quote of the day

Ambition is a poor excuse for not having sense enough to be lazy.
--Edgar Bergen

garden helpers

While I was planting beans, Lizzie patroled the furrows looking for grubs recently unearthed. But where are my helpers Marley and Hunter? Is that them under that tree over there? Let's go over and take a look.

I asked them if they were digging for buried treasure. Marley said she thinks it's a dinosaur bone.

It turned out to be an old metal trash can lid.

down to the barren fork

It was a warm day and we couldn't spend it all in the garden so we took a break and drove down to Barren Fork Creek. But, first we stopped at James' store for a soda and a little conversation.

I couldn't persuade Hunter to change out of his pajamas.

We were the only ones on the creek that day and it was so restful with the sun on our backs and the wind whistling a lonely tune as it blew over our pop bottles.

Marley said she wished she had all those rocks in her back yard.

Here she's examing rocks in hopes of finding a fossil. Every once in a while we get lucky and find a good one.

samantha, queen of the prom

Our grand daughter Sam with her date for the prom, Ben. She was elected Queen which was a natural choice because, and I might be biased, where would you find a prettier girl that my little brown Sam?

The Queen and King of the Prom.

The Queen and King of the Prom dance.

Sami and her mom

quote of the day

"I never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with a lot of pleasure."
--Clarence Darrow

cousins

Dorothy and I attended the funeral of my uncle John Calvin today. There were seven cousins there and we only see each other at funerals it seems. I took several pictures but this is the only one that turned out. This is me and my cousin Betty.

quote of the day

Dr. Karl Barth was one of the most brilliant and complex intellectuals of the twentieth century. He wrote volume after massive volume on the meaning of life and faith. A reporter once asked Dr. Barth if he could summarize what he had said in all those volumes. Dr. Barth thought for a moment and then said: "Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so."

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cold easter

On Easter morning we woke up to 18 degrees. Next week I'll replant my garden because everything was destroyed by the cold. That's the first time that's happened. We had an Easter egg hunt in the chilly air.

Kelly helps Alec find more eggs

Dorothy

Dorothy's brother, Bill

All the cousins in a row

Gunner and Alec

Jenna is pleased with her find.

Hunter, wrapped up against the cold, searches for eggs.

coloring eggs

Marley concentrates as she colors her eggs

Jenna holds an egg in one hand while she colors her other hand.

Hunter contemplates the nature of the universe as he colors his eggs.

Jenna finds a bowl of jelly beans

Tara and marley

brrrrrrrrr!

What's going on here? Yesterday, Dorothy and I were in Tulsa and it was snowing big ol' snow flakes. The wind was icy. Today it was sunny yet the wind was sharp and cold. I don't think the Easter egg hunt is going to be as much fun as usual. The forecast is for an overnight low of 15 degrees.