We had a garage sale but the HobieCat didn't go away. Guess I will have to try to sell it the old fashioned way... Advertise. I am going to try the newspaper and thinking about putting it on Craigslist just for the fun of it. Getting too old for this type, but it is a thrill to sail. Doesn't that look like $650 bucks worth of fun??? Comes with ONE lesson--- AFTER I get the dough!

Happy Birthday Crystal - 27 big ONES !!!

End of another great day in SD

All day Friday it rained and rained, then all of a sudden the sun appeared!! (I'm thinking we need to get on the WATER--- NOW!)

This is Crystal with her early Bday cake. Liz the cake baker. Coleen and Curt Ehresmann (Karls great family). We were at Jenkins visiting Coleen to find out why she likes to break things, her bones for instance...

Got the boat on the lift and ready...

Had a campfire tonight. Not enough wind to sail so we sat around the camfiire and talked about whatever!!! It was a great time and prelude to Memorial Day. That is Rocco snozzing, and oh ya Karl and Crystal.

I wonder if she can actually tell them apart or does she just do a HEAD count every now and then???

Hen mallard and looks like 11 ducklings

The black floatation cubes on the bottom will come off once we get it in place.

Now that we have so much water, I need to get this bridge DONE!! If you click on this pic, you can see it is built "over" a 16' section of aluminum dock. Over all it will span 24' and we HOPE it is strong enough to support the mower and also stay in place when we get spring run off.

This is literally this young Black Birds first look at the world from its birthplace. It doesn't know (or care) that it was hatched in a Wood Duck house or that the guy with the camera is who its mother was warning about.

You have to make a decision, now go for it... (digital 'tricks' brought to you by Crystal)

I need your input... We are trying to rename this sailboat. Please comment for this one or the one above. Thank you

5 fuzz balls following the dad

At first glance "Mother Goose" appears to 'duck' (NPI) so as to show off her gosslings... The truth is she is very upset that I am getting so close and this is her ATTACK posture!!!

Liz did you notice the weeping willow...