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Friday, February 25, 2005

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.

Thursday, February 24, 2005

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.

Wednesday, February 02, 2005

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.

Friday, January 14, 2005

Big Chunk O'Wood

Told you it was half a tree.

Political ChewToy

NO, this is MY chewtoy!

She always goes for the head first.

Monday, January 10, 2005

Arkansas Timber Wolf

My great-grandfather is on the left; the gentleman on the right was a neighbor. "Bugger", the timber wolf, according to my dad, had not only been killing a lot of livestock but had also gotten so bold as to come into people's yards and kill all their dogs. It had become quite a threat to the community, so my great-grandfather & his friend tracked it down & killed it.

Must've been a pretty big deal, since they took it to the local photographer and had their photo made. Photographs weren't casually down back in those days like they are now, you know. In fact, this is one of the few existing photographs of my great-grandfather.