“The #1 goal of any survival situation is to adapt to the situation. I always tell my students to improvise, adapt and overcome. I try pay attention to Mother Nature. I realize she is the boss. She is neither for you nor against you — she just is. And you try to adapt to her to survive.”
~ Cody Lundin, Survival Expert, "Dual Survival" on Discovery Channel
The normally dull trip across flat, straight I-74 in Indiana was much prettier this time due to a bloom of Queen Anne’s Lace.
We celebrate this Memorial Day 2010 by remembering our father, Thomas Ray Martin, and his brave service as a United States Marine during the Korean War. I’ve posted some photos of Tom’s life during his service to our country on his blog.
To Tom and all the other soldiers who have sacrificed so much to serve and protect the United States of America, the greatest country on Earth: We thank you for your service and will never forget what you have done for all of us.
HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY! We love and miss you, Dad!
Much to our delight, Jabba the Toad has returned to live another summer on our porch!
Here is Jabba in her very own toad bath. Well, it’s not hers exclusively … the dogs also use it as a water bowl, sometimes taking a drink while Jabba is swimming! But neither seem to mind each other, and Jabba seems to enjoy the protection the dogs give her from predators.
Darby Dog alerted me to this snake living under our porch.
This looks like a hybrid between a Black Racer and a Copperhead, but I think it may be a rat snake.
I love the vibrant, almost-fluorescent green foliage in Kentucky in May:
Jabba the Toad has returned to our porch. We weren’t sure if we had accidentally squished him with our car last year. But when he returned this spring, he went right for his toad bath and cushy house we made for him, so it must be the original Jabba. And he’s still as chubby as ever!
Joel gets an early start on his career as world adventurer by exploring an old coal mine.
Every spring, hundreds of houseflies gather on our porch railing to bask in the sun and socialize. At first I thought they were mating, but a close inspection showed there was no hanky-panky going on. So maybe this deck rail is their meeting place, where the flies flirt to find a mate, and then they fly off to make babies flies elsewhere. I enjoy running my hand along the rail and watching the flies take off, swarm, and land back down on the rail.
We hiked up to the cliffs below Little Wolf Peak in early March. Though it was nearly 60 degrees outside, there were still a couple inches of snow on the ground and massive ice formations on the cliffs.
We encountered some of the largest icicles we’ve ever seen. Many were over 10 feet long and too thick to wrap your hand around, and a couple icicles grew to as much as 20 feet long.
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