Wordless Wednesday

Ok, so I'm late and I'm way behind in Wordless Wednesday posts....AND now it's not wordless.

Wordless Wednesday

(I've posted some of these before,

but I decided they warranted a repost.)



Be sure to check out more Wordless Wednesday participants here.

View from the Sky Trac

Sometimes there are great benefits to being married to a construction foreman! Tonight as we left church Marty said we should hurry home so he could send me to the top of the sky trac to take pictures of the sky over the trees. If you've been reading here long you know I don't get a good view of sunsets, etc., from my house because I live amongst the trees and I have to drive several miles for a good view.


Heights never bothered me much growing up. I've discovered the older I get...the more they bother me...sometimes. Tonight they bothered me!



The sky trac sits at our house because Marty's job site this week wasn't far from here and this was a close place to park it until it could be transported back to the shop. Marty brought home the dump truck and trailer tonight so he could load it up. As he was preparing to leave the shop his boss Frank told him he may as well load the truck up with some gravel for our driveway since he was bringing the dump truck out here anyway. Thanks, Frank!!! So, the sand that Marty slides through each morning and night in front of the shop where he parks his motorcycle will be a problem no more!

Needless to say, my trek up in the sky trac had to wait until the gravel was dumped. And the truck was hooked back up to the trailer. All this time I impatiently waited just knowing the sun was going to set and I was going to miss it!

Naturally, as I waited I snapped pictures to kill time.

To me, this is just a pile of gravel that means someone has a job of spreading out! To Marty, this is an exciting gift!

Heather was put to work directing Marty as he backed the truck up to hook up to the trailer.

The view of the sky from the ground.

Ok, so I didn't miss the sunset after all. Marty placed boards across the forklift prongs (?) so Heather and I would have something substantial to sit or stand on as we were lifted, and up we went. Just as we reached a height just above the house the platform tilted and shook and that did it for me. I wanted to go no higher. Later I found out Marty needed to level the platform as he discovered on its way up it wasn't completely level. He assured me it did not shake much at all. I assured him from my position way up in the air, that yes indeed it did shake. A lot. So, I took my pictures from that height all the while Heather was saying "let's go higher" and I was saying "no!" When I'd finished I told Marty he could bring me down and then send Heather all the way up without me. Of course she thought that was AWESOME!!!

Finally! All aboard!

Just after the shaking and jerking of the platform we sat on, I collected myself and began to snap pictures. See, I told you I was above my house!

What a pretty sky! I'm glad that while the sky trac was here we had an intersting sky to view!

My father-in-law Freddie came by to help Marty load up the sky trac. Helllooooo down there, Freddie!

Ok, so the jerking and shaking was worth it for this!!!

And this!

After I got off, Heather went up solo. Hellooooo way up there, Heather!

And down she comes!

Ok, so construction equipment toys can be really cool!

Thank you, Marty!!!

I Didn't Know He Had It In Him

I said in a recent post that I never know what I'm going to find when I upload pictures from Marty's camera. Judging from what I am finding, getting him a camera was an excellent choice for his Father's Day gift!



Among the photos of all of us trying to capture the moon last night, and pictures of a current construction project I also found these: I hope he wasn't late getting to work that morning!!








Aren't they gorgeous???

Marty's Had His Head in the Clouds!

I never know what I'm going to find when I upload photos from Marty's camera! Typically I might find headless bikini shots, but imagine my surprise when I found these in the mix!

I think he's enjoying the new toy we gave him for Father's Day, don't you???

Oldies but Goodies?

Ok, ok. I've had some complaints suggestions to get more photos posted pronto. So, Bill and Jim these are for you. And no complaints that flowers are too girly! You asked for it.





I haven't taken many new photos lately because my hand's been full of paintbrushes and tubes of paint and I'm not quite ready to post the progress of the painting. In the mean time, enjoy browsing back through some old photos from last year.

_______________________________________

Bloggers only: Check this out for an awesome giveaway:

Rocks In My Dryer

You can enter there to win Wow Hits 1

____________________________

Red Sky at Night....

This is not the post I'd planned for tonight. While you wait for me to finish my Christmas decorating, enjoy the sunset I got a glimpse of on my way into town this evening.

As always, click on the pictures to see them full size.

And yep, some I took while driving down the road again....if you see me crashed in the ditch somewhere sometime, hide your laughter as you rescue me please!

Wordless Wednesday

November Skies

The skies have been gorgeous this summer and fall. I remembered to throw the camera in the car today because I missed an awesome sunset last night. It paid off. Tonight after work I picked up Erica's kids and took them into town with me to meet up with Heather and Erica for a quick dinner and trip to Hobby Lobby. On the way to town I noticed the sky getting prettier and prettier as the sun set. As soon as I had a good view I whipped the car over to the shoulder causing Mathew to wonder what on earth I was doing. He's been with Erica and me before when we've stopped for pictures so you can imagine the rolling eyes on this teenage boy when I told him I had to get a picture of the sunset! Sorry Mathew, but the price passengers pay when riding with me is you never know when I'm going to stop for a picture! Just ask Heather!

I snapped this one through the windshield as I was driving down the street. Honest, Erica, your kids were in NO danger while I did this! :0)