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Lanie singing before the Christmas Service – I think she did a fantastic job, check it out for yourself Video: 1½ minutes

That moment when … Ginger announces that a picture of me is trending in the news – … Thanks Associated Press & CBS Local. 2 pictures

Ginger's Blue Bottle Tree in the snow

Snow – It’s been snowing so Ginger sent me out to take pictures of the Bottle Trees. 7 pictures

Barefoot in the snow

Quick winter hiking clothing test – With temperatures down to 18°F (-8°C) and six-seven inches of snow on the ground, I thought it would be a good opportunity to check how my hiking clothing fared. 2 pictures

Bishop’s Ball 2013 – Following the diocesan convention I went to the Youth Meeting and took some pictures at the Bishop’s Ball. 16

Hand made tools by Jim Davis

Jim’s Hand-made Tools – A picture of the tool display Jim has been showing in Springfield this weekend. 2 pictures

Jim and CD.

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

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

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

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.

Old man’s beard on the trees at the edge of the bluff

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.

Ginger spotted this picture which worked very well. We probably should’ve put more water in the Platy.

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.

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

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

I know the weather in the Ozarks is variable, but…

A couple of my favorite pictures from today. +1

Spring Break 2013. Sam and Kat’s wedding, St. Augustine, Florida. 190 pictures

Lanie and Mia. I like this more reflective picture.

An evening on the lake. Our second evening in Florida and we get to go out on the lake in Sam’s boat. 7

It was when we saw this view that we realized how far up the mountain we’d driven last night – Spring Break 2013 – Day 2 – The view from Cheaha Mountain State Park, Alabama. 3 pictures

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