Stink bug molting

Just in case you thought you could not detest them more, here is a loathsome photo from my sunflowers.

Kentucky State Fair

We went out to the fair a few days ago, and had lots of fun looking at the art and craft entries and the animals.  Then we took what I thought would be a brief visit to the midway.

After quite a bit of discussion, we spent a small fortune on getting the girls bracelets that would let them ride as many rides as they wanted.  I was a little dismayed by the expenditure, but consented.  I'm glad I did.  It was worth it to see them overcome their fears and ride some very big rides, and LOVE it.  They sat together on this one:

...which was very high. I was impressed by their bravery, especially that of my 8-year-old, who was quite nervous at first.

Then she and I got on the Tilt-a-Whirl:

She wasn't sure she wanted to ride it, but I wanted to ride it with her, so finally we both got on it.  At times, it spun so fast that it really pinned me to the back, and I was a little weary of it by the time we exited.  But she got off, convinced her sister to get on, and they rode it together.  The 10-year-old wasn't too fond of it, but her little sister rode it five times in a row, even by herself.

Posting to blog

I have been posting mostly photos lately, but not much written material.  I think on reason is that sometimes I don’t have much to say.  Other times, though, I feel like I have so much stuff “backlogged” in my mind, stuff I could post to my blog, that I don’t know where to begin (or I want to post it chronologically, and feel like I should backtrack, but I can’t retrace my steps.)  But then after realizing I’m thinking about this I realize that there is no reason to feel this way, that no one cares if my blog is in chronological order, that no one cares if it tells a coherent narrative, and that few people end up reading it anyway…so, it does not matter what I say, when I say it, or in what order.  If I want to post stuff here for my few readers to read, I should just put it up when I think of it and when I have time.

Old drawing

Apparently I drew this one evening over at Keith ' s house about 20 years ago (Probably 1996 or '97).  I drew it on the back of some Shadowrun game material. When I was over the other night he showed it to me.

Clouds on a building

Just a photo I took while running lunchtime errands.

Dinner

Looks like Chinese is on the menu tonight.

A panoramic view from the Washington go on Monument. The Capital Building is at far right, The White House partially obscured by trees at center, and the Lincoln Memorial at far left. 

View from the Mall