Quick Weekend and Vacation Planning.

Friday after another busy day at work Needles and I had plans to head South to visit Cynical and Ragged. We arrived around 5:30pm and was greeted warmly by our hosts and soon to be co-vacationers. The first thing on the agenda was to get our belly's full and we weren't disappointed. Cynical's homemade lasagna and salad. For dessert was yellow cake with chocolate icing ala mode. Yummy. After our hunger pains were gone we settled in and visited to catch up on current events and also to make reservations for one of the legs of our upcoming vacation. The second day of our visit we enjoyed fresh baked blueberry muffins and fresh fruit to appease our belly's until lunch were we enjoyed the Shogun. As always they did not disappoint. On the way home a few stops allowed us to walk around and settle our fully stomachs. That evening we had some weather move in and tornado sirens blared a few times. With heavy rains and hail the size of marbles we were glad the worst of it moved on by.We started to play a few games of Yahtzee and then a craving for a Blizzard from the DQ overtook us and out the door we went in search for ice cream. When we returned home it was time for Earth Hour so we played the final game of Yahtzee by lantern light. This morning we were treated to a fritata ala Cynical with fresh fruit and fresh coffee. Before long it was time to head back home and the weekend is again too short. Thanks Cynical and Ragged for a enjoyable weekend and I wish the weather would have been more conducive for porch setting.

VACATION PLANS:
The first leg of the vacation for us will be arriving at Cynical and Raggeds home for the first night and then we will be up with the chickens to head out to Ashville, North Carolina where we will be staying at Cumberland Falls Bed & Breakfast in the Daydream Room. After visiting with Ragged's family and attending LEAF we will be moving on down the road to our next destination. Our second destination is Washington D.C. and we will try to see as many museums and monuments that we can fit into our limited visit. We will be staying at The Intown Uptown Inn in the Corleone room. After 4 nights there we will be on the third leg of our trip and heading the direction of home. We plan to find something along the way with no set plans and if we want to drive more or less then it will be optional. The final day will be returning to Cynical and Raggeds and the return drive home. I am excited that Cynical and Ragged has invited us along for vacation and birthday party with her family. We now have our reservations and before we know it will be time to go. Its just a few weeks away. I can't wait.

PS. Hope the hand is better Cynical.

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A few winds. A little marble size hail. Alot of rain. Otherwise OK.

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More Storm Damage Pictures From Kentucky.

Enjoying the outdoors.

This weekend even though it was a little on the brisk side has been nice for some bird watching. Around noon I received a call from my friend wanting to know if I wanted to go to Mt. C to look for the eagles. I haven't been down there for awhile so I thought I would tag along. We arrived around 2 o'clock and the initial drive though seemed fruitless until we spotted a rather large bird just over the ridge. It was a large golden eagle soaring into the area I started snapping picture before he even got close enough to see him on the screen of the camera. I would have to say that my camera doesn't have much of a zoom but for what it is I got some decent pics.

This is a golden eagle in flight.

This is a bald eagle soaring on a windy day.

The bald eagles nest. The female is on but is down in the nest. This image was taken through a binocular.
This is what the nest looks like from the road. The nest is about the size of a mid size car.

This is the golden eagle at one of his favorite perch.

A few deer grazing off almost to the tree line.

One of the nice things that is new to the area is a viewing platform that was built for bird watching.

The view.

Neat looking tree.

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Bad weather in Mt Erie. High winds and heavy rain.

This was a picture taken with my cell phone. From reports coming in it looks like there wasn't a tornado but some severe straight line winds. Some reports stating 90 mph plus. About 30 minutes after this picture was taken I was standing at the back door of "L's" house and watching the rain when I first heard a loud "SNAP" and then a flash of lightning and the power went out for about 3 seconds. After the storm moved out we went outside and a limb in the tree just outside the door I was standing by was black and looked burnt. A little too close for comfort.

Another Weekend Post.

Today Needles and I awoke somewhat earlier than our usual weekend schedule. After lounging away most of the morning we decided we needed to go to town to pick up a few groceries and some medication since Needles is still getting over the crud. We must have needed more than what we thought or we were hungry because before we knew it our grocery cart was about 3/4 full to the top. After we hauled our items to the car we stopped at our second destination and again did a pretty good job of filling the cart. For just needing a few items we pretty much filled the trunk of the car. I guess we wont need to go grocery shopping for a week or two now. I need to do laundry next. Yuck...

Were Back.

After an all too short 3 day weekend, we are back from the promise land. After we arrived Friday we had a late supper and settled in and visited with my Mom and Dad until late in the evening. The next day my Aunt "R" came over a prepared homemade pizzas. She made 1 sausage, and 2 supreme and they were all very good. Sunday was the day of my cousins baby shower but since my Mom was down with a upper respiratory infection She thought we should stay home. My Dad and I ran the gifts over and dropped them off since I also have been suffering from a head cold. Sunday evening my Father started to get a sore throat so I think he is coming down with the crud going around. Today after we had breakfast my Mom and Dad made appointments with the doctor. After they left for their Dr. visit we decided to head back North. We arrived home shortly after 12:30pm and unloaded all of our stuff. I called my parents a short time later to see how the Dr.'s visit went. They were given meds and I hope that knocks it quick. Since then I have settled on the couch procrastinating the laundry that needs to be done so I will have something to wear for work tomorrow.

Here is a few pics from the ice storm in Kentucky that I got from my Aunts camera.

A bush in my Grandmas front yard.
The power lines that run several feet over the carport is almost touching it.

My Uncle and Aunts pop up camper has seen better days. The ice covered branches snapped off and fell into the roof punching more than a dozen holes in the top. Some were 2 inches in diameter.

A very large tree fell across the road in front of my Grandmas house. The lines you see going diagonal across the image are still down across the driveway almost a month later.

Weekend Anticipation.

We were going to go to Kentucky this evening but after a little scheduling issue that made me feel a little guilty for being gone Friday with my co workers being short handed made me delay our extended weekend plans by a day. I think they would have gotten along just fine without me. Lord knows I am not that big of a influence, but if I would have left today I would have been thinking to myself, I wonder how today went? Anyway we are leaving tomorrow after work and we will be gone until Monday. I think Needles might go to my cousins baby shower while we are down there. It was originally scheduled for next weekend but surgery plans for my Aunt "T" has bumped it up to this weekend. So I hope to enjoy the weekend as I know that even a 3 day weekend will be too short. Have a great weekend everyone.

The Winter That Wouldn't Stop.

Its snowing again in this here parts. I am sooooo sick of the snow. Today we have decided to stay inside, sip coffee and do some movie watching. Max Payne is playing right now and I think we might knock out a few I have been wanting to see. Stay warm everybody.

Valentinos Day felices!

Today is Valentines Day and I have to say that I have been getting a little cabin fever with the nasty weather and not being able to be outside. I told Needles that I wanted to do something and get out of the house. We had plans with a friend but since she is feeling a bit under the weather we thought we would postpone plans for another time. We thought we would go to town and pick up a few items I missed on my grocery getting day last week. We got all the items I missed and more and since it was Valentines Day and nothings too good for my baby we ate out so she would get a break from cooking. Since Chinese was closed until 4pm and since I have been craving Taco Bell, I choose to take her to the local Mexican place. Needles had the Quesadilla Yucatan and I had the Chimichanga Monterey. They were both very good and when we left we were ready for a siesta. Nothing says I Love You like gassy Mexican food that makes you sleepy. Happy Valentines Day Needlefingers.

PS. For Valentines Day my Needles got me a pair of Sketcher shoes. We are nothing if not practical.

Quickie...

Today there was a lot of wind. I mean a lot of wind. When I pulled into our driveway after work the neighbors small metal building was in a pile in their back yard. This was the same building that was toppled over into our driveway the last wind storm. When I got in the house I called my parents to find out that they had lost power around 3pm today. Our TV antenna was turned by the wind so that we didn't get any channels so I had to get my oil wrench to turn it back. They have been doing a change over of the phone systems at my work and to say it has been a total cluster would be an understatement. Tomorrow will be the third day of the mess.

Asian Culture Night.

After work I came home just in time to retrieve a couple of packages off of the front porch and then grabbed a jacket and was whisked away to Asian Culture Night. Needles and I joined Rudy, Brando and the Funky Bunch and G and H for the Asian experience. We first sat and waited on our table companions to arrive. Once they did it wasn't too long before they opened the buffet line and guess who's table was first to be let go. Let me tell you I scrambled down the hall way like a mad man. I think I was first to load my plate and return to my seat. They served several authentic Asian dishes like Kimchee, Korean beef BBQ, fried rice, egg drop soup and for dessert green tea pound cake. It was all very good and after I scarfed it down it was time for the entertainment. The University Band played some Asian Music with gongs, drums and a flute.

Next on the agenda was a dragon dance that snaked his way around the room. Several of the Asian students attending the University had small skits telling about their culture and how things are similar but different. All of the Asian attendees stood on stage and announced their names and their country of origin. By far the most were from Hong Kong, China with several from South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam and Japan. It was very interesting and a lot of fun to experience this with my family and friends. To end the evening there was a couple that played very unusual instruments from Vietnam. The sounds they produced were unlike anything I have heard before. I can't say that it is my kind of music but it was neat to hear and see how some of instruments worked and how the sounds were made. I had a lot of fun.

Enjoy Old Suzanna Asian Style.

Silly Cat...

Here is Copper playing in a sun beam.

A Call...

Last night I got a call from my parents. They finally are able to get cell phone signal. The regular phones and electricity is still out with no real ETA except for 2 to 3 weeks. I didn't know that they were also without water for almost 3 days and had to wait a couple days before they could get out due to down trees and power lines. I am glad to hear from them and even though thinks aren't back to normal it is good that they can contact us if needed.

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Snow Snow Go Away.

Today my Rudy and Brando packed up the kids and headed South with a generator and gasoline on a rescue mission to my parents house. I wish my family would have just packed up and headed North to us but they think they will ride it out. This afternoon I walked out the back porch and noticed that we have some damage from the snow. The metal awning over the back patio is bent and bowed down. The water is dripping through the split metal covering. I had plans to redo the area in the spring so I guess this will give me a reason to really go ahead with it.

myFarm picture

This is a picture of myFarm on Facebook. Click on the picture to enlarge. It is Barack Obama with the words CHANGE and HOPE. It was inspired by this picture.

It took a little time to move well over one thousand trees to create this.

Happy Birthday Brandy...Here's a Winter Storm.

Here are a few pics I took while driving around the country after work. I couldn't resist.

Hope everyone made it home safe and sound today.

PS. Happy B'day Brando.

Here it comes!

This is a picture off the front porch of the snow coming down. It begins...