Karen, I didn't know there was a phrase for military exercises - thank you! I always enjoy your pictures so much. There is little chance of me getting to Nova Scotia, so I am very appreciative. indianakat, that is a really beautiful rose. Do you know the name? Thanks to you all for your postings.

One more 39 year high school reunion photo. It was 39 years because it was a multi-class reunion and everyone in this photo graduated in 1971. That's me in the yellow and white tops. The guy with his arm around me and the guy right behind me with the enormous grin are guys I hung out with in high school. My very best friend in the whole wide world is the tall blond wearing the black top on the other side of the guy next to me. The other two in the photo are acquaintances. Jodi-

I think I've determined that the wasps flying the pasture yesterday were Scoliid Wasps (Scolia dubia) which are are described as: You DEFINITELY want this wasp in your yard. The favorite food for the larvae is the Japanese Beetle Grub. The female somehow locates an underground grub, digs underneath it and lays an egg on it. The egg hatches and the grub is doomed! If you see these in your garden, you also have an infestation of Japanese beetles. They are also very timid - you can brush them off a plant and not get stung. so despite being scary they are mostly harmless, and may help to control the japanese beetles that have been eating everything.

To Fly Free in Space Image Credit: STS-41B, NASA Explanation: What would it be like to fly free in space? At about 100 meters from the cargo bay of the space shuttle Challenger, Bruce McCandless II was living the dream -- floating farther out than anyone had ever been before. Guided by a Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU), astronaut McCandless, pictured, was floating free in space. McCandless and fellow NASA astronaut Robe