Meet the Family.

The cousins, all like brothers and sisters to me...

Oh, well my sister's in there too.....

My Sweet Mother,

and the Wicket Step Sister, Holly

My father figure... Don't ask, this is normal.

Ben, who's my two-steppin partner,

best friend Matt, Dave, and myself

Just bringin back some fun memories with this one....

Tony, Don, and myself

Marje and Eric...

Closer to them than my grandparents

Oh, Look! It's little What's Her Name!

I hear she misses me terribly!

Cousin Mary, the life of family Get-togethers

the baby of the family....

well she was, now the cousins are all poppin out babies.

Just for the Hell of It

I was going through pictures that I've taken in the past.

Thought I'd post them. The last one's my favorite....

Can you tell, through all of my pics on here, sunsets are my favorite.???

Tucson, AZ
Japanese garden, Spokane WA
Somewhere near Glen Arbor, MI
Mill Pond, North of Newport, WA
Granite Falls, North of Newport, WA
Airstream Ralley, Colorado Springs, CO

Cuba, Missouri

My Dad & I.... stranger than ever

Old Bel-Air Drive in sign, North of East St.Louis, Illinois

This last one is my all time favorite.....

Return to Mystic Lake

Returned to Mystic Lake again last night to collect more shale rock for my walkway. Went with a friend so I could use his truck.

Collecting larger pieces from the roadside.

OK, I find beauty in all things, or at least try to. I saw this stump at No Name Lake last weekend, so I went to see if we could lift it. IT WEIGHED A TON, we barely were able to get it in the truck, and of course all of the shale pieces were in there.

Not the best picture or the stump, but it sure looks nice here. with the walkway heading to the hammock and deck.

Float Trip!!! This was sunday (I'm so behind getting this published)

We floated down Priest River, stopped and played at a friends beach, then Angie and I continued down the river a bit more.... OK, a bit? More like four more hours later it was dark, and we didn't know where we were supposed to get out of the water to find the car.

It was quite the adventure.... But I saw my first Moose! Very exciting, and well worth the long day on the river...

OK, it was supposed to be a mermaid, but she was tired of being in the sand.... or was it that she passed out... ????

Sadly, Renee (seen here) found her father Dead the next day.

Saturday, August 12, @ No Name Lake

Headin Down with friends' kayaks to the lake for a day of swimming and fun.

NO!!! THAT'S NOT MY BUTT!!!

Tony Plays Nekkid on the Rope Swing.... Ahhh... Good Times!

After a day of play, we enjoyed a nice nights sleep. This is the view I woke up to, with eggs and sausage over the fire.

MYSTIFYING MYSTIC LAKE

Well, if you read up on Monday's adventure... this is what I was looking for. This is Mystic Lake, set high up in the mountians, just a few miles from home. Hidden back in the trees, I drove right by it, until I cleared some trees, and there it was.... I couldn't wait to get a better view.

Imagine, pulling around the corner on an old dirt road, and seeing this. The mountains in the background are obscured by smoke from wildfires raging all over Washington, but I've mapped out some of what you're lookin at, from over the ridge... see below.
From atop the ridge, to my back is Mystic Lake, and this is the view in front. Anyone that visits MUST see this specatcular view.






Truth be known, I heard that this is the last place I would want to swim. Four Meth labs were found floating on the water here, before the authorities cold get to them, they were dumped in teh water... so the chemicals are probably still around... But that's also coming from my hypochondriac friend.... :-)

JUST FOR THE HECK OF IT

i WAS ASKED TO TAKE THESE FOR MY CO-WORKER. SO I THOUGHT I'D SHARE SOME