Cool Man

Walter
Originally uploaded by aimeedars

Goodbye, Bubba

Bubba
Originally uploaded by aimeedars

Bubba came into our lives when Ryan found him running along a busy Oklahoma City street in 1998 or 1999, right after I moved back to Oklahoma. Since Grandpa and Grandma had had many Rat Terriers, it was natural they would give him a home. (As they had for many other animals!)

Bubba was a great friend to Grandpa during the final years of his life, and has been a wonderful companion to Grandma, Lizzie, my Mother, Coco, and T Bone. We all wish he could have been with us longer, but his breathing became incredibly labored. It seems his trachea had collapsed and nothing could be done to repair it. He died peacefully and loved yesterday afternoon.

We always laughed that Bubba loved the ladies because if Kelli or I were at Grandma's, he'd abandon sleeping with her to come sleep with either of us. I can't believe he won't be there the next time I visit Ardmore.

Cayuga Lake Wine Trail's Herb and Wine Fest

16 wineries - 16 herbs
Originally uploaded by aimeedars

Last weekend, George and I did the Herb and Wine Fest. By the end of the tour, we'd visited sixteen different wineries and driven around Cayuga Lake.

At each winery, we received a different herb (or plant). The wineries had a dish (e.g., pasta or a dip) that used the ingredient, and they had special tastings of wine that went with the dish.

In July, we're doing the Greyhound and Friends tour, and we'll be able to take Walter with us!

Harvey Enjoys the Green Grass

Harvey
Originally uploaded by aimeedars

Having a lush, green yard is such a change for the dogs (and us) since we've been in Arizona the past five years! Harvey likes to graze, while Walter searches for deer poop.

May 2009 Flickr Scavenger Hunt List

Ouch! I didn't think it could get worse than last month! Alas... As always, please let me know if you have ideas!

May 2009 Scavenger Hunt

1. What box shall we think outside of??? (Please tag as msh0509-1 and msh0509)
2. Mayday or May Day (msh0509-2 and msh0509)
3. One in a 1.000.000 (msh0509-3 and msh0509)
4. Yellow submarine (msh0509-4 and msh0509)
5. Pedant`s corner (msh0509-5 and msh0509)
6. The grass is always greener (msh0509-6 and msh0509)
7. When worlds collide (msh0509-7 and msh0509)
8. Out-of-roundness (msh0509-8 and msh0509)
9. White on White (msh0509-9 and msh0509)
10. Silence in the library (msh0509-10 and msh0509)
11. Message in a bottle (msh0509-11 and msh0509)
12. Design (msh0509-12 and msh0509)
13. Color outside the lines (msh0509-13 and msh0509)
14. Dalmatian (msh0509-14 and msh0509)
15. Abstract (msh0509-15 and msh0509)
16. The color of taste (msh0509-16 and msh0509)
17. Toto I dont think we are in Kansas anymore.... (msh0509-17 and msh0509)
18. Sponsored by.... (msh0509-18 and msh0509)
19. Iconic (msh0509-19 and msh0509)
20. Watercolor (msh0509-20 and msh0509)