In Quest Of

InQuestOf Sandi-Danielle

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:45:04 GMT

She came to live with us after the tragic death of my step daughter's boyfriend, Daniel.

The kids called her Danielle. Ole Boy called her Sandi. She loved to come inside the house, and when she got in, she sure didn't want to leave. She would always roll over and want you to scratch her tummy at the first sign of giving her some attention.

This morning, before I left for work, she had a squirrel treed. She did that just about every morning when the squirrel came to steal the bird food.

This evening, without warning, she died.

I am clueless why.

InQuestOf Digits

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:55:15 GMT

Good Morning!

Some fingers and toes of the ones I love....

The only toes I've ever kissed.

And faces, too!

InQuestOf Challenges

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:33:01 GMT

What would you do...
What COULD you do...
If you weren't afraid?

If you want to be an Eagle,
You can't be a chicken!

Dare to ask God to challenge you.

InQuestOf D

Mon, 19 May 2008 02:27:00 GMT

I have Decided that it's time to post my Delinquent "D" entry without Delay, before I am Dismissed as a Degenerate!

I mentioned to Ole Boy that I didn't have my "D" entry yet, and off we went. First, to the Dangerous Waters of Wilson Dam...

Then to the lovely Deibert Park

Back home to my Black Dog

And could my entry Done without birds?

A Dove, that is....

For More "D" Fun

Visit Perceptions

By Martha

InQuestOf Things Wooden

Sat, 17 May 2008 11:04:27 GMT

If I'd known about the Round Robin Challenge Thursday, then I could've used the other bird pictures post. But I didn't, so I'm posting more birds! Any excuse will do, you know. Anyway...

Kiva, who authors the blog, "Eclectic Granny brings us this week's round Robin challenge....a photo of anything wooden.

The Blue Jay

The Cardinals

More Cardinals

The Pesky Carpenter Bee...Drilling holes

in my wooden rafters

Of Course, the Woody Woodpecker

Check out more wooden things at Round Robin

InQuestOf More Color Lanscapes

Fri, 16 May 2008 23:27:02 GMT

....The AOL Community Photo Challenge....

...SPRING is here...

*Fun Entry*

Does anyone know why this picture is kinda

tongue in cheek?

For more color,

Clickles>>> Photo Challenge

InQuestOf Landscapes in Color

Fri, 16 May 2008 23:18:51 GMT

....The AOL Community Photo Challenge....

Yes, I know SPRING is here, and so is color,

But Fall has it's color, too.

*Judged Entry*

I love Gatlinburg anytime...especially in the Fall. Some of my favorite scenes there....

For more color,

Clickles>>> Photo Challenge

InQuestOf Birds

Wed, 14 May 2008 02:39:49 GMT

Did some birdwatching in my back yard.

Thought I'd share...

Mean looking Blue Jay

Come Back!! I didn't mean it!!!

It's OK if you go away Big Black Bird,

you eat a LOT.

Here comes the Cardinal

Male and Female

Woody Woodpecker

You have your own feeder over here!

House Finch and Cardinal

There were other birds out there as well, another woodpecker, I'm not sure what kind, a nuthatch, and some other ones, but Ole Boy is asleep, and I can't ask him what they were (again). I got pics of most of them, but I'm too tired to fix them up for show.

InQuestOf Fun Black and White

Fri, 02 May 2008 22:59:57 GMT

AOL Community Challenge•Landscapes in Black & White•FUN

FUN Category!

Take a Landscape photo in B & W or transform a photo into B & W. You can sepia tone the image, frame it, but keep in mind when framing, not to take away from the image.

My Choice for Fun:

For more fun, click HERE!

InQuestOf Funny Stories

Thu, 01 May 2008 16:51:39 GMT

While at work Tuesday, Ole Boy called and said,

“You got time to hear something funny?"

Let me back up a few days. Since Peppy got sick, we’ve had some changes in our daily routine. Ole Boy takes him for a walk most every morning now. He mentioned to me that Peppy was “doing his business” in others’ yards. I figured that we didn’t need to let that go on, so I suggested we get some of the poop scoop bags, and Ole Boy could “finish the business” in our trash can at home.

Back to Tuesday’s phone call. I said,

“Sure, tell me something funny.”

He proceeded to tell me this story (paraphrased): “I was already dressed for work, you know, when I took Peppy for a walk. He did his thing, and when I scooped it up in the bag, I just hung it from my belt so that I could deposit it in the trash when I got back to the house." (It’s a small, black plastic bag.)

It was right before lunchtime when I get the phone call. The walk was hours before….

He continued (still paraphrasing), “So, I was out on a call in a neighboring city, and I was talking to a lady, and my hand brushed up against this ‘thing’ hanging from my belt. I kept talking to the lady, but my mind is saying, ‘What is this?” I gave it a little feel, and it hit me what it was!”

You can imagine. I was literally cracking up. I was laughing SO HARD, and when I turned to get a Kleenex, there stood the HR Director, the Asst. HR Director, Payroll Mgr, HR Specialist, Benefits Specialist and the HR Secretary waiting patiently for me to finish my call so that I could share the story.

Ole Boy said, “These bags must be really strong, I didn’t smell a thing.” I couldn’t help but wonder if anyone else did! I asked him what he did when he realized, and he said, “I just excused myself and went to the restroom and got rid of it.” He told me he had already been to the office, and had been on three calls….

He just might be the talk of two counties around here.