Another kingfisher captured on the wing in Costa Rica. And his Australian buddy, the Kookaburra.

Joan, are you driving or flying? If driving, you can take them with you. Pull the entire plant and root ball out and put it in a double plastic bag. Water what is in the bag leaving the fruit outside. If flying, then why did he plant them?

They're cute, Casey! This is Mom's wedding picture (obviously). She ended up leaving my Dad in less than 2 years. I was 21 mths old and my brother was 3 months old at the time. She sure was happy that day. (he doesn't have a moustache, although it looks like he does.) It'll be 5 years this summer that Mom died, she'd have turned 80 this past Feb. Hard to believe.

Yesterday morning I heard a noise from outside like someone periodically spraying something with a hose. When I finally looked out the bedroom window, I saw a hot air balloon -- right there. By the time I found the camera it had descended behind the trees behind our barn. I walked over and by the time I got there they were already deflating it. Apparently they landed in my neighbor's back field, our neighbor and her sister came out to watch, and the balloon company offered to tether the balloon and take my neighbor and her sister go up a short way before bringing the ballon back down to deflate it. After it was put away, the balloon company offered the traditional bottle of champagne, and my neighbors invited everyone (the pilot, the chase guy, the balloon guests, and me) in to their newly refinished kitchen, for mimosas and fruit and toasted raisin bread. It was a great way to start off a Sunday morning.