In the mood for pics tonight.  Here are a few.

Taiko Drummers

happy drummer

dragon fly sorry not a good pic

battered warrior butterfly

yellow sulpherd butterfly

keep the faith

david

I think I need to go to the Butterfly Place again.  It was not a good butterfly season in our back yard.  I got a couple of decent shots at a park.  But we missed the migration for some reason this year.  I have missed blogging and reading blogs so I am making some time to get back to it.  How long that will last I never know lol.  I contemplated retiring this year but have decided I am to young to retire and I dearly love what I am doing.  Fall has come upon us with a flourish.  Cold winter, very hot summer, late fall.  Strange weather for sure.  I liked Wild Hogs, laughed really hard.

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david

Hi xanga peeps.  Been really busy in this part of the world and obviously I have not been doing my xanga thing.  Have tons of pictures to play with but havent gotten around to it.  The weather has turned cold.  My heart goes out to the California peeps in the fire zone.  60 minutes had a scary piece about how they are getting worse almost every year.  Sure looks like our Planet is talking back to us.  Our brutal ice storm followed by an abnormally hot summer.  Lakes drying up in Florida and around the country.  I can’t decide if it is a natural cycle like dust bowl days of the thrities, killer dust storms in the fifties or if we are really messing up our planet.  Any ideas out there.  Sure am missing the Rouxster.  Any body wanna pick me up in your Lear Jet and drop me off. lol

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david

Here is a picture of lover and baby Rouxster

Not much new around Springfield in Missouri for sure.  I am frightfully busy.  Up by nine every morning (can you imagine such a thing?).  Used to have a couple slow days a week and now even Saturdays are filling up.  It is pretty strange when work out does internet poker on the old priority list.

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david

Lover and I went to Steal your Dollar City for the American Craft and Cowboy Festival.  We had a lot of fun and ended up in the Hard luck diner listening to the singing waiters and waitresses.  It was most pleasant and the Red Beans and Rice had an alarming effect as they started floating out the anus.

If you havent already guessed food gets my attention almost every time.

Lover says it is absolutly amazing that I didnt end up in a real one of these.

I have never met a calorie I didnt like

Lots of wonderful crafts like this fountain

Did I mention food

The guy on the left didnt move the entire time we were there

And who could resist a picture of Lover and the Rouxster

Sorry said the server was not available.  tried 20 times. sigh   Will post it later.

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David

We spent the night in downtown Portland.  Us exdrunks dont club but we had fun anyway.  We stayed at the Ace Hotel   built in the 40s.  I cost 2.00 in the forties and 125 in the 07s.  I prefer a 4 star but daughter and lover were impressed.  Here are some pics.

This is the Ace Hotel taking up a city block.

This is the lobby, the chair square is complete and that is it.

guess who went with us

The room is 70% bed

I was gonna take a bubble bath and send you a pic but there arent any bubble bath stores in Portland

A mural on our wall

Erins favorite bookstore a block square and three stories high all books.  It is called Powells.

Trolly was cool.

A fun place for breakfast

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david

I have bestowed a new title on my grandson Roux,  he is now known to me as the prince of Rouxvia.  Wanna see why.

whoops there is a duplicate.  It is good enough to see twice though.  I have 140 more pics how many should I show.

and  yes I had a wonderful time.

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david

Yoo hoo  daver is back

To start here are two versions of  “Big Chief and Little Chier”

Which version do you like best   A or B?

Pic A

Pic B

many many more to follow.  Pic enlarge if you click them

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david

Last day in Tacoma.  Lots of memories and lots of grandbaby time.  Annnnd of course a Starbucks for wisdom hehe.  “All children need a laptop.  Not a computer but a human laptop.  Moms, dads, grannies and grandpas, aunts, uncles–someone to hold them, read to them, teach them.  Loved ones who will embrace them and pass on the experience, rituals, and knowledge of a hundred previous generations. Loved ones who will pass to the next generation their expectations, their hopes and their dreams.  General Colin L. Powell

What is your parenting style?  I actually had two styles, I taught my two oldest, that the world revolved around social activities and alcohol and they should think for themselves and question teachers and others.  They had social and dining graces when they were in grade school.  That was my world at the time.   When my youngest came along I was not drinking and was actively involved in her life.  I brought back Burgess and Cosgriff books from the growth center and we learned about animal development and consciousness.  They are very different people.  They are all successful in their own way.  Youngest and hubs are very very active parents and the other two were not as hands on active.

I love the way that Bees and Merridian and Queenie parent (at least from my perception.)

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david

Lover and I are in Tacoma to visit grandbaby.  He is pretty cool.  Heck I might even take a picture or two.  Going to Portland tommorrow and staying in the ACE Hotel.  That sounds cool.  How much was a loaf of bread when you were 10?  Or more apprapo for many xangies.  How many six packs could you buy for 10 dollars.

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david