Today's Quote

Today's Quote

Only those who dare to fail greatly can achieve greatly.

-Robert F. Kennedy

The big wheel groaned and came to life as we were leaving... and a great time was had by all. This was my first time to the fair, without kiddos and animals, since Ann and I have been married. I was lost! Enjoy the day...and start looking at these photos from the bottom up... later..
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Lots of booths for folks wanting to get your money....
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We ran across some friends who kept their calves at our place for several years... these ladys are a hoot!!
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The young man in western attire probably spent hundreds of dollars for just the right look, and was walking along scratching his behind.. haha... Grandma and I laughed and laughed.. if he only knew, clothes make the man, but sometimes actions help too... haha...
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Some folks went high and fast... and round and round...
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lots of food, people, games, and the ole man in the moon watching over the last day of this year to end after 8pm.
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Now the rides were alive with folks...
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Then, it was time to head to the car, as my legs and feet were killing me.. but first. the sitting sun provided one last glimmer of entertainment for us as we were leaving... and it was an awesome site to behold...
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The drum circle kept busy
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more pride...
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each piece has special meaning and in most cases is hand me downs for generation to generation...
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I beamed with pride when I saw this young man teaching his kiddo the meaning of tradition and pride in his heritage. We should all do more of this.... I told him I truly admired him.
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then we went to a Pow Wow...
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And the winner is..... first prize to Elinore Moffat, for Dylan Scott Moffat who will arrive on November 29, 2006. Not too long...
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here is grandma Moffat and great grandma Moffat checking out her baby blanket she made and entered in the fair. Aunt Marilyn planned the big surprise and we think she did surprise her, in spite of me almost telling her!
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We even ran into family and ate dinner together.. and then it was off to show the young lady in the photo her winnings... she did not know... yet...
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lots of folks had the same idea... even saw a neighbor, in the red cap, who lives one house away from us for the first time in a year... haha...
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we decided to eat a bit.. and there was a long line, but lots of time to catch up with friends and neighbors...
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there were toy trains coming and going...
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and while there... we found this little blanket made by Elinore Moffat, age 87, of Perkins for another of her great grandchildren who is on the way... but not here yet... of course, another first place, congrats mom!!
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We ran out to see if any of my photos won a ribbon or not, and we did not.... sigh.... but, maybe next year...??? We did win what we went after, showing the most wins a Family Portrait.. so we did, and I have to get my pic in the paper for having the most photos entered... anyway... we will do this in the spring of 2007 so we can have our newest grandbaby in the photo too.... yeah haw...
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and more rides... just waiting for folks to jump on...
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the flags were blowing in the wind, and KGFY was getting ready to rock the area....
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And lots of things to eat...
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Lots of rides...
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It's fair time....
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for the history of it...

Just a quick note to the kiddos...

Gene Hauf, who is owner of Hauf Auto Supply/Salvage next door to the studio and with whom I have been friends with since we moved to Stillwater, recently told me about how he used to ride his bike as a kid out to the old airport hangers on our land and they would climb up in the rafters and catch the pigeons ... and he lived in Stillwater, I think he said on Ramsey Street! He also said another great source for photos of the old airport would be the old shoe cobbler... who's name escapes me now, but he has passed away and his daughter now lives in his home... they lived across the street from where orville boyer used to live.. Gene said if he remembers right, there are tons of photos of the way it was back then... all I know for now.. this is also to remind me to follow up on this too.. haha... later.. just some FYI stuff...

A single sunbeam ...

A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.

-St. Francis of Assisi

Ann is raising some pigeons that "roll" in the air when they fly...  

Austyn getting ready to let it rip... at the studio playing Randy Burch's drums. Randy is drummer for Nick Gibson Band out of Stillwater and thinks it's cool that Austyn wants to play "his" drums!!  

Wonder what great things lie behind those eyes? What will he discover? How will he effect the world? How many lives will he change??  

Austyn stopped in to spend some time with us while his mom and dad went out to eat... he always makes us smile!! 

check in time at the Payne County Fair. This is the Photography place, and I took some photos there to enter.  

Silence is not just not talking

Silence is not just not talking. It's a void. It's a place where all things come from. All voices, all creation comes out of this silence. So when you're standing on the edge of silence, you hear things you've never heard before, and you hear things in ways you've never heard them before. --John Francis

jakes addresses on web

Jakes blog is at http://www.jacobmoffat.blogspot.com/

and his photos are at http://jakemoffat.dotphoto.com

just copy address and paste and click to go there.

Jake

Jake made it home for a whirlwind tour... haha... he came in late Saturday night and then left Sunday evening. They got one day off and were to hit it again today, heading to Freedom to rebuild another rig on site before it "turns to the right". And with the kind of money that it takes to get things turning, they will be pressured every step of the way! He and another young man from Glencoe are the main team and seem to be enjoying the hard work and long hours and this will be the fourth rig they have rebuilt on their own. It's amazing to think of what they are doing, and how, and where and when, and remember when Jake was just burning rod at Grandpa Moffat's .... He is really enjoying the work and accomplishments and his bosses seem to be glad. It was a joy to have him home, any time he comes.

newest cub scout...

I took some pics of the newest cub scout ... but I must have put those on my computer at work, as I can not find them at home... sigh, age thingy... haha.. enjoy the day, and the rain....

Ok... enough.. here is Andrew's favorite position... all afternoon... playing games, haha... rock on Andrew!!
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Do you think Madison has her Grandma's "eye"? And that smile, is it the smile of a saint or a ..... hahaha.... well, we might ask her Mom...
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Andrew was so shy..... yeah right...!
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this young lady came to visit Grandma Moffat and I yesterday afternoon.... Think she was practicing selling something.. haha....
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We are all kindred spirits in terms of our humanity

We are all kindred spirits in terms of our humanity -- in terms of our relationship to the horizontal human experience. We are all kindred spirits with more connection than differences without even taking the vertical -- the Spiritual relationship -- into consideration. --Robert Burney

Look at this AWESOME photo Heather took of the kiddos....
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The longest journey begins

The longest journey begins with a single step, not with a turn of the ignition key. --Edward Abbey

Look who has two soon to be ... missing teeth... haha.. yelp, they are loose...  

Andrew started playing games upone arriving and played until it was time to put it down and head home... think he loves them.. and he is really good at them too! 

There was one awesome sunset last night, but I did not check my camera settings.. and no glasses.. and these photos suck.. but you get the idea... it was cool and unusual...  

Madison gettting ready for her style show... 

Heather Ann and her two prizes.... one would think she loves them like there was no tomorrow.... even when... haha...