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3rd and final hay cutting

by Rick | Mon Sep 24, 2012 | All (Home), Dogs, Homestead, Landscape | 0 Comments

The Orlando Eye

by Rick | Wed Jul 29, 2015 | All (Home), Fun Stuff | 0 Comments

The Wheel at Icon Park opened on May 4, 2015 and I finally went to check it out! My flight time was scheduled for 4:45 (tickets online in advance), but I received an email about an hour ahead saying it was 'not in operation' and that I could make use of my...

Alfalfa ready to be baled.

by up10ad | Sat Jul 21, 2012 | All (Home), Homestead | 0 Comments

Maryland Blue Crabs

by up10ad | Thu Aug 5, 2010 | All (Home), Lifestyle | 0 Comments

Before: After:

34° this morning

by Rick | Fri Oct 4, 2013 | All (Home), Homestead, Landscape, Seasonal, Weather | 0 Comments

Wings n fries n beer

by Rick | Mon Oct 15, 2012 | All (Home), Lifestyle | 0 Comments

Fireside at the Veitch’s

by up10ad | Wed Sep 24, 2008 | All (Home), Lifestyle | 0 Comments

We all had a great meal the other night. Appetizers of shrimp and scallops followed by ribs. Sitting by the fire is a tradition that never fails to bring out good conversation and warm feelings.

Circa 1971 Fast VW #volkswagen#glorydays

by up10ad | Tue Nov 29, 2011 | All (Home), Me! | 0 Comments

Great dinner

by up10ad | Mon Jul 14, 2008 | All (Home), Food and Drink | 0 Comments

Scallops on a bed of rice and romaine. This is part of the reason why I have dropped form a high weight of 282 in December of 2007 to 229 this week, My goal is to get to about 190 lbs.

Corn Field Maize and Artwork

by up10ad | Tue Oct 20, 2009 | All (Home), Fun Stuff, Seasonal | 0 Comments

Crop circles are taking on new shapes here in Olathe, CO. The DeVries cut an amazing maze into their cornfield using GPS mapping, creating a huge picture of a farmer on a tractor. The labyrinth is open from now until Halloween, but for one night only it will be...

Obtuse Bronze Sculpture

by Rick | Mon Dec 24, 2012 | All (Home), Food and Drink, Funny, Strange | 0 Comments

I can't tell what this statue is all about. Is she being arrested and going to get frisked? Or is she preparing for position 78 in the Kama Sutra?

TSA #airplane #flying #travel

by up10ad | Tue Dec 20, 2011 | All (Home), Fun Stuff, Funny, Web/Tech | 0 Comments

We’re Official Apple Fanbois (sorta)

by up10ad | Sun Dec 28, 2008 | All (Home), Homestead | 0 Comments

Sandi was the lucky recipient of an Apple MacBook Air for Christmas and she loves it. I have had my MacBook Pro for almost a year and I too really like OS-X and the laptop design. In addition we both have iPhones and we're pretty much entrenched in...

Visitor For Thanksgiving

by up10ad | Sun Nov 28, 2010 | All (Home), Food and Drink, Seasonal | 0 Comments

Our good friend and previous neighbor from Bakersfield, Stephanie came to visit over the holiday. We had a great time just gabbing and enjoying time and food together.

New iPhone coming with 3MP camera

by up10ad | Tue Jun 9, 2009 | All (Home), Photography | 0 Comments

But the existing 2MP takes pretty good shots already. This is a pot on the back porch.

#nofilter morning fog #skyporn #cloudporn

by Rick | Mon Mar 4, 2013 | All (Home), Landscape, Weather | 0 Comments

Nikon D5500 Review: Digital Photography Review

by Rick | Fri Apr 24, 2015 | All (Home), Photography | 0 Comments

Source: Nikon D5500 Review: Digital Photography Review Well, getting back into photography a bit, purchased an enthusiast level Nikon. Opted out of the kit lens and got a great deal on a decent zoom until I can afford a good lens. Hopefully photos will follow....

Getting settled in

by up10ad | Sat Dec 8, 2007 | All (Home), Weather | 0 Comments

Believe it or not, we are still unpacking stuff. I worked all day in the garage today and didn't make a dent. A few weeks ago I did get my weather station installed and it is operating with almost all features enabled. I still have to hang the lightning detector,...

The sky. Right now.

by up10ad | Thu Dec 29, 2011 | All (Home), Landscape | 0 Comments

Summer ’05

by up10ad | Fri Sep 16, 2005 | All (Home), Health, Weather, Work | 0 Comments

Summer in Meeker is a short-lived thing, and this year it was very comfortable. Sandi and I took several trips to see Joe and Anita in Missouri, even spent a lot of time looking at property to purchase. In the end, nothing came of it as there isn't much in the way...

Watermelon 5K – Independence Day

by Rick | Sat Jul 4, 2015 | All (Home), Fun Stuff, Runkeeper | 0 Comments

Got up early and drove north of downtown to the City of Winter Park for the Hunter Vision Watermelon 5K. There were over 3,300 runners and we all got free watermelon! I increased my run/walk interval to 3min/1min and it felt great. Beat my previous 5K time...

Wekiwa Springs State Park

by Rick | Sat May 16, 2015 | All (Home), Landscape, Photography, Runkeeper, Wildlife | 2 Comments

Took my camera and went to Wekiwa Springs State Park today. Walked all around the springs for a bit, then took off on a hiking trail to Sand Lake, a two mile walk. Ambled around the lake taking pictures and then returned to the swimming area. Although I didn't activly...