Magpie #90 or No Place

I know you're here

I know you're there

Always in my heart with me

Twenty five years ago my mother died.

Within 24 hours of her death my father

had her cremated and ashes scattered over

the Sierras. No one, not even my father,

went on the plane. I have always felt remorse

that she was alone on her final journey.

Eric Alders Monday Photo Prompt or BOO!

photo by Eric Alder

Bring on the candy

Oh just one more piece

Over indulgence

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Two for the price of one!

Brick by brick
The snug little house was built
Blowhard safe
~~~~~~~~~~~~
There once was a guy named Clay
Who loved to make bricks all day
Til one sunny morning
Without any warning
He left for Spain to make whoopay
~~~~~~~~~~

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The Vacation is Over........

photo by Eric Alder of Bifocal Univision

I love this bench-

It's a perfect place to sit

I relax and dream a bit

Then I look up and what do I see?

That damn sign in front of me.

Sigh......... I'm back to reality.

photo taken at Edinburgh's Museum of Contemporary Art

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In Remembrance

9-11-2001

Photo #253

Nothing better than a warm fire!

Cats do know how to live!

They have staff.

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Taken in Scotland at Loch na Mhoid Croft

Inside looking out..........

Loch na Mhoid croft

Kitchen door to the garden......

Looking out the downstairs bathroom

Lovely window niche in the byre
Also known as the drinking room?

One of Morgies many napping stations...

Morgie hard at work-doing penance for her night time activities...

A Farm's Past

Image from Magpie tales "abandoned farm, Dublin, Ohio"

Once useful

Now simply stuck in the mud

Farm Sculpture

Loch Na Mhoid Croft Sculpture
http://www.transitionblackisle.org/loch-na-mhoid.asp

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Pay Attention !

photo by Eric Alder

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When driving you have to be alert
Don't let your mind wander
On what you might see in the dirt
Otherwise you'll end up like this
And really really get hurt!

Golden State Fair Destruction Derby August 14, 2011

Eric Alder's Monday Photo Prompt

photo by Eric Alder of Bifocalunivision

Dear Mother Nature
Please stop the rain
Bring out the sun
We ask in vain........
Our lakes are full
The rivers overflow
Enough with this
We have fields to mow.....

Berthoud Colorado Sunset

Tori and the Boys!!

Tori and Wyatt visiting with Grandpa!
Conner is watching Grandpa cook yummy fish!
He ate a lot of fish !

Conner and Wyatt playing after dinner...

More roughhousing!

It was so nice to finally meet Tori,Conner and Wyatt!

Nine Vacation Days in Sunny Colorado

Flying over the Rockies
Driving to Boulder


Time for one glass of beer at Twisted Pine Brewery



Downtown Boulder Pedestrian Mall


Lots of street performers





Evening sky at Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant




After dinner Didgeridoo music-this guy was great!

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Engineering

Photo by Eric Alder http://bifocalunivision.blogspot.com

Bridges are a feat
Of girders and pylons
Spandrels and tension
Dead load and
compression
Piers and spandrels
So damn amazing to me
This complexity

The Dalles Dam, Oregon

Art Museum Car Show

Portland Art Museum is featuring these works of art: close up of 1933 Pierce-Arrow Silver Arrow hood ornament
1959 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray



1957 Jaguar XK-SS Roadster

1937 Dubonnet Hispano-Suiza H-6C "Xenia"

1937 Bugatti Type 57S Atalante

1939 Talbot-Lago T-150-C-SS

1948 Tucker Model 48 Torpedo

1937 Mercedes-Benz 540-K Special Roadster

1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR

The front of the 1939 Talbot My favorite!

The 1931 Duesenberg SJ Convertible Sedan

Now this was a car to be seen in!

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Magpie #69

photo provided by Tess Kincaid of Magpie Tales

Sandy Memories
Shells on beach
Finger to palm
Into my pocket
Finger to palm

Summer is just around the corner

Smile-it is sunny today-YAY!

Our winter has finally released it's

firm grip and we are enjoying warmer

and sunnier days!
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Lunch with Imani

Imani and Lucy

Waiting for Imani's lunch to be ready

Waiting at the bus stop

After lunch we went to the bus stop to pick up
Mazy and Elliana. That's Imani's hand waving....

A day with Imani and Elliana

Imani

Eliana

Having a fun day with the girls!