More Testing

Just a test post We are currently sitting in our Hotel Room in Appleton, WI. and I am playing around with the computer to see if I can make this post. If you see it - It worked.

Experimenting

I am experimenting with my new wireless laptop to see if it works. If you see any typo's it's the computers fault.

More Fire on Ice - 2010

Here are a few more shots of the Fire on Ice Races on Shawano Lake. The first couple images are some of the vehicles coming off the Lake on January 24th, 2010. We took a ride around the Lake and by the time we got back to the Cecil end the races were over. They must have had a mess though with all that water.

Yesterday, the 31st we got there a little earlier and stayed until the intermission. The crowd is getting larger each week and it appears as though there were more cars this weekend. You can listen to the results on the Radio on FM 100.1.

I've got more photos but I just need time to post a few more.

Hampton Beach, New Hampshire

Mona just found this picture we had taken of ourselves while visiting Hampton Beach in New Hamsphire a couple of years ago.

The machine (booth) that took the photo is simular to the old one you used to sit in when you went to the "Dime Store" when you were a kid. (How many of you really remember the "Dime Store"? How about Ben Franklins? Green Stamps?)

Once the photo was taken, you could have it do different finishes on it before it printed. This is the finish we chose.

Aside from visiting New Hampshire on business, we also drove along the coast of Maine checking out the Portland Head Lighthouse and Old Orchard Beach to name a couple points of interest.

Go Fly a Kite

This guy was out on Cecil Bay on Shawano Lake on Saturday January 16th. At one time he had 8 kites in the air (that we saw). I had a few videos (actually one or two better than this one) but I lost them somewhere in my gigabytes.

The first kite with the long tail is huge and I think very impressive. The last one at the end resembles an Eagle.

Don't remember if it was last year or the year before when Mona and I were out on the Lake we saw these same kites being pulled by a couple in a boat. (Trolling slowly of course.) Yesterday (as per Mona with the binoculars) said it looked like he had them tied to buckets. Sure wish I could find the other videos. If I do, I'll post one. (This particular video was shot with a Sony DSC-HX1 Digital Still Camera)

Fire On Ice on Shawano Lake is Back in 2010

The Fire On Ice Races are back on Shawano Lake again. I guess they started last Sunday. A couple of the photos below are from last week and a couple from today. I saw I was getting a few hits on searches for the event so I figured I take the time to throw a few more pics up here.

With the nice weather today the attendance was decent. I ran down to the Cecil end of the Lake with the 4-wheeler and parked for about 1/2 hour or so. Got parked in and had to ride the length of the track just to get out.

There was one spectator there all set up for tailgating with the card table and chairs out as well as the old Smokey Joe BBQ.

Hope to get a post or two in the future if everything turns out OK.

Our Christmas with John's Relatives - 2010

It started out with Christmas Cookies at our house. Mona, Tracy, and Miranda put the finishing touches on dozens of sugar cookies while John watched. Then it went from Christmas Eve to "Tree Hopping" and more.

Mona took the Aluminum Tree from my Grandmother down earlier this week and is in the process of taking the real tree in the activity room down as I post these photos. There are probably a couple hundred more in the camera so I guess I'll get started downloading them.

Hope everyone had an enjoyable Holiday Season.