FADED PHOTOGRAPHS

What do you do with old photographs?  Photographs with people that you are no longer involved with for various reasons.  Divorce, Separations, Break-ups, People you have lost due to death, and people that you may no longer be friends with. I keep all of mine and I cherish them because at one time all of these people were very important to me.  In some way they are still part of my life. I truly believe that   'IT IS BETTER TO HAVE LOVED AND LOST THAN TO HAVE NEVER LOVED AT ALL'   What do you think?

PROVERB

"He who knows not and knows not he knows not: he is a fool - shun him.
He who knows not and knows he knows not: he is simple - teach him.
He who knows and knows not he knows: he is asleep - wake him.
He who knows and knows he knows: he is wise - follow him."

Author: Proverb

Thursday, we celebrated Keagan's 6th birthday. David was home and Mary and Peggy along with Megan Angela and I were there to eat cake and ice cream. Aedan and Brennan celebrated with their brother Keagan.  It was a nice day because I picked up Brennan at his school and then we waited for Aedan and Keagan to come home from school. The boys played in the back yard with their Razors. David played ball with the boys and then we had the birthday get together.

SPRING IS IN THE AIR

Today is Thursday.  Yesterday was another beautiful day in Virginia Beach.  I opened all the doors and windows in the house to let it breathe in the fresh warm air.  It was 70 degrees and sunny.  I took a couple photograps of the mama rabbit that lives between my neighbor's house and mine.  I also spotted my big bull frog in my backyard fish pond.  He was there last year and I guess he has moved in for this year again.  My white lilac bushes that I got from my dads in Toledo many years ago, are starting to bud and my wild plum bushes are actually starting to show some red flower buds.  I will photograph both when they bloom.  I love my back yard and all the nature that it involves and from time to time I will share it with you.

MY $500.00 CAMERA

TURTLE HABITAT AND DAFFODILS

These are the products of my $500.00 Digital Camera...These are the first photographs that I have taken with my camera..I had buyers remorse for a few days because I felt so guilty for spending so much money on myself..However, I think I will adjust to this because now I am sure I will be able to take some fantastic photographs.  The top and bottom photos are of my turtle habitat, water turtle pond..if you look close you can see my turtle sunning himself on the rocks.  The middle photo is of daffodils, the first flowers to bloom in my yard.

Weekend with Aedan, Keagan, and Brennan

Well this weekend was really great. The weather has improved with temperatures in the 50’s and the following week is going up to the 60’s. Now this the Virginia Beach that I am used to. Any way, Aedan, Keagan, and Brennan came over after school on Friday afternoon and we had a sleepover. Saturday morning they were up at 6:30, ate breakfast and then they went and played in the yard. They played in the tree house fort, croquet, and soccer. They had a ball. Angela picked them up at 3:00 because she was going to take them to see the Globetrotters that evening. All in all it was a good weekend.

Going from no tech to low tech and eventually to high tech

Okay, I will update everyone on my tech status. I purchased a DSLR camera so now I will be able to take some real time photographs of the grand boys and whatever else I choose. I also have a scanner so that I will be able to scan old photographs in order to upload those to the internet. What is ridiculous about all this is that I spent a fortune on the camera and still had to go buy a memory card to be able to use it. Same with the scanner, I had to purchase an USB connector which was half the cost of the scanner itself. Oh well, as those of you who really know me, I can’t get myself to spend unnecessary money however, I hope that all this expenditure will pay off in the long run and remember I am doing all this for you so you better appreciate it.

Early Morning

Good morning everyone.  It is 7:00 and the boys got up early.  Aedan has to get up at 6:30 because his bus comes at 7:05.  It is 35 degrees.  It is supposed to get up near the 50 degree mark.  It appears we will have another nice day.  Two days in a row.  I have to go the commissary this morning for my neighbor and myself.  I had a nice visit with the boys, and for the most part they were well behaved.

A Touch Of Spring

Today the weather is much better. This morning the sky was so clear and blue you could see for miles. I am going to my daughters to spend the day and night with my grandboys Aedan, Keagan, and Brennan. It looks like our temperature is going up in the 50's later on this week...Now that is more like it.

WHAT IS REASONING

Reason 
Noun
1. a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.: the reason for declaring war.
2. a statement presented in justification or explanation of a belief or action.
3. the mental powers concerned with forming conclusions, judgments, or inferences.
4. sound judgment; good sense.
5. normal or sound powers of mind; sanity.
6. Logic. a premise of an argument.
7. Philosophy.
a. the faculty or power of acquiring intellectual knowledge, either by direct understanding of first principles or by argument.
b. the power of intelligent and dispassionate thought, or of conduct influenced by such thought.
c. Kantianism. the faculty by which the ideas of pure reason are created.

Verb (used without object)
8. to think or argue in a logical manner.
9. to form conclusions, judgments, or inferences from facts or premises.
10. to urge reasons which should determine belief or action.

Verb (used with object)
11. to think through logically, as a problem (often fol. by out).
12. to conclude or infer.
13. to convince, persuade, etc., by reasoning.
14. to support with reasons.

Idioms
15. bring (someone) to reason, to induce a change of opinion in (someone) through presentation of arguments; convince: The mother tried to bring her rebellious daughter to reason.
16. by reason of, on account of; because of: He was consulted about the problem by reason of his long experience.
17. in or within reason, in accord with reason; justifiable; proper: She tried to keep her demands in reason.
18. stand to reason, to be clear, obvious, or logical: With such an upbringing it stands to reason that the child will be spoiled.
19. with reason, with justification; properly: The government is concerned about the latest crisis, and with reason.

Synonyms:
1. purpose, end, aim, object, objective. Reason, cause, motive are terms for a circumstance (or circumstances) which brings about or explains certain results. A reason is an explanation of a situation or circumstance which made certain results seem possible or appropriate: The reason for the robbery was the victim's display of his money. The cause is the way in which the circumstances produce the effect, that is, make a specific action seem necessary or desirable: The cause was the robber's extreme need of money. A motive is the hope, desire, or other force which starts the action (or an action) in an attempt to produce specific results: The motive was to get money to buy food for his family. 2. excuse, rationalization. 3. understanding, intellect, mind, intelligence. 10. persuade.

Winter of our discontent

Today is Wednesday.  It is rainy and windy.  I am so ready for spring  to arrive.  This has to be one of the coldest and longest winters that I have experienced in Virginia Beach in the past 35 years.  We have had more snow this year than any other year that I can remember.  According to the weather experts we experience this  type of winter every 21 - 23 years.  I have a fish pond in my back yard and this morning I had another visit from this blue crane.  He likes to get into my pond and eat my goldfish.  I cannot do anything about it because they are protected. This is the time of year that this crane insist on paying me a visit.  I will try to get a picture of him in the act, but he is very quick.  It is hard to believe that he can maneuver himself in the pond because it is surrounded by trees and bushes.