sometimes i feel like

somebody's watching me

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clouds and shadows

hwy 40

between needles and barstow, ca

friday, march 25, 2011

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madison

flower girl

the wedding of her mother, jami to jerry

christmas tree house, rancho cucamonga,  november 4, 2006

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remedy for a worrisome time

things are beginning to get a bit stressful.

we are starting to get ready to leave for wyoming next month.

ready both mentally and physically.

we need to come to terms with leaving aging parents and a brand new baby girl.

the truck and 5th wheel are pretty much in shape.

the list of what to take and finish up needs to be checked and crossed off.

then we get a phone call from my mom .

things aren't going well for her at my brother's house in lake havasu.

she says she wants to move.

an apartment has been found and is ready.

she just needs someone to help.

soooo,

thursday, we will be heading on down to lake havasu, arizona

to pack up what little she has at my brother's house

and whatever she has in storage

and get her set up in her own place.


as i was driving to work this morning,

pondering about all that is going on right now,

not only in my life, but throughout the world,

i happened upon these happy creatures.

they were in the parking lot of where i was headed.

who am i to pass up such a great photo op?

so i took a few minutes to snap some pictures.

they were very willing to pose and smile for me.

i found myself smiling before i even got out of the car

and by the time i was finished taking pictures and getting back in the car,

i had completely forgotten about what was troubling me.

 maybe, we should send this group of merry making fellows

on a long trip around the world.

they might have better luck

at instilling peace and love

the the humans are having.

i mean, come on,

who can't resist smiling

when they are looking at

a big, purple dragon butt?

it is the perfect antidote for all that is wrong in the world.

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huntington beach, ca november 2, 2008

when you come to the fork in the road of life

and you don't know what lies ahead in either direction,

how do you decide which way to go?




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love hurts

love scars,

love wounds and mars,

ooh ooh love hurts.





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a place of peace

& a giggle here and there.

there is a cemetery 2 blocks from the house.

john's aunt betty is buried there.

we took a walk to visit her.

while john & his uncle visited,

i wandered around.

it's a very beautiful and peaceful place.

some of the sites date back to the 1800's.


there are a few stone benches scattered about.

they have loving and heartfelt messages etched on them.

a few of them made me giggle.

i am thinking that when the deceased was alive,

family and friends must have had some good times and great laughs when they were together.

spending an eternity under this giant oak wouldn't be so bad
              

just messing around

a couple of weeks ago when i was on a walk thru claremont,

i took a few pictures of the trees and flowers.

then i came back and tried out a few of the picture editing features on my pc.

 this was straight out of the camera

i'll make you cry uncle

john's uncle leonard was out to see us in january for a few weeks.

uncle leonard is the youngest brother to john's dad. 

he also is the very kind and generous uncle that is letting us stay in his house in claremont
while he lives back in pennsylvania.

this picture was taken after a great meal out at a local restaurant.


                                                       john          uncle leonard       john sr

nice to meet you

on friday, audrey was able to meet her great grandma

and great grandma was able to meet her 15th great grandchild.