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Horses in the Snow

Stop The Snow

18 Inches and still coming down

Helping Hands

they grow so fast

the whole family

Cut a tree

a guy with a saw...

Sunset in Key West

While on a recent trip to Key West we went on a sunset cruise...

Denali Range

This panoramic view of Denali was taken just outside of Talkeetna on Friday July 25th at 7:00 AM.

Denali

Here is the first of many photos from a recent trip to Alaska. This is the peak of the mountain some 20,000 feet high.

A Fish

As i get ready for an upcoming
trip to Alaska I found this picture
of a Steelhead Salmon i caught. I"m hoping the King's
we plan on catching are as fun as this fish was.

Two Bridges

This is a neat place just north of Emlenton PA...

On the Lake

Ran across this photo and was reminded of a wonderfull time on Stoney Lake last year...

early Christmas (Lady Belle)

Well, we got Reghan horse for Christmas. We had intended on hiding it until Christmas morning, but the crazy horse kept crawling out from under the bed.

Take me away...

what i wouldn't give to be camping here tonight...

Take me to the Lake

Doesn't this look like the perfect place to spend a few days?

The World As We Knew It

Throughout our lives were given various opportunities to make decisions that will affect eternity. Often, the decision doesn’t seem to be that important. It’s only after the consequences have begun to show themselves that we’re able to appreciate the gravity of the moment. These moments of enlightenment seemed to be equally populated with thankfulness and regret. At the time the decision is required, numerous variables impact our thinking. As a result, it is painfully important that we consider our decisions with the rest of time in mind. Our perspective of time is often diluted by our desires. We desire to be done working for the week so we skip that last phone call. We desire to have an evening off so we postpone writing the memo that should go out today. We desire a day of peace and quiet so we don’t check our messages.

None of these actions or lack there of are paramount in our existence, however each one holds the potential of being dramatically positive or negative on the future as we know it.

It would behoove us all to establish a method to deal with our inner and outer self to check our decisions against our own interpretation of the future.

Turning to the interrogatives for help seems to be a valid tool for dissemination:

WHO- If I were someone else would I make this decision differently? Who do I admire and how would they proceed? Who do I long to not imitate? How would they proceed?

WHAT- What are the possible outcomes? How will my action or lack there of precipitate their coming to pass.

WHEN- When will the outcome most likely be realized?


to be continued...

A rough day at soccer

A video

Here is an attempt to upload a video.

the falls

The Falls for Mothers Day

Grand Canyon

From a recent family trip to the Grand Canyon.

Getting the Tree

As I was making room on my camera for pictures of the kids on Christmas morning, I found this picture taken by my wife two weeks ago as we went to cut our tree. Sadly, the snow in this picture is gone now and it looks as if we will have a green, or more accurately a mucky wet brown Christmas.

They grow so fast

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

Somewhere In New Hampshire

A Lonely Tree

Here is a cold and lonely tree basking in the blue of the winter sky.

Scotts Rock Fish

Here is a picture of Scott's fish from a recent day on the river....No its not a real fish...but its the best we could do.

Winter Blues

I am loath to consider the next three months of snow and cold. I'm not sure why I live in NW PA, other than the fact that I was born and raised here...my family is here... my wife and I built a house here...I know here...

Other than that I would leave tomorrow..or the next day.

Beaver Snack

This photo courtesy of a hungry beaver.

A Walk in the Woods

Winter Is Here

Winter has arrived in all its glory

On Death

There comes a day when time stands still. The pause in life we’ve wished for has finally shown its face. When all the moving parts have stopped we are forced to look around, to view the dormant pieces that once we called our life. One of two emotions will overtake our soul; enjoyment of the landscape we’ve created or sorrow at the chaos we have left behind

There but for the Grace of God

There but for the Grace of God go I.

There was a time when it was all cut and dried. Every question had an answer; one right one wrong. Suddenly, without warning “ambiguity,” The constants I had come to rely on have melted and blurred their edges. Wrong and right have given way to good, better, and best. There are no easy answers. The difference between then and now isn’t in the circumstances but rather in the perception. The further I go the more diverse the options…from right and wrong to an endless list of options. Every option leading to a host of others all having only one thing in common, “Reverse is not an option.”

Left Behind

At one time I’m sure this church was one of the tallest structures in Harrisburg Pennsylvania. Progress has left it in shadows, but from the top of the Crown Plaza there is an angle that it still seems tall.

Above Lake Nipissing

Lake Nipissing

A persistant tree.

Lake Nipissing

Here is a picture of the view from a beach on Lake Nipissing.

Time Flies

It has been quite some time since I have put anything in here. I intend on doing so at a regular basis. Just a note or two to mark the passing of time, something to remind myself I’m still here.


Bring me your dreams…
Bring me your hopes…
Bring me your fears…

I will recast them into a single point.
Giving you the essence…
Giving you the answer…
Giving you the question

Time

There never seems to be enough time in the day to get everything done. Where does one begin?

All for none

all for one.
none for all.
one for me.
one more call.

We twist our time from point to line,
we cant stop holding up the sign.
we want the end to be in sight,
PLEASE. Not another lonely night.
We've woven things all nice and neat,
But can’t we find our own retreat.
We can’t or won’t undo the past,
The chances lost are roaring past.
Hands on ears and eyes and minds,
Fighting with the gods of time,
They win, they will, they always do.
Somehow stealing life from you.
    

Grow Me

Grow Me

It’s not the questions that we ask
It’s not the to and fro
It’s having found a simple peace
Of knowing what we know


We gaze upon the stars at night
We make our simple plea
and though we long to reach them
They never come to be


With each and every bridge we cross
We leave something behind
Regret not what we’re loosing
But cherish what we find


It all seems so connected
The tide will ebb and flow
And when we’re moving with it
We accidentally grow

The Future

The Future

Dim light drifts in from unknown sources. Its presence not requested, yet there it is invading the darkness. No escape from this constant vision of what lies ahead. Not clear and focused but dim and gray like shadows on a rainy day, giving a sense of hope and gloom with equal indifference. Where does the control exist?

This is a picture of an island in Canada. The postcard quality

captures the feel of the place.

I would like to be there now.