My ipod Has Been Taken Over

I think I finally realized I don't own my ipod nano any more, when I looked at my playlist which happens to include the Hamster Dance, Geography Songs, and Songs and Lullabies from Curious George (ok - that one is mine). Seriously, the kids fight over it. E. needs it to drum. A. loves it, and would have it 24/7. Even B. had it this morning. He's figured out how to unlock it, and turn that volume up too, which is no good.

Speaking of my current playlist I need to mention Starfield (the one's that where playing when that churches floor collapsed - love them), and needtobreathe. So, yes, I still do need my ipod. I can do some serious house cleaning singing along to needtobreathe!

**P.S. - Since I have fb and my photography blog, and some people view this and don't view my completely separate photography blog or don't have fb - pictures are going to be posted in two or three locations. Don't mind me, I just use each for different purposes.

The Boys

Maybe this will want to make you take advantage of the discounted airfare?







P.S. I should have sharpened these for the web, but, well, I just didn't.

A Recent Hiking Trip

Pave Paradise and Put Up An Industrial Park

Our house is located near a designated "green area". Or, should I say, soon to be ex-green area Industrial Park. It's really two beautiful farm fields. Two years ago there was more farm land here, but the city decided some expansions were in order and one of the farms was torn down. The fields and trees torn down to build.

Coyotes frequent these fields, I wonder where they will find new homes. Not to mention the Herons that come to the field for their early morning breakfasts. I wonder where we will go traipsing about, exploring on the lazy Saturday afternoons when we can't venture off too far from home. I wonder how the city could get so far in the process without the knowledge of those whose backyard is soon to be an industrial park.

We don't own the house we currently are lving in. And if I did, yes, I'd be worried about my property value. I'm still concerned though, as a citizen of this community. Concerned that something like this can be decided, and nearly finalized, without the knowledge of residents.