Spring is just around the corner

Spring must be just around the corner. Today, I had 2 firsts…. my first road bike ride of 2007… a long 58 miles to Eden Prairie and back. Another sign: we have a new orchid with almost 40 blooms on it and the first bloom opened today.

Winter finally dumps

We have just had back to back storms dumping about 8 inchhes last week and 20 inches this week. Very pretty and very heavy. The biking sucks, but we really needed the moisture.

Sorry for the lapse in news and photos

I have been seriously negligent in updating our photo album and this news blog. Tina and I spent time in Costa Rica with family over the holidays celebrating Dad’s 80th, Tim’s 50th and Phaedra’s 30th. I posted holiday pictures on Picasa.. After returning to our real...

Fun at the Holidays

Marcel, Phaedra and Zander joined us for dinner last night. Part of the evening was spent with the 3 of them playing on the couch in front of the camera. I was experimenting with a new light meter filter (the expodisc) for my camera so many of the exposures are not...

Mom and Dad visit

Mom and Dad came for a visit in December to see our new home and test out their cold weather gear. We haven’t had any snow here yet, but they were able to drive through a mess in Iowa. The decision was made that it might be better to fly when they visit...