eagle

I was outside this morning and spotted this huge eagle. It's not unusual to see Bald Eagles in our area, but this was larger than a Bald Eagle and with quite different markings. I zoomed in as much as I could with the camera and created the insert with PhotoShop.

Christmas Photos

Marley, Tara, Jenna

Dorothy's brother Bill and his wife Karon

paroramic view Christmas evening.



Our annual pj pic

 

Merry Christmas

The holidays around here mean people and food.



All the girls feel Tara's baby move





Egg nog custard, pecan, pecan/chocolate chip/cheese cake, pumpkin streusel



More photos later

jenna

quote of the day

A University of Maryland study found that those who watched significant amounts of Fox News were more likely to believe widely discredited information.

-- Harper's Weekly

back yard birds

male Cardinal



female Cardinal




Cardinal watches while Chickadee feeds



eight years old

Hunter didn't want a cake so Grandma, always one to oblige the kiddies, stuck candles in ice cream.



Look at Hunter's face. This is his expression upon unwrapping a box from a girl's clothing store. His expression changed when he discovered  something "good" inside.



Hunter posed with Nana and the food she cooked especially for his birthday, fried chicken and hot rolls.

saturday morning breakfast

I woke up this morning to the smell of bacon frying and cinnamon rolls baking. Ah, sometimes it's the smallest things that make life worth living.

marley and jenna's Christmas program

Marley did a great job singing her part

Jenna  helps sing Away in a Manger

dorothy's cake

Dorothy got a cake order similar to the one she did a few months ago. Once again she enlisted my help to cut the train parts out of rolled fondant icing.

what I'm reading now

Beyond Theology  by Alan Watts takes a look at Christianity from the context of Hinduism. It contains a clear explanation of what Christianity teaches. This book ties together his earlier works and later writings. His thinking over the years evolved from the Anglican view of Christianity to the Eastern philosophies embodied in Hinduism and Buddhism. You'll find some valuable psychological insights in this small, easily read volume.

quote of the day

People of privilege will always risk their complete destruction rather than surrender any material part of their advantage.  Intellectual myopia, often called stupidity, is no doubt a reason. But the privileged feel also that their privileges, however egregious they may seem to others, are a solemn, basic, God-given right. The sensitivity of the poor to injustice is a trivial thing compared with that of the rich.

--John Kenneth Galbraith, The Age of Uncertainty  1977

sam 22

Samantha prepares to blow out 22 candles. As you can see, Jenna is excited because she is going to help.

what i'm reading now

The Kingdom by the Sea by Paul Theroux was published in 1983 so his report on the people and culture found along the sea coast of Great Britain is almost 30 years old. It's a picture of the British people at a time when there was high unemployment, coastal cities were all but dried up, and there wasn't much potential for things to improve. During Mr. Theroux's walking/bus/train tour the Falkland War started and Prince William was born. It's an interesting read. As I read through the book the coast and towns came to life as I used Google Images to get a glimpse of what the author saw on his journey.