Wow - half a foot.
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We should be getting a good amount of rain this weekend, nearing one inch. I hope this does not cause ponding problems for farmers. Did you know that fog is actually a better snow melter then rain? Fog creates it's own heat and melts snow faster then rain. I've always been underwhelmed at how much snow melts with a good rain. You would think more.
Did you see the trees thin morning - awesome beautiful. I just can not figure out how to get a good photo that has not been done a zillion times though.
We have a new bird at the feeder this morning - three small Grackles??? Have not seen these for a while. They are not iridescent though. Look like small red wing black birds but without coloring. hmmmm
OH and a cardinal has just shown up for the first time in a few months.
Speaking of photography - FINALLY - I get my #1 lens back from being repaired. My 10mm wide. It's been almost 2 months and I'm so excited.
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SO - DJ and I have been doing a little planning dreaming of late. Every bunch of years we go on a big adventure/trip and it's time to start the multiple year planning.
Our first adventure was an Island Adventure to St.John USVI and can be found here - on the Adventures on St. John blog which was really 2003 and not 2006. I think I must have moved the blog at some point.
Then to celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary we took a ride across America to Sedona Calif. Voted one of the best small towns in America. You can find that one on the Great American Roadtrip blog
So what do we have planned now?
Hold your breath - Road Trip Across Europe! North to South to North Netherlands/Germany/Italy/Switzerland/France. The original thought was 10 days but how many times will we get to Europe anyway. Let's shoot the moon and be crazy, 21 days.
The planning begins (we're thinking 3 years down the road here). We start in Amsterdam travel south to Rome and end up in Paris. I'll probably bring my camera and laptop so you can travel along with us. So that is the pre-plan plan.
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| Monument Valley on the Navajo Indian Reservation. 2006 R.Melotte |
Don't forget to set your clocks appropriately this weekend. Did you know that in 1928 Russia started Daylight savings time . . . AND FORGOT to set them forward again. It was not until 1985 that they remembered to set them back. Now they decided to abolish it completely.
Retailers in America LOVE DST as Americans love to shop in daylight.
However - beware - in a 20 year study there is a 5% greater risk of heart attacks the week after we move the clocks back in the spring. But this is reversed in the fall. The week after we gain an hour of sleep there is a 5% LESS chance of a heart attack. It's all about sleep!
Speaking of sleep - did you know too much sleep is very bad for you? If you sleep more the 9 hours a day you have a ton of risks and it's could be a sign of health problems.
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this looks like something I would have printed up.
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Someone else's - THOUGHT OF THE DAY - If I were Neil Armstrong on my death bed - my last dying breath I would whisper "we weren't the first".
Grinder
Hi Grinder, Four years ago I went with my mother to Belgium to visit my sister who was living over there. Her husband had been sent by his job. We went for two weeks, which is a good amount of time to see things. There is a beautiful town called Brugge in Belgium which is great to see. We also went to a town called Monschau, Germany which was great. As a side trip we took the Eurostar train to London for a couple of nights. London was great!!!! Good luck in your planning!
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