy I cleared the drive of last night’s couple of inches of snow, and we decided to enjoy the sunshine, brave the snow cover and go for a short hike on the Sac River Trail. The hike was fine, proving our gear is up to a winter hike, getting to the trail and away again was not so good. One-minute read, 4 pictures
February 5, 2011 20:14
At the Antique Mall (365:035) – Today we managed to escape the kids for the first time in three days. 2 5
February 4, 2011 19:50
The problem with varifocals… (365:031) — It’s the quiet before the storm. We are waiting for a predicted 12″-20″ of snow. We’ll see, knowing the weather around here it could be 1″ or 20″. +3
January 31, 2011 18:56
Thinking of Ginger (365:30) — We had a quiet day today, venturing out just twice.
January 30, 2011 17:54
Kayaking on James River, Springfield Missouri — Today was a busy day. 2 7
January 29, 2011 17:39
Repairing a kitchen drawer – Today I repaired a kitchen drawer and in the process learned two valuable safety lessons.
January 28, 2011 18:05
Drilling in the workshop (365: 28) – Today, I spent some time in the workshop.
January 28, 2011 17:26
Halfway up the first hill – Busiek State Forest & Wildlife Area (365:27) — Tomorrow I’ll ache.
January 27, 2011 17:16
Stopped for lunch — We stopped for lunch near the end of our hike on the Silver Trail at Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area. +1
January 27, 2011 12:49
View to the North from the Silver Trail at Busiek — This descent is much steeper than it looks, and it’s very easy to lose your footing on the loose stones that make up the trail.
January 27, 2011 11:52
Ginger approaching halfway up the first big (200-ft.) ascent on the Silver Trail.
January 27, 2011 11:27
Tidying away (365:25).
January 25, 2011 16:54
Tidying away — With my Kayak lowered from its berth on the garage ceiling, I searched it for a pair of missing gloves and my emergency kit.
January 25, 2011 12:41
Valentine’s Day Monsters.
January 25, 2011 11:30
Cats, coffee and laptops in bed (365:024) – A little peek into our morning customs. Cats, coffee, and Internet in bed. One-minute read, 3 pictures