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This is my Mom. Her desire was to become a medical doctor in the age of a male dominated profession. She did become a wife, mother, homemaker, artist and sectetary to the dean at RPI. She adored her crafts handpainting large eggs, cards, wall hangings, teaching ceramics and needlework. Her favorite time of year was Christmas and her packages were so beautifuly wrapped no one wanted to open them. She would put tinsle on the tree one strand at a time, it took her hours. She made it through her last Christmas and passed on 12/30/11. Today is her birthday, she would have been 84. If you have read this through, I thank you for thinking of my Mom.

Did a little wandering on Thanksgiving afternoon. Still have to stay on relativly flat surfaces but couldnt get the stupid grin off my face from just being out there. I am thankful for every step I take.... ;)
Have a great weekend...

On Wednesday November 23, 2011, a father and his three young children planning to spend the Thanksgiving weekend together have died after a small plane they were in slammed into the Superstition Mountains in Apache Junction, AZ. The Perry family - father and pilot Shawn, 39, and Morgan, 9, Logan, 8, and Luke, 6 - and two other men Russell Hardy, 31, and Joseph Hardwick, 22, were in the twin-engine plane when it hit the cliff in the mile-high mountains east of Phoenix on Wednesday local time and exploded, killing everyone in board.
Because this is such rugged country, there is no road acess to the top of the mtn. The rescue personel were helicoptered to the summit and in pitch dark climbed down to the site. It took them aprox 3 hrs to make it to the scene. Amazing!
Be safe out there peeps.

Yet another shot pulled outa..... the past. This is from the Wildlife Zoo and Aquarium. Ankle greatly improved and am able to go for semi level strolls. Hope you all are staying warm, dry and mobile. Happy Thanksgiving to all of you.

On the side of a huge power pole the art work contuinued all the way up the pole to the landing area. Taken with my phone so cant explain the "texturing" on the shot.