Another view of sunup... looking east with highline poles on the left and the trees and the middle pond on the right... cropped down it is awesome....  

After walking past the ponds and up to 68th Street, and back to the center of the section, I turned around and this was the view... kind'a took my breath away... 

The way it was by the time I made it to "Bruce's Pond" ... perfectly still... I wanted to just stop and set and enjoy, but couldn't as I was supposed to be walking, right Ann?? haha.... 

Todays walk started in the dark, again. Guess the days are getting shorter... and that means winter is on the way, and christmas can not be to far behind... haha.. he says with the temp. headed to 105 today!!! Anyho, this is the way it was when I made it to the double pond the first time by... kinda cool... the sun was thinking of getting up, and some clouds were puffing up as if to say... oh no you don't... I have an active imagination when I walk.. haha... 

The smile this young lady has is amazing!!  

Ms. Madison has discovered teeth and that she can bite... oh yeah.... haha... 

Andrew came to spend the night with us along with Madison... and he found one of Jake's ole video games and .... played and played... 

The prairie grass is sure hurting... should have been cut a month ago or more. the ends of grass are brown and you can now see the ground through the grass... 

The pond was very still and mirror like as I walked by this am... 

Sugar had time to find a few turtles this am... but she was pooped when we got back to home cause we did not stop and shot many pics.. haha.... but she did find time to bring her catch to me for me to take a pic of... 

I had to walk early this am, as I had a Dr. Appointment at 7:45am, so I was almost back to home when the sun was coming up... not a cloud in the sky.... but a bird was soaring to new heights watching the sunrise too.... 

The hidden promise... of what will become a new day...
Stan Moffat

Sugar found three turtles this am, sort of a new LOW record for her.....
Stan Moffat

This am the sunrise was beautiful... this was at the end of my walk, the next was at the beginning, well, actually I had walked two miles before snapping it....
Stan Moffat

The promise of a new day and a new beginning....
Stan Moffat

Can you tell if Madison loves her Grandma? OR if Grandma loves Madison? hummmmmm..... hahaha...
Stan Moffat

This is my "office"... just in case you guys think I really don't work... haha... enjoy the day...  

all was quite on the prairie... and the moon kept watch... one eye open... maybe wondering why....  

Breakfast anyone...???  

and then I looked west and the heavens seemed to be boiling over... was it rage against the drought... or was it joy for the new growth that was going to happen below the clouds... whatever... it was another great view... and Jake was out there somewhere below it....  

The heavens were really showing off this am... the promise of a new day, against the kept promise of days past...  

It's like the sky, heaven is crying for the thistle... for it's loss of life... this was really beautiful this am.... 

Thistles have amazed me this spring... I can not believe something as bad as thistles can be so beautiful... just study this for a bit.. and see the beauty... the colors the uniformity.. the lines... amazing... 

HAHA.... love is calling.... poor ole Scoobie wants to get into Louise's pen and "play" with her... but we don't really want puppies... but posted this to show how strong love is.. haha.. 

Looks like the mountains of Colorado in the evening shade.... God has been gracious in extending his beauty the last few mornings... It is just truly amazing to the eye... I wish I knew how to capture it with the camera.... can not even come close! 

Welcome - Stan and Ann's Ramblings

I try to avoid looking forward or backward, and try to keep looking upward. --Charlotte Bronte

One of Oklahoma's many talent artists... Carter Sampson was in our studio two weeks ago cutting a 4 track demo for in house use. She is one awesome singer/songwriter and is really talented. We would like to sign her to our label..but... haha... anyway.. keep watching for her.. she rocks! One of her songs she cut with her band is "Payne County Line", how cool is that!! haha.. 

A red tail hawk feather... wonder if the sissortails pulled it out.. haha.. 

What about me, this yellow flower was calling out.. so you know me.. had to take a pic.. and then the camera battery ran down... what a perfect ending... enjoy the day!