Grounded so far

I got this drone from the Amazon Vine Program back in mid-February, but I still haven't tested it because of the crappy weather we've had since then.

It seems it's either snowing or raining or too windy during the hours I can have semi-private access to the field across the street and this week looks like it will continue to be rainy and windy.

I'm hoping circumstances will improve in May and I can have some images and video to post here.

New frontiers in selfie photography

Testing the AONLink waterproof cell phone pouch for the Amazon Vine Program.
It's clear plastic so you can shoot selfies in the shower.

My dad's old sign

When my dad was a young man in the 1930s, he worked for a time for the Federal Land Bank.

The Federal Land Bank is a system of banks that was established by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916 to aid farmers in rural communities. In the 2000s, the 12 banks that comprised the Federal Land Bank merged into what's called the Farm Credit System today. It was an important financial aid for farmers in the Great Depression.

The building where his office was situated from the '30s until 1956 has recently been renovated after it was discovered that there was an elaborate and historic opera house on the top floor that was boarded up and abandoned for 100 years. (Dad's office was on the second floor.) The renovation revealed several artifacts including this sign which had to come from my dad's office.

U-Haul

My stepdaughter and her husband are moving and are jettisoning a lot of unneeded stuff, including a big chunk of his extensive wardrobe.

Maria brought home three or four big boxes of clothes plus a big trash bag of apparel from a weekend visit to their new home.

This jacket was among the discards and I've taken an immediate liking to it, since the weather this morning was chilly (50°) drizzle. My son-in-law used to manage U-Haul stores and this is a leftover from that period. It's very cozy and stops the wind nicely.

The Flora team at work

I really enjoy working with Maria. We got a chance to collaborate Wednesday evening on coverage of a debate involving the three candidates for mayor of Lebanon.
Maria wrote the story and I shot the photos.

Thursday afternoon anxiety attack

Jack and Dora escaped from the fenced back yard and were missing for about 45 minutes this afternoon - 45 minutes of extreme anxiety for Maria and me.

The neighbor kids said they saw them headed for the Big Four Trail that runs behind our property. I guessed that they would end up by the baseball diamonds in the park and, sure enough, that's where I found Jack. I took him home and kenneled him and went out to look for Dora.

I had just pulled into the park playground parking area when Dora came trotting up. I opened the car door and she jumped in, none the worse for wear.

Phew!

Try taking pills with tomato juice

Do you gag occasionally when taking pills? I used to frequently.

I tried taking them with Kefir and that was better but not good enough.

Then I discovered tomato juice. Even the biggest horse pills go down easily with tomato juice.

I figured it was just something peculiar to me until my son tried it when I was visiting him in Las Vegas earlier this year. He was so impressed that he suggested it to his wife and now she's a believer. They choose to use V-8, but as a medium for pills, there's no difference.

Try it and let me know what you think.

Still waiting

The Amazon Vine Program sent me this cool drone six weeks ago and I'm still waiting for decent weather for learning to fly it.