Camping

This is how bad you can look after a few days of camping. You have to wear a hat, and it was August--but cold even in the day. I"m glad I don't have to do this too often.

The Day the Mallards came home..

The mallards at Jayda's Pre School Show and Tell.

The day Joel let the Mallard ducks go.....

OK--Joel loves to ranch, but he doesn't have a ranch. He raised these ducks from the day they were three days old. They were a "Easter Present" for the family. They were in the kitchen under a lamp until they got older. Then they were put in the backyard in a pen. Soon they were huge, and were getting in the street. The next door neighbor told him "Maybe you should find a new home for your ducks. They might get eaten by a dog, or worse--hit by a car". He could never find a suitable place for the pair--until he thought about the ranch we were going to visit --so they are now in the possession of the Peterson's of Spring City. They like it there we are told.

My favorite: SUNFLOWERS

I took this picture at the Peterson ranch in Spring City--during our weekend visit in July. Sunflowers make me happy and I love to take pictures of them in the summer.

Jayda and Sophie--getting ready to ride

The girls are getting ready to ride the ponies around the neighborhood

Sitting by the River

Here I am--sitting by the river in this secret place--enjoying the beauty of the location. We stayed at the Lake Hotel that evening--which is my favorite place to stay. We were celebrating our 37th Wedding Anniversary. How could we stand each other this long?????

We weren't fighting this week.................
just wait until the next week.................

The cowboy found an ancient rifle barrel

The cowboy found appears to be an old gun barrel that was laying by the river. I was busy hunting for sparkling rocks.

Labor Day Weekend--2006-Yellowstone

OK--here we are after leaving Grand Teton National Park. YELLOWSTONE. We are at our secret place that no one knows about--where there is tons of ancient stones--obsideon--laying around by the river. A friend turned us on to this one. He did some work there with a water pump some years ago. Great find! The location will go with us to our graves--we were sworn to keep it a secret.

The Zip LIne--Heber

Ever heard of zip lines???? I thought it was just some kind of kid game......not! Here is Ashleigh on the zip line--about thirty feet above the ground and it was starting to rain! Randy went before her--but I wasn't about to do this one!!!!

Heber Valley Camp site

Uncle Dave and two of his three grandkids, Stockton and Saylor. We had such a great time. The whole Murphy clan went and we had a wonderful time--even though it rained and thundered, etc. The food was great and the company was even better. Dave flew in from Los Angeles to be with us.

Remembering 9-11

Where were you when you first heard about 9-11???? Joel and I were just leaving the Young Herb Living Farm in Mona, Utah, after spending the night there on a wagon train that was heading for Mountain Meadows. We were listening the KSL Talk Radio when the news came on and told about the first plane to hit the Trade Center. By the time were arrived home, Ashleigh had the TV on, the second plane had already hit. The towers came crashing down. We just could not believe what we were seeing!!!!!! The rest of the day was ruined. It will forever be in my memory.