Julie decided to stop at a random fish store on the way home from the zoo. It’s fun to see their setups and different species. This was a really cool jungle setup with an atomizer for the mist. A guy can dream, right?! Hahaha.
2026-05-24
Snails are interesting!
Here’s a big one running over a little one, but notice how he carefully “steps” over it. It’s cool to see all the details while he runs around the tank.
In the wild!
Imagine my pleasant surprise when I am pumping gas for my Subaru when I randomly see this rig pull up in the same gas station. It’s one of them monster Jeeps of a YouTube couple I follow. They’re based out in the Sand Hollow/Moab area, but have their work being done at my local shop between here and Cincinnati. Pretty fun to see it in progress and randomly run into it around town!
What a great shot of Sophie!
The lighting behind the hair flip is perfect! It’s fun to see her photo work and editing. I also enjoy sharing the hobby and work of photography with her.
2026-05-23
My mom and I traded treats.
She let me try a little of this bonus ice cream flavor and I found here this perfect, cute little box of Esther Price candies. I can’t believe they had bees AND lady bugs on them. :)
Look what my mom gave me!
This is the coolest and cutest little digital camera! It’s something my dad got for free with something years ago that she found while rummaging. She thought I would like to see it. Best part, it still works! It holds a whopping 20 pics and “up to seconds of video”! Hahaha. Whopping 320x240 resolution (that’s 0.7 Megapixels…)!
I can’t get the drivers to work on a computer (yet) to transfer the pics, but it’s bun to have and play with anyhow.
Perfect $50 and good life!
And a reminder to myself to stop and count the blessings of my family. It’s fun that we have these little moments in our family group chat to see what’s going on in our day-today, make each other laugh once in a while, and say I love you sometimes. ❤️
Rear view cameras and trailers
It sure is nice having rear view cameras to keep track of what’s going on when connecting trailers! They aren’t much help when backing as you can’t tell which direction the trailer is going fast enough. But to see the status, connect them, check for problems, etc. They are very helpful. With all the jockeying, I was glad I had a backup view and this bumper level hitch view. I can usually nail the connection location first try. No skill, all technology. Haha.
Cute little guys!
I opened an old filing cabinet from my trailer and found these cuties saying hi! I let them all go about their way to find a new place to call home in the woods. What an adorable pic and faces❣️
2026-05-22
Might be the most redneck thing I ever did…
Is it cheating to use a zero-turn mower to jockey a trailer around? Is is still to use two hitch adapters upside down to give me the reach I needed? You can see the sharp angle in the top left, greater than 90º. There was no way my Jeep was gonna keep fitting in there.
I listed it for sale on Facebook Marketplace and had it sold in 30 mins, with cash in hand in less than an hour. I guess the price was right. 14 different people were trying to get me to sell it to them, haha! The enclosure and floor was rotten and full of holes, but the frame, axles, and wheels were still solid. I’m happy someone else could use it and I got it out (barely) when I did.
Trailer passengers…
I found a few critters in the process of moving the trailer out of the woods… This “little” guy was hanging out on the front panel…
I better get it out while I can…
I inherited this old, enclosed trailer from my dad with the property. I “planted” it in the woods 15 years ago. We’ve enjoyed “camping” in it with the kids and cousins, and using it for shooting range storage. I don’t use it much these days, and have been calculating if i could still get it back out since the trees have grown up around it. I came to the conclusion that I thought I could, but it would be tight. So, I put the jeep to work for the initial movement. Fortunately, the tires still held air and the axles rolled well. You can see in the bottom pic that it quickly became a very tight situation…
Before and after weed eating
The top shows my lunch view looking at the weeds I still needed to tackle. The bottom pic is after I got them taken care of and proves there are horses around haha
Dad was preparing me for my mission field!
I started volunteering at Camp Jabez once a week or so. It’s owned by Gospel mission and both have a strong history with our church.
As I was enjoying my first project (weed eating the pond), I realized that my dad starting me on yard work, power equipment, and tractors around 8 years old was him prepping me for my mission field. I’m happy to have a little more time to put my experience to work for such a ministry.
Dad would have been thrilled to see me riding around the place on the back of the tractor, and Emily was proud to hear I was working on a horse farm too🤪
2026-05-21
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