Joplin MO Survivor story

This is my step-son's story of his experience in the f5 tornado. The house he was in was a few blocks from St John's hospital, which as you may have heard turned 4 inches on its foundation - a 9 story building 4 inches, just imagine how much wind that required!

Bryan recorded a few videos for us while we were there, I think it was cathartic for him.

Rosey Macro Monday

City Park was very lively in February but I did find a few pretty roses. They looked even brighter against the winter dull.

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Not sure what these are, some sort of cocoons?

Swallows

An overcast day didn't make for the best of photos but I love these fast flying birds. How they swoop crazily over the water.





I keep seeing these nests in the areas where I'm seeing these swallows.  Are they from them? Do you know what kind of bird makes these nests?

New Orleans City Park

When we visited City Park in February there wasn't much greenery yet but there were plenty of birds. :0) Above you can see an Egret (or Ditch Chicken, lol) and some Ibis.



I think this is a Grebe.



A coot.



Some sort of Louisiana ducks.



A wood duck and some other fellows.







A warbler?







A bluebird.



This fellow tried to hide. :0)





A wonderful fountain!

Amaryllis Macro Monday

Macro Monday is easy to play, snap a macro (or any close-up) photo, post it on your blog and come back here and sign MckLinky. :) MM started on Sept 29, 2008 - THANX to all of you for helping make it such a fun start to the week!

PLEASE pray for my hometown, Joplin, MO. A horrible tornado went through there and demolished much of what I knew for 30+ years of my life. :( My family is all ok, one is now homeless, but all are still alive.

Roadside art

We find the oddest things driving down the road, lol.

Ewwwww

My son found this dead fish. Ewwwwww!



Drippingly gross! Of course the guys thought it warranted a photo or two, lol. I decided to share when I saw how pretty the colors are. I mean, really, look past what it is and see the pretty colors involved. :0)



Better? A dime-sized flutterer.

a nice drive

Driving down the road we suddenly saw this beautiful bald eagle sitting in a field. He looks like he's looking down his beak at the crow, lol.





Then we came upon this ground hog. It was an exciting day! I saw another ground hog near my daughter's house a few days later, scared him under a pine tree, he didn't let me get a photo.

Wisconsin birds

I scared up a rough legged hawk.



Off he goes!





One of these things is not like the others, la, la, la. :)



I scared the seed right out of his mouth.



He sure had fun kicking up snow!



Just cuz I love him! :0)

Biloxi, MS

Dennis wrote me a message in the sand. When I was a kid I went to Biloxi a couple of times with my grandparents for vacation. It was nice to visit again and things look waaaaay different than they did way back then, lol.

Birds, birds everywhere

Squawking red-winged blackbird.



A meadowlark?



What is this fellow? Yellow bottom, sparrow type bird with dark head with yellow throat.





Silly white-crowned sparrow.





A goldfinch pretending to be a leaf, lol.