Creek View - First Attempt

Here ya' go, Jenny:

If you watch really close, you can catch a glimpse of the far edge of the water just before the end.
Not very exciting...

Back Yard After Trip

This was our newly planted Zoysia grass back yard...after our 4 week trip, during which we had record rainfall.

Fortunately, the grass underneath all the weeds was fine. After mowing a couple of times, it is looking much better.

Also fortunately, we have great neighbors, one of whom mowed the front while we were gone.

First Flight

Waiting

I wish someone would post something on this blog.

Cardboard

I posted a description of our Google Cardboard experimentation on Azure Engineering blog.
We will take these with us when we go see M & J & A & A next week!

Suggested Reading - Where Technology Is Leading Us

This is an easy-to-read analysis of the effect our new technologies are having on us as individuals and on our culture. The impact is greater than most people imagine - we may be losing our ability to think about important things in the way that make humans unique.

Worth a read, IMHO. (Oops...there I go!)

Cloud

We saw this corkscrew-shaped cloud while looking out of Granddad's window.

Trolley

My Favorite Scene From Frozen

Selfie - Nexus 5

Key Story

When I was riding home from Garland Wednesday, it looked rainy ahead. So when I stopped at a traffic light, I pulled a plastic bag out of my back pocket to protect my cell phone in case I hit a shower  - forgetting that I had stuffed my set of keys in the same pocket. I didn't realize I had dropped them till I got back to McKinney. I went back that way on Friday, and looked around - but there was no sign of the keys at the intersection.
Then, Friday evening I received an email from the McKinney library:


Mr. Horn,
Someone found keys and your library card in the street.  We're holding them for you at the Hall library on Hunt St. in the lost and found.  We'll hold them for one month.  Please let us know if you want them.

This morning, I went by the library and received a small manila envelope containing the keys (somewhat battered and coated with tar), and a note:

This partially restored my hope for humanity...

Coyotes in McKinney

On my way home from Garland today, I spotted a pair of coyotes in a field about a mile from our house.
They were just sitting in the middle of a plowed field, sort of looking around. They were a couple of hundred yards from the road (Hardin Blvd). I circled back and parked my bike and watched them for a few minutes. When a big bunch of traffic came by, they trotted off to some nearby trees.
As usual, I didn't think to try to photograph them. Oh, well - at least I got to see them.

Ceiling Ninja - Update

Holding on by one hand now... may not be able to hang on much longer!

Ceiling Ninja Alert!!

The temperature has been approaching 100 degrees the past few days.
Today we noticed that our ceiling Ninja, which John and Christopher set up last Christmas, is losing his grip.

We hope he can hang on, but it's not looking good!

Inflation By Another Scheme

While prearing a new tuna can for measuring the amount of watering on the yard, I noticed a bit of difference between it and the one from a couple of years ago.

The old one was in the days of 6 oz. tuna; today's is 5 oz.
That's how we do "price dropping"!!

Signs of Technology

Where's Waldo? I Know!!

He's in Arkansas!

Gas Grill Bird Nest

When we took the cover off the gas grill for our first cook-out of the season, this is what we found.

The hard working bird even included a bottle cap.

While we were cleaning up the grill, this little fellow appeared. Being near a creek, we see these pretty often - usually skittering up the wall in our garage. Not sure what he planned to do with the stick.

My First 3D Photo 419

If you have a pair of those red/blue 3D glasses laying around, take a look...

(Well, I was impressed.)

Tree Trimmers

The neighbors had their trees trimmed. The guys who did it were impressive - fearless!

How not to use a chain saw...