Sunday, June 22, 2008

THE CABIN IN PHILLIPS WISCONSIN



Here I am at the boat launch Dave and I met a older guy and got some directions and fishing advice from him


The lake and channel to other lakes in the region



Brothers Don and Dale checking out the lake



Here is the Cabin, toward dusk Mosquitoes out in force, but the fire is a big one


Farm out in the area of Phillips Wisconsin Four hours north of Madison



Brother Dave, fishing at Weimar Dam


Campfire at lakeside

LEAVING WASHINGTON DC



Having coffee with Lisa, before church. After, I am leaving DC


Here is Lisa!


Popcorn stand at the airport.


And here is Stacey! She and her friend Jeanna picked me up from the airport


Men waiting for plane to taxi in, these guys are professionals


Leaving the DC area You can see the monuments below and some of the serpentine stretches of highway DC has a VG Metro, trains every four minutes Fast and efficient.


Up amongst the clouds, we do go higher Flew about six miles high


A plane banks, making a landing

GEORGE WASHINGTON'S HOME - MT VERNON



Lisa and I at the home of George Washington.


Here is a scene from Washington's Life


A group touring the George Washington home, very interesting tour. I bought a book here that had more information about the home and all the small buildings surrounding it.

Thursday, June 12, 2008

A TRIP TO WASHINGTON D.C.



Out of Chicago on Airline






Leaving Airport in Madison Wisconsin

Below are a couple of the museums checked out.
Also am seeing Washington's home, a Winery, and Postal Museum!

THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART



MERCURY
This enormous water fountain and sculpture is centerpiece of the Gallery








A WOMAN IRONING


VAN GOGH Roses



CASSATT The Boating Party

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

CEZANNE Still Life with Apples and Peaches


REMBRANDT Self-Portrait

MURILLO Two Women in a Window

RUBENS Daniel and the Lion's Den

A TRIP TO THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM

An Iron Meteorite, Iron is the last element to form in a dying star.



An African elephant

Google "Hope Diamond" for the story behind this specimen



A clear blue chunk of flourite, big as your fist,

Stone Easter Island figure.
A lizard-like dinosaur that eats plants!

Sunday, June 1, 2008

JUNE ARRIVES IN WISCONSIN


Time to flip the page on the calendar... First Sunday in June.


Crops are in, here you can see the size of the field and these fields are everywhere throughout Wisconsin. This is probably Corn, you can see it starting to come up. There used to be a blanket of trees like this, all the way to the East Coast. Thats how things used to be.









A farm laid out under the blue sky and white clouds. Less than five minutes from Madison, Capitol of Wisconsin.

This is Crandall's deli, they have great fish fry take out. Daughter Lisa used to work here.
There are a lot of places that do good fish fry: bars, small restaurants, delis.