tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257657164887671852024-02-18T18:56:14.270-08:00"It's Good To Be Us"It's better than best, yeah we've got it made. In the shade, in the sun, in love this way. We've been lucky, yes we've been blessed, couldn't ask for more, wouldn't settle for less. It's Good to Be Us.....by B. CovingtonAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09143950983476086003noreply@blogger.comBlogger127125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225765716488767185.post-2543567325029612072013-08-13T18:39:00.001-07:002013-08-13T18:39:41.065-07:00My Last Blog....Time to Say Good-bye.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I just didn't want to drop off of Blogger without saying Good bye. This is going, for personal reasons, be my last blog. I want to thank all of you who supported me through out this wonderful journey. I hope to stay in touch with you via your blogs when I can. Continued happiness and success to all of you. For the last time take care everyone from Hardin Ridge.<br />
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I leave you with two of my favorite pictures................<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09143950983476086003noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225765716488767185.post-28006976437514577752013-08-12T19:35:00.000-07:002013-08-12T19:35:09.646-07:00Went Down to Photograph a Sunset and GOT THIS...OH MY GOSH!!!!Today was one of our days off. We get two here, ours is Monday and Tuesday. However, another host couple agreed to switch days with us so we can have Wednesday off and go to a local amusement park with our kids and granddaughter. So we ran around all day getting supplies and groceries. Art just had to have new jeans, as his was getting holes in them and looking pretty scraggly. Wearing them to work here in the park is OK but when we go out he needed a good pair. We finished our sites up and got them all cleaned and ready for next weekend's crowds after we came home from town. It was so humid today, there were storms all around us but we didn't get any rain. <br />
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I have had a "wish list" I guess you could say of animals here in the park that I never was able to get pictures of last year. One was a buck deer and I did get that and have posted his picture. Another was a rabbit. I was beginning to think there were none in here until the other day behind the office this one was eating away, and I got to scratch off another success.....<br />
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He/she looks pretty healthy. It was hanging around where the Forest Service keeps the mules so I'm sure it can sneak in and grab some grain every now and again. Look at those big eyes! <br />
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<br />I was thinking to myself on Friday that I had not taken a sunset picture for a long time so I drove on down to the beach about 8:30 to get a good seat. :) Just me and the lake and all of this action was going on......<br />
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This Great Blue Heron was resting on the rocks. I didn't see him for the longest time as the sun was so bright. I just happened to catch a glimpse of his figure and then when he saw me getting his picture he did this.....<br />
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This was my first picture of the sun as it was just beginning to go down. How gorgeous are these sunsets over the water?<br />
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Then as I was watching them this boat came into my view and so I thought it would be neat to get him between the trees that are planted on the jetty. <br />
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But then why stop there? I just kept following him and positioned the camera right on the sunset, and when he passed right into it I snapped this picture.<br />
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I wish he hadn't of had all of those floatation devices in the front. But then he probably wasn't expecting someone to be taking his picture. :)<br />
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Aren't these Finches just gorgeous? Nancy and Harold (beach mangers) have this feeder up in front of their camper. The birds were eating their dinner by sunset. :) They blend right into those leaves catching the sunset rays. <br />
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Now the sun is going down and the clouds were beginning to pick up a dark glow. So pretty.<br />
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As I was sitting there watching this all happen before my eyes a flock of Canada Geese flew right in front of me and since I had the camera ready for the sun I was able to capture them flying into the cove for the night.<br />
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And then here they are resting in the cove for the night. Looks like most of them are getting a bedtime snack. But a couple are keeping an eye on me for sure.<br />
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And the biggest and best surprise is "someone" else was watching me but I didn't have a clue. Then I saw the water ripple and I almost came unglued. I had been trying to get the beaver for so long with no luck. I just started snapping pictures and I had no idea until I down loaded them that I had this picture....<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">And then he did the most amazing thing........</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">He came out of the water onto the shore! OH my gosh, I was so excited I was shaking. My beaver.... I finally got my beaver picture!</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span>This one is not as clear but you can see his tail better. It was so dark out I still cannot believe how well they turned out. I was making all kinds of noise too and walking towards the geese I still just cannot believe he came out for me to see. You can see his little dam behind him. </b><br />
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I guess I have to stop there because nothing else will top this for me tonight. Well OK maybe Effie would. I bought this new pillow for me to sit on the swing with. My back hurts so bad in the evenings that I need the cushioning. "Someone", not to mention any names, thought I bought this soft, fluffy, bed for her. Come on, how in the world could I not let her remain on it when she looks so cute? !<br />
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<b> </b>It has been an exciting time here at Hardin Ridge this summer. So many new things I have seen, and Fall is just around the corner with all the beauty it will hold. I have many more things to share but will have to wait for another day and another blog. So until next time. From Hardin Ridge in Hoosier National Forest, take care everyone! Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09143950983476086003noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225765716488767185.post-85401308717405797782013-08-08T09:58:00.001-07:002013-08-08T09:58:22.182-07:00Home Made Bubble Soution Recipe....This post is only going to be a recipe for home made bubble solution. I had a couple of people that commented that they would like the recipe so I asked Vicki and Karl, who made it and this is what she shared.<br />
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6 cups water (distilled) Unless you have very very soft water.<br />
1 cup Dawn Ultra dish washing detergent. She said Dawn is the best. Not to use Ajax, or an off store brand as they are not concentrated enough to make the bubbles stay together.<br />
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Vickie said to make it at least 24 hours ahead of when you want to use it. And to be very gentle when mixing the ingredients together. You can scrap off any foam that appears on the top. <br />
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She said the temperature outside and the humidity will effect how well the bubbles hold together. Since the day of Smokey's party was so humid they had to add a little of store bought bubble solution to get it to hold together. <br />
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For those of you who liked the bubble in the bubble picture Vickie said to make sure everything stays wet with the bubble solution or they will pop and not work.<br />
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Good luck to any who try it I hope it works and you have loads of fun. Let me know if you do would love to hear from you. <br />
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Take care.<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09143950983476086003noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225765716488767185.post-72634720944417370762013-08-04T19:54:00.001-07:002013-08-09T11:09:42.428-07:00Smokey Bear Turns 69.....and We Have a Party!!!<br />
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On Saturday we celebrated Smokey Bear's 69th birthday. For those of you who have been reading this blog from the beginning know that we were here last year at this time to celebrate his birthday also. It was a great time and we had games for the kids, face painting, prizes, and cake. I am sure most, if not all of you know the story and history of Smokey. However, if not here is a little information to refresh your memories. <br />
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One spring day in 1950 in the Capitan Mountains of New Mexico, an
operator in one of the fire towers to the north of the Capitans spotted
smoke and called the location into the nearest ranger station. The first
crew discovered a major fire being swept along the ground between the
trees, driven by a strong wind. Word spread rapidly and more crews
reported to help. Forest Rangers, army soldiers, Native American crews,
men from the New Mexico State Game Department, and civilian volunteers
worked together to gain control of the raging fire. As soon as they
contained the fire to one spot, the wind would push it across the lines.
During one of the lulls in firefighting, a report of a lonely bear cub
who had been seen wandering near the fireline was reported. The men left
him alone because they thought the mother bear might come for him.<br />
Nearby, the little cub had been caught in the path of the
same fire and had not fared as well. He had taken refuge in a tree that
was now completely charred. His climb had saved his life but left him
badly burned on the paws and hind legs. The soldiers removed the little
bear cub from the burned tree, but they did not know what to do with
him. A rancher, who had been helping the firefighters, agreed to take
the cub home. A New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Ranger heard
about the cub when he returned to the fire camp and drove to the
rancher's home to get the bear. The cub needed veterinary aid and was
flown in a small plane to Santa Fe where the burns were treated and
bandaged.<br />
The news about the little bear spread swiftly
throughout New Mexico. Soon the United Press and Associated Press
picked up the story and broadcast it nationwide. Many people wrote or
called to inquire about the little bear's progress. The State Game
Warden wrote an official letter to the Chief of the Forest Service,
presenting the cub to the agency with the understanding that the small
bear would be dedicated to a publicity program of fire prevention and
conservation. The go-ahead was given to send the bear to Washington, DC,
where he found a home at the National Zoo, becoming the living symbol
of Smokey Bear.<br />
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I think that is such a neat story and hope you all enjoyed it.<br />
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Now on to the festivities.....<br />
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This year we had a new activity, bubbles. Karl and Vickie put the event together and came up with some great ideas. Here is one way to play with bubbles...<br />
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Isn't this neat you take a coat hanger and dip it into the (homemade bubble solution) and these huge bubbles appear. They were so pretty floating around so softly in the breeze. <br />
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These two look like balls chasing each other. <br />
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This one is huge and so pretty with all the colors of the rainbow. <br />
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This was neat you took the lid off a can and dip it into the bubble solution, then you put a straw on it and blow the first bubble. Then dip a straw into the bubble solution and poke it into the first bubble and blow a bubble inside a bubble. I guess you can keep going to create several bubbles. I had not seen this before. I know the kids loved it. Then you take the can with the lids removed and you get this....<br />
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This gives you a super duper size bubble <br />
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This year I did the face painting again. But I had a great helper and two is faster than one. My partner in crime was Mickey, Asst manager here at the park. She did a great job and darn it she paints a lot better bear claw than I do. And I even had practice from last year. :(<br />
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See the hummingbird on her cheek I did that. She put a blue Penguin on me. <br />
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Here are 4 of the designs we did. We let the kids pick out the designs and colors they wanted. <br />
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The kids loved it and were lined up most of the day waiting for their turn.<br />
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Even the adults got into the fun. Here is Al, Manager of the park. He had this passion for being an Indian. Either that or he wanted to scare the campers when he made his evening drive through of the park. :)<br />
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Kind of looks like a "mug" shot to me. Sorry Al, just kidding hee hee.<br />
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This is Bill, he was playing with a little boy who had gotten a balloon sword. Bill got his jabbed into his head.<br />
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Art, is in the background smiling because he got in on the fun this year too. He got to.....<br />
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Make the balloons. He made teddy bears,(of course) turtle bracelets, bunnies, swords and dogs. The kids loved it. He learned this fascinating talent while we were at Turkey Run, so if camp hosting doesn't work out for us he can always work as a clown. :)<br />
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We decorated our golf cart in the balloons to draw attention to the party. Cute huh?<br />
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Now onto the star of the afternoon......<br />
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Doesn't look bad at all for 69 does he?<br />
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Then he got a whiff of the cake and we had to hold him back.....<br />
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This is Karl and Danny (another host) protecting the cake from Smokey.<br />
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Smokey even got his face painted by Mickey. I didn't see the finished picture but I think it was a bear claw. :)<br />
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Boy her hand is awful close to his mouth. But he was full of cake at this point.<br />
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The kids really enjoyed having their picture taken with him. One little girl was scared of him but she did give him a high five.<br />
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And to end the celebration there was a movie shown at the Amphitheater. This is such a neat experience as it is down in the forest, surrounded by trees. We showed the movie the Wilderness Family. It is about a family from the city, that move to the mountains and build their own cabin. And then they of course run into all kinds of problems with the wildlife in the area. And you guessed it, a big Grizzly bear is in the story. Right along with our theme. And here is Karl getting the popcorn ready. It is free and all you can eat. Sure beats the $10 bag at the movie theater!!<br />
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Donnie (another camp host) is patiently waiting for the first bag. <br />
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This is the screen. The movie is in progress not a great picture but I didn't want to take another one with the flash and interrupt the show. <br />
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Sorry I can't share the cake with you or the popcorn but I hoped you enjoyed the party just the same.<br />
So from Hardin Ridge we send out a Grrrrreat big good night and take care everyone. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09143950983476086003noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225765716488767185.post-86973887035253421192013-07-28T18:55:00.000-07:002013-07-29T20:41:57.445-07:00From Tomato Plant to Portable Washing Machine........Wow! Was the weather gorgeous today. Lows this morning were in the 50's that is just unbelievable for July. Art said he hopes we don't get snow in Sept the way it is cooling off so fast. I don't imagine we are done with the heat though, Aug and Sept can be very hot months.<br />
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When I looked at the calender last night I couldn't believe it. First of all, that we are almost to the end of July already, and second, that one year ago today we were waiting to hear if the Post Office was going to offer an early out to Postmasters, so Art could retire early. I think I pestered Art to death everyday with the same question over and over, "did you hear yet?' I was so excited about the prospects of getting to come to Hardin Ridge and begin our dream of camp hosting. And we were ever so blessed that the Post Office did offer the early out and that Art had 28 yrs of service in so he could take it. We only hosted from August 1st to October 17th last year and then spent the winter at home because of my accident with the drunk driver. Since it totally wrecked our pick up we didn't have a way to get to Florida. However, that was just fine with us as we were able to spend it with Hannah. At the time we didn't know she would be getting married this past June so it all worked out great. I went back and looked at some of my first posts last year.....yikes, the pictures sure weren't very good. I bought a new camera and that really improved the quality plus, doing some editing didn't hurt them either. :)<br />
I had so much fun learning this new hobby I didn't know I loved, photography. I sure am no professional and don't have any desires to be. I just love getting out and seeing what I can find to take a picture of to share with all of you. So speaking of pictures lets get to some.......<br />
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"One" of the things I knew I was going to miss being on the road was my garden. So I convinced Art to let me have a five gallon bucket tomato plant. Isn't it cute?! We have been eating little cherry tomatoes off of it for a few weeks now. I can't believe the birds are leaving them alone but they are. Maybe because I am feeding them seeds........<br />
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Isn't this little Chipping Sparrow darling. He comes to our site everyday and I feed him and his/her friends. They are so friendly they just hope around right in front of us and eat.<br />
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Caught him with his mouth full of corn. It amazes me that they are not scared of the dogs either. <br />
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I am excited to share with you my new "appliance". Doing laundry once a week is sometimes not enough in the hot weather. Since I only have one good work shirt I needed to wash it more often and doing it in the sink was not working so well. Our SIL Tom was telling us that he had seen a little portable hand crank washer on TV and wondered if we could use something like that. So we did some investigating and found this one. We love it. Here is how it works.......<br />
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It has 4 suction cups that hold it to the counter. You add 3-4 tablespoons of laundry soap. And then add your clothes. You can wash up to 5 lbs of clothes. We have done our sheets from the bed one time, and 3 shirts and a pair of my Capri pants another. I usually add 1-2 gallons of hot water then the rest luke warm. It usually takes around 4 gallons of water; there is a water fill line on the inside. Then you put the lid back on (and make sure it is locked). Then you turn the crank round and round. <br />
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As you turn it, it builds up pressure inside and that is what helps to clean your clothes. It says to crank anywhere from 2-4 minutes, I just go by how dirty the clothes are. It reminds you of a propane cylinder doesn't it? Then after you think they are washed enough you apply the drainage tube on the bottom. You can see the drain on above photo.<br />
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After the water stops draining I usually reach in and press down on the clothes to express more water. Then I add white vinegar (about 2 T) to the rinse water (cold) and rotate another 3-4 minutes and then attach drain tube again. Is there a spin cycle? No, not really. This is where good old elbow grease comes in. I squeeze out as much water as I can then I lay out a towel and roll up the clothes in the towel and push down or twist the towel. It removes all the excess water and your clothes are amazingly dry. The towels are not dirty as they are only wet so we just hang them on the line to dry with the clothes. When I washed the bed sheets we just hung them on the line and they drip dried for awhile then they dried pretty fast. And boy did they smell good. I would not want to do all of our laundry this way but it is very handy for under garments, shirts, and a few towels just whatever you might need to do to get by with until laundry day. In the park we are each assigned a day to do our laundry as they provide 2 washers and 2 dryers. Our day is on Thursday, but sometimes I need a few things before then and this little "Wonder Washer" does a fabulous job. And I didn't have to give up valuable storage space either. It fits nicely under our sink when we are done with it. And the price was reasonable too....$37<br />
They say they are handy for people who live apartments to use also. We ordered ours off of Amazon.<br />
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Our camp hosts here are very creative. In case you ever are in need of flower pots I thought I would share with you what Glen and Casey did at their site. These are logs that Glen found that were hollow and he cut them different lengths and then Casey planted flowers in them. Isn't this a cute idea? And there are no shortage of hollowed out logs here to use. <br />
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Camp hosting here is lots of fun. The gang goofs off all the time and just when you think you have seen it all one of them will do the unthinkable. Jonathon had dared Harold to sit on his lap and yep Harold did it. I just love the look on Jonathon's face. This was at our Friday morning safety meeting.<br />
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As we were on our way to the safety meeting we came upon this glorious site.<br />
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Which got me to thinking we hardly ever look up to take pictures, or at least I don't. Seems like I am always looking down on the ground or just straight ahead trying to spot an animal. You know where this is going don't you......<br />
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And higher and higher......<br />
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Effie is tired and says we need to go to bed. So I will say so long from Hardin Ridge and take care everyone!<br />
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This is the tiniest little snail I have ever seen in the wild. His little house was smaller than a pea. He was so friendly when I found him he was sitting on one of our chairs, (don't know how he got there) and so I picked him up and he didn't retract into his shell. I put him on the plant to be more natural looking. What a cutie!!!</div>
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This beautiful Luna Moth was resting on a bathroom wall in Southern Point after a night out on the town. Just look at those beautiful colors!<br />
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My next little creature is so unusual. I don't know if many people even see them without walking over them or unfortunately on them. One day I was swinging and looked up and he was walking on our picnic table. Now most people call them Walking Sticks, this guy was so big I called him a Walking Limb LOL The pine cones are just for added decorations.<br />
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He eventually fell off the table and ambled across our site and climbed way up high in a tree. Now talk about being camouflaged there was no way to see him in that environment.<br />
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We were working the gate one day this week and I happened to turn around and there sat this huge horse fly. I though to myself hmmm wonder what they look like close up.....<br />
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No I'm not sure I'm glad I took the picture either. Those huge blue eyes......yikes scare the daylights out of you. And bite when they do a trickle of blood comes running out. They have been horrible in the park this year. That and mosquitoes too.<br />
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This is a Black Widow. You can barely see the red hour glass on her back. She had the biggest egg sac I have ever seen. She had built this web in the door frame of the ladies bathroom. Freaky!!!<br />
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This little guy was sunny himself in the pond in Blue Gill. As I walked around the pond they were jumping for cover and he thought I couldn't see him. Fooled him didn't I? <br />
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These are my two little vacuum cleaners. They go around every morning sweeping up the bird seed. And in the far right corner is my little Chipping Sparrow. They all get along great and share their food very nicely. <br />
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See how sad this little guy looks. He wants a little blue chair to sit in the tree so he can eat his nuts and seeds from..... hint hint Barbara! What a cute little face. He was sitting on our wood pile waiting to see what the ground squirrels had left for him.<br />
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And what would this blog be without our gorgeous deer here in the park. We have a mom with a set of triplet fawns but I haven't been able to catch her out with them yet. And we have at least two moms with twins. This is one of them but her babies were on the move and I couldn't get a photo of them but I will.<br />
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Would you look at what I finally got a picture of??? I couldn't get one last year when we were here. He may just be the proud papa of some of those fawns I was talking about. <br />
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"I've been working on my tan what do you think? And no bikini line."</div>
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Uh wait what's this....oh ya I took this from the sample pictures there are no penguins in the forest! Fooled ya! :) I sure hope you enjoyed frolicking through the forest with me and seeing all of the creatures that live here with us. They sure make it an adventure everyday not knowing what you are going to see. I much prefer to see most of them first before they see me though.<br />
From creep crawly Hardin Ridge take care everyone!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09143950983476086003noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225765716488767185.post-38984219403997674912013-07-24T18:27:00.000-07:002013-07-29T20:43:29.654-07:00WHOOPEE.....It's here!So did you hear the hoots and hollers in Indiana? My computer is back. The guy that put the new hard drive in installed the wrong driver for the touch pad and that is why I couldn't type on it. How frustrating. When I got it back there was so many things I wanted to do I wasn't happy doing any of them. I jumped all over the place. Then it happened. The scream did you hear the scream??!!<br />
Oh my gosh having to download everything again, learning new ways of doing this and that. Our old email address was gone and so now I had to learn the new one. My daughter when she set the blogging account up for me did it under the gmail act so that was good. It didn't change the emails and comments I received from readers. I just had to learn how to maneuver through it all. I have come a loooong way on doing things on a computer, I was pretty dumb on it before all this blogging took place, now I am pretty proud of myself how I get in there and just "do it." Knowing if I mess it up I have a daughter and son n law to bail me out. Thanks guys!<br />
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OK enough of that gibberish, I'll bet you wonder what we have been up to. Well lets see, camp hosting. I'm done LOL I still don't have wedding pictures to share they are on their way on a disc from Colorado so as soon as I can I will share them. I didn't take any with my camera. Now calm down I was too busy pinning on corsages, boutonnieres, and making sure this and that were going ok I didn't want to worry about photography. Besides there were three cameras going I was sure to get good pictures.<br />
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After the wedding was over we finished up at Turkey Run and headed back down to here, Hardin Ridge. That was such a huge relief to have full hook ups again. Dumping tanks with a 'blue boy' is not fun. Just ask Art hee hee....<br />
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We came back to more hummingbirds that I could ever dream of. We have 8-9 females and one male. I have to fill the feeders at least two of the three once a day.<br />
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I know this is not a great shot but I wanted you to see the feeder we have on our window. The little male and one female seem to dominate it. They can sure drink the syrup water. l still have to try and get a video of them swarming the feeders as you can't get a good picture of that.<br />
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The kids came down on the first Tuesday that we were back and we rented a Pontoon boat and went out on Lake Monroe. Holy Molly it was hot!!!<br />
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Then as I am watching them I had an idea pop in my head:<br />
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We were not the only hot ones that day. This huge bird landed in a dead tree as the kids were soaking. They told us this is the grove for the Eagles. Now I don't know if this is one or not? Judy help????<br />
He didn't look like a hawk but he didn't look like a young Eagle with or at least the ones I goggled.<br />
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As we were watching him and taking his picture some one was jealous and wanted his taken too....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>"And now in first place for the great muscle ton of the upper legs is our Great Blue Heron."</b></td></tr>
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Then at 76247 we have a new family that has moved in. Anyone wanting to send a basket of worms for a house warming it would be greatly appreciated.<br />
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Off the feather friends and onto Miss Effie. She has found a new place to ride on our golf cart and she did this all by herself. We tossed her bed up there one day and she jumped up in it and now has declared the "rumble seat" as her own. And the breeze just gently blows hers wire hair curls. :)<br />
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I will leave you this evening with one of my favorite places in the park. The trails. They are so well maintained and they always leave you with that feeling of what is over the next rise or the next curve.<br />
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Yesterday was one of our first gorgeous days here. We hit temps in the 80's hooray! Art and I wanted to go do something fun and exciting. We have ordered an inflatable kayak and so we wanted to see what the dogs would think of the water. We went over to the marina and rented a pontoon boat. The water was so choppy due to the heavy winds, so we rocked and rolled. At first the dogs were a little freaked out. They hid under my coat and then slowly they decided hey this is fun, well Effie did, Cooper finally just feel asleep. It wasn't long Effie was doing this..... ( don't worry we have life jackets on order for them the ones with the handle so we can grab them)<br />
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The wind was still cool on the water for a while. She just stood up and wanted to see out I guess. It was just adorable. I must have taken 20 pictures of her doing this. And most of them look the same :))))<br />
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I couldn't believe she wasn't scared. Effie is the timid one, always unsure of things, scared to get far from your side. So this really surprised me. This is one of my favorites.....<br />
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Looks like she is watching the water swish out of the motor. Or Art said she might be praying as there were a few times when the boat really rocked. :) Here is what Cooper did while Effie was enjoying the scenery......<br />
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He was enjoying the sun rays. It didn't take him long though in that black coat to get warm and move.<br />
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We pulled the boat into a cove to get out of the wind and dropped the anchor and ate our lunch I had packed of sandwiches and chips. It was so peaceful and serene.....ahhhh<br />
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This particular cove is Allen's Creek. There were a few boats in there fishing. The water was so calm compared to the middle of the lake and warmer too. I expected to see a deer come wondering down and take a drink.<br />
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We rented the boat for 4 hours and it went so fast. I could have spent 4 more out there. There is just something so relaxing about being on the water. We have been reading and studying up on the inflatable kayaks by Sea Eagle and we finally took the plunge and ordered it yesterday. It would be mainly for places like the above picture. There were people kayaking out in the middle and they were bobbling more that anything. It didn't look all that fun to me. <br />
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After we ate lunch we drove over to the boat ramp at Hardin Ridge to dock and go to the restroom. They have a floating dock and there was no way Cooper was walking on it. Art had to carry him. Effie jumped off onto it walked up pottied, and then ran back down and jumped on the boat herself. She was ready for more sailing. I think she could have gone 4 more hours too.<br />
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After we turned the boat back in we drove around the campground that is in the State Recreational Area called Paynetown. We were driving and then came to this road block...<br />
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Art suggested we take the dogs for a ride in the truck down to the boat ramp and get some sun set pictures. What with the Mini Cooper and the golf cart it doesn't get driven much.<br />
The sun was so pretty and the more it went down the prettier the sky became.<br />
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We were not the only ones watching the sun go down this family of geese were floating on the water near us and they had 2 little ones... And hopefully there was one sitting somewhere on a nest and that one wasn't a loner. That is sad. <br />
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Love this one's splash landing. So graceful I would probably end butt up!<br />
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That is all tonight from Hardin Ridge. Hope you enjoyed our little boat adventure and Cooper has asked no one please make fun of him. Effie is doing enough of that! :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09143950983476086003noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225765716488767185.post-79293257208908929272013-05-04T11:21:00.001-07:002013-05-04T11:21:27.695-07:00I Hope This Never Happens to YOU!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello, we're back! And so happy about that. The RV is well and was an easy fix...how wonderful. The problem was the elbow into the grey holding tank was at a bad angle and not glued, so when the tank was full the water ran out, which is what happened to us. That is where all that water came from. Modern Trailer Sales in Anderson, IN is where we bought the unit. We had heard their service department was very good, and it was! We told them when we arrived this and asked them not to "let us down" and they did not. They did a wonderful job. They pulled our unit into the bay the minute we arrived and worked on it all day until every job and every concern we had was attended to. We thanked them when we left on doing such a speedy job and they said they knew this was our home now and wanted to get us back in it as soon as possible. The only trying part of the day was killing 4 hours, walking through Walmart. I was looking for a blue vest to put on and see if they would employ me for that time we were there :) I can tell you where everything is in the Anderson Walmart now! I am not a shopper but we wanted to stay in the area as we didn't want to use any more diesel fuel than we already had. I called Keystone while we were there and expressed our concerns about being in the unit only 4 weeks and now this problem. I also said it cost us $100 in diesel to bring it to the dealer to be fixed and that if it happened again in the 'very near' future we would like to be compensated for fuel and she said that would be an option for us. That was nice to know. I told them all the good things we loved about the RV and I could hear her typing the whole time I was talking. :)<br />
I would have blogged sooner but we were having internet issues and now they are resolvd so I'm back!<br />
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OK, now on to the title of the blog today. This entry is going to be different than my usual wildlife photos. I thought you might be interested in seeing what happened to a camper here in the park on the Sunday night before we left. We were all gathered at the office having a pitch in dinner. A lady came walking up to the door and was crying and said they needed help as her husband had the camper stuck in the gate house drive. Hmmm.... he was stuck all right. I wanted to tell you the pictures were all taken by Iphones and not cameras so the quality will not be as good. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>See the sign that says Keep Right...he didn't. We were told he did not want to go to the right (where golf cart is) because of the speed bumps. They cause the items in the shelves to be jostled. I think he has more problems than dishes being out of place now. </b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>This was taken on top of the roof and as you can see he broke the beam that measures 10 x 10 and moved the entire building on its foundation. He tried to back out before help arrived and that caused more damage to trailer and gate house. </b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>You can see the roof how it buckled, and the steel plate that was holding the big beam in place was bent in the middle. The speed limit was 25mph. You can determine yourself if you think the magnitude of the damage was done under that speed limit. Hmmm????</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>In the first picture you can see the yellow cone that hangs down to remind people of the height. And you can see the sign in this one also. It was asked why they didn't make this taller when they built it but apparently it was constructed in the 70's when RV's were not this tall. </b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>We talked that the trailer probably suffered major structural damage. Wondering if they will total it?</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>I guess he was frustrated with the Forest Service for not putting a warning sign on this side of the gate house also. Again....hmmmm! He came in the front entrance and had to go to the outside lane of the gate house to keep from having "This" happen. The beams didn't magically raise several inches in the few days he was here. </b></td></tr>
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We all make mistakes and dumb ones at that. At least I know we have. We all started telling stories about the dumb things we have done while waiting on the wrecker to come and pull him out. It turned out to be quite funny. Found out even the "pros" have made some blunders of their own. I won't mention any names here of course ;)<br />
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Here we are parked in the barn lot (which was quiet to sleep in. NOT ). We stayed at the house to spend time with Hannah before we came back. I always thought this place was quiet and peaceful until trying to sleep with the animals. The turkeys and geese partied until wee hours of the morning. :) In my next blog I'll share the wild life photos I captured in the pond and bushes. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>It looks like a used RV sales lot. That is Hannah and Dan's trailer they just bought. </b></td></tr>
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I want to wish Kevin a Happy 70th Birthday. He is the Assistant Manager here at the park. They surprised him with cake at our safety meeting yesterday. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Happy Birthday Kevin....cute hat! :))))</b></td></tr>
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That's about it from soggy, rainy Hardin Ridge. Hope everyone has been healthy and happy while we've been away, I hope to catch up on some blogs now. <br />
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So from Hardin Ridge in Hoosier National Forest best wishes everyone. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09143950983476086003noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225765716488767185.post-25484558913099245562013-04-28T22:00:00.004-07:002013-04-28T22:53:06.025-07:00A Little Bandit Stole My Heart......<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well I just couldn't be more excited! I feel so much better and thank you to all of you for your most kindest of well wishes. The weather is still raining and cold, but we have great big nice windows to look out of and this week the RV goes in to get all well too. Oh... is this why I am excited? Well partly, I am excited because I got a picture of something. Something I wanted all last year while we were here but the little stinker out foxed me all the time. I guess he heard I had been sick because yesterday I was sitting at the table and whalah there he was pretty as a picture hanging on the tree looking at me. So here is my first picture out the window...Barbara this one is for you. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Yes, I know, the clarity could be better but...I got a Pileated Woodpecker. How thrilling for me anyway. Now some of you may be going hooo humm. What can I say I get excited over little things. :)</b></td></tr>
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And I am not done. Oh no the creatures are ascending upon us like the animals did to Noah and the Ark. Not really but it sounded good. Art sees this one for me....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>It was right at sundown and there she was. Standing right beside the camper just back in the woods a little. She just mosied around eating new leaves and shoots coming up out of the ground. </b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>She wasn't very big I'm guessing a year old, maybe. She is darker here as the sun didn't bleach her out as much. Isn't she adorable??</b></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></td></tr>
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It was just our week I guess for animals. Art just about gave me a
heart attack when this girl appeared out the window. "Tam, a turkey."
And NO not that softly. Well all was going well; she was laying down on her side
dusting herself in a mole's run when here comes Bill, another host on
his golf cart and scared her. Thanks Bill way to go!!!! He knows I'm
just kidding! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Look at her! Off she goes in a dead heat behind the bathhouse. She looks more like a Roadrunner at this point, but hey I gotta turkey!</b></td></tr>
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Okay I'll give you a break from the animals for a minute. I shared with you a few blogs back the other camp hosts sights but at that time 2 of them weren't here yet. So now I want to show you where they live....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>This is where Harold and Nancy the beach mangers live. It wasn't very pretty and sunny out when I took these but can you believe the photo on the right is what they see out their back window. Not too shabby is it? They have a gorgeous view of Lake Monroe from their site.</b></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></td></tr>
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Guess what returned to us this week. I guess others have seen them in the park but he was a first for us. I was so excited I was doing my hummingbird dance....<br />
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The work here at the park has really slacked off as much of it is done. So that gives us more time for walks and taking the golf cart out looking for photo opportunities. While we were riding on the golf cart Friday I told Art that I wished I had discovered this love for photography earlier in my life. He asked why and I said, "because I look at the world differently now." I take the time to look at the area I am in and I look at it at different angles. I don't want to rush at what I'm doing for fear I might miss something. I guess in my older age I appreciate the world that I am living in and enjoying the beauty of it far more than in my younger years. I know I never knew a flower had so much detail as before, or that a tree looks different when you stand directly under it and look up at the sky, or that you need a vast amount of patience when waiting for a turkey or deer to come walking out of the forest. And I know from proof in these next few pictures that I 'notice' what is going around in my world from the ground all the way up into the trees. All the time we were here last year we heard they were here but I never got one picture of them. I am so glad I did not for I am awarded this year by this amazing set of pictures. How marvelous to witness this act of nature.....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this....I have seen it before when I was a little girl growing up in the woods but not with a camera in my hand ready to get a picture.</b></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>You could just feel her sense of relief when she deposited that little bundle in his new home. As a mom I could sympathize with how much she wanted her little one safe. She stole my heart. </b></td></tr>
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We just sat in the cart a ways off and waited and remained very quiet as not to alarm her. And you know the thing that really puzzles me is Cooper and Effie do not bark at wildlife. They will bark their heads off at a person but a deer or squirrel runs across our path...nothing. Which is good, for me and I'm glad so it didn't scare the mama raccoon. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Woody said there was no way he was being left out of the blog so he came and lit on the tree right outside our trailer window too. I tell you with all the rain we have been getting I may have thought the animals knew something we didn't as much as we saw of them. But wait...I'll bet the bird seed and corn I put out had something to do with it. </b></td></tr>
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And I hope you are not tired of butterflies because this plant is a magnet. I told Art you are probably wondering if I am sticking fake ones in the plant to get these pictures ha ha...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>When I was a little girl and grew up where I did it was really much like where were are now. I was surrounded by woods and creeks. And one thing we had many of were these little ground squirrels. My Mom loved them and always nicknamed them Freddy. Here is our little Freddy at Hardin Ridge.</b></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></td></tr>
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I guess I will end here tonight. I am tired and need to turn in as we have to pack up and leave tomorrow morning. We are leaving a day early in order to go by our house and unload the fridge and our clothes and then get up early Tues morning and take it to the dealership. Here is crossing our fingers they have it fixed and ready for us to return in a hurry. Freddy, Woody and all our animal buddies will miss us, and I expect the hand outs we are giving too. Truth be told I will miss them. <br />
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So from Hardin Ridge take care everyone. <br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09143950983476086003noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225765716488767185.post-24136079810426812462013-04-25T12:40:00.000-07:002013-04-25T12:40:35.874-07:00I'm Sick, the RV is Sick, but the Wildlife is Still Beautiful.....Sorry it has been so long since my last blog...I've been sick. I have the flu. Art came down with a sore throat Friday night. It was really red and swollen but he drank some hot tea and that seemed to take care of it. Then I started to feel bad on Monday. My head was hurting and was feeling congested then...the worst~ I came down with a fever. Now fevers and me just don't get along. I have seen Art have a fever of over a hundred and still work, me, 99.5 and I'm down and out. I hurt so bad I felt like a Mac truck had run over my body. I am feeling a little better, I spiked a fever again last night and today I am still very weak and congested. When I get something like this it takes me days to get over it. I am so mad I wasn't sick all winter at the house, not even a tiny little cold and then we get here and I get this flu. Urr.... but I will get better soon from such wonderful and thoughtful care. Art went to town and got me some good medicine which has helped with the congestion and body aches. And Nancy, another host just brought over some delicious chicken soup, thank you Nancy. See now who wouldn't want a life style like this? Such wonderful friends and lovely scenery to look at even if you feel terrible. I am just happy I feel up to doing this blog before you all forgot me :) Just kidding...... Now if only we had some medication for the RV. Yep, we already have problems. Remember when we had to move it last week so they could cut down some trees that were too close to us? Even though at the time it seemed like a lot of work thank goodness we needed to move because we have a major water leak under the tanks. Water was pouring out from under the trailer as Art was moving it. He took the panel off the bottom and the insulation was dripping wet. So we have to tear down 'again' and take it back to the dealership on the 30th. Art has been on the phone with a service tech and they are hoping for an easy fix of just a leak in the tank vent. But they will still have to replace all the insulation under there. Now if the tanks are leaking then we may be gone for a while. Isn't this just ridiculous?? We have only been here a few weeks and already a major problem. I want to call Keystone and tell them they need to at least pay for our diesel to take it back to the dealership. I don't know what is wrong with these companies but the workmanship is really really crappy. I could understand if this unit was a few years old but a new one you expect a little different experience. Thank goodness it is still under warranty. Will keep you up to date on the findings. Ok now on to good things. I have wildlife YA!!!! The first picture I cannot take credit for though ~~ Kay one of our host was able to snag a picture of this little guy while they were putting up new clips on our posts for reservation slips. And you all know how I love turtles so I am starting with him. Thank you Kay for sharing this with me so I can share with readers of the blog.<br />
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Isn't he just the cutest thing? I know I know not furry and cuddly like a bunny but you have to admire these little guys who carry their home on their backs through the rain, the mud, the wet leaves, the branches....hey they could carry mail. :)<br />
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OK speaking of our log pile. We were starting to get a bit concerned that our logs were attracting mice, as Cooper lets us know they are in there. So Art decided to clean up the mess some and Abbie and Bill gave us a tarp to cover up the wood to keep it dry. Of course with Art moving the wood he stirred up a mouse, and Cooper was on the war path. He was a tad bit angry. See...<br />
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Poor little guy he wore himself our trying to catch that mouse. The mouse I am sorry to say was a little to quick for him. He would scurry around the other side faster than Cooper could so he escaped many times. As I watched him he seemed to be laughing as he would run by Cooper. :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cooper tried another approach, pounce from the top. It didn't work either. </b></td></tr>
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What was Effie doing while all this commotion was going on. Funny you should ask because I took this picture of her while Cooper was barking....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>She wasn't one bit fazed by all the commotion. She was smart and stayed in her chair and the warm sunshine. </b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cooper finally admitted defeat and went after this green bug, that appeared injured, that was crawling on our patio mat. This was as close as he got to it though, I guess the mouse was safer than he thought. </b></td></tr>
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If you read the blog regularly you remember I said our daughters and their families were coming over this past weekend and to expect granddaughter pictures. Well here they are. Meredith had a blast sliding on the slides. She had the adults right where she wanted them. Aunt Hannah would lift her up to Daddy, Daddy would let go Uncle Dan would catch her, she would run to Aunt Hannah and it would start all over again. What a system, she didn't have to climb anything. And me, you guessed it I was on camera duty......<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>"Ready, set, go!" </b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Right into Uncle Dan's arm. </b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>See her Elmo doll? She would let him go first and then she would go. So cute!!!</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>After a while Aunt Hannah's arms hurt so she and Meredith raced. It was so cute.</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>I'm not sure who was having more fun Meredith or Aunt Hannah!</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>She is giving kisses now. Meredith that is.... So sweet :)</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Wanted to show you my new hanger for the hummingbird feeder. I had one that suctioned on the window last year but it was tiny and had to be refilled everyday. I found this hanger at Walmart and love it. Effie loves to hang out in her bed by the window so she can look out. </b></td></tr>
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Before I came down with the flu I decided to go on the hunt for wildlife. I found some!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Now if he doesn't make you smile nothing will. Is he cute or what??? Chubby little cheeks, and he just sat there and posed wasn't one bit afraid of me. </b></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></td></tr>
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And then look what I saw.......<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>"I hear you have been looking for me?"</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>"Well here I am all proud and beautiful. Just like last year."</b></td></tr>
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I was giddy with excitement. My first deer photo of the year. She was so sweet just stood there and let me take pictures of her. And when I drove away she just started eating again, like well my deed is done for the day hoe hum! <br />
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I don't know what was on the ground but these two butterflies were sitting side by side enjoying something.<br />
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I am thrilled with my plant I bought. Every day there are butterflies all around it. Isn't this guy pretty. I am not going to try and identify it, as I have looked and it takes forever to find their picture. I am just enjoying their beauty. I need to find a book on them. <br />
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I did some engagement pictures for our daughter while they were here as they had their first date walking a trail in a state park. I thought I would post 2 of my favorites.<br />
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And since they love walking trails we wanted to do one of those too. So here they are walking the trail here at Hardin Ridge.....<br />
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Hope you enjoyed all the nature pictures. Next time I do a post I hope our home and myself are both back to 100%. So from Hardin Ridge in Hoosier National Forest....<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09143950983476086003noreply@blogger.com42tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225765716488767185.post-40506217577920522532013-04-18T17:10:00.002-07:002013-04-18T17:10:25.497-07:00Spring has Sprung at Hardin Ridge....Take a Look!The weather has warmed up and the storms, bugs, mud, and 'wet sticky little buds' from the trees that fall and stick on the bottom of your shoes and you track them in every where is here. Phew that was a mouthful!!! My Mini Cooper looks like someone went muddin' on the outside and then didn't remove their shoes when they got in the inside. And....there is more rain and storms coming. It just got too hot too fast. But then the 30's are coming to rescue us again this weekend. That creates a very unstable atmosphere too. Gee, I am sounding like a meteorologist :) The ticks are horrible. Every night this week Art has found one crawling on him and Effie had one in her bed the other night. YUK! Hate those little blood sucking creatures, give me the willies.<br />
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Ok now on to happier, prettier thoughts. The trees are greening up in here everyday. The leaves are being born into little toddler leaves. See took a picture today.<br />
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Then you take a picture up close and you see this....<br />
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Now here are the pretty ones and my favorites only they don't last too long.....<br />
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I wanted to say I'm sorry I haven't blogged in awhile. We have still been working outside on the campground trying to get it all prettied up for the campers. Some of you know I have a bad back. I don't have a disc between 2 vertebra and then I have several degenerative disc. I have a lot of pain and have had epidural injections which help alot but they don't last long. About 2 months and you can only have 4 in a years time. Well yesterday I over did it. Dumb me I know better, but I raked way too much and then I stepped in a hole which just kills me. The uneven ground makes those bones grate together, causing pain and then the muscles tighten and become like rocks. I sat on the heating pad last night and then today did laundry and took it easier. I did want to blog today to show you something I did. I made my own picture frame out of sticks....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>These are our daughters Hannah and Lindsay. I wanted to hang up the photo but didn't want to put any nails in the wall or use a traditional frame. One day I thought hmmmm, I have all the wood I need at my finger tips how about a rustic looking one. So this is what I came up with. I attached them to the wall with the tacky puddy. Worked great!</b></td></tr>
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Then we didn't have any kind of end table by the side of the bed. Now that wasn't going to work as I need my "nightime" stuff. So since there are only hundreds of logs laying around that have been freshly cut I had my pick. Art removed all the bark and we let it dry out in the sunshine and put plastic on the bottom. Good idea, don't you think??<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>I was going to make a little round brown covering for it and then I looked at it and thought nope I like the rustic look to go with my rustic picture frame :)</b></td></tr>
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Remember my little Chipping Sparrow? Well I put some seed out on a (guess).....<br />
Now how did you guess, a log? Only I think this one is a little precarious for the little fellow. Hope the ax doesn't slip!! <br />
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Now for those of you concerned that we are still working Effie and Cooper too hard :) no worries we are not wearing them out now the storms are. They in one word (HATE) thunder, lightening, and rain. In the camper the rain is magnified a lot so they freak out even more. Poor babies.....<br />
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And Effie is taking up the other recliner in her bed. She feels safer in there so we let her sit in it "in" the chair. Are we good doggie parents or what???<br />
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Anybody getting cabin fever and ready to get outside? The Forest Service has a great trail here to walk. And the weather has been great to do so. Have had a few people in here hunting for morel mushrooms but I don't think they are finding too many yet. Still it is fun to walk.<br />
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The squirrels are still at it. Guess they are still hungry after such a long winter. And there are little tiny grey ones all over the place, running and playing. They keep a person entertained for sure.<br />
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I also took pictures of Easter Lillies...ok I thought Easter was over with but no problem they are still pretty. So I will just share photos with you to enjoy....<br />
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We just came back from a walk (between rain showers) and saw a hen turkey, too dark for the camera. Then Art saw a deer going up to the office to get our laundry but he doesn't take the camera, and I saw a coyote run across the road yesterday while racking sticks, and I didn't have the camera, and some other hosts saw 2 turtles yesterday but I wasn't with them, hence no camera. Are you tired of the excuses and no wildlife pictures?....me too! I am going to have to get out more and just look for opportunities. But this weekend our daughters and their families are coming for a visit so I won't be doing it then. You can expect granddaughter pictures first :)) Won't be long the deer should be out with their fawns, now you had better believe I will have my camera then.<br />
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So from Hardin Ridge in Hoosier National Forest best wishes and take care everyone. <br />
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Well we went from winter to summer back to winter, hooray for Indiana weather. Been here my whole life and you should never pack away your winter clothes until after July 4th. :) We had the air conditioner on one night and the furnace/fire place the next.<br />
Oh well not boring that way, I guess. We are supposed to get up into the 70's this week that will be so nice.<br />
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We have a little mess on our site now. Oh goody! More sticks to pick up. The Forest Service cuts down dangerous trees that are dead, diseased or dying to prevent injury to campers. And unfortunately we had some around us. They had so many to cut this year due to the Ash Bore bug that is killing the Ash trees and the Popular dying due to the drought from last summer. So basically in a nut shell it is just not a good thing to be a tree right now. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>This used to be a beautiful Sassafras tree. The Forest Service brought it to us after they cut it down since we had to do this......</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Yes, that is us sitting out in the middle of the road. They wanted us to move since 2 of the trees they had to cut down were behind us and they were big!!!</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>It had grown up into a V shape. So one went left, one went right. </b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The one that went to the right sounded like a bomb when it hit. That is because it exploded when it hit the ground. See the inside is starting to rot. </b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>They also (Forest Service) said Woodpeckers are not helping the situation either. They love of course to put these holes in the trees and that isn't healthy and ends in them dying alot of the time. But oh Woody is so cute, how can we be made at him?</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>But not all is lost. Aren't these nice "sit around the fire" chairs? They really go with our decor don't they? My only complaint is they are hard!</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>This is a new view out of our kitchen window. :( I hate seeing trees cut down. I know they need to be for the safety of the campers but seems like a life is gone. </b></td></tr>
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We worked most of the morning cleaning up our site. I don't like to see brush laying around and there were many big logs we moved. I bought this new plant called a Senetti. This is the trademark name for a plant from the Pericallis plant. Nope didn't mean anything to me either. But I thought I would throw that in there to appear smart :) All I know is it is gorgeous and it attracted butterflies almost immediately.<br />
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Cleaning sites all morning just wore Effie out. As you can see it was cold outside in the wind and so she was sun bathing in her camouflage sweater. <br />
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This morning almost all of the hosts went out to a local restaurant where they serve a breakfast buffet. It is one of those little restaurants where all the chairs don't match, the silverware if not perfect, but boy do they serve great food! We don't work all the time we have fun too.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Starting top right is Mickey her husband Kevin, then Dee her husband Al. Then top left is Jim, Jack, his wife Kay, then Donnie and my plate, then Art (you all know him by now). Al and Dee are the managers here and Kevin and Mickey are the assistant managers. Just a wonderful group of people. But next time I am going to have them all say "cheese." :)))</b></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></td></tr>
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Here are their homes while in the park.....<br />
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There is still one camp host position available, so if any of you out there are wanting to come and join this amazing life style let me know and I will put you in contact with Al and Dee. <br />
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This Swallowtail landed on the blue paint that they put around a tree that needs to be cut down. Funny he landed on the exact middle. Maybe he was protesting the cutting of this tree.<br />
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From Hardin Ridge in Hoosier National Forest best wishes and take care everyone. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09143950983476086003noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225765716488767185.post-64534067972601283702013-04-09T19:45:00.002-07:002013-04-09T19:53:49.318-07:00Let's Talk Trash.....Well we did it we went from winter to summer all in two days. We had coats on this past weekend and today people were beet red from the heat. It was 81 in the trailer with the windows open so imagine what it was outside. HOT! They were blowing leaves and sweating, I was picking up sticks and trash and sweating. Now since I mentioned "trash" lets talk. I am going to refrain myself here from saying what I want to but I will say this, I don't know who raised these people who do these things? I picked up '5', five gallon buckets of trash today. Want to know what I picked up? Glad you do because here goes:<br />
man's underwear, aluminum foil, beer cans, beer bottles, batteries, bottle caps, a ladies hair band, 2 oil lamps, Styrofoam containers, crate paper, windshield wiper, spoons, bailing twine, man's handkerchief, plastic grocery bags, cardboard boxes, and paper towel by the roll! And my personal favorite, a bag of rotten sweet potatoes. Plus, they broke off one of the post that marks the site and tossed it down into the woods. I guess that wasn't enough excitement for them as they did this too......<br />
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This gorgeous Magnolia Tree sits behind the office. I have never been able to take a picture of these flowers before. They remind me of Orchids. So pretty but they don't last long.<br />
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It won't be long until the Redbuds will be out, I love those trees can't wait to get pictures of them. There are little flowers coming up everywhere. After the high temperatures today I'm sure the trees will have little leaves by this weekend. But wait the high on Friday is only supposed to be 48, so back out comes the coats. :(<br />
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I don't know if the park is going to open this weekend or not. Depends if we get all the loops ready I guess. It is supposed to rain tomorrow so that will slow us down if it does.<br />
What with the high temperatures and the cold weather coming in will probably get some severe storms.<br />
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We went for a long drive tonight on the golf cart to look for wildlife. Yep they were every where, just not where we were. Three different times we have seen the hen turkey but I have not had my camera, we have been to busy for me to take it with me all the time. But while we were driving on the far end of our loop we saw this...<br />
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I feel really bad that I have not been keeping up reading all the blogs I used to. I try and read and comment when I can, but with all this work and trying to do my own blog I don't seem to have enough time. Once the park opens and all the clean up is over with I hope to have more time to read again. I try and read a few each night but sometimes I just can't stay awake to do so, and trying to type a comment well I end up with so many mistakes it takes me a while to do one. But just know I have not forgotten any of you. <br />
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I can't believe we have been here one week already. It seemed like it would never get here and now it is here and one week has gone by. We were so tired from last week. We went into town on Friday night to get some groceries and eat supper out, too tired to cook. When we went into the restaurant the lady asked us if we were over 60? Too funny! The way we were walking we looked like we were in our 80's. The car ride over there I stiffened up and my feet hurt so bad on the bottom I was limping, it was a funny moment and she retracted her statement quickly, probably from the look on our faces :)<br />
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The weather has turned absolutely gorgeous. I am sitting outside in the swing typing this watching the laundry dry on the line.....<br />
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They have washers and dryers here at the campground for us to use, but it was so pretty out and I love the smell of sun dried clothes. We put the towels and jeans in the dryers.<br />
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Did you know we have headless squirrels in Hardin Ridge? :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> He had his little head in leaves, hunting for those buried nuts.</td></tr>
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I told Art why didn't I wrap some potatoes in foil and he could bake them for me so we would have breakfast in the morning. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So I fried up a few bacon pieces, added some onions and then cubed up my potatoes. After they had browned and warmed up I beat up 6 eggs and added to the mix. Then I put my bacon pieces back in and that was breakfast. It really stays with you all the protein and we have enough left for tomorrow morning. </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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While the potatoes were baking we were sitting outside just relaxing and looking at this gorgeous view. Cooper on the other hand was wanting to go for a golf cart ride. That boy could ride on there for hours. He and Effie love it.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was Friday morning. I was picking up sticks and Art was blowing leaves. The wind was still a bit chilly and if you were riding on the cart you needed a coat or in this case a "dog sweater." </td></tr>
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After I had finished picking up the sticks in the campsites and the guys that were blowing leaves were full of gas (their blowers silly) the dogs and I went exploring. There is a pond on Blue Gill Loop that is so pretty. I was driving around on the cart and this is what I saw.....<br />
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And look there are fish in there too!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now in this case the camera didn't add just 10lbs. This guy was a little bit bigger than a goldfish, but in the picture he looked huge. I don't know fish breeds but I am guessing a little Bluegill?? </td></tr>
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And while I was sitting here typing this a little Sparrow came into the campsite and walked around looking at us. So stinkin' cute. He picked up part of a nut and and was eating it. He was so tame. He has been on the bird feeder I have up too.<br />
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He moved around and looked at me. "Now please get my good side, since I will be seen by many." He had many good sides but this one is pretty cute.<br />
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This little Redheaded Woodpecker must have a home around here. He hangs around all the time. This morning he landed on a tree right outside our window.<br />
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Well that has been our first week here in Hoosier National Forest. We are having a blast, meeting new hosts that are coming in and enjoying every minute of this new life style.<br />
So from Hardin Ridge, best wishes and take care everyone.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09143950983476086003noreply@blogger.com39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225765716488767185.post-39386195029275372402013-04-04T17:09:00.000-07:002013-04-04T18:43:18.942-07:00We're Fine....We're Just Tired!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Did not do a blog yesterday, I had no strength left to type. And tonight is even worse, but I figured you might think we had changed our minds and headed back to the house. No way! Even though I am tired I am lovin' it!!!<br />
This is what we have been doing. Loading pictures is less work than typing :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Mickey, Jim and Art blowing leaves on our loop. After the winter months and thousands of trees, there are a few leaves piled up that have to moved. Away from bathrooms, drains in the ditches, campsites, roads, etc. </b></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></td></tr>
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The ones of us who do not blow leaves because the blowers are very heavy, we pick up sticks.<br />
Leaves, sticks, leaves, sticks,.....hmmm wonder which there is more of in a forest?<br />
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Cooper and Effie, were riding along in the Cradle truck with me. I move the truck along with the gas for the blowers. And I go for anything they may need, like water, bathroom break, food, etc. <br />
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After we finished today working on the loop Blue Gill, Jim, another host had gone home to get his log splitter. We had not possibly done enough work for the day or tired enough so we split wood for 1 1/2 hours. Ok now I'm really really tired. <br />
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The Forest Service has cut down many trees this past winter. Either they were damaged or diseased. And so we can cut up all the firewood we want.<br />
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The we loaded up the first load in Jim's truck. He likes to have fires as much as we do.<br />
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This is a site that is down the road from us. I just love it. Probably one of my favorite sites in the park. It is #187 on Pine.<br />
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We are eating supper, which I could barely chew...:) and this Red Headed Woodpecker kept flying around landing on trees outside our window. Beautiful bird, and there are many of them in here. So....I had to take his picture.<br />
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Then as I was watching him I saw something move out of the corner of eye. Could it be, no, oh yes it is!!!!!! A turkey, move Art get out of my way! That is what he said to our daughter Lindsay as he was talking to her on the phone, that I tried to run him over. Not really but he <i>was</i> in my way!<br />
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I would say this has been a good day. The campground floor is cleaner, we have some very nice firewood, (thank you Jim) and I know I won't have <b>ANY </b>problems sleeping tonight. I think I could even sleep on a rock slab, but hey I won't have to, we have our great memory foam. Now if I don't blog for a day or two, you now know why. We are pooped and resting.<br />
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From Hardin Ridge, we send best wishes and take care everyone!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09143950983476086003noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225765716488767185.post-15741727196736294672013-04-02T15:28:00.000-07:002013-04-02T15:28:45.216-07:00Go Ahead and Laugh....We Are!I am beginning to think all these little mishaps are happening for your benefit. Are you laughing yet? Well you will be. There will be NO pictures with this unfortunate accident. OK....now you all know when you turn the water on for the first time how there is tons of air in the lines and all that lovely pink RV anti freeze? I REALLY do now. I decided to shower 1st last night, bad idea. Darn it Art why didn't you stop me. I go in and get all my stuff ready, open the shower door, turn the shower head so it is not pointed "directly" at me. Well, apparently when the water shoots out at mach speed and hits the shower wall it turns the head <b>directly at you!</b> I am covered with nice pink, cold water, oh and so is the floor, rugs, my towel. NOW you are laughing aren't you???? :)))))))<br />
That's OK I did too, after my nice, long, hot shower. Gee it is amazing how quick you get cold when cold, pink water sprays you. I thought I deserved a nice long hot shower, don't you? Art goes 2nd, so he has a nice warm bathroom, no anti freeze, and no hot water. Ha ha ha.....;-)<br />
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After all the shower fun was over we decided to watch a movie. Good idea until we got these out of the cabinet.....<br />
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Now why do they have to make these things so complicated. We get the movie in the player, can't get it to play by clicking on the remote, so I get up and hit play on the player itself, works fine. But we have a picture that is 8 x 10 on a big screen TV. I am getting a bad feeling right now, and I was right. I keep trying to adjust it with the remote, nope won't budge. I told Art the battery has to be dead, so I pop it out, and it is that small round one. Now who makes a remote with that kind of battery? We just so happen have one from a battery operated candle. It works! Now things are looking up. Nope, close captioning is on I hate that, I always want to read that instead of looking at the picture. Took us 20 minutes to get it off and with both remotes. It was on the TV and the DVD player, sheesh! We had both books out, reading, (not laughing now) and saying where is Tommy (our SIL) He he a whiz at electronics, can figure out anything. But Tommy is over an hour away, probably not an option. But, we have to figure this out ourselves. We are smart people, well when it comes to electronics I wonder. The computer and me are slowly making friends, and my Iphone is doing pretty well. By the time I get the hang of something they change it. Anyway, back to the movie, by the time we had it all figured out we were out of the mood to watch it. Just went to bed. Our, by the way, comfortable bed now. I slept like a baby! We will try the movie another night, when "everything" has gone right that day. Oh no, we won't ever be watching a movie again!!! :)<br />
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I drove now to the lake yesterday, it was so pretty. I love how the water and sky are almost the same color. Boy I bet that water is freezing.<br />
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Cooper and I were riding around on the golf cart trying to find a deer, turkey, squirrel, even a mouse to take a picture of. They were no where. Art saw a big Tom turkey this morning but I saw only this crow (figures I had the camera). He was pecking away at something really hard on this branch so I zoomed in and he is eating on a pine cone. Smart bird. He was so tame just sat there looking at me. Take all the pictures you want he seemed to be saying.<br />
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While I was out on the golf cart Art had started our first fire of the season. There is something wrong with our grill (no grilled chicken) so we had a wiener roast, and baked potatoes in the coals, Boy are they good. When I came back I was freezing so I came in and made my "one" cup of coffee. I look out the window and this is what I see.....<br />
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This little red headed woodpecker was going through leaves over by the shower house like a ravaging bull. I don't know what was under there but leaves were flying. I took several pictures and this is the only one that turned out. Bad little birds they won't sit still. <br />
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So from Hardin Ridge, best wishes and take care everyone. :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09143950983476086003noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225765716488767185.post-69049051847680896712013-04-01T15:32:00.000-07:002013-04-01T15:32:46.362-07:00I Slept....It worked! I am happy to report I got a good nights sleep! And boy do I feel better today. Amazing what sleep will do for you isn't it?? The foam mattress did the trick. My hips are not hardly sore at all this evening. In our other fifth wheel, the bed in there was amazingly comfortable for an RV. It was a Heartland product....OK Keystone you need to step up and have better mattresses. That is another reason we didn't sleep on it before we left, we weren't worried about it. My heel is still sore especially in a shoe but it is healing too.<br />
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We were up early this am and I made my own Egg McMuffins for our breakfast. Art said they were better than McDonalds. I said sure they were they were made with love. I had a lady comment on my coffee pot and I thought I would share more on it. See Art doesn't like coffee only I do, so making a big pot is a waste for us. So I found this coffee pot that makes one cup at a time. No not a Keurig. It is made by Hamilton Beach. I paid $20 for it. Perfect for me and I have learned to make my own little pouches of coffee because they are too expensive to buy.<br />
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I just put my favorite coffee cup under it. How I make my own little filters is I cut down the big ones and then I start to fan fold them over and over until I have a little pouch. Then I put on one scoop of coffee and finish sealing it. It works, and a whole lot cheaper than buying the little filters you see here in the picture.<br />
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If later on in the day I want another cup of coffee I just do the routine all over again. Art has made tea in it too. He put a tea bag in the filter holder and wah-lah hot tea.<br />
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Guess what we had this morning. Started around 7:30am. You can barely see it in the picture but believe me it was snowing really hard for about 10 minutes. Looked pretty against the trees, and seeing it out different windows. :)<br />
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Art and some of the guys worked on getting the water hooked up in the bathrooms. And then they blew off leaves on some of the sites in the Pine Loop. (where we are this year)<br />
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The dogs and I cleaned the RV this morning. OK, not really they watched and I vacuumed, and rearranged some things already. Funny how when you start loading up you put items here and there, <i>then </i>after you live in here for 2 days, that changes. Then we took the Mini Cooper and drove around the park. It was too cold for the golf cart. We did take a little ride on it though, we just couldn't wait to get back on it.<br />
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Had an interesting encounter today. I saw a trailer pull into Southern Point where we were last year. I got out and asked if they were new hosts and they said yes we are Bill and Abbie. I told them I was Tammy Fletcher, and they said the "blogger". We know you, how is your heel? Cool huh??? Really sweet couple looking forward to working with them this summer. They can probably tell me things about myself I have forgotten. :)<br />
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It turned out to be a gorgeous day, sun was out and warm. The wind was cool though. Now when I get to see a deer and get a good picture it will be a great day!!! I don't know why they didn't line up to welcome us back, I mean after all the publicity I gave them last year. But Art said maybe they consider me the Paparazzi . ha ha <br />
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I wanted to tell everyone that I have enjoyed all of your comments so much. Just wanted you to know how thoughtful and encouraging you all have been towards us.....and we want to say a <b>BIG THANK YOU!!!!!!</b> <br />
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From Hardin Ridge we send best wishes and take care everyone!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09143950983476086003noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225765716488767185.post-80806033396074087532013-03-31T16:51:00.001-07:002013-03-31T16:51:57.388-07:001st Night in New Home.....NO Fun!!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Let's just say that our first night in our new home will be memorable. Yep, and not in the ways that will bring us warm fuzzy thoughts down the road. <br />
First of all I went to bed and thought ah I will sleep tonight.........wrong. Sleep would not happen again. Too excited I guess.<br />
Then, I had set the thermostat before I went to bed knowing it was supposed to get in the 30's again last night.<br />
Ok I FINALLY feel asleep but not for long. It was like sleeping on Fred Flintstone's rock hard slab. I felt like a rotisserie chicken turning every 15 minutes. My hips were killing me, and becoming more tender by the hour. Finally I fell asleep. Then about 5am I woke up frozen like a ice cube. Now if you know me very well you know I don't get cold that easily so you know it was cold in here. I checked on the dogs to be sure they were still alive, then asked Art did you turn the furnace off? He claims no, I am still doubtful. So I am trying to find a flashlight, as I can't find anything in here yet. I find my phone and shine the light on the thermostat and it was off! Urrr....So I turn it on and the furnace kicks on. Then I decided I needed a drink of water, that is where I should have stopped! I went to go down the steps, wrong, and ouch I caught my heel in the slats of the cold air return.....<br />
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Now I have to go into the bathroom turn on the light and get a couple of band aides as it was bleeding pretty good. I didn't want to get blood on the sheets. So by the time I did all that I am wide awake. So I go back to bed, toss and turn, talk to Art and keep him awake. I asked him are you sleepy still?, He says yes, so I stop talking. It wasn't long until I hear him breathing deep so I know he has fallen back asleep. Then.....out of the silence comes snoring from a little black dachshund, named Cooper. Now I am feeling around for my ear plug.<br />
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Soon as we are up and ready this morning we are on our way to Walmart. We needed help, some kind of memory foam for the rock bed.<br />
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Now on a happy note, enough negative right. This life style only gives you little bumps and you recover so much more quickly. I wanted to share with you the pictures we have outside our windows. Here is out the back window above the couch....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Remember I told you we were having a pitch in at the office for Easter. We had a wonderful time and wonderful food. This is Al, remember him from last year? He is our boss hee hee.....he is married to Dee. I need to get her picture next time. </b></td></tr>
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We had a good day. No we had a great day! We got our golf cart back, and I am happy happy about that. Maybe now I will be able to get some deer pictures. I saw one jump across the road when we were going up to the office. They will be coming out soon eating the new shoots coming up and I hope they will be bringing out their baby fawns. <br />
Here is keeping our fingers crossed we have a better night tonight~~ correction I hope "I" have a better night and so do my hips. :)<br />
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So from Hardin Ridge we send best wishes and take care everyone!!! <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09143950983476086003noreply@blogger.com57tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225765716488767185.post-25777012556328558262013-03-30T19:38:00.003-07:002013-03-30T19:38:37.435-07:00We're Here.....Really!!!!!We're here!! Still have to pinch myself. Was so nervous last night I couldn't sleep. I felt like a kid at Christmas waiting for Santa. I have no idea what time I fell asleep but was awake early. Didn't stay in bed this morning and enjoy that bed, oh no up and ready to go in record time. Now that was for many reasons, one we wanted to get on the road, and the biggest reason I couldn't stand it knowing saying good bye to Hannah was inevitable. Yep, I was doing pretty good until Art came into the bathroom to brush his hair with big tears in his eyes. I said, "Art, I was doing good, suppressing emotions until you started." Sorry Tam! Oh well I didn't want him to feel alone so I stuffed my pocket with 6 tissues and headed out to give Hannah that dreaded hug good bye. It was hard, hard, hard! I will see her in 2 weeks but still 2 weeks, seems like forever to my "Mama's heart."<br />
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We made it, got into our individual vehicles, Art the truck, me in the Mini Cooper and did the walkie talkie check. That is how we communicate while driving. OK, right turn signal, check, left signal, check, brakes, check....go!<br />
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We left home right at 10:00 on the dot and pulled into Hardin Ridge at around noon. We made really good time but we went around Indy at a good time. No morning traffic, no lunch hour, no after work traffic. I listened to my music and talked to Cooper. Effie was in the truck with Art. That way we each had a dog to keep us company.<br />
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The welcome wagon was here when we pulled in. That is why it takes hours to set up, we talk, do some things. Then in pulls more hosts, talk some more, set up, talk. But we love it they always make you feel so welcome. OK here is our site......<br />
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As soon as we arrived Art put up the dog fence so we would all be fenced in and safe. This photo turned out weird, the lighting was bad, and the only one I took so sorry, I'll get a better one in the days to come.<br />
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Cooper of course had to claim one of our chairs. See his bed is on the ground, but since he is not a dog he doesn't have to lay in one. :)<br />
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It was such a gorgeous day outside. The sun, yes, the sun was out and warm and no snow. We decided to go for a walk. Mostly this is all we saw, downed trees everywhere. The Forest Service has cut down many of them. Some had fallen over the road and they cut them up. Isn't very pretty is it? <br />
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<br />We were walking and walking and walking, thanks Art. We were pooped when we got back to the trailer. I wanted to turn back half way and let us get broken in but he said, "oh we can make it." Sure making it to one end isn't the issue, but you have to turn around and come back! <br />
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Well I cannot say I was at all disappointed that we walked and walked because I got this picture. Sorry Louis, this is one beautiful bird. Al, it wasn't in flight but I was kind of proud of it anyway. I worked on the color like you said what do you think?<br />
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Before I say good night I want to say <b>thank you many many times over </b>for all the wonderfully, sweet, kind, comments on the blog last night. I can honestly say I feel like a load of bricks is off my shoulders this evening. And boy does that <b>feel good!!!</b> You have all become great blogging friends to us and we cannot tell you what that is like for us. <br />
Cannot wait to meet some of you one day. And can't wait to continue to share this great adventure we are now on. For those of you who are waiting and wanting to do this is so worth it. Looking forward to reading your blogs one day too hearing all about your excitement. I sure enjoy reading the blogs I do where many of you are already full timers.<br />
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So for the first time this year.....Best Wishes and take care everyone from Hardin Ridge. <br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09143950983476086003noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225765716488767185.post-12270666157132692492013-03-29T18:33:00.001-07:002013-03-29T18:33:38.638-07:00Less Than "24" Hours....And no that is not a movie I am recommending. It is about us. You know the people sitting here waiting for Saturday to arrive so we can leave. I have so many butterflies in my stomach, and they are getting worse by the hour. Art and I had to run to Walmart to buy a few groceries and when were driving home I asked him if his stomach was in knots and he said yes. I was surprised. This is a man who is cool as a cucumber, never gets excited over much of anything. I felt better that he was suffering too :)) I told him I don't know how it is possible to have so many emotions all at once. Happy, sad, excited, nervous, thrilled, terrified, all "rolled into one." One minute I am so excited, the next I am so sad, (thinking about leaving Hannah) then I'm thrilled, then terrified (whole knew life, leaving our home of 19 yrs). I know once we get on the road tomorrow we will feel better, it is just that initial break.<br />
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We were outside getting things hooked up.....<br />
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When the air compressor would come on Jeb, the turkey would fluff all up and gobble. Any loud sound makes him do that. Funny guy.......<br />
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As I was taking pictures of Mr. Jeb here the sunset was just gorgeous. Had to take one last photo of the sun here on the farm. Next time they will be down on the lake. <br />
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I don't know if I will be able to post a blog tomorrow. It will take us a few hours to get to Hardin Ridge, then several hours to get set up, get our gear to work, and then we will collapse. I will post one as soon as I can though.<br />
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For all the cat lovers out there, I took a picture of Hannah's cat, Skyler while sitting on her lap. He was taking his paw and hitting her Great Dane, Savannah on the head as she walked by them. Brave cat when he is on his mama's lap.....not on her lap, stupid.<br />
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Jeb says this is his best side...:) <br />
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<b>So from Thorntown for the last time.....best wishes and take care everyone. Bye!</b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09143950983476086003noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225765716488767185.post-52975671047939140712013-03-27T20:46:00.001-07:002013-03-28T10:48:58.402-07:00Stupid about Blogging..... <i>I felt like I needed to add this to the post as an after thought. I did not set this blog up, my oldest daughter did. I did not ask her to put this or that on here as I didn't even know what they were. And yes, there still are people out in the world that are this dumb about computers. I did remove the live feed because I didn't care for it. See I am learning slowly. I can change pictures by myself too. Hooray! Anyway, I did not write this post to stir up any hard feelings on any bodies' part. It was to point out how stupid I am to this blogging set up. And to hopefully gain some answers to a couple of questions I had. </i><br />
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I feel really stupid about blogging. First, for those of you who send a request about circles I am not being rude, I just don't know what to do about them. If you get ignored or what ever happens, I'm sorry I don't mean to offend anyone. I don't understand a lot about the blogging do's and don'ts. If some one would care to explain this to me I would appreciate it.<br />
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Also, there has been some talk lately about blogging ratings. I don't know what that is? Can someone explain that too. I don't care about ratings or numbers or whatever people are talking about. I started this blog to share our lives with our family, friends, other bloggers, and future full timers. I just enjoy doing photography, posting the pictures and writing all about our day. <br />
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I had a comment on the blog about me commenting on all the comments I get. The reason I do this is because I want to acknowledge how much I appreciate all the comments, support, encouragement, and friendships I feel like have developed since I started this blog. I don't do it for any other reason.<br />
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I just had to write down my feelings. It makes me feel better, and right now I could use that. <br />
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All is ready to go on Saturday. Take care everyone.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09143950983476086003noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225765716488767185.post-7629392092646625152013-03-25T19:23:00.000-07:002013-03-25T23:20:39.051-07:00Old Man Winter is Punishing Us......We should never have said it out loud. You know the part about not wanting to spend winters in IN again. Well Old Man Winter heard that and said, " hmmmm, last winter huh?? I'll show you, I'll give you one more big snow before you leave." And he did! We got between 8-10". Not sure which we are between the two I think. When talking about 8 inches and 10 inches what is the difference, right? The birds were out in high force today eating and another animal was out too.<br />
Louie, remember him? The red Cardinal that fights himself in our truck mirrors. He was on the bird feeder and was looking at me.....<br />
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We didn't do too much yesterday. Art watched basketball....go IU!!! And I just finished doing some little projects that I needed to complete. Today we took more items out to the fiver, arranged shelves, and put up groceries. We have so very little left to do, finish loading up clothes, get some more groceries, finishing loading up the basement, the truck, and....oh my gosh get ready to leave. Wait let me say that again, get ready to leave. I still cannot believe it is here! We have been dreaming of this day for years, and it is here. I am so excited, can you tell????<br />
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I looked out of the window this morning and I saw a squirrel up in the tree. He was eating an ear of corn he had found in the field. He and the corn were all snow covered. Poor little guy.....<br />
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He was sharing his good fortune with the birds. So neat you could see the kernels laying on the snow and the birds were gobbling them up.....<br />
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So for the last time, best wishes and take care from Thorntown.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09143950983476086003noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225765716488767185.post-7700406938966187032013-03-20T22:30:00.001-07:002013-03-20T22:30:08.679-07:00Why Are We Doing All This...?Before I begin writing on what the title says our time at home has been shortened some. We get to leave earlier than planned and will arrive at the park 2 days before we thought....so that means, we have 9 more days left. Wow! Hard for me to even write that number. This week has just flown by with all the things we have left to do. But I am feeling a lot better, some of the really stressful items have been checked off the list and now it is just minor odds and ends to do.<br />
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Now back to the title. I had someone ask me the the other day why we are doing this, moving into an RV and leaving our sticks and bricks. Hmmm, great question why are we??? I am sure if you ask other full timers you will get many answers that are the same, and then some that are different. {It would be fun to have some of you post your responses in the comments.} I am going to try not only for you, but mainly for me, and my memory to write it all down.<br />
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My Mom and Dad were great people. We had a good relationship and the girls and them were very close but they did one thing that I just could not stand. Once my Dad retired they just sat around and did nothing and they both were in good health. ( my Dad did mow a cemetery for a few years) But what I mean is they seemed to loose all spark for life. They watched TV all the time and it seemed like their biggest goal for the day was to go out and eat supper. I couldn't stand it. I told Art hundreds of time I cannot do that when you retire, I will just wither up and blow away, I have to have something to do. And...this is the biggest reason, I refused to live in IN in the winter any longer. I have to have light, I can handle the snow, the cold not so much, but I need light. IN has the most dreary, overcast skies in the country, (according to me). Even if it is cold, if the sun is out I feel better. I want to be able to go outside everyday, walk, and breath fresh air, feel that warmth from the sun on my face. The fact that I fell on the ice 2 winters ago and broke my shoulder did nothing to encourage my love for IN winters. And that too is a reason, I don't want to fall on the ice or have Art fall either and break a hip or another shoulder. It hurt!<br />
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I feel like I need a reason to get out of bed in the morning. The girls have been my whole life and that is the way I wanted it, absolutely no regrets. But they are grown, married, (almost) and now have families of their own, and so we are not needed like before. We will continue to be a huge part of their lives and Meredith's (granddaughter). Just because you are moving into an RV doesn't mean you are leaving the country. It is no different than someone moving to another state to live. And we plan to return home, we can be back here in hours, and we will be if we are ever needed.<br />
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Now the fun reasons....can you imagine living in a new place every few months? A different back yard to look out upon from your window. Traveling in YOUR HOME to new places and seeing new things. Getting to work/volunteer in some of the most beautiful places in the country. And I shouldn't say work because the camp hosting jobs we did last summer were the farthest thing from work they were loads of fun. And the wildlife, oh my gosh I cannot wait to get back down to Hardin Ridge to the deer/fawns, turkeys, turtles, birds, squirrels, toads, and rabbits. The photo opportunities and the interaction was just unbelievable. Last year while I was sitting on that golf cart and those deer with those big brown eyes would just stare at me while I took their pictures, it was just magical for me. I feel alive and at such peace out in the woods and with animals. When I was a little girl I would spend a large amount of my time in the woods playing, I would grab my fishing pole and walk down to the creek and fish. (This was when you could still let your kids do these kinds of things and feel safe about it) I never felt scared and I never got lost. It seemed so natural to me, and so safe.<br />
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Yesterday we went to Verizon to update our phone. And the young girl waiting on us asked if we wanted to keep the second line and we said no we would be together now since Art has retired and one was enough. She asked what we were going to do now and we told her. She was just giddy with excitement. She asked us many questions and went on and on about how neat this was. She said, "if you were my parents I would think you guys are so cool to be doing this." <br />
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One thing that I haven't mentioned is money. When we lived in our RV last summer we lived on much less money. We didn't want to go shopping, see a movie or eat out. We were so content to just stay at the park and sit and read, walk, listen to the birds talk. Your whole mindset changes. Our home now sits on 8 acres and we are tired of mowing, raking leaves, shoveling out barns, paying property taxes, and large propane bills, and I am just plain tired of mopping a big kitchen. :) I think I will end with that said. Take care.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09143950983476086003noreply@blogger.com45tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225765716488767185.post-32538495542158981912013-03-18T16:55:00.001-07:002013-03-18T18:19:19.540-07:00Just a Quick Update.....13 days leftNot much to tell other than the same old thing. Still going through remaining items in the house, seems like they just keep multiplying, where does it all come from??? Hannah was going through a drawer the other day and she was asking do you want this? "no", this? "no", thi? didn't even get it out "no, no, no." I hope I don't regret it but I don't want anything else! I said if you don't want it put it in Good Will. There is just so much we can't do until the last minute and that is killing me. We have 13 days left, and this week is full. Doctor apts, birthday party, getting a new cell phone, oil change for the truck, groceries for the RV, I'm just tired thinking about it. All we seem to be doing is waiting and thinking, waiting and thinking. I am glad this week will be full so I can't think as much, although night time is what gets me. I am starting to think of all the memories that were created here at this house. The fact that we aren't selling it right off helps so much. My nerves are pretty much shot, I have no energy, no appetite, just want to sit or sleep. I don't want to give the impression I am regretting this decision because I am not we are not, just ready for it to get going and all "this" to get over with. The last time I remember feeling this way was when we moved into here 19 yrs ago. Still wanting to write my feelings down as it helps so much, especially your comments, you guys have been so supportive. Thank you so much!<br />
The last time I posted the kitchen was mess. Hannah did a great job refinishing the cabinets, and here is what they look like now....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Emma says, "I like my new kitchen." " Don't you?"</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Bindi says, " I could care less, and you all take care out there."</b></td></tr>
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