by simpleDesigns | Jan 8, 2009 | Cycling
Lance Armstrong’s 4,241-sq.ft. ranch house at Deadman’s Hole, sitting on 447 acres of Texas hill country in Dripping Springs, is on the market for $12 million. No reason given, but he’s had an expensive run-in with the neighbors. To see property...
by simpleDesigns | Jan 6, 2009 | Birding
A bit of driving today trying to see my first Harlequin Duck ever. I finally was able to see him using another birders scope, but no chance of a photo. I couldn’t even see him in the binoculars. The good news is I also added 4 other new birds to my life list… a...
by simpleDesigns | Jan 5, 2009 | Family
At Christmas this year, we met Aziza, a young lady from Kyrgyzstan. Phaedra’s folks host one or 2 foreign exchange students each year and Aziza is their 18th so far. Aziza is an exceptional young lady and we really enjoyed having her as part of our Christmas...
by simpleDesigns | Jan 5, 2009 | Birding
Friday, the male Pileated Woodpecker stopped by to eat and this was the 1st time we had seen him since 12-15-08. Saturday, we had our first sighting of all 3 Pileated Woodpeckers ever. A large male and 2 females (1 a bit smaller) were in and out of the back yard for...
by simpleDesigns | Jan 4, 2009 | Birding, Family
Woke up to a bright sunny day but cold temps, so we decided to try something new. We picked up Zander (our 4 yr old grandson), and drove to the St. Paul U of Mn campus to visit the Minnesota Raptor Center. The center was founded back in 1974 and has grown into a rehab...
