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8-25-2012 ~ Blog #474 (David & Joan)
Last night we drove to Quail Hollow State Park for a picnic and hike. We also visited the park's manor and gardens. Joan spotted a "Bird's of Prey" sign on a wooden fence. Between the cracks we could see: a Peregrine falcon, Red Tail hawks, Barred owl and a Screech owl. Brigitta was going nuts with excitement. We'll have to go back when it is open. I got a shot of the birds while on my tippy-toes holding the camera over the fence.
So today I’m in the most urban area of my 33.5 mile ride where I cross a road to so that I can avoid my least favorite intersection. This puts my on a narrow sidewalk for 100 yards before I can turn off. There’s a hedge to my left and four lanes of busy road to my right. All of a sudden huge flared wings and outstretched talons swoop in from my right and make contact with the bit of ground between the sidewalk and hedge. HAWK! I can see each gray feather is outlined in white. He must have been intent on a mouse, but I didn’t see it. I get on the brakes; I’m certain we are about to collide. He has nowhere to go except where he came from which is back in front of me. I’m braking hard but I’m there in a second. His body makes it past my path and his wing beats down on my front tire. I hear the buzz from the tread of my road tire against the underside of his wing for an instant. For a brief moment I see this huge raptor wing between my aero bars and front wheel. On the next flap, only his wingtip ticks the tire. I yell, “WHOA!” as he flies up and across the road. He’s fine, I’m fine, and somehow my heart rate monitor didn’t explode.
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8-19-2012 ~ Blog #473 (David & Joan)
Last night we marched (and drove) with Dynamics Theater in the Tallmadge Light Parade. While most groups had floats with generators and lights, we really didn't have any prep time or materials. I did spend an hour or so jerry-rigging a pair of plastic mirrors in front of the Mustang's headlights so that they could shine on disco balls suspended above. I figured the light reflecting off the disco balls wouldn't create sharp distinct spots on the ground since the light source was the close, broad headlights instead of distant spot lights, but I figured it would be better than nothing. It worked pretty much like I expected.
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The Birthday that Never Ends Part II 8-17-2012 ~ Blog #472 (David & Joan)
The Birthday that Never Ends Part II (Neighborhood Party)
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8-16-2012 ~ Blog #471 (David & Joan)
Oh to be 13 and have a birthday that never ends...
Campfire illuminated, f1.4 @ 1/50th second
The girls and a friend were working on a movie today
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8-13-2012 ~ Blog #470 (David & Joan) Our original HONK page contains 288 photos and was probably loading slowly, so I put the last 148 photos on this new page.
Please visit this page for our dress rehearsal of HONK! HONK! Sunday Picnic HONK!
Saturday August 11th Show HONK! Please visit this page for our dress rehearsal of HONK! Saturday August 11th Show HONK!
Please visit this page for our dress rehearsal of HONK! Friday August 10th Show
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Erie Birthday Pho, Zoo & Presque Isle 8-8-2012 ~ Blog #470 (David)
Yesterday I snuck in an early bike ride then we drove up near Chagrin Falls to eat at Bowl of Pho. There are no Vietnamese restaurants in the Akron area; how is this possible? Joan and I figure we last ate Vietnamese food was in Colorado Springs 11 years ago. The kids loved it. Svea questioned why people talk so highly of ordinary places like Applebee's and Friday's when there are Thai, Indian and Vietnamese restaurants that have such amazing food. After lunch we visited the Erie Zoo in Erie, Pennsylvania. We were delighted with this zoo and especially enjoyed the baby orangutan, swinging Saimang Gibbon's with baby and large scale (G?) outdoor model train layout. We then picked up some fried chicken, croissants and grapes and drove to Presque Isle on Lake Erie for a beach dinner picnic and surf play.
Annika and Joan built a fairy house in the backyard last week.
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8-7-2012 ~ Blog #469 (David)
We celebrated Svea's 13th birthday yesterday, and then again today and we'll hit it a couple more times with parties in the next few days. Yesterday we had our final rehearsal, so we kept it low key. We saw Brave in the afternoon; the day ended with the cast of HONK! singing Happy Birthday to her. Today we ate lunch at a Vietnamese restaurant (Bowl of Pho) in Chagrin Falls; it was awesome. Then we visited the Erie Zoo in Erie, Pennsylvania and played and ate dinner at a Lake Erie beach on Presque Isle. Photos to come; we got home at 10 PM.
View 60 photos on our HONK! page.
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8-5-2012 ~ Blog #468 (David)
View 95 photos on our HONK! page.
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8-5-2012 ~ Blog #467 (David & Joan)
View 27 backstage photos on our HONK! page.
Beneath JulietteThis is a plug for my brother-in-law's (John Wilsterman) e-book Beneath Juliette. It's a great mystery-thriller for adults. Note that you can sample the beginning of the book for free! Here's a description:
Beneath Juliette is a gripping tale of crime,
obsession and one man's search for the truth. It is a story of
personal courage against monumental obstacles and of lost love.
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8-1-2012 ~ Blog #466 (David & Joan)
Please visit this page for our dress rehearsal of HONK! HONK! Dress Rehearsal
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Come see the entire Hall Family in HONK!
Fun for the whole flock…er, family! bring the ducklings along! Dynamics Community Theater presents: HONK! August 3, 4, 10, 11 at 7:30 pm at the Tallmadge high school auditorium call 330-217-1227 or email dynamics@tallmadgeschools.org for ticket reservations. All seats reserved. Reserve early for best seats! Adults $9 Students/ducklings/seniors $7 HONK! "A Musical Tale of "The Ugly Duckling" Music by Book and Lyrics by GEORGE STILE ANTHONY DREWE Honk! Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 Phone: 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-397-4684 www.MTIShows.com The up-and-coming musical from England |
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