I am amused

by my last posting. It isn't tough, just sit down and post.....OH MY! One month has passed. June has been wet again in central Iowa. Our projects this summer are to work on the lanai. We had the electricity installed along with a PALM ceiling fan that I brought back from Texas. Love the power, no chords running from the garage under the door, inside to the TV and lamp. I should have done this years ago, and it was supposed to happen. there was a trade......two golf clubs made by my brother in exchange for the electric hook up.....they have the golf clubs........10 years later, I had to pay for the electricity.....oh well......
let's see, new boards on the east side of the lanai, as the original boards are rotten. not too hard a job. I hear y'all laughing. Yes, a few minor problems of cutting cement boards to fit around an outlet. I painted more today. We picked up boards to hammer on to keep out the rain. The roll up screens are not made to fit the screen openings. Also picked up some new indoor/outdoor carpet. Maynards, aka Menards had a sale this week. They had some crap......asked Home Depot if they would meet the price and they said yes, a much better product.....Wet basement, pulled out that carpet. We will paint some cracks in the foundation/floor of basement and lanai and maybe in a week, the summer projects will be done......time to relax and enjoy NO RAIN......one week until July 4th, then Summerfest in Ankeny, then off to Kirksville, home for a couple weeks, off to a band jam at the casino, family reunion......before I know it........October will be here and time to go back home to Texas.......carry on

Hola Friends,

it isn't hard to fill space on the blog, if you just sit down and do it. I think my yearly count was 8 before tonight and I just finished 7 blogs of photos for yáll to enjoy. I am trying to learn photoshop elements, that is a reason for not blogging. I need a teacher....by my side.......hasta la vista amigos.......carry on

First there was a wind at Llano

and it broke off a tree limb, missing the awning and the mobile home. Steve and his crew cleaned it up right away and I found the downed limb down the street, looked about 25'long. Then one night, I was bored with TV and knowing it would be soon when I would be starting on the long road trip north, I sat outdoors till about 10 PM several nights and played with the camera. The palm trees are on the lot I was renting. The light circles and lines come from the light boxes on each lot, I just wiggled the camera for the effects. Carry on....

Easter Dinner

and guess who had the best dressed table? The Hawkeyes and the Cornhuskers.....
first off they were singing "Here comes Peter Cottontail" carry on

AHHH, the last two nights

on the north side of Llano, great cocktail hour scenery....

Just a Walk

down Juanita, around Ankeny and a big rain. Spring is beautiful......