Update

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

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

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 elevated,

no pneumonia, thank GOD  
 3.   If given the opportunity, would you like to star in a musical? of course

  4.  Name one person you’d take a bullet for.  only 1? Gator   any number of

my friends, family    
  5.  Did you trip over anything today? NOT yet but geez yesterday YES
    
  6.  Last time you painted a picture?  Does coloring apps help? if not 1982
    
  7.  Is your favorite color yellow?   I love yellow, my favorite used to be yellow,

cant wear yellow, so now I choose PURPLE    

   8. Were you born in a hospital? Do you know the name of the person that 

delivered you?   YES and Dr W Putnam
    
   9. Have you ever had a friend or relative that’s incarcerated? Unfortunately yes 

to both   

10. Do you enjoy romantic movies, even when they’re cliche? I like action packed

movies
    11.Would you rather watch a movie or listen to music? depends on my mood
   
    12.Ever been to Rhode Island? NO

    13.Can you tell the difference between a Scottish & an Irish accent? If I really 

listen    

    14. Can you read music? yes played the clairnet (2nd chair in school, and 

play the piano, mandolin   

    15.Have you been to McDonald’s in the past month?  SIGH not by choice

but because was only thing available and I needed food right then

Thankful Thursday

Thursday, January 03Psalm 33:33 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

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 not post for a little bit, we are in the process of moving, and no internet at new place
yet!