My company is located in a pretty old building, relatively speaking. Apparently, the building was built in the 1920's. Anyway, here are the pictures that I found. Enjoy!
1920s
1920s
1940s
This one is circa 2007/2008.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Through the years
I stumbled upon a real gem of a web site that dredges up archival photos of my town and pairs some useful, historical narrative against them. Since its in blog format, folks who know more about the history of a particular photo can comment.
My company is located in a pretty old building, relatively speaking. Apparently, the building was built in the 1920's. Anyway, here are the pictures that I found. Enjoy!
1920s
1920s
1940s
This one is circa 2007/2008.
My company is located in a pretty old building, relatively speaking. Apparently, the building was built in the 1920's. Anyway, here are the pictures that I found. Enjoy!
1920s
1920s
1940s
This one is circa 2007/2008.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
South Estes Farmers Market
Good news everybody! There's a farmers market that opened up just across the street!
They are open on Saturday mornings and already seem to have the beginnings of some regular patrons. We decided to walk on over to check in on it.
Check our our picture set on flickr for shots of us, the market, and the vendors.
They are open on Saturday mornings and already seem to have the beginnings of some regular patrons. We decided to walk on over to check in on it.
Check our our picture set on flickr for shots of us, the market, and the vendors.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Down on the Farm
On Saturday, we all went on the farm tour in Orange county. There were 35 farms on the tour but we just went to one about 12 miles away.
This next picture is of their root cellar. They are storing turnips in there right now. With a little camouflage it could pass for one of the bunkers in Lost -- the Turnip Station.
This particular farm had plenty of chickens and pigs as well as lots of land dedicated to crops. Their angle is to be as green as possible and to treat their animals well.
Amelia didn't like being there all too much. Either that or she's getting to be too (two) independent. We didn't get to hear much of what the farmer was saying because we had to continue to keep her from wandering into places she shouldn't be (pig sty, electric fence, etc.) or she just was plain loud. Next time, I'm definitely wearing her on my back. This picture kind of sums up her attitude that day.
Ultimately, it was good to be out there and next time we do a farm tour we'll just make sure to keep the kid(s) fed and confined (like veal).
This next picture is of their root cellar. They are storing turnips in there right now. With a little camouflage it could pass for one of the bunkers in Lost -- the Turnip Station.
This particular farm had plenty of chickens and pigs as well as lots of land dedicated to crops. Their angle is to be as green as possible and to treat their animals well.
Amelia didn't like being there all too much. Either that or she's getting to be too (two) independent. We didn't get to hear much of what the farmer was saying because we had to continue to keep her from wandering into places she shouldn't be (pig sty, electric fence, etc.) or she just was plain loud. Next time, I'm definitely wearing her on my back. This picture kind of sums up her attitude that day.
Ultimately, it was good to be out there and next time we do a farm tour we'll just make sure to keep the kid(s) fed and confined (like veal).
Friday, April 11, 2008
Batter up!
I had the opportunity to fellowship with the 4 of the 5 other guys in my shepherding group last night. (A "shepherding group" is the term that my church uses for small groups that meet weekly for bible study, prayer, and fellowship.)
We met up at Moe's Restaurant for dinner and then headed over to the batting cages. We all took turns and used the fast baseball, medium baseball, medium softball, and slow softball machines. Perhaps needless to say the slow softball was the easiest and most fun to hit. Yours truly could barely hit any of the medium speed baseballs but one of our group actually did pretty well against the fast baseballs.
I'm sorry that I didn't bring my camera otherwise I could have put some photos up here.
We met up at Moe's Restaurant for dinner and then headed over to the batting cages. We all took turns and used the fast baseball, medium baseball, medium softball, and slow softball machines. Perhaps needless to say the slow softball was the easiest and most fun to hit. Yours truly could barely hit any of the medium speed baseballs but one of our group actually did pretty well against the fast baseballs.
I'm sorry that I didn't bring my camera otherwise I could have put some photos up here.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
I've got the Joe, Joe, Joe, Joe down in my heart!
This is what we saw during the Echocardiogram this afternoon. Yup. Thomas ate Joseph from the Little People Nativity Set. (He's been missing for about a week.)
Actually, it is a view of his spine. The image was odd enough to get the attention of the staff at the Pediatric Cardiology Center. The cardiologist confirmed that he does have a murmur, but it is fortunately nothing to be concerned about. The structures of his heart are pretty normal. He doesn't even need to return for a follow-up visit! Thomas has a PFO (not a PDA Thanks, Katie!) but that would only need to be closed if he were to have recurrent migraines or strokes later in life. He said that lots of people have them and don't know they do. They make absolutely no difference in their lives. Medical personnel, if you have a better link for that or better info, please put it in the comments so we can update the link.
As far as his stats go, he's just a day away from 5 mos., weighs 14 lbs. 1 oz., and stretches out to 27 in. long. (The basic dimensions of a shoestring.)
We appreciate your prayers on his behalf!
Actually, it is a view of his spine. The image was odd enough to get the attention of the staff at the Pediatric Cardiology Center. The cardiologist confirmed that he does have a murmur, but it is fortunately nothing to be concerned about. The structures of his heart are pretty normal. He doesn't even need to return for a follow-up visit! Thomas has a PFO (not a PDA Thanks, Katie!) but that would only need to be closed if he were to have recurrent migraines or strokes later in life. He said that lots of people have them and don't know they do. They make absolutely no difference in their lives. Medical personnel, if you have a better link for that or better info, please put it in the comments so we can update the link.
As far as his stats go, he's just a day away from 5 mos., weighs 14 lbs. 1 oz., and stretches out to 27 in. long. (The basic dimensions of a shoestring.)
We appreciate your prayers on his behalf!
Sunday, April 6, 2008
You call this a museum?!!
This past Saturday my brother, Mark, and his family went with me and Amelia to the Museum of Life and Science. This place is a museum? It was awesome!
It's a hands-on environment the kind of which both grown-ups and kids can have fun. To start with, the outdoor trail goes past a percussion area which consists of a large shed with all sorts of percussion instruments hanging and mounted in the walls. You grab a pair of sticks and start banging away! Too cool!!!
Next, we headed down the trail, past the working, miniature train, to the livestock area. They had goats, sheep, cows, rabbits, pigs, ducks, hens, etc. This was great for Amelia to see since she has no idea what those things are when we see their pictures in her board books. She's basically a city slicker like me.
Lastly, we went into the butterfly house. This is an impressive indoor exhibit of live butterflies. You go through an air lock into their environment. You're in a very large greenhouse with butterflies throughout.
We all got hungry for lunch by then and decided to leave having seen only 1/3 of the museum. Next time, we'll check out the bears and wolves in the outdoor exhibit and all of the indoor stuff. Can't wait!
It's a hands-on environment the kind of which both grown-ups and kids can have fun. To start with, the outdoor trail goes past a percussion area which consists of a large shed with all sorts of percussion instruments hanging and mounted in the walls. You grab a pair of sticks and start banging away! Too cool!!!
Next, we headed down the trail, past the working, miniature train, to the livestock area. They had goats, sheep, cows, rabbits, pigs, ducks, hens, etc. This was great for Amelia to see since she has no idea what those things are when we see their pictures in her board books. She's basically a city slicker like me.
Lastly, we went into the butterfly house. This is an impressive indoor exhibit of live butterflies. You go through an air lock into their environment. You're in a very large greenhouse with butterflies throughout.
We all got hungry for lunch by then and decided to leave having seen only 1/3 of the museum. Next time, we'll check out the bears and wolves in the outdoor exhibit and all of the indoor stuff. Can't wait!
Over the board blitz
I finally had the opportunity to play chess with my friend Mark over the board. He had recently been given a club-style chess set along with an analog chess clock. Since we didn't have a lot of time to play chess (about 2 hours) we decided to play a lot of blitz games. A blitz game is one in which each player has 5 minutes of time in which to make his moves. It was great playing over the board and was such a nice break from playing online exclusively.
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