Military Ball

While the British were partying it up at the palace...Bede and I were living our own American version. Bede was invited to be the guest of honor and speaker at the UNL Army ROTC Military Ball last night. Bede did a great job and spoke about leadership and the "warrior ethos". Very HOO AH!!! All were impressed. He has left a permanent impression on the this ROTC Battallion. There are few there who actually served with him, but his name is spoken often and with great respect. I'm very proud of what he has done, and continues to do.
Plus he's still looking mighty fine in the uniform, I must say!

Spring visitors

A flock of cedar waxwings came for a visit today. They hung out in the tree in the front yard for a few hours. There were probably 15-20 of them but this guy is the only one who was kind enough to pose for me!



They are beautiful birds.Smooth, waxy looking feathers with a bright spot of yellow on the end of the tail. They eat the berries of the nearby trees and then they are off.

Thankfull...

for the miracle of Spring...
for the daily gifts from God...

for the renewal of Life...

for the gift of His son, who suffered and died for us.

"For He so loved the world..."

For this, I am truly thankfull!

Still Pondering!

Click here to listen...

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Found my favorite hat while I was cleaning in the basement. Pinky and the Brain. Great cartoon.

The Brain... or Pinky ???

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Pondering!

Why we need less government, and fewer government officials...

The government is a mess. Our elected officials can't do the job they were elected to do! It has come down to the last 3 hours and they still don't have a budget. Why did the democrats, while in control of both the house and senate for 2 years, not reach a budget deal? They could have had it all done, their own way...but Nooooooooo. Check out one of our most illustrious legislators, Charlie Rangel on why the Dems didn't get the job done.
Unbelievable.....well, not really considering!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNHk6Kh37PY&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Crane Cam

Check out this web cam of the cranes. Best viewed just prior to sunrise or sunset. They will be leaving Nebraska soon. But will be back next March.

http://www.rowesanctuary.org/crane%20cam.htm

Here are some more photos of our trip.


Feeding in the corn fields.



Dancing the crane dance!


Bede looking out across the Platte River.


Inside the blind before sunset, waiting for the cranes to come in.