Politics in Wisconsin

Photo 131 - February 1

Politics have been huge in Wisconsin as of late, and nothing is bigger than the attempted recall of our governor, Scott Walker. Personally, I believe that Governor Walker is doing a fantastic job, and I will be very disappointed if the recall succeeds and he is voted out of office. Wisconsin is better off with him sticking around and continuing to make the decisions he is. As the saying goes, you can't please all of the people all of the time.

Cows!

Photo 130 - January 31

I've been watching these guys every day and thinking I should really stop and take their picture. But I was a little concerned that the family that lives on the farm might be a little concerned that I was taking photographs. But this was too much fun...the cows thought I had some great treat for them because they were very interested when they saw me crossing the street and came over to greet me. You'd almost swear they were posing.

Monday with Friends!

Photo 129 - January 30

It's always nice to be able to visit with far away friends...and I'm happy that my friends remember to include me, even though Dale's gone. Tonight I was at Mike and Maggie's for a wonderful dinner with them, the Schnell family, Keith and Dawn and Denise and Bob, who are in town for a couple of days. Dale was a high topic of conversation...they can never remember where he's deployed to, and seem to remember "Kokomo" much better than "Kosovo."

Thermal Spring and Honey Beige

Photo 128 - January 29

Thermal Spring and Honey Beige are the colors I'm trying out for the living room. I've always liked the idea of a focal wall, and Dale and I had talked about a dark green before he left. But the furniture we have is very dark green, and an odd color at that, and he has forbidden me from using any shade of red, so I decided maybe teal would be a good alternative. I'm pretty happy with the Thermal Spring. The jury is still out on Honey Beige, though. I'm wondering if I need something just a little bit darker.

A visit to the lake

Photo 127 - January 28

I suppose I should thank the Saukville Post Office for their incredibly crummy hours of operation, because when I went over there and found them closed, I went home and collected my camera and headed to the Port Washington post office instead. And as long as I was in Port, I took a little side trip over to the lake and took a few (actually about 80) pictures. It was a little cold, but the sun was shining and there were plenty of birds in the sanctuary to shoot.

Lazy puppy (or is it bored?)

Photo 126 - January 27

I think Trinka is as tired of this weather as I am...although it has been warm enough the last couple days for her to stay outside a little longer. Our snow forecast for the evening has been downscaled from a couple inches to less than an inch. And that does not hurt my feeling at all...

More wood!

Photo 125 - January 26

More wood! These are the register covers, and tonight was the beginning of staining them. I'm not very happy with the quality. Besides the one with the huge spot of wood filler on the top, I also found another one one with a smaller splotch of filler (which may look alright when it's varnished), and another one with a chunk taken out of the back of it, big enough that the damper door will fall off it's pins. That in itself won't be a problem, because once the damper is locked in the open position it's not going anywhere. The problem is that quality thing...and the fact that it's missing.