Hi Everyone, Just been puttering around the last few days and seeing whats going on in peoples lives, I still see the site is having problems and trying comment on peoples blogs it shoot's back to the top. Everyone doing find here I've just been enjoying life since my last blog. Judy and I celebrated on 27th wedding anniversary in June, Our youngest daughter finely had here wedding in June. Our son in-law i finely home, Well be grandparent again in about 3 months our on and daughter in-law are expecting there 3 child. Haven't had a whole lot of time to watch TV lately so I'm behind on shows. Have a great week.





Joel E. Ferris Perennial Garden Panorama





Duncan Garden Manito Park Panorama





Moran Prairie Farm





Looff Carousel





The Spokane Falls in the evening





In Memory Lt. Col. Michael P. Anderson





Williams Lake Eastern Washington State

Hi everyone, Figured I would do a blog and sorry if I haven't visited your blogs just haven't had a whole lot of free time, for the last month I've had split days off work a week get one day off work 3 days get one day etc. etc. I finely picked up a cheap computer for $100.00 at a pawn shop a Dell Latitude 510C It works for getting online it has a Intel(R)Celeron(TM)CPU 1066MHz 935MHz 256 MB of Ram. I have this weekend off yes a whole two days to relax. That's all I have to say have a good weekend.

Saturday In The Park





Sydney Harbor Bridge Australia.


Sumers Prince Edward Island.


Ocracoke N.C.


Bitterroot Valley Montana.


Pennville Indiana.


Solar Eclipse Spokane Washington.


Lewiston Idaho.


Vancouver British Columbia.



God was missing for six days. Eventually, Michael, the archangel, found him,
resting on the seventh day.
He inquired of God. "Where have you been?"
God sighed a deep sigh of satisfaction, and proudly pointed downwards through the clouds,
"Look, Michael. Look what I've made."
Archangel Michael looked puzzled, and said, "What is it?"
"It's a planet," replied God,
"and I've put Life on it. I'm going to call it Earth and it's going to be a great place of balance."
"Balance?" inquired Michael, still confused.
God explained, pointing to different parts of earth.
"For example, northern Europe will be a place of great opportunity and wealth, while southern Europe is going to be poor. Over there I've placed a continent of white people, and over there is a continent of black people. Balance in all things,"
God continued pointing to different countries.
"This one will be extremely hot, while this one will be very cold and covered in ice."
The Archangel, impressed by God's work, then pointed to a land area and said,
"What's that one?"
"Ah," said God
"That's Washington State, the most glorious place on earth. There are beautiful mountains, rivers and streams, lakes, forests, hills, plains, and coulees. The people from Washington State are going to be handsome, modest, intelligent, and humorous, and they are going to be found traveling the world. They will be extremely sociable, hardworking, high achieving, and they will be known throughout the world as diplomats, and carriers of peace."
Michael gasped in wonder and admiration, but then proclaimed,
"What about balance, God? You said there would be balance."
God smiled,

"There is another Washington...wait until you see the idiots I put there."

In the United States, the Veteran's Day holiday is celebrated next Monday, November 12th, even though November 11th is the traditional Veteran's Day (this is also Remembrance Day in Canada). In the early 1970's, Veteran's Day became a "movable" holiday -- the fourth Monday of October. In 1978, at the urging of veteran's groups who realized the sanctity of the date, Congress returned Veteran's Day to November 11th (if on a weekend, it moves to the closest Friday or Monday). Please remember that this day is not to honor war, but rather to honor the sacrifice made by others for our freedom.

What we call Veteran's Day is the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice in the Forest of Campiegne by the Allies and the Germans in 1918 (the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month). This signified the end of World War I and was originally known as Armistice Day. President Woodrow Wilson signed the Congressional Resolution on Nov. 11, 1919, the first Armistice Day.

However, after World War II, the day began to lose meaning and since there were many other veterans to consider, the decision was made to change November 11th to honor all those who fought in American wars. The United States Congress passed an act to change the name to Veteran's Day and in 1954 President Dwight Eisenhower signed the act.

With that in mind, I would like to say "thank you" to all the men and women with whom I served, and to especially remember those who aren't with us anymore. As a former Hospital Corpsman, I wish a heartfelt "Semper Fi" to all my Marine friends.

- Tom Ellsworth
(HM2 USN 1965-69)


A SOLDIER PRAYS

Oh Lord!
Here we sit on this foreign soil,
So very far from home and loved one all.
Death so very near and we so very much afraid.

Please help my comrades and I,
For we wish not to die alone.
We pray that you will be here,
To hear our cry and us to your breast to take.

You are the only living Lord,
We give ourselves to you.
If we must die, and die we must,
Please take us home on high with you.

With outstretched hands we grasp for thee,
Thy love so tender and yet so strong.
Every breath of ours is yours to have,
We need you, Oh so very much Lord.


Gettysburg Pennsylvania.
Ocracoke Island North Carolina.



St. Johns Newfoundland.
Mt. Adams Washington State.



Glacier National Park Montana.



Marshall Indiana.



North Yorkshire England.



Baker Beach California.



Vancouver British Columbia.