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The Grass hopper and the spider

i watched the spider stalking the grasshopper--or at least he was watching him very close, i took several picts of the 2 of them the spider came down closer and closer as the grasshopper just sat and watched me.. i eventually shooded the hopper off the porch into the yard and left the spider to his web...

WOLF ANIMAL PRESERVE learn all about wolves--see Live Wolf CAM

***The Pictures Shown are not from the Preserve***
*They are WOLF Pictures i like*

title="Learn about the Wolf at Wolf Howl Animal Preserve">Wolf News and Facts

Full moon last nite... really awesome

How to Dance in the Rain...

Joey and me

How to Dance in the Rain:
It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when a gentleman in his 80's arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am. I took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be over an hour before someone would to able to see him. I saw him looking at his watch and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound. On exam, it was well healed, so I talked to one of the doctors, got the needed supplies to remove his sutures and redress his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor's appointment this morning, as he was in such a hurry. The gentleman told me no, that he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife. I inquired as to her health. He told me that she had been there for a while and that she was a victim of Alzheimer's Disease. As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late. He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him in five years now. I was surprised, and asked him, 'And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?' He smiled as he patted my hand and said, 'She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is.' I had to hold back tears as he left, I had goose bumps on my arm, and thought, 'That is the kind of love I want in my life.'

True love is neither physical, nor romantic.
True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.

Moon clouds and some profound thoughts (eek :) )

Monday nite leaving work got some awesome pictures of the moon being covered by clouds.

~~Live, Laugh, Love~~

As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn't supposed to ever let you down probably will.

You will have your heart broken probably more than once and it's harder every time.

You'll break hearts too, so remember how it felt when yours was broken.

You'll fight with your best friend.

You'll blame a new love for things an old one did.

You'll cry because time is passing too fast, and you'll eventually lose someone you love.

So take too many pictures, laugh too much, and love like you've never been hurt because every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

Don't be afraid that your life will end, be afraid that it will never begin. ~anonymous

GRANDKIDS are Wonderful creatures :)

Michelle (above) mother to 1/2 the kids in the picture here :) and a little girl due in 6-ish weeks

Devin 8th and Quinn's 6th birthday party

Fishing poles from GrandMa (me :) ) hehe

Black & Tan Coonhounds

My dogs Joey, Rose & Willy---

They are Black And Tan CoonHounds

Awesome loud bawls "Howls"

Joe & Rose are Willy's parents. he is a year old, joey is 2, rose is 3

Dogs Know
Have you ever heard that a dog 'knows' when an earthquake is about to hit?
Have you ever heard that a dog can 'sense' when a tornado is stirring up, even 20 miles away?
Do you remember hearing that before the December tsunami struck Southeast Asia, dogs started running frantically away from the seashore, at breakneck speed?
Do you know that dogs can detect cancer and other serious illnesses and danger of fire?
Somehow they always know when they can 'go for a ride' before you even ask and how do those dogs and cats get home from hundreds of miles away?
I'm a firm believer that animals - and especially dogs - have keen insights into the Truth.
And you can't tell me that dogs can't sense a potentially terrible disaster well in advance.

Simply said, a dog just KNOWS when something isn't right ... when impending doom is upon us . . . they'll always try to warn us...!

Flowers

I really love finding great flower pictures in the oddest places --this one was from the truck window in the McDonalds drive through-- i'm telling you people look at you funny to hehe

Coffee is good for you :)

So many people tell me i drink too much coffee, it's not good bla bla hehe look at this article--- diabetes, some cancers this is good :)

Coffee can be good for you, experts say

Drinking coffee can help ward off type 2 diabetes and may even help prevent certain cancers, according to panelists discussing the benefits -- and risks -- of the beverage at a scientific meeting.
"We're coming from a situation where coffee had a very negative health image," Dr. Rob van Dam of the Harvard School of Public Health, who has conducted studies on coffee consumption and diabetes, told Reuters Health. Nevertheless, he added, it's not like we're promoting coffee as the new health food and asking people who don't like coffee to drink coffee for their health;
Van Dam participated in a controversy session on coffee at the Experimental Biology 2007 meeting underway in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Lenore Arab of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA also took part, presenting results of a review of nearly 400 studies investigating coffee consumption and cancer risk.
There's evidence, Arab noted, that the beverage may protect against certain types of colon cancer, as well as rectal and liver cancer, possibly by reducing the amount of cholesterol, bile acid and natural sterol secretion in the colon, speeding up the passage of stool through the colon (and thus cutting exposure of the lining of the intestine to potential carcinogens in food), and via other mechanisms as well.
However, Arab did find evidence that coffee may increase the risk of leukemia and stomach cancer, with the case for leukemia being strongest.
The findings suggest that people who may be vulnerable to these risks -- for example pregnant women and children -- should limit coffee consumption, van Dam noted in an interview.
He and his colleagues are now conducting a clinical trial to get a clearer picture of the diabetes-preventing effects of coffee, which were first reported in 2002. Since then, he noted, there have been more than 20 studies on the topic.

the sunrise wed morning

I work the midnight to 8am shift 2 times a week and this was my reward wednesday...

i really love getting pictures like this the color is purely as i saw it no filters or enhancments.

Turtles...

Turtles are happy creatures, they must be-- you never hear then complain-they are stress free- they just wander around munching their veggies, never in much of a hurry unless they smell a treat, just like we should be, calm, relaxed, eating our veggies until we smell a treat like Chocolate, or ice cream hehe.

I love the idea of being like a turtle--i picture the old hippy life style living in a converted bus, traveling all over the country stopping to munch the veggies, smell the flowers, meet new people, make friends, experence all sorts of things, people, places... "treats".

what could be a more peaceful existance??