VICTORY IS MINE!!!!!!!!!!

I vowed to get the back yard completely and totally cut, this weekend, even if it killed me.

It took nearly 2 hours, one gas fill up and about 20 bag empties, but it's done. At last. Had to keep going over and over it till it was finally gone. Brian came out applauding and saying, "We're not worthy!"

It only took almost 3 months.
Just in time for the rain tomorrow.

Epic Win.

So Pretty!

I was headed upstairs the one late afternoon and this was what I saw in the big window over the door! The pleated shade was down and the sun was shining through the stained glass piece hanging behind the shade.

I ran to get my camera because I knew the sun would move off the window quickly.

Have a great weekend!

American Capitalism at it's Finest

President Obama was in Seattle on Primary Election Day (Tuesday, August 17, 2010), stumping for Senator Patty Murray. Security was extremely tight, highways and roads were closed for the motorcade, air space was restricted, and all flights were grounded till Air Force One left the area.

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Unfortunately, some yahoo pilot failed to check in with the FAA bulletins and didn't realize there was a no-fly zone in effect for the Seattle Metro area, so he flew his float plane back to Seattle, from Lake Chelan in Eastern Washington, completely unaware that he was about to cause a headline-making event.

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About 1:50 PM, the entire region was rocked by two huge sonic booms, as fighter jets scrambled out of Portland, OR to intercept the float plane. They were on afterburners the entire way, and made the trip from Portland to Seattle in 19 minutes. People from Chehalis to Seattle, including myself, were startled out of their wits to hear these booms out of nowhere, as the fighter jets made their way north, above the I-5 corridor.

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The float plane pilot was met at the Kenmore Air facility on Lake Washington by the Washington State Patrol and Secret Service. Needless to say, his shit is weak. The pilot's license will probably be suspended, since it was a mistake, but could also be revoked because he should have tuned into the FAA's channel for their announcements.

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What killed me is that, less than 4 hours later, these t-shirts were available to commemorate the event:

America. What a country.

Puppies - Summer 2010

"WE are not amused". Princess Pepper P. Puppington.

Camouflage Sagan.

The only potted plant in my yard is an ignored ivy on a stump, surrounded by glass slag, rocks and that giant chunk of glass on the left.

Mommy's little boy.

See the Mighty Hunter in the wild, ready to attack her brother prey in the yard. Note how her foreleg is up and poised, ready to strike.

Off screen, Sagan makes his move.....Beanie is ready for him.....

All a-quiver, she locks onto her target with laser sites.

They dashed out from behind the trees a lot closer than where I thought they'd emerge, so I only got this one shot off, of Pepper going after her little brother. It's a real riot to watch them play in the back yard like this. She can't really catch him, so she just snaps at him and bats her paws at him.

CHOMP!!!