These amaze me,Giant air plane props against the sky!
That is what I first thought when I saw the very first one when I was younger.
But,actually these are windmills,and no they are not in Holland.
They are all around in different areas.
They supply the power from the wind to generate electricity.
I just love to look at them from a distance.
If you are every lucky enough to be near one when the winds are really whipping up,
you will hear a very strange sound coming from them.
Although I like to look at them, I often wonder, what if a blade needed to be fixed ,
or the tower needed repair. Who is going to climb that high?
You could not have a fear of height to be able to work on them.
They set so high it puts a cramp in your neck from looking up at it.
I think that the power source is a good idea, but honestly....
Can't they be made smaller? And generate just as much power.

Have you ever seen something like this?
Did you ever wonder what it is or is it just a decoration.
Well I am here to tell you, this is not just a decoration.
This is a weather swan.
This swan can predicted the weather.Right now it is predicting a sunny fair day.
See if the water in the swan is level it will be a nice day.
If the water in the dwan goes up into the neck area there is a storm coming.
It all works on climate pressure changes.
So if you see the neck of the swan filling up take cover,
but if it only goes up a little it means there will be a rainy day ahead.
At least that is how it was explained to me.

I have to apologize for not posting any updated phots lately, I am going to try real hard today to get some for you. I have been busy with schooling that is required for my job. Please forgive me. New post later today so watch for it. Thank you for understanding.

Beauty in the woods!

I was walking through the woods the other day.

Most  of the woods looked exactly the same there were trees,grass,weeds, bushes.

One thing stood right out among all the browns,greens and tans this lovely bunch of flowers!

The beautiful purple of these flowers caught my eye.

Out here in the middle of the forest ,no other flowers in sight.

This stood out among all of the darker colors, like a little light of happiness.

It was like God had planted them just for me to see as i journeyed through the woods.

That is the only way I can describe it,because no one has been in these woods in a while.

Who else would have planted them right there?

I had to snap the picture and share here!

I do apologize for the clarity of the picture, I took it with my cell phone(did not have a camera with me)

Today I would like to talk a little about the waiting you have to do .

Have you ever had to be at the dentist office at 9AM to have your teeth cleaned?

Have you ever had to be at the doctor's office at 10 AM for your check up?

Have you ever had to be at the car repair place to get those tires put on at 4PM?

My question is a simply one....WHY?

Why do they all make these appointments just for you and then you get there

and you can not get in at 9 or 10 or 4?

I call this the Hurry up and wait game!

We hurry hurry hurry to get to the dentist , doctor, car repair, etc

and why just so we can wait to be seen.

I say if everyone stood up for their selves this would not happen.

So, if a doctor dentist or car repair place, Etc. Tells you

" your appointment is at 9, 10, 5,Etc."

You tell them I will be there at 9, 10, 5 if you can guarentee me to get right in to see who I need to see, otherwise I will see you within maybe a half hour from the appointment to maybe an hour.

Lets try making them wait for a change!

Our time is as valuable as their's is!

My grandaughter often asks me to tell a story of when I was a little girl.

Today I will try to recreate one of those fond memories when

life was simplier and filled with fun times!

This is the creek down the hill from where I lived growing up.

Of course the water was deeper back then but not to deep.

It actually extended up the bank on either side a bit.

And when I was young one of things I loved to do ,

after we got our chores done was to go swimming in the creek.

My brothers and I would head out down our long drive way.

Of course back then it was a dirt and stone driveway,

but like all things time has taken over,

the grass has grown and the trees have grown.

Picture if you can a young girl of about 9 and her 3 brothers,

 all walking down this very long driveway with a salt box in hand.

We would run and try to beat each other to the creek,

 and of course along the way ,We would pick at each other too!

Part of the fun was picking on each other.

Back then that driveway seemed like it went on for miles!

Of course the above picture depicts the driveway and at the far end of the road was the creek.

The creek was flowing gently and the fish were swimming by.

First one of the younger brothers would jump in then I and my older brother would follow.

The water always seemed to be the perfect temp on a hot summer's day!

Now we would splash and swim and get out and dry off on the bank for a short time

and then jump back in, this kept going until we were either to tired to continue or too

bored.  Then (remember the salt box) sometimes there were blood suckers in the creek.

So the salt was poured on them so they would let go and fall off.

(Remind me why we liked to swim in this creek.)

Anyway it was not all the time only once in a while they were there thick.

But like all good things progress happens and today,

 across from what used to be a prestine creek

Sets a factory and the dreams of the future!

Ah to go back in time when all that sat across from the creek,

 was a open field that a farmer used to keep his herd of sheep in.

Oh , how times have changed.

Well it is that time of year again!

Yes the local Ice cream shoppe has re-opened!

We stopped there last night on our way home,

the ice cream is still as delicious as ever!

We sat and ate, then as we were ready to leave,

 we saw some of our friends coming in.

We visited for well over a half hour with them

 as they too enjoyed the cold and refreshing treat!

Spring is here but summer is just aroud the corner.

I know this place was kind of busy last night, but wait till the heat hits!

(I apologize for the clarity of this picture it was taken with cell phone.)