Thursday, June 28, 2007
Hoon Driving in Australia!
Check out this link to learn about Australia's "hoon driving" problem. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/10/18/1097951627257.html?from=storylhs
Woodpecker Diner
While hiking near Black Diamond on the Green River, Dave spotted this tree that evidently has special meaning to a lot of woodpeckers! Hmm, lunch!
Sunday, June 24, 2007
SAWDUST!
Yesterday, Dave and I saw, smelled and heard sawdust being made at the 34th annual Buckley (town 15 miles from here) Logging Days celebration where loggers competed in various buck saw, chain saw and logging skills. We saw some loggers shimmy up 300 foot poles, effortlessly! Even the clown competed in buck sawing - as you can see in the photo. Only, he was out to win, not to be funny! He came in second. Oh yah! We saw lots of suspenders, and the beer tent was rockin'.
Monday, June 18, 2007
Reindeer & Finland
Rod and Ivana are back from Finland where some of their meals included reindeer - and fish and mushrooms!
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Visit with Mike & Linda from Atlanta
The Johnsons came over with Kara's cool cupcake graduation cake, and we enjoyed a Midwestern summer meal (potato salad, baked beans, ham, veggies) along with plenty of laughs - some of that Dixon humor! A fun day!
Turbine Power
On our trip to eastern Washington for Lindsey's graduation and a visit with seven of my Dixon cousins and their families, we also toured the Grand Coulee Dam. Awesome!
Dave Becomes a Wheeler-dealer
At the June neighborhood garage sale, Dave raked in some money and cleaned the garage in one fell swoop! Women shoppers commented, "This is all guy-stuff!"
Monday, June 4, 2007
Nikko
Thinking of Nikko who is now in kitty heaven - with thanks to artist B Kliban (arwork above) for all his kitty cartoons.
Sunday, June 3, 2007
A POEM
More About People
by Ogden Nash
When people aren't asking question
They're making suggestions
And when they're not doing one of those
They're either looking over your shoulder or stepping on your toes
And then as if that weren't enough to annoy you
They employ you.
Anybody at leisure
Incurs everybody's displeasure.
It seems to be very irking
To people at work to see other people not working,
So they tell you that work is wonderful medicine,
Just look at Firestone and Ford and Edison,
And they lecture you till they're out of breath or something
And then if you don't succumb they starve you to death or something.
All of which results in a nasty quirk:
That if you don't want to work you have to work to earn enough money so that you won't have to work.
They're making suggestions
And when they're not doing one of those
They're either looking over your shoulder or stepping on your toes
And then as if that weren't enough to annoy you
They employ you.
Anybody at leisure
Incurs everybody's displeasure.
It seems to be very irking
To people at work to see other people not working,
So they tell you that work is wonderful medicine,
Just look at Firestone and Ford and Edison,
And they lecture you till they're out of breath or something
And then if you don't succumb they starve you to death or something.
All of which results in a nasty quirk:
That if you don't want to work you have to work to earn enough money so that you won't have to work.
Saturday, June 2, 2007
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