Thursday, April 30, 2009

Dustin to the Rescue


Here's Dustin with the tortoise he rescued from getting hit on the highway when Jen's group were coming home from skiing at Mammoth. And here's some info about tortoises - including the fact they burrow, which I guess is logical since they're desert dwellers.
Tortoise— A land-dweller that eats low-growing shrubs, grasses, and even cactus. Tortoises do not have webbed feet. Their feet are round and stumpy for walking on land. Tortoises that live in hot, dry habitats use their strong legs to dig burrows. Then, when it’s too hot in the sun, they slip underground.

Sunday, April 26, 2009

A Mystery!

I had my camera, as usual, yesterday at the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival and discovered after loading my photos on the computer that some (not all, thank goodness) of my photos were tiled like this one. I still haven't figured out what button(s) I must have accidentally pushed! But the festival was alive with vibrant tulip colors and many, many people - the traffic was really backed up! The weather cooperated!

Marble, Tiffany & The House

Several weeks ago, I toured the stately Washington Legislative building that has marble from Alaska, Italy, Germany and France along with beautiful Tiffany lights. The House was in session. And it just happened that the cherry blossoms and daffodils were in full bloom.





Friday, April 24, 2009

Note the Scarf!


Susan Boyle's scarf for her "new look" is the same plaid as on the scarf that Dave bought when we were in Japan in April 2006 because we didn't bring enough warm clothes! Seeing that plaid pattern (which we do fairly often) always brings back memories of that snowy day in the Japan Alps and our "conversation" with the shop keeper. We spoke little Japanese, and she spoke little English.

FREE Audiobooks

Take a look at librivox.org where you can download oodles of free books/short stories - those that are now in the public domain.

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Any Guesses?


Can you identify these? They're Golden Ray migrating stingrays going on their biannual trip between Florida and Yucatan, Mexico - thousands of them. They're also known as cow nose stingrays that measure 7 feet from wing-tip to wing-tip, and from a distance, they look like a golden mass of floating autumn leaves!

Friday, April 17, 2009

Saturday, April 11, 2009

Have a Laugh

MOTHER GOOSE & GRIMM by Mike Peters

Fascinating Man


Experience the mesmerizing interview, story, and photos of the artist who designed the stained glass windows in the National Cathedral in Washington DC. Click here. When I visit there, someday, the windows will have a whole different meaning than if I hadn't heard this interview on NPR this morning.

Friday, April 3, 2009

Enjoy!


Funny little story you'll enjoy about Violet, the three-year old daughter (pictured above) of actors Ben Afleck and Jennifer Garner. The video is more entertaining than the write-up.Click here.

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

And Here's Kara!


This is an excerpt from the local chiropractic's office newsletter with photos of the newly-moved-into office and of Kara! Click on the image to make it more easily readable.