This week, write about the last time you had a really good laugh. A belly laugh. A laugh that took your breath away. A laugh that starved you of oxygen and gave you a headache. A laugh where you tossed your head back and really let 'er rip.
If you can't recall a time when you've laughed that hard, then figure out WHY NOT, and write about that.
Laughter.
It's good for the soul.
If only it burned more calories.
Daily occurrence in my house :)
That will happen when you've got 2 clowns dressed as Havanese living with you. I will walk into a room and look at them and just start laughing.... Sometimes so hard I have to lean against the wall or sit down. Even just watching them play with each other will do it... especially those times when they are trying to run on the laminate flooring, they slip and slide all over the place!
Actually a previous blog entry was one of those moments. I was home from work because of a blizzard and sitting on the couch watching TV and surfing the web. The dogs were playing in another room and started chasing each other. They ran into the living room. When I looked over at them, there was Paige, sitting (in a perfect sit, of course!) on the other side of the coffee table just looking at me. Thank goodness I had a camera right there but it sure was hard to stop laughing long enough to take the pic. In fact, every time I look at that pic, I start laughing again :) Here's the link to that entry: Bad Hair Day.
Laughter.... It's been a very good medicine for me thanks to 2 less than 15 pound pooches. I love my life!
Monday, March 19, 2007
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Winter of Flooding
We've had quite a winter in my area of Ohio.
I live in a town with a river running thru it. I actually live very close to the river and drive past and across it everyday to go to work.
We had quite a rainstorm yesterday and some reports are that we had over 3 inches of rain. So it figures that we would have some high water today.... Well, it was a little higher than I thought so at lunch time I got my camera then spent some time getting pictures after work (you know, the scrapbooker in me :) )
This is the river behind downtown. Just past the gazebo and tree is a retaining wall. The water is normally 6 to 8 feet below the top of this wall.
Here's another view of the retaining wall. The river curves at this point and you can see the wall continue on in the background of the pic.
Here's the parking lot..... Now there are usually parking spaces filled with cars along the retaining wall. Not today!
We've got a boat ramp and a little park too..... Well, that is when the park isn't flooded. See the big rock on the right? That's where the boat ramp starts!
A little ways down the river (that's downtown off to the right in the background of this pic), we have another larger park. There's a couple of ball diamonds along the river here. The one ball diamond outfield also doubles as the football practice field. During the winter, there is an "ice rink". That wasn't used much this winter. As you can see, the practice field is mostly under water!
More football equipment. This is actually on the little road beside the ball diamond (the football uprights would be just to the left of where this picture is taken). The houses in the background are across the river. They are located on the main street in town. I have to say, they are pretty used to flooding but since most have extremely large (long) backyards, they don't have too many problems.
A little farther west of the park we've got another road. This is the bridge I cross every day. Underneath it is the damn. Normally you can see the damn because the water on the west side of it is usually 6 to 8 feet below the damn. Not today. See the rough waters? That's where the water is going "over" the damn. And, those trees.... They are usually on grassy land, not in the middle of the river!
And, the final picture to share. This is the cornfield along the road I take every single day. It is a good thing the developers of the subdivision I live in never developed this piece of land.....
I took more pictures but these were the interesting ones and showed quite a bit of the flooding. This is the 4th time this winter we've had flooding like this. Early December, early January, mid-February (after the blizzard snows melted), and today. I don't remember this much flooding in one winter in a long time!
Except for the February flood, I've got pictures of all of it! And, yep, I'm going to scrap 'em!!!
I live in a town with a river running thru it. I actually live very close to the river and drive past and across it everyday to go to work.
We had quite a rainstorm yesterday and some reports are that we had over 3 inches of rain. So it figures that we would have some high water today.... Well, it was a little higher than I thought so at lunch time I got my camera then spent some time getting pictures after work (you know, the scrapbooker in me :) )
This is the river behind downtown. Just past the gazebo and tree is a retaining wall. The water is normally 6 to 8 feet below the top of this wall.
Here's another view of the retaining wall. The river curves at this point and you can see the wall continue on in the background of the pic.
Here's the parking lot..... Now there are usually parking spaces filled with cars along the retaining wall. Not today!
We've got a boat ramp and a little park too..... Well, that is when the park isn't flooded. See the big rock on the right? That's where the boat ramp starts!
A little ways down the river (that's downtown off to the right in the background of this pic), we have another larger park. There's a couple of ball diamonds along the river here. The one ball diamond outfield also doubles as the football practice field. During the winter, there is an "ice rink". That wasn't used much this winter. As you can see, the practice field is mostly under water!
More football equipment. This is actually on the little road beside the ball diamond (the football uprights would be just to the left of where this picture is taken). The houses in the background are across the river. They are located on the main street in town. I have to say, they are pretty used to flooding but since most have extremely large (long) backyards, they don't have too many problems.
A little farther west of the park we've got another road. This is the bridge I cross every day. Underneath it is the damn. Normally you can see the damn because the water on the west side of it is usually 6 to 8 feet below the damn. Not today. See the rough waters? That's where the water is going "over" the damn. And, those trees.... They are usually on grassy land, not in the middle of the river!
And, the final picture to share. This is the cornfield along the road I take every single day. It is a good thing the developers of the subdivision I live in never developed this piece of land.....
I took more pictures but these were the interesting ones and showed quite a bit of the flooding. This is the 4th time this winter we've had flooding like this. Early December, early January, mid-February (after the blizzard snows melted), and today. I don't remember this much flooding in one winter in a long time!
Except for the February flood, I've got pictures of all of it! And, yep, I'm going to scrap 'em!!!
Monday, March 05, 2007
Ringling Bros Barnum & Bailey Circus
I was coming home from working out tonight and had to stop for a train. Luckily it was near the end so I didn't have to wait long.
Most of the cars at the end of the train were the flat bed type and on them were trucks and trailers with the Ringling Bros Barnum & Bailey Circus logo on them. There were also cars, pick-up trucks, and 4-wheelers on some of the train cars. I even think I saw several cars that had cages on them. Couldn't tell if there were animals in them since it was dark but I'd speculate it was a definite possibility.
I know the circus spends time in Florida during the winter and I was surprised to see this equipment, etc this far north when it is still winter. But as I thought about it, considering the amount of stuff I saw, it would definitely make sense for it to travel by train. It would get there a heck of a lot faster than if every truck and vehicle were to be driven this long a distance.
For the record, the train was heading north....
OK, I'm doing an edit here. I got curious so looked up the circus on the internet. And, what do I find but a blurb about the "city without a zip code"....
The dream is as much a part of the American culture as Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® itself: to run away and join the circus. For the human performers, animal stars, and crewmembers of the two unique editions of The Greatest Show On Earth®, life on the road is the best life you could imagine!
The Red Unit and Blue Unit trains criss-cross the country 11 months out of the year, logging more than 25,000 miles as they bring America's Living National Treasure® to millions of families in more than 90 cities! More than a mile long, each of the privately owned Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey trains is an international melting pot of cultures and skills.
I also looked up the schedule and found that they will be doing shows in New York on March 7. The train could easily make its "turn" towards the east a little north of where I am. There are a couple of pictures on the website that show the passenger cars of the train. More than likely I missed seeing those cars because they were probably at the front of the train.
I learned something today!!!!
Most of the cars at the end of the train were the flat bed type and on them were trucks and trailers with the Ringling Bros Barnum & Bailey Circus logo on them. There were also cars, pick-up trucks, and 4-wheelers on some of the train cars. I even think I saw several cars that had cages on them. Couldn't tell if there were animals in them since it was dark but I'd speculate it was a definite possibility.
I know the circus spends time in Florida during the winter and I was surprised to see this equipment, etc this far north when it is still winter. But as I thought about it, considering the amount of stuff I saw, it would definitely make sense for it to travel by train. It would get there a heck of a lot faster than if every truck and vehicle were to be driven this long a distance.
For the record, the train was heading north....
OK, I'm doing an edit here. I got curious so looked up the circus on the internet. And, what do I find but a blurb about the "city without a zip code"....
The dream is as much a part of the American culture as Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® itself: to run away and join the circus. For the human performers, animal stars, and crewmembers of the two unique editions of The Greatest Show On Earth®, life on the road is the best life you could imagine!
The Red Unit and Blue Unit trains criss-cross the country 11 months out of the year, logging more than 25,000 miles as they bring America's Living National Treasure® to millions of families in more than 90 cities! More than a mile long, each of the privately owned Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey trains is an international melting pot of cultures and skills.
I also looked up the schedule and found that they will be doing shows in New York on March 7. The train could easily make its "turn" towards the east a little north of where I am. There are a couple of pictures on the website that show the passenger cars of the train. More than likely I missed seeing those cars because they were probably at the front of the train.
I learned something today!!!!
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