Finalmente!

Getting ready to 'let in' down the road from our place.

For our Wedding Anniversary we finally- finally went boating with Elmer & Liz. It was a very hot day, and we went when the crowds (and speed boats) were off the water. It was relaxing, challenged my back a lot -  but what fun we had! Next is Bayside, near Farragut State Park. Liz took these pictures.

 

Going down the River...

Bob & Elmer.

More River...

Our new depth finder/fish finder/treasure finder
worked well the whole day!

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Lizzie's Pizzas

She makes pizza often, about once a week, and experiments with recipes she finds in Italian books, and online.

Tonight Liz made us a couple of beautiful and delicious pizzas using the pizza stone Bob and Gail gave us, and some new recipes.  Ummmmm...

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Chuck & MikelAnn in Hawaii!

Chuck sent me these pictures today of their 50th Wedding Anniversary trip to Hawaii. Today they were in So. Kona for breakfast and sightseeing.

You can also see MikelAnn in this picture,
 in the bottom right hand corner.

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Happy Golden 50th Wedding Anniversary!

Charles and MikelAnn 

July 5th, 1963

An inspirational marriage between two beautiful souls!

Happy Fourth!

Chuck and Gang Head to Southern California!

Speaking of Disneyland, or thereabouts -  Chuck and Gang were at California Adventure Land today and here's the picture to prove it!

What a fun trip - Chuck wrote that they were about to get on the "big roller coaster" - does MikelAnn look nervous?

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Wild Idaho

A friend up the road (where Frankie had his famous roll-over a few years ago) sent out this email and these pictures. We really do have wildlife in our yards!

"Yesterday a hummingbird flew into my garage and couldn't find its way back out through the large, open door. I had this happen once before and since they have to eat often it died within a few hours.  This time I attempted to coax it out with the use of a leaf blower, but it stayed near the ceiling and flew from beam to beam until it was too tired to fly any longer.  When it was obvious it could no longer fly I put the platform on the forklift and had Sally raise me to the bird.  I peeled him off the cable he attached himself to and she lowered us back down.  We attempted to get it to drink nectar from a feeder, but it wouldn't do it, so Sally put her finger on its long beak and shoved it into the hole.  It took several large gulps and then pulled back out.  I continued holding it while Sally went inside for the camera.  She took this one photo, then the little guy looked me straight in the eyes and flew off.  She later saw it at one of the feeders, or one just like it anyway."

"The other photos are of the moose visiting a few days ago and then of Chester, the deer with the broken legs that we nurtured through the past 2 winters.The other photos are of the moose visiting a few days ago and then of Chester, the deer with the broken legs that we nurtured through the past 2 winters."

" He spent this last winter in and around our yard where we fed him cracked corn and alfalfa.  Now he comes by once every couple weeks and always wags his tail when he sees us.  If he makes it through hunting season I'll probably feed him again this winter as he's fun to watch and gets so excited when his corn dish is set out for him."

Ron

Some times it sounds like the wilds outside, or like the Tiki room at Disneyland!

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