Super Moon
Tonight was a Super Moon, the largest moon of the year. My daughter Katie and I had some fun with the telescope and took some pictures of it. Here is one of them. The heavens declare His glory! -John
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Tonight was a Super Moon, the largest moon of the year. My daughter Katie and I had some fun with the telescope and took some pictures of it. Here is one of them. The heavens declare His glory! -John
Read More“THEY” say: “April Showers Bring May Flowers”. April SHOWERS??? It is April 8 today and we are blessed with 19 inches of heavy snow. So heavy and slippery that my snow plow can’t handle it and got stuck several times. It is parked and we will have to wait for a bit of a thaw.
Read MoreOn May 3, we lost power for several hours due to a severe wind storm. Power was out in areas from Helena to Basin, MT, in which we are in between. As the evening drew on, we new we needed to make some plans as the kids still had homework to do. We lit some […]
Read MoreThe Weather Report V.S. Reality… The weather report says we are supposed to get less than a half inch of snow. It has reported this for a couple of days. It has been snowing steadily, but lightly, for over the past 24 hours and we now have close to a half a foot, not a […]
Read MoreAbout a week ago, I had to take one of my daughters over to Boulder for a school meeting. On the way back, as I came over Boulder Hill, heading down the pass to Jefferson City, the sun was just setting. It was a very beautiful site. I stopped and took a couple of snapshots […]
Read MoreWinter reared its head today. We received over a foot of snow from last night to today. The old plow was not very happy that it had to go to work today. Click on a picture to see a larger view.
Read MoreWe just went through our fourth “last” spring snow storm. We thought each of the last four storms was the last, but we are continually surprised by another one. This one was a doozy, lasted three days, and covered the center third of the state from North to South. A while back we got some […]
Read MoreIsn’t it neat when you go to church and God REALLY shows up? Today was one of those days. I feel sad for those churches that have such a small view of God that they don’t expect Him to show up there. He is so good, and He is healing lives, inside and out. After […]
Read MoreAd Nauseum: Latin term used to describe an argument which has been continuing “[to the point of] nausea”. Our snow is now no longer a point of fascination. It has turned “monumental.” When I posted my previous entry, we had eight to ten inches of snow. Now, several hours later, I plowed one more time […]
Read MoreA.K.A. – Where Is Global Warming When You Need It? This morning, we woke to a LOT of snow on the ground and much more falling from the air. While everyone got ready for church, I started up the snow plow and plowed the road up to our house. There was a lot, and it […]
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