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Update

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Today on Our excursion We saw this  http://www.kansastravel.org/empiredamfalls.htm The American Bald Eagle is migrating now and I'll be dang if we didn't see one soaring not too high in front of us, I was driving sigh, next we went to Riverton KS turning E on rte 66 going to Joplin MO (6 miles) went thru the historic area very cool and old buildings.  On way back we came to Galena (which is the OLDEST mining town in KS 1887)turning N on KS highway 26 found rte 66 by way and the finding were fantastic Old coach cars Some old mining equipment Engine, mining bucket and caboose all burned Last but not least, the actual cars from the movie, which Galena transpired into radiator springs from the movie.   How cool is this?

We got moved

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This is our boat dock The grey squirrels are busy making nests qnd gathering nuts Gator doing what he He loves kitty is happy

Flickr photos

some of my photography can be found here  PHOTOS   please take a look and let me know what you think I also have photography here at guru shots   Ginabean

Stealing Sunday JOY

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This is a fun hop that I love participating in!  Hi! I'm your host Bev Sykes of the blog " Funny the World ". . Welcome to Sunday Stealing.  This feature originated and published on WTIT: The Blog. Here we will steal all types  of questions from every corner of the blogosphere. Our promise to you is that we will  work hard to find the most interesting and intelligent questions. (Past hosts include:  Our first - Judd Corizan, Mr. L, Kwizgiver and Bud)  Cheers to all of us thieves! Questions from  Sleepy Rambles   1.   Are you filled with joy today?    Always filled with JOY anyday that I am alive  2.   Has it been a rough week?    SO far YES!  trying to get finished with packing so that we can move  Gator had an episode Friday he passed out, got dizzy, incoherent complaining of numbness in fingers and toes,   Spent all day in ER to find that he had a TIA (mini Stroke) numbers were ele...

Thankful Thursday

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Thursday, January 03 Psalm 33:3 3  Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy.  Happy New Year!  today I am thankful for so much its hard to put into words salvation electricity in this 25* temp food in the fridge friends who help out finding a new place (without too many complications) Gators love for me our fur babies unconditional love New beginnings Please pray that we get moved our vehicle is broken down (pray its easy to fix Gator's continue health our plate is so full at the moment  we are both about to our breaking point Gator's nephew keeps doing things deliberately to his (gators)mom car so that she can't come and help us. our family (we had a falling out) Hope everybody has a great rest of week and that it is full of blessings

Moving

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We found a place   Galena KS   (the oldest mining town in KS)  about 7 miles from Joplin MO    This is Shoal Creek looking out our back door (sunset) very cool how the clouds reflected on the water        our private fishing dock (covered) walleye, crappie are what most fish for so far just taking pics I have seen Downy woodpeckers, a pair of cardinals, chickadees, tufted titmouse, grey squirrels, geese,  (some little bitty woodpeckers not sure of kind) deer, and even a chipmunk or 2  I didn't have my regular camera with me and my cell just doesn't zoom enough to capture.    The temp was a crisp cool 19 degrees when both pics were taken, hence why I did not have my slr digital with me. The American bald-eagle migrates here in the winter can't wait to get a photo of them. If you would like to read the history of Galena, KS you can click the link here  GALENA Happy New Year to each of you!  If  I do ...