in a small town

Yesterday was Pine Valley Day. The parade lines up in front of our house. There were horses, naturally:

Horse

Old cars, all decked out:

Oldcar

Beauty queens with braces:

Beautyqueen

Clowns, even though everyone is actually afraid of them:

Clown

He does look a little sinister, doesn’t he?
Bagpipe bands are my favorite!

Bagpipes

And don’t forget the superheros:

Superheros

It’s also fun to watch the watchers, especially the kids:

Watching

Watching2

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vacation report II

We found a patch of wild strawberries:

Strawberries

Took some pictures by an old, abandoned cabin (this is one of my brothers and his pretty family):

Cj2family

Stopped in Idaho City for lunch and visited this crazy place:

Crazyhouse

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vacation report I

Here's what I've done so far. Made some cupcakes for a mini-shower for my sister, with the help from two sisters-in-law:
BluebirdCupcakes

Filmed my brother playing a new song in the bathtub. The flashes are me, taking pictures. I get to be a guest on his podcast later this weekend.

UPDATE: Okay, Cary took his video off YouTube, so I'll have to load it myself, but I'm headed for the mountains this morning. I'll re-post it when I get back! In the meantime, enjoy a cute puppy!

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now featuring home videos

I am experimenting with the power of video. Here's one for all the Winston fans.

What I really want to do now is learn to edit and add music and other fun effects.

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