The New Air Force One

The new Boeing 797 looks (and flies) like a bird.

It's a bird. It's a plane. It's the newly remodeled Air Force One. Say hello to the new Boeing 797. Instead of jet fuel, it runs completely on fish. Expect to see it in use after the upcoming 2012 presidential election.

Snowflake Of The Week

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Leave Up Or Take Down

Neighborhood Christmas lights

I saw some of our neighbors across the street yesterday taking down their Christmas lights already. That seems a bit early to me. We leave ours up yearound. We have a string of C-7s going around our garage door. By changing the colors of lights, you can look appropriate for any holiday or time of year. Leave them up this year!

Gnome Home

Mr. Gnome with Golden Bunny

While spending time with family on Christmas Day, we had a surprise visit from Mr. Gnome. He was delivering a special Christmas bunny to show his appreciation for being allowed to live in one of the backyard trees. {Mr. Gnome's home}

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Our Mountain

An Add-On Poem by Kit & Johnnny
Title: Our Mountain
Date Written: September 19, 2009
(Line 1: Johnnny, Line 2: Kit, etc.)
Copyright © 2011. All rights reserved.

Our Mountain

Good neighbors are worth a lot
Count your blessings for what you got
All on a ship together we ride
North to forever, I'm on your side
Strolling together in any direction
Our hands reach each other for protection
Maintain our mountain to keep it safe
Like Vikings with swords, our hero Leif
He married his queen, mother of five
Their love kept the family more than alive
Every weekend was spent in a state park
The sun through the leaves ignited a spark
Fireside chatting in the moonlight til two
What won't we do? What will we do?

Pork Wellington

A resting pork wellington

Kit tried a pork wellington tonight. It's resting now. It's a pork tenderloin stuffed with semi-pulverized dried apple rings, then wrapped in prosciutto bacon, and then rolled up in a mustard-brushed puff pastry. Brush the outside with egg & cook @ 400 for about 40 minutes. Enjoy!

Snowflake Of The Week

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Green Tea Party

Sitting neath a big green tree
Sipping cup of hot green tea
Warm cool tracks to north daylight
Nicely resolve into neutral night

Originally posted as a comment at
Casey Klahn's: Green Tree

Snowflake Of The Week

Dartboard Snowflake

Snowflake Haiku:
Three darts in your hand
Thrown at six-sided snow flake
Quick before it melts

Christmas Tree 2011

Before Decorating (click to zoom in) 

After Decorating (click to zoom in)

Self Portrait

How To Hold A Camera

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Pattern Of The Week

Oak Leaf Art

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A simple idea to create a quick table decoration is to put some oak leaves into a glass. I first formed the leaves into a cylinder shape in my left hand, and then pushed them down into an empty drinking glass. This is a simple and quick way of creating an attractive piece of art by using things available to you in nature. It helps to gather the leaves before the rain (or snow) moves in.