Nothing shy about these white violets. They're all over the lawn and along the driveway.

These aren't nearly as prolific as the white ones, and seem to prefer the flowerbed or hiding near the fence. 

This is cinquefoil, a member of the rose family. 

Last, and least, are these tiny flowers. I'm not sure exactly what they are, but they're very dainty. 

Irish Eyes

One set of my great-grandparents, on their wedding day. The little boy is my great-grandpa's little brother. (And shame on you for thinking otherwise) It's too cute the way he's clinging to his big brother's pants leg. 

Same great-grandparents, many, many years later. Great-grandpa passed away not too long after this photo was taken. Great-grandma lived to be close to 100. She passed away in the early 1980's. Hard to believe how much their world had changed between the times of the two photos, isn't it? 

Spring T-Ball

Ma and her bionic arm give a little help.

Hey batter batter batter Swing! 

Bats equally well left or right....but has a tendency to crowd the plate. 

Soon he got distracted by something shiny.

Wednesday Wreck

View from our front porch.

A closer view. I bet that was a helluva ride for a few seconds. 

Street side view of the accident area. This guy was really lucky he didn't flip his SUV. It's pretty steep there. 

I'm standing in the corner of our yard about where the front of the SUV landed. You can't really tell from the photo, but there's several big stumps underneath the brush there. 

Early Spring 2005

These daffodils have been bloomed for about a week, though the others are just starting to bud. I'm not sure if it's because these are covered with a thick layer of mulch, or if they're just crazy.

The crocuses are in full bloom. 

Even the hyacinths are peeping out.  

I'm not sure what this is, but I do know my son's very allergic to them. One spring he kept breaking out in hives. I finally discovered he & his sister had made a 'fort' in the middle of a big thicket of these. He kept sneaking back in them....like I wouldn't notice he was covered in hives again. 

They don't have much scent, but they're pretty. 

This little glutton has been pigging out today. I just filled the feeder this morning. 

Well Crap

I get home from class only to discover my other blog had disappeared. (I didn't do it. I wasn't even here when it happened.) I can't get to Hosting Matters either, but hopefully everything will be back soon.

Now I have no excuse not to work on my homework this afternoon. Dammit.

UPDATE: ok so HM is back up, but I'm still getting that stupid Register.com page for my site. Oh well, guess it's a happy afternoon filled with fun 'n games 'n PHP.

Winter Wonderland

Snow is what Akitas like best!

The perfect snow....beautiful scenes yet the roads are pretty clear. 

The front yard. 

Imagine how deep this would be if it were a few degrees colder! 

Snow falling on cedars.