Happy Birthday

Today is our daughters’ birthday. She is a wife, mother of two and co-owner of a specialty shop. She is one of the most creative people we know. She will scourer a thrift store for reusable items and turns them into objects of beauty. Her explanation is it’s a recycling process. Give her a can of spray paint, an old piece of discarded furniture or a pair of scissors and some old cloth and stand back. This gal is fix’n to get creative. As you can see by the above photo, she was ahead of her time in fashion … torn knees in jeans.

Mom and I are very proud of you and your family. We wish for you continued happiness.

Love you

Mom & Dad

Words of Wisdom

" One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure its worth watching. "
Author: Unknown

I'm going to try and make mine Wide Screen and High Definition

I'm Baaack

This morning with coffee cup in hand I looked out the back windows and there was the Red Shoulder Hawk back again. He or She is perched at the edge of our pond looking for a meal. A quick retrieval of my camera produced this photo.

Random Thoughts

Some of the most enlightening conversation you will ever have is when you just listen

Author: Me

The above "RANDOM THOUGHT" just found its way into my head for no good reason. But after thinking about it, I find it to be quite true. If you allow another to carry the conversation you will come away with one of two conclusions. He or she is extremely knowledgeable about the subject, or they don't have a clue.
Give it a try, but remember it could happen to you.

Winter Splendor

This stand of Red Cedar trees and the small pond are located about 75 feet from my front door. Though I have seen it daily for the past 37+ years, I am always amazed at the beauty a snowfall adds.

Words of Wisdom

"Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things "

George Carlin

If you were to follow the above advice, life would be a lot less stressful and your hands a lot cleaner.

Paul's Creek

Photo was taken yesterday near Prague Oklahoma on the farm of a close friend. Very large boulders that would weigh several ton are along and in the creek bed. Time and the elements have created a very beautiful and peaceful scene.

Words of Wisdom:

"If you never make a mistake, you must not be doing much"

This was posted in a telephone office in Guthrie Oklahoma several years ago by a co-worker of mine. It caused quite a stir and had to be taken down. I guess it hit to close to home for some people.

February Sunset in Oklahoma

There is nothing like a Oklahoma sunset. At times the sky appears to be on fire. Thanks to my son-in-law, Randy, for alerting me so I could take this photo.

Today has been spent on the PC in a learning mode . I am learning to use the features of Picnik. This is a online photo editing site to which my daughter and son-in- law gave me a subscription. As you can see by the photos I posted today there are a variety of options available ... too much fun.

I plan on posting several of my photos, so come back often and see what's new. If you would like to leave a comment ... good or bad ... please do. The good ones I'll pay attention ... the bad ????

To enlarge any photo just click on the photo.

Enjoy ... Xworkerb

Feathered Friends

One of the most often visitors to the feeders in our backyard are the Cardinals. We never tire of watching them and enjoying their brilliant color.

Evening Snow

This photo was taken just after the dust to dawn light above the flag came on. The red spot in the center of the photo is the golf flag on my practice golf green.

Red Shoulder Hawk

I photographed this Red Shoulder Hawk just as it took flight. Sophie, our pup, got a bit nosy and the Hawk decided to take it's meal of Bull Frog "TO GO".

Cattails

The stand of cattails is located on the north end of our pond. I took this photo after we had a lite snowfall.

Bluebirds

This pair of Bluebirds came visiting our backyard one morning in Jan.

Today is my 69th birthday and it has been a great day. Judy and I went to Seminole Oklahoma for a catfish dinner ... yum yum ... then back home for a relaxing evening. Our daughter and son-in-law came over for some Coke cake and surprised me with a subscription to Picnik which is a online photo editing site. It's going to be a lot of fun adding special effects to my photos, which I will be posting here on our blog.