One Single Impression: Conquer

Zorro
Mighty hunting cat
warm days stalking in the fields
conquered by north winds

Zorro is our mighty hunter.
Look here and here if you have the stomach . . .

To read more poetry, click the graphic or
One Single Impression
Thank you for visiting!

_/\_/\_

Lempster Wind Farm

Click on the photo to view the image full size and correctly rotated. It is difficult to see the turbines except in a larger image.

I'm glad I was not driving late in the summer when we drove through Lempster and I saw my first wind farm. If I had been driving I may have driven off of the road. Lempster is New Hampshire's first wind farm and it went online in 2008. We stopped in several places for photographs and observations. I paid special attention to any noises. I had read testimony from residents of Mars Hill in Maine about the horrendous noise that their wind farm makes. The information I had read motivated me to attend town meetings in Barton to oppose any wind farm development. Yet nothing I read prepared me for the beauty of the Lempster farm.

It was quiet. I may have heard an occasional soft whoosh as if a raptor was flying, but I couldn't be sure. The twelve 250 feet (76 m) tall turbines were beautiful to see and to watch. I saw no evidence of what we were told would happen to Barton. The Lempster wind farm is much smaller than the proposed Barton wind farm, though. So while I am not convinced that wind farms are safe and worthwhile, I think I need to find unbiased facts about them. That information is difficult to find!

I found a few videos that you may want to watch. They are about the Lempster wind farm, some emerging wind technology and some of the controversy.



There will be more about the Lempster wind farm in the future when we drive up to the site to view the turbines.



Technorati Tags: Lempster wind farm Del.icio.us Tags: Lempster wind farm Flickr Tags: Lempster wind farm Furl Tags: Lempster wind farm

_/\_/\_

Wendall Marsh Dam

Wendall Marsh and the dam are at one end of Lake Sunapee in Sunapee. The fishing, I am told, is great. The marsh is beautiful and worth exploring for wildlife next season. There are over 4,800 dams in New Hampshire built from the 1700s to the present. Some dams are unsafe — and future posts will demonstrate this. I'm not used to seeing so many dams and it seems as if they are everywhere. I'm becoming more fascinated with them. (Perhaps I'll photograph them all!) Their uses, in New Hampshire, are:

fire protection 8%
electric power 5%
water 3%
flood control 2%
(source: Wikipedia)

Technorati Tags: Lake Sunapee Wendall Marsh Del.icio.us Tags: Lake Sunapee Wendall Marsh Flickr Tags: Lake Sunapee Wendall Marsh Furl Tags: Lake Sunapee Wendall Marsh
_/\_/\_

LOL Cat Bible: Lectionary Readings for Sunday, October 18, 2009

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Job 38:1-7, (34-41) or
Isaiah 53:4-12
Psalm 104:1-9, 24, 35c or
Psalm 91:9-16
Hebrews 5:1-10
Mark 10:35-45

Job 38:1-7, (34-41)
Ceiling Cat startz tokking an wont shuddup

1 And teh Ceiling Cat sez in teh windz:
2 "OMG, WTF iz u sayinz? u iz a noob!
3 "U getz reddy becuz naow I asks u sum kweschuns.
4 "Wehre iz u wen I maded teh earths, ifs u iz so smart?
5 "Who sayed, 'Hay, iz gonna be tihs big.'
6 "Whut iz unner teh earths? Who maded teh grouns?
7 "when teh stars and stuffs were all liek 'Hay'?

34 "Does u sez, 'Hay clowdz, u rayns naow, k?'
35 "Does u maek teh lightnins comes, so taht tehy sez, 'Oh hai'?
36 "Who maeks teh ppl knoe teh stuffs?
37 "Who sez, 'Hay tehres thiz minny clowdz' or maeks teh rayns come sum moar
38 "when teh dusts iz liek 'OMG tehres liek tunz uf us lol'?
39 "Does u sez to teh liunz 'u can haz cheezburgr naow kthxbai'
40 "when tehy iz liek 'we can haz cheezburgr naow plz?'
41 "Who iz liek 'Hay burdies u can haz cheezburgr too' becuz tehy wantz teh cheezburgr?"

Isaiah 53:4-12

4 But he taekd all the scry stuff n de stuff dat makes kittehs sad n he carried it arnd. We wuz still stoopid n thot that Ceiling Cat punishd dis kitteh, pokd him wif a newspapr n put him in da backyard at nite.
5 He wuz pwnd cuz we doez bad stuff, he wuz hurtd cuz we taek cheezburgr n not ask first. Teh pwnage dat maed us all bettr wuz on dis kitteh n cuz he take it we’z okay now. Srsly.
6 We haz gone liek da sheep n go awy cuz r wai iz bettr den da wai uv Ceiling Cat; but cuz o dis Ceiling Cat haz put da bad stuff on dis kitteh. rly.
7 Dis kitteh had lotza bad stuff happen, but he not say nuthin’. Dis kitteh keep hiz mouf shut. He wuz liek doze sheep dat don’t say nuthin wen they’z bout to be sheard. Dis kitteh keep hiz mouf shut. Srsly.
8 Cuz uv sad n meanness, dis kitteh goed awai. N wut to say bout hiz childrenz? He doesn’t got ani cuz dey told him ta go awai bfore he haz more kittehs. He no had childrenz cuz other kittehs suckz.
9 He had ta stay wit da bad kittehs. Da kind dat no liek Ceiling Cat n think he suckz n da kind dat taek all the cookies n not share. Suckz, cuz dis kitteh wuz gud n rly liekd Ceiling Cat n uder kittehs. He didnt lie, neither.
10 But it wuz Ceiling Cat woo hit dis kitteh wif da newspaper, n tho Ceiling Cat put dis kitteh out in da backyard, he will be nice soon n give many childrenz n let kitteh back inside. Dis kitteh will do da will of Ceiling Cat n it will be great, kthx.
11 Aftr kitteh gets ovr pwnage, then he will b happi cuz all da uder kittehs r happi too. Cuz dis kitteh taekz bad stuff n maeks it gud.
12 Cuz dis kitteh had to deal wif all dis B-S, Ceiling Cat sais he getz all da cheezburgs he wantz. Srsly. N thn he can givez them to his friendz. But only friendz woo love Ceiling Cat and Ceiling Cat’s buddi.

see more Lolcats and funny pictures

Psalm 104 1 Hai Ceiling Cat, I praizes u! U iz so kool, u wearz koolnez! 2 He is all wrapppd up in prety lites, and rollz out teh Ceiling liek tentses 3 and he gots a penthause up there. Ooo! He ridez in ur clowds, and surfz in ur windz. 4 Teh windz even talkz 4 him, n teh firez doez what he sez, srsly! 5 Ceiling Cat made teh Urth on teh fl0r, and u karnt mez it up. 6 Teh watr wuz all ova it, rite up 2 teh mntns. 7 U screemd and teh watr wuz gon; u just yelld n ther it went - 8 the mnts went up, n teh vallys went dwn - in teh plais u wantd. 9 Yew dun mess kz? R-Lce yew gun go outsidez, k? 10 Him maek da big cheezbrgr flow tru da Urth. 11 De guna geeb yew phude, ya. 12 Dem berdiez gun geeb yew da harblz. 13 Ceiling Cat geeb da Urth da gud meelk, den hee sleepz leik slaxxor. 14 He made graz for awl teh m00c0ws, and erbs for man so that he may get the munchies. 15 He made likker to get peepul tyred 4 teyh can has cat nap, oyil to maek greesy ph00d fer speshul hang-ovahs, and bred. 16 Him mek sum trees grew in sum hole in teh Midul Eest 17 Burd make nests 4 yung ph00dlingz , storks liv in fur trees. 18 upgrayded ram satz on hillz ses, "oh hai, Celing Cat made tis 4 muh u can go now." 19 The moon trakz sezinz, and the sun kn0ez when him taek nap. 20 Ceiling Cat teh awlmitee maeks it nite, and moocows and udder stufz comes out of the forest. 21 yung liyins com owt and seek Ceiling Cat's cheezburger but Ceiling Cat has tuh ses, "wtf i luk liek i not walrus u dont steel frm muh, gtfo ur goin Basement, k? thnxbai." 22 Wen sun c0me up tey go to crib for litul wilez. 23 sunz 0f adum work awl day and rest teh bownz al nitez. 24 Ceiling Cat has butt lowdz of cheezburger and cookie but He dont giv to teh pepul dey maek invizbul error 25 In the oshinz dere fishiz but sumtimz fish slip way so u get no ph00dz, but u can praize Ceiling Cat 26 Leviathans eated ships and efurt, but not Ceiling Cat's yawt were he be tokin with the lyunz at nite. 27 teh ppl say, "Ceiling Cat, are hungry." Ceiling Cat ses, "Oh oh butt u do aks of wurship then ph00dz, k? bai." 28 He fez tey by hand 29 He luks away then pops a cap in tey sinful self. 30 He comes to teh tiny urf, makes fudz, and it lives 31 Ceiling Cat lives 4evah, so don't think you can dis Him and get off 32 Him peekz lookz at the 'urf' and she trembles, he touches the 'hills' and tey smok. 33 You gotta rap the good rap about Ceiling Cat, or else he's gunna curze wiminz agin. 34 "Mi meditashun of Him be sweet: I will b glad in the Ceiling Cat teh almitee." 35 Dun be dumb, geeve Ceiling Cat ur soulz, will gib cheezbrger

Psalm 91 1 U dat iz in seekrit box wif Ceiling Cat iz under All-Pwnzer 2 Sez uv Ceiling Cat, iz mah under-cowch an bukkit, an i gots trust in him 3 Iz gonna saev U frum teh spyderwebz an frum teh vakuum cleenr. 4 Him iz can cuvr U wif fethrs an under hiz wings U iz safe (Ceiling Cat iz burd?) Hiz truth is can be ur bukkit. 5 U iz not skeerd uv big skaries in nite, r the bad kittehs in the day 6 Or teh dogz in teh drkness, r of bafftiem. 7 1000 can haz fall dwn, 10000 goz bum, but not u! Srsly. 8 U just see teh bad kittehs getz pwnd, k? 9 C u maded Ceiling Cat ur howz (hez mah bukkit, hez so kewl); 10 No bad stuffz can pwn you lol, no herpiz up in ur houz 4 real. 11 He iz making hiz angels watch ovr u wif mad skillz, dey keepz u safe evrywhere (even on teh toilet!) 12 Dere pawz iz holding u up so u don getz owiez. 13 U can stomp teh lions and teh lolruses, teh baby lionses and teh vakuum cleenrs u can squish dem wid ur paw. 14 C, he setted hiz luv on me teh Ceiling Cat, so il save him kthx. He can haz top of shelf cuz he noes mai naym. 15 Wen he sez "Hay r u dere?" il be liek "Oh, Hai!". In teh bad tiems il be dere, il save him an giv cookies. 16 He can haz nine long liefs an c wen i saveded him kthxbai.

see more Lolcats and funny pictures

Hebrews 5:1-10

1 Every high priest iz selectd frum among doodz an iz appointd 2 represent them in matters relatd 2 ceilin cat, 2 offr gifts an sacrificez 4 sins.
2 He iz able 2 deal gently wif dose hoo r ignorant an r goin astray, since he him iz subject 2 weaknes.
3 This iz y he has 2 offr sacrificez 4 his own sins, as well as 4 da sins ov teh peeps.
4 No wan takez dis honor upon him; he must be calld by ceilin cat, jus as aaron wuz.
5 So christ also did not taek upon him teh glory ov becomin high priest. But ceilin cat sed 2 him, "u r mah son; Todai i has become ur fathr.[a]"[b]
6 And he sez in anothr place, "u r priest forevr, In da ordr ov melchizedek."[c]
7 Durin teh dais ov jebus life on earth, he offerd up prayers an petishuns wif loud criez an tears 2 teh wan hoo cud save him frum death, an he wuz herd cuz ov his reverent submishun.
8 Although he wuz son, he lernd obedience frum wut he sufferd
9 And, once made perfik, he became teh source ov eternal salvashun 4 all hoo obey him
10 And wuz designatd by ceilin cat 2 be high priest in da ordr ov melchizedek.

Mark 10:35-45
Happy Cat an sonz of Zebedee

35 Jakob an John, sonz uv Zebedee, caem to Happy Cat an said: "o hai, teechur, we can has a favr pleez?"
36 "So what u want i does?" Happy Cat aksed.
37 "in the ceiling wif cheezburgers, we can sits next tu u, pleez pleez dear Happy Cat? Wun on da rite an teh ofer on da left?"
38 An Happy Cat sed: "u dunnoes what u asks, srsly. uz can be abel drinkin teh cup ai drinks? uz can be abel gettin teh water apawn ur forehed ai gets?"
39 "us is able, yes" dey anserd. An den Happy Cat said: "k, u wil has drink from teh cup ai drinks an wil get teh saem water apawn ur foreheds i gets.
40 but, srsly, ai dont deside who sits on teh rite an left uv teh sofa. seats are for teh kittehs dey r meaned for."
41 Wehn de ofer ten hears dis, dey get awl angery at Jakob an John, liek, who u thinkz u iz, OMG!!!1!
42 But Happy Cat callz dem an sez: "u knowes kittehs rule hoomanz an keepz hoomanz unda dems pouwer, an kittehs get chhezburgers an stuff, k?
43 But dat is NOT how it iz wit u, k? If one uv u wantz to be grate, teh hooominz serves him,
44 an if one uv u wantz to be teh gratest, he be served by teh hoominz. Liek srsly.
45 coz I caem not to serv, but to be served, liek srsly, an i gief mai lief awey for evury kitteh."

Weekend Cat Blogging
#228 Oct 17-18 is being held by Kashim
at Paulchens FoodBlog?!

Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos
Edition 109 | Nov 01, 2009
Miz Mog and Kitties at Mind of Mog
(submit your post here)

The Carnival of the Cats
#292 is going to Artsy Catsy Sunday Evening
(submit your post here)

Visit the Pet Prayer & Praise Blog

Kitty Limericks

Technorati Tags: LOL Cat Church, LOL Cat Bible, Lectionary Readings, Prayer & Praise Blog, Weekend Cat Blogging

_/\_/\_

Northern Rail Trail, Potter's Place Section

View Northern Rail Trail, Potter Place Section in a larger map

Above: Potter Place Railroad Station, where we joined the trail after leaving home on the bikes. This ride was 12.54 miles (20 km). You can see these photos placed on the Google map above. Each of the blue markers on the red trail is one of these photos. A complete set of photos of Potter Place and its history can be found here and here. We took this ride on August 8. I have procrastinated posting this because of the length, details, and the problems I have had using a mouse on Google maps. But now it works!

Above: the first railroad bridge we encountered (over the Blackwater River)

Above: a view of Mount Kearsarge from the trail

Above: Keniston Covered Bridge (Bridge #15, built 1882)

Above: a view of the Blackwater River from the Keniston Covered Bridge

Above: An original railroad marker. They are spaced regularly along the trail. I never stopped to see what they said (what a mistake!).

Above: the Lawrence Street culvert tunnel

Above:

This project was completed by Peter N. Petras Cleopa, Eagle Scout, with friends & fellow scouts of Troop 489.

We dedicate this stairway in memory of James LaFiosca.

Laconia Citizen
Laconia, NH
9 February 2001

James Lafiosca

ANDOVER — James "Jimmy" Lafiosca, 74, of East Andover, died Feb. 7, 2001, in Franklin Regional Hospital.

Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Feb. 2, 1927, he was the son of Daniel and Concettina Lafiosca. In 1957, he moved to New Hampshire. He moved to Andover in 1959.

In 1945, he graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School.

He served in the US Navy aboard a destroyer in the North Atlantic.

Mr. Lafiosca and his wife operated an inn in Franconia for two years. Since 1959, he and his wife operated Orchard House, a real estate business, in Andover.

He was past master of Kearsage Masonic Lodge and a member of the York Rite bodies (32nd degree Freemason).

Mr. Lafiosca was an 18-year member of the Franklin Regional Hospital Board of Trustees, serving as president and clerk. In addition, he served as a commissioner of East Andover Fire Department and past president of Andover Lions Club.

He enjoyed woodworking and metalwork.

Above: Blackwater Park, Howard George Ballfield

Above: We almost stopped at our favorite (and only) pizza place — they put a spur on the trail for bikers.

Above: old railroad bridge over the Blackwater River
Wingnut on his bike; my bike leaning on the bridge.

Above: a geodetic marker at the bridge above.

Above: The Blackwater River

Above: the trail goes underneath Route 4 in Salisbury

Above: Horseshoe Pond
A causeway was built for the railroad that cut this pond in two.

Above: The Andover Town Garage

Above: Wetlands are near the end of this section of the rail trail, near Plains Rd, East Andover.

Technorati Tags: Blackwater River Northern Rail Trail Potter Place Keniston Bridge Mount Kearsarge Del.icio.us Tags: Blackwater River Northern Rail Trail Potter Place Keniston Bridge Mount Kearsarge Flickr Tags: Blackwater River Northern Rail Trail Potter Place Keniston Bridge Mount Kearsarge Furl Tags: Blackwater River Northern Rail Trail Potter Place Keniston Bridge Mount Kearsarge
_/\_/\_

Possum Licks Her Chops

This is nasty water, but all the cats drink from this tiny pond when they go outside! If you look closely you can see Possum's tongue sticking out.

_/\_/\_

LOL Cat Bible: Lectionary Readings for Sunday, October 11, 2009

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Job 23:1-9, 16-17 or
Amos 5:6-7, 10-15
Psalm 22:1-15 or
Psalm 90:12-17
Hebrews 4:12-16
Mark 10:17-31

Job 23:1-9, 16-17

1 Den teh Job sed:
2 2daii I iz emo.
3 if i new wer he wuz i couldz go 2 hiz houze.
4 an' i would be liek "I SRRY."
5 an' he wouldz sayed stuffz an' Iz would lissen.
6 He wouldn't b super-madz at mez.
7 der a gud dood would not b punnishedz.
8 but iz can't findz himz oh noes!!1
9 wen he iz up at teh north poll I'z dun see himz. not at teh south poll eider.

16 teh Ceiling Cat makez me scareded.
17 but i'z not teh quiet pplz.

Amos 5:6-7, 10-15

6 Be Ceiling Cat's frend, or else he's berns moar.
7 Anywon who has a flavor of wurmwud or is a jerk,

10 Good Ceiling Cat is good.
11 If Ceiling Cat is mad, dough, you will has nothings.
12 Ceiling Cat has always watched you masturbate.
13 Prudent cats are prudent, while Sinful cats are sinful.
14 Ceiling Cat has frends with Prudent Cat.
15 Ceiling Cat has frends with Good Cat.
16 Ceiling Cat sed: evrywon has crying soon.

see more Lolcats and funny pictures

Psalm 22 1 omg y u haz left me? I iz cryin it is no can haz be hugs time now? 2 I callz u all dai, u no talk. I callz all nite, I no can haz sleepz. 3 u is on teh thrones, gettin praised by teh Israel. 4 u is be gettin trusted by teh ancesters. u is savin themz. 5 they was be callin u and ezcapin from dangerz. dey was be trustin u. 6 I is no longer bein cat. now iz just worms. nobody wants it to haz be hugs time now. 7 everyone seez me iz liek "lolcat" and shakez headz. 8 dey iz liek "u luv teh cieling cat, he no saves u. lolcat, he no liek u." 9 u made me born safe. u luv me when I haz waz bein cute kitten in bowl. 10 I luvz u alwayz, u alwayz iz watchin me masticate. 11 Dun go! No one else will halp. srsly. 12 OK so there iz buckits all around. 13 dey is haz me! oh no! 14 me is wax cat. wax cat is wax and haz no strengths. 15 throat iz liek dry. my tongue is in my mouth, stickin. 16 dere is invisible bikes round meh. dey runs over meh. 17 mah enemeez iz liek "we can see ur bonez" 18 dey iz liek "I get hiz clothez!" 19 Ceiling Cat! keep wachings! 20 dun let invisible bike hit me! 21 HLEP LOL! 22 I tells othur cats bout yoo Ceiling Cat. I masticates fur u. 23 Everyone masticates fer Ceiling Cat! 24 He watch alls masticates! 25 I masticates in front of everyones fer u Ceiling Cat! U watch! I gives you cheezburgers! 26 Teh poor can haz cheezburgers too! All dey is wantings! 27 Ceiling Cat pickshur never get deleted! He watch everyone fur evar! 28 Ceiling Cat rules teh ceilings. 29 All proud cats masticates fer him. All mortuhls masticates fer him. 30 He watches all cats in futoor masticates. 31 Even cats not born be told "Ceiling Cat is watching you masticate."

Psalm 90 A Preyer Uv Moses Cat, Kitteh Of Cieling Cat 1 Cieling Cat haz ben ar kitteh box for al kittehs befor. 2 Befor teh tal sofaz wer broughtd inz or or teh hous waz bilded, evenz from wakey timz to sleepzy tiemz, uz arez Cieling Cat. 3 Yu pwnz teh pplz to n00b an sez, come bak you kittehs of menz. 4 For a 1000 yrs for Cieling Cat iz like just yesterdaiz only an a watch kitteh in teh darks. 5 You carryz teh n00bs lik teh watur bol; tehy iz asleep: in teh morning tehy r like grass wich growz an eatedz by sik cat. 6 In teh morning it growz a tonz an tunz; tehn in teh nite a lahn mower cuts it down an it iz dead. 7 We ar beeng eated by ur hissin, an bai ur wraf we ar trubld. 8 Yoo put hour herballz befoer yu, our hiddn puek in teh prtty liet uv ur faec. 9 Fur al hour daiz r maed daed in ur wraf. We spen our yrs az a tael taht iz tolld.

see more Lolcats and funny pictures

Hebrews 4:12-16

12 For teh word ov ceilin cat iz livin an activ. Sharpr than any double-edgd sword, it penetratez even 2 dividin soul an spirit, joints an marrow; it judgez teh thoughts an attitudez ov teh hart.
13 Nothin in all creashun iz hidden frum ceilin cats sight. Evrythin iz uncoverd an laid bare before teh eyez ov him 2 whom we must giv akownt.

Jesus is teh great high priest!
14 Therefore, since we has great high priest hoo has gone thru teh heavens,[e] Jesus teh son ov ceilin cat, let us hold firmly 2 teh faith we profes.
15 for we do not has high priest hoo iz unable 2 sympathize wif r weaknesez, but we has wan hoo has been temptd in evry wai, jus as we r - yet wuz without sin!
16 Let us den approach teh throne ov grace wif confidence, so dat we cud receiv mercy an find grace 2 halp us in r tiem ov need!

Mark 10:17-31
Teh 'Fancy Feast' Rich Guy

17 Some guy ran up toz Happy Cat sayn "CheezyKitteh!! I can haz nine thouzandz lifes!?"
18 an Happy Cat is laik "iz not cheezy. only Ceiling Cat cheezykitteh.
19 u do what ceiling cat saiz and he gives u nine thouzandz of lifez"
20 Den the guy sez, "Me always do what ceiling cat saiz, even when me kitteh!"
21 Happy Cat went "pat pat pat" on the guy and saiz, "Den give away all yer cheezburgers."
22 Den the guy has a sad and runned away cuz he had lots uv cheezburgers.
23 Den Happy Cat told his deesiplez, "It too hard fer Fancy Feast kitteh to give up french cheezburger to get to teh ceiling."
24 Deesiplez were leik 'no wai', but Happy Cat sai, "Wai!
25 It easier for a eleefunt to go tru kitteh door, srsly."
26 Deesiplez were leik, "Den who can haz ceiling?"
27 Happy Cat stared at dem and sed, "Kittehs no can do dis, but Ceiling Cat can do it. He can dooz evryting."
28 Peter sez to Happy Cat, "We all leave nice kitteh scratch post to go wif u!"
29 Den Happy Cat sez, "Srsly, any kitteh dat haz left nice scratch post an fambly for da Good Mews can haz moar stuffs in ceiling. In dis world he can has lotsa stuff, but he gets growled at fer his faith. In ceiling he live nine thousandz of lifes, srsly. Kittehs who sleep on shelf heer will haz floor latrz, doze on floor can haz shelf latrz."

Weekend Cat Blogging

#227 Oct 10-11 Breadchick and LB at The Sour Dough

Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos

Edition 109 | Nov 01, 2009

Miz Mog and Kitties at Mind of Mog

(submit your post here)

The Carnival of the Cats

#291 - Mind of Mog Sunday Evening

(submit your post here)

Visit the Pet Prayer & Praise Blog

Kitty Limericks

Technorati Tags: LOL Cat Church, LOL Cat Bible, Lectionary Readings, Prayer & Praise Blog, Weekend Cat Blogging

_/\_/\_

My Sunflowers

This spring I planted sunflower seeds on one side of the garden. In September I took photos of some of them. I love so many of the shots that I simply made this silent slide show of them (including photos of a locust borer). I can't seem to get enough sunflowers in my life. Next spring I am going to plant thousands of them. Close to the house.

_/\_/\_

Buddy's Nap

People (like Amy and John) are telling me Buddy is fat!
I think he is mature.

_/\_/\_

Wilmot Village Bike Loop

View Wilmot Village Bike Loop in a larger map

Wingnut and I loved riding bikes together. and this short (3.2 miles or 5.2 km) bike ride through this beautiful village is one of my favorites. The ride was about 5.4 miles (8.7 km) from our home and back. The roads are quiet and have barely any traffic at all. What does drive by is going very slowly and respectfully.

On Google Maps I have described this as “A delightful ride with rolling hills, village streets with little or no traffic. Historical monument, churches, ponds, livestock, great scenery. Paved road.”

In the middle of Wilmot is this beautiful Civil War Memorial. Every Wilmot citizen who has died in any war is listed here. Do you remember Billy Buskin, the Civil War horse memorialized in Wilmot? Billy was my Memorial Day post. At the Civil War Memorial is a memorial walk with paving stones memorializing various veterans. Billy Buskin is one of the stones:

We then rode past Tannery Pond (the opposite side from the swimming lessons. This bike loop actually goes around the pond (the long way.)

The final highlight of this ride is the Donkey. Remember him? Here, he is getting up after rolling on the ground. I want a donkey.

There are many beautiful sights on this ride and if you are in the area, I encourage you to bike this route.

_/\_/\_

A Penn Station Eagle

An iPhone photo from Andrew when he was in Philadelphia this past week

This eagle statue is from the top of the original Penn Station in New York City that was demolished to build Madison Square Garden. The eagle statues from the old station were sent to many places (see below). There were twenty-two eagles originally standing on the top of the old station in New York. Four of them are now on a bridge next to the train station in Philadelphia. One is at the National Zoo in Washington, DC. This one is on the Market Street bridge near the 30th Street Station in Philadelphia. The old Penn Station in New York was beautiful. Its destruction angered so many people that it became the catalyst for the historic preservation movement.

from Wikipedia:

Only three eagles salvaged from the station are known to remain in New York City: two in front of the Penn Plaza / Madison Square Garden complex, and one in the new academic building of The Cooper Union, Weinman's alma mater. Cooper's eagle used to reside in the courtyard of the school's engineering building[17], but was relocated in the summer of 2009, as the school has moved out of the structure at 51 Astor Place. This eagle is no longer viewable from the street, as it is located on the building's green roof. Three are on Long Island: two at the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point and one at the Long Island Rail Road station in Hicksville, New York. Four reside on the Market Street Bridge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, across from that city's 30th Street Station. One is positioned near the end zone at the football field of Hampden-Sydney College near Farmville, Virginia. Yet another is located on the grounds of the National Zoo in Washington, DC.

Technorati Tags: Philadelphia,, eagle, statue,, Penn, Station
_/\_/\_

LOL Cat Bible: Lectionary Readings for Sunday, October 4, 2009

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Job 1:1, 2:1-10 or
Genesis 2:18-24
Psalm 26 or Psalm 8
Hebrews 1:1-4, 2:5-12
Mark 10:2-16

Job 1:1, 2:1-10
Prowlog

1 In teh land of Uz wuz a man calded Job. Teh man wuz goodz, wif respeck fur teh Ceiling Cat and hated evilz.

left: Job talks to Saitan, adn ther is sum nakid guy.

Job getz teh challnge, again
1 On a diffranter day moar Birdcats cam and prezents themselfs befor Ceiling Cat, and Basement Cat cam for kiks 'n gigglz.
2 And Ceiling Cat say to Basement Cat, "Where wer u?" Basement Cat said bak to da Ceiling Cat, "Im in ur erths, woking up and down uponz it. Dint I tell yu dis befor?" And Ceiling Cat wuz like, "oh yeah, sry" and Basement Cat said, "its k."
3 Den Ceiling Cat say to Basement Cat, "Has u seen mai servnt Job? He can has cheezburger cuz he laiks me stil en he hatez yu still, even tho yu eated all hiz cookiez and killeded hiz servnts and stuff wit no resons. Haha!"
4 "Cookiez for cookiez!" Basement Cat said back. "Any man wil giv all for hiz own lifez
5 I betz if yu hitz his body and boneses he gunna cursed yu ugly face."
6 Ceiling Cat den say, "K, he iz urs. Jus dun kil him, that be bad."
7 Basement Cat went out onto deh Urfs and gave Job teh herpiz all over hiz body, even on hiz feetz and head.
8 Job wuz nazty en he scrapeded off hiz sores and eatted them.
9 Job's wief said to Job, "OMG. Curse teh Ceiling Cat and get dead, stoopid."
10 And Job wuz like, "OMG, joo ar stoopid. We accept cookiez from Ceiling Cat but dunt let him takeded teh cookiez away? Why dun yu jus go awayz!" Job dint not invisible error teh whole time!

Genesis 2:18-24

18 An Ceiling Cat sed, teh man is alown an dat iz bad; he needz frendz so i wil maek him a gud help fo him. (i iz gud at stuf liek taht. srsly. An it will keepz him outta trubbel.)

19 An owt ov teh grownd Ceiling Cat madez al teh aminals on teh urfs an in teh see, an al teh burdz up in sky (an sum liek ostrijes who cudnt flyz, just fur fun). (Ceiling Cat is raely good at makingz mud pies. srsly.) An brot them untew teh man to c what he wud cal tehm: an wut teh man caled evry living aminal, dat wuz its naim. (if they didnt like it, tuff tamales, they wuz stuck wif it.)

20 An teh man gave namez to al teh aminals, an to teh burdies of sky (an to teh onez who cudnt flyz) an teh aminals in teh see, (so vey wudnt feel levt out), an to evry aminal in teh feeld (an in da hows, like kittehs); but fer man wuznt no gud helpr fo him, not evun anyonez to tak to in chatroom.21 An Ceiling Cat caused a deep sleep to fal upawn teh man, an he sleeped; an he tuk one of his ribs, cuz it has a flavr. 22 An Ceiling Cat can haz teh rib frum man maded into wimman, but did not eated it cuz he brot her to teh man. He sai O hai, I maded u a man but wifout long hare. Hav fun, kthxbai. 23 Teh man saiz,

"Dese bonez iz mai bonez
an dis meatz r mai meatz;
I calz her "whoa man", k
cuz she wuz in ur chest taken ur ribs. Srsly"

24 So man muv out da baesment an lives wif da womenz, an be all u can puts your toofbrush nexta mine an I no eats you.

an da manz sez orly
da womenz sez ya rly
an da manz sez no wai

Ceiling Cat makz teh rain, but wuz miztak.

Psalm 26 Of David 1 Gives me cheezburgr, O CEILING CAT, for I m nice to kittehs; I haz trust in CEILING CAT no dowt. 2 Snif me, O CEILING CAT, n nible my organ meatz; 3 cuz u luv me so much ffs, n i walk in ur troofzorz. 4 I not pm w/trollz, I not mssg w/ retardz; 5 I hatz teh d00d made YT of u chasin ur tail n DO NOT WANT chow mane w/ cat in it. 6 I lick mi paus w/ inosint tung, hang out by ur kitteh bed, O CEILING CAT, 7 goin w00t! n stuf n spaming al te kewl stuf u did. 8 I luvz teh ceiling ware u liv, O CEILING CAT, teh ceiling ware u r al kewl n stuf. 9 Plz do not pwn mi sole laik teh invisibly erroneous, plz do not let trollz pwn all my base, 10 taht flame tfo me w/ left hanz, n rite hanz clik on sub 7. 11 But I iz gud; so giv me fud. (cheezburgr plz) 12 My paus scampr on lvl grownd; @ teh ROFLCon, I wil w00t 2 CEILING CAT.

Psalm 8 1 O Ceiling Cat, u iz pretty ossum! Ur cool n in teh ceiling. 2 Bebehs and kittehs drinkin milkz dey sey dey liek u, cuz u pwn teh noobs n stuff. 3 When im in ur outsied, lookin at ur heavns stuf you maed wif ur own pawz liek teh mun and teh strz dat u put der 4 I wantz to no why you liek me and oteher lolcats. Why you talk 2 us? srsly. 5 Ainjels is moar importent than us but only a littul. You gives us lots gloriez and onnorz and stuff that we can has on our hed. 6 We can has control of cheezburgers. They has to listin to us cuz u sed so! 7 Aminals too. 8 And also burds and teh fishus too. 9 Ceiling Cat, u is maed of win and ossum.

see more Lolcats and funny pictures

Hebrews 1:1-4, 2:5-12
Bebbi Jesus pwns teh Hovercat Anjuls

1 Oh hai Joos! In teh olden dais, ur olden dais kittehs speakd bout ur Ceiling Cat at bunchiz of tiemez in bunchiz of wayz,
2 But, in thees lahst caturdais Ceiling Cat haz speakd to u wif his Baby Jebus, hoo will haz all teh stuffs, n hoo haz helpd Ceiling Cat mak all teh stuffs,
3 n hoo iz holdin togethr all teh stuffs, cuz he's all liek, "Mah werd iz pwnage!" Baby Jebus iz teh beemz from teh Celing Cat's flashliet, n iz teh spittin imij of teh Celing Cat. He iz represtin! He haz sit down wif Ceiling Cat in teh Ceiling Chair cuz he haz all done wif givin teh soapz for cleanin mah 3vilz and ur 3vilz.
4 So, he iz haz bettr n all teh anjulz liek his nayem iz haz bettr n all teh anjulz. He haz teh reputashun iz 999 exaltd in teh Ceilingz.

Jebus Maid Liek Us Kittehs!
5 No iz tah birdcats dat Jebus haz maid da Urf tah come, bowt witch wee bee speeking of.
6 Butt der iz ah playce wear sumone haz testifeyed: "Watz da man dat yu bee minefull of, dee sun oh man dat yu caer fur himz?
7 Yu madz hims ah fiew furbaws lowah dan dem birdcats; yu cround himz wit da gloary an honah
8 an puh evewifin undah himz feet." Inn puhin evahwefin undah hims, dah Ceiling Cat lef nofing dat iz not lyeible tah himz. Yets aht da pwesent wee do nots see dat evahwefin iz lyeible tah himz.
9 Butt wee seez Jebus, hoo waz maid ah fiew furbaws lowah dan dem birdcats, naoh izd crouned wif da gloary an honah kaz him haz sufahed def, so dat by dah cheezburgahs of dah Ceiling Cat himz mites tastd def fuh al us kittehs!
10 Inn bwingen manee kittehs tah gloary, its watz fitin dat Ceiling Cat, who haz maids evahweefi, shuld purrfekt salfaeshun bie sufahwen.
11 Dee kittehs dat maek dem kittehs holey an dah kittehs dat arr maid holey arr inz dah saem famawee. Soo Jebus no iz ashaimd tah call dem bwoatas.
12 Him sayzes, "Ai willz say my naim tah mi kittehs; en dah pwescense of dah kittehs ai wilz sing yuz prayzes."

Mark 10:2-16

2 teh pharuseez sed "okai, so can kittehs gets a divorce?"
3 an Happy Cat wuz liek "um, dunno. what mozus sai?" cuz they wuz testin him
4 "mozus saed k"
5 tehn Happy Cat sed "no wai, stfu
6 Ceiling Cat clearly maed gurl and boy kittehs
7 an boy kittehs gotta gets it on
8 an teh kittehs gets mairrege an no divorce,
9 cuz Ceiling Cat made em wun
10 laeter Happy Cat wuz on teh sofa an hiz deesiplez wur like "no wai."
11 an Happy Cat sed "wai. kittehs no sposed tuh get divorce.
12 if a kitteh gets divorce its a adultree."

Tiniez Pplz an Happy Cat
13 some pplz were bringin tiny kittehs to haz snuggels wit Happy Cat, an deesiplez waz liek OMGWTFBBQ!!?
14 an Happy Cat sed "iz Kay. I liek hazin snuggels. I givez dem other sied of sofa
15 in fact, new roole. u no snuggels wit me, u no get any sofa"
16 an Happy Cat waz giving tehm cheezburgers

Weekend Cat Blogging
#226 Oct 03-04 Diamond Emerald Eyes at Diamond’s Liar

Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos
Edition 108 | Oct 04, 2009
Sam & Mr Tigger at Life From a Cat’s Perspective
(submit your post here)

The Carnival of the Cats
#290 is going to CatSynth Sunday Evening
(submit your post here)

Visit the Pet Prayer & Praise Blog

Kitty Limericks

Technorati Tags: LOL Cat Church, LOL Cat Bible, Lectionary Readings, Prayer & Praise Blog, Weekend Cat Blogging

_/\_/\_