Saturday, June 23, 2012
The Fence Picture
June 23, 2012.... Happy Anniversary to us today, by the way!! Postscript to my post below about the 'fences picture".. It's not perfect, but I was able to work a little electronic magic with the old picture of the kids on the fence..(1984). Maybe it was just a dry summer..everything is still pretty brown, compared to pretty greens of this year. It looks like the 'then' and 'now' was taken in almost exactly the same spot.. we were just guessing.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Have a great picture; too inept to post it!
I have a great picture of the kids, circa 1984 or so, and also 1995, or so. I think it would involve scanning the print and then whatever convolutions that would get it on the blog. Perhaps this HOT, WINDY, NASTY DAY, I will try to figure it out. I just got a Supartz injection in my knee, so I won't be squatting to pick peas today anyway! I still have some cartilage in my joint and the doctor thought it would be a good time to do it. It hurt!!! but now feels good. Maybe I can stand 4 more.
Am feeling envious of Geneva's nice rain. We got two separate .50" rains, that is barely enough to keep things alive until we get the pipe laid. We don't have a center pivot, so our seed laid there awhile waiting for rain to germinate it! (Then we had to wait for it to get big enough to cultivate it and then hill it before pipe could be laid.) And today my nearly 70-year-old husband is over loading out the wheat from a bin. (When you are certified organic, you contract the sale and whenever the buyer wants it, he sends the truck and you need to be ready). Wouldn't be the ideal day to be working in a grain bin, but the next crop is ready to harvest, so the timing is good. He has a good hard working 25-year old helping him today, which is good. I hope he knows CPR....not funny, and not really a joke.
I also envy those of you who can make summer travel plans. Those of you going to Illinois, please post some pictures!
If I figure out the pictures, I'll make another posting. Mary Jo
Am feeling envious of Geneva's nice rain. We got two separate .50" rains, that is barely enough to keep things alive until we get the pipe laid. We don't have a center pivot, so our seed laid there awhile waiting for rain to germinate it! (Then we had to wait for it to get big enough to cultivate it and then hill it before pipe could be laid.) And today my nearly 70-year-old husband is over loading out the wheat from a bin. (When you are certified organic, you contract the sale and whenever the buyer wants it, he sends the truck and you need to be ready). Wouldn't be the ideal day to be working in a grain bin, but the next crop is ready to harvest, so the timing is good. He has a good hard working 25-year old helping him today, which is good. I hope he knows CPR....not funny, and not really a joke.
I also envy those of you who can make summer travel plans. Those of you going to Illinois, please post some pictures!
If I figure out the pictures, I'll make another posting. Mary Jo
Monday, June 18, 2012
Speaking of the picnic...Sue
The Warrens and Stamps went on one of our little Saturday night drives a couple weeks ago, and we decided to eat in Louisville and check out Platte River State Park and Mahoney too. At Platte River, we had a good time finding the fence we lined the kids up on for that famous photo, probably about 26 years ago. So, we had to take our picture. I had the camera, Steve had the expertise, and Suki was the only one of us limber enough to pull it off. This is how it went....
I wanted to post the original, but was disappointed to find the color has dramatically faded on mine..maybe someone still has a good one of the kids we could post and share.
and this of course is Steve & John ignoring the sign..
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| Steve is trying to get the self timer running and the shot set up.. |
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| still working on that shot, while I take their picture |
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| Suki was called into action to make the final adjustment |
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| the final product! |
I wanted to post the original, but was disappointed to find the color has dramatically faded on mine..maybe someone still has a good one of the kids we could post and share.
and this of course is Steve & John ignoring the sign..
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Good afternoon, Bull Family!
I'm still basking in the glow of the rain we got Thursday night--3.5 inches--that came over many hours without wind or hail, just impressive lightning. What a blessing! I remember dad calling a much needed rain "a million dollar" rain. Given the price of corn these days, that description needs to be increased by many $$$$.
As Mary Jo said, we are planning to host the Bull family picnic this summer and the date is Sunday, August 12. We'll plan to eat at 12:30, but the coffee will be on for anyone who wants to arrive before then. There will be invitations with more details coming so that we have something to put into the photo albums. Speaking of those, we left early last year so I don't have a lot of pictures. Could anyone who took pictures send them to my email address--snmeyer@windstream.net? Thanks.
We have another event to celebrate this year--Michael and Rene's baby--and Connie had the great idea of having a shower so that's what we'll do. Don't we love it when the Bull family grows!?!
Stan and I are leaving tomorrow for our annual trek to Breckenridge. I go to meetings and Stan plays golf, rides the ski lift, reads his book on the deck that looks at the mountains, etc. etc. We do spend evenings together with friends who attend from Nebraska, so it's not all work. This year, we're going a couple of days early and will do some touristy things together--Pikes Peak, Garden of the Gods, Air Force Academy. Can't wait....
We've made our arrangements for Zac's wedding and are looking forward to that. Thanks to Ed for putting the info on the blog.
Looking forward to seeing everyone in Illinois and/or Geneva!
Nancy
I'm still basking in the glow of the rain we got Thursday night--3.5 inches--that came over many hours without wind or hail, just impressive lightning. What a blessing! I remember dad calling a much needed rain "a million dollar" rain. Given the price of corn these days, that description needs to be increased by many $$$$.
As Mary Jo said, we are planning to host the Bull family picnic this summer and the date is Sunday, August 12. We'll plan to eat at 12:30, but the coffee will be on for anyone who wants to arrive before then. There will be invitations with more details coming so that we have something to put into the photo albums. Speaking of those, we left early last year so I don't have a lot of pictures. Could anyone who took pictures send them to my email address--snmeyer@windstream.net? Thanks.
We have another event to celebrate this year--Michael and Rene's baby--and Connie had the great idea of having a shower so that's what we'll do. Don't we love it when the Bull family grows!?!
Stan and I are leaving tomorrow for our annual trek to Breckenridge. I go to meetings and Stan plays golf, rides the ski lift, reads his book on the deck that looks at the mountains, etc. etc. We do spend evenings together with friends who attend from Nebraska, so it's not all work. This year, we're going a couple of days early and will do some touristy things together--Pikes Peak, Garden of the Gods, Air Force Academy. Can't wait....
We've made our arrangements for Zac's wedding and are looking forward to that. Thanks to Ed for putting the info on the blog.
Looking forward to seeing everyone in Illinois and/or Geneva!
Nancy
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