More Than a Handfull

Finger Puppets!

A bucket full of fingerlings at our city festival.

My Favorite Little Red

Kinda makes a person want to find her tiny knitting needles.

Double Hot ... Double Sunny

Double Parasol

Louis Louis

This is from a Louis Vuitton window display in Las Vegas. Wild.

After the Winds

Blossoms Fall

Who Loves You, Baby?

Scattered throughout the forest floor at Kiwanis Park, these daisy-like flowers bring light to shadowy places.

He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not

On the Boardwalk

It's Sore a-Fray

Potato Pie

Dale and I went to breakfast at Denny's on the 4th of July. I had the very patriotic Red, White and Blueberry Slam. Dale had a Homestyle Skillet.

Just as he was about to take his first bite, I looked at his plate, pointed, and blurted (far too loudly), "Dale! Look!" He thought something was moving. No.

Potato Pi

I just saw that the cheese had made a perfect Potato Pi.

Happy Birthday, Joany!

My mother-in-law had her diamond birthday today.

I made her a cake.

Two tiers, in fact.

With a bow on top.

And lemon filling between the layers.

She really appreciated it.

And she loves her son.

Me too. 

Three Cheers

I took a walk in the park early on the 4th of July. Found this.

Recognize it?

Guiding Angel

 The guiding angel sculpture at Nye Beach

Newport, Oregon 

River Landing

During our final landing on the Snake River, the water entered the basket and flowed up to our ankles before we got to shore and crawled out. Exciting!

Splashdown!

It was great to fly over the town where I graduated from college. Riding in a hot air balloon was on my Bucket List. I'd love to do it again!

Coming in for the Landing

We touched down on the Snake River twice before landing.

Closer ...

You can see me holding my point-n-shoot camera in the water's reflection.

and Closer ...

Carousel of Color

Our hot air balloon, reflected in the Snake River.

Over the River

Wouldn't You Like to Ride

Way up in the sky
In my beautiful balloon!

The Burners

The heat is ON!

Come On, Baby, Light My Fire

In 2011, Jodie and I went on a hot air balloon ride over Idaho's Lewiston valley.

The heat of the flame coming out of the burner was intense!

Burn, Baby, Burn

I'm glad Jodie's short - and didn't catch her hair on fire.

Knock one more thing off my bucket list!

Lemon Bars

It's time for another Pinterest idea come to life!

I saw these yummy-looking, WAY easy to make, 2-ingrediant lemon bars on Pinterest.
The original recipe is from Just a Pinch recipies.

Just mix angel food cake and lemon pie filling.
I had to try it.

Mmmmmm. Fresh out of the oven, cooled, sprinkled with powdered sugar.
They smell heavenly

 

The texture is quite different than traditional lemon bars.

But they'll do in a pinch!

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Waiting for the Supermoon

Cougar Bay
Lake Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

A Last Look

Lighting the Sky

Another View of the Supermoon

Supermoon Rising

Supermoon

Moonrise over Lake Coeur d'Alene.

 Supermoon!