Yup. A duck. Click him to see the big version.
Author: John Winkelman
2008 Already?
The above photo was taken at the Wege/Wittenbach Agri-Science Center in Lowell. Cynthia and I took a walk out there on December 30. I just posted the photos, which can be seen here.
So: 2008. I had a total of eleven days off over the holidays. I spent some time back on the family farm around Christmas, and I had friends from the tai chi class over for a New Year’s Eve party.
Everything about the holidays seemed much more relaxed than in the past. Much less drama, fewer reports of whackiness in the stores, and no emotional hangover. I took advantage of this to take care of a few outstanding projects, including maintenance on my house, working on the new version of the From the Heart Yoga website, and updating the Crime Statistics page to make it as current as possible. So now I can dive into the new year with nothing hanging over my head.
This afternoon, after practice, I spent a couple of hours at work moving the office around. Now that we are People Design, we are working on making our space a little more comfortable, including a cafe area and a library room. So now, after hours of moving around heavy filing cabinets, my grip muscles are sore.
The only New Years’ resolution-type decision I made was as follows: take care of things as they come up. Don’t let issues linger. And I am going to write more.
Maybe.
New Orleans, Late February, 2007
I just uploaded 88 photos from a trip my brother, his fiance and I took to New Orleans back in February of this year. Our first day there Dad (who lives just north of Lake Pontchartrain), took us on a tour of the parts of the city which were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Or damaged by the hurricane and destroyed by the incompetence of elected officials all the way up and down the chain of command. I guess how you look at it depends on how forgiving you are feeling at any given moment.
Note that these photos were taken eighteen months after the hurricane hit. For those of my readers who are familiar with Grand Rapids, Michigan, imagine Kentwood with an eight foot high-water mark on every house.
Mardi Gras itself was beautiful, and fun, and something I recommend everyone experience at least once in their lifetime.
Click on the photo to see the rest of the set.
What are YOU looking at?!???
More from Russia
I just uploaded 24 more photos from my trip to Russia in 1994. Click the above photo to see the rest of the set.
That’s me in the front row, in the trench coat and glasses.
And to Think…
She called me a prima-donna when I asked for a raise.
Funny old world, innit?
Why Work is Frustrating
Our understanding of problems evolves faster than the tools we use to solve them.
Sunrise
I took this one from my front porch on the morning of November 28, 2007. It was very cold. Click the photo to see a larger version.
Again, Alaska 2003
It being a cold, rainy, rotten day, I spent the past hour or so sorting and uploading about 175 photos from a vacation my brother, my mother and I took to Alaska, back in 2003. Click on the above photo to see the thing.
Photos of the Farm
I just posted about a dozen photos of the farm, and the drive back up to Grand Rapids. Click on the photo to see them.