tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57569201618205729402012-01-15T22:20:53.602-07:00Phil and I became a family in 1980. Our son Casey joined us in 1982 &amp; is in graduate school in Michigan. We are uncovering a new phase in our lives as we leave the traditional workforce to find a new path.~ Marie ~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02766523789431357390noreply@blogger.comBlogger116125ThatWhichIsGoodhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756920161820572940.post-40904346334692127322010-05-07T13:14:00.009-07:002010-05-07T16:32:48.392-07:002010-05-07T16:32:48.392-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/S-SeIE_kIOI/AAAAAAAAClc/1B-cWgqu7lk/s1600/tn_2010+5+White+Clay+Desert27.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/S-SeIE_kIOI/AAAAAAAAClc/1B-cWgqu7lk/s400/tn_2010+5+White+Clay+Desert27.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468669709151117538" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Stars Aligned! </span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />Three years ago this month I was laid off from FairPoint Communications. After a number of heart searching, soul searching discussion with my husband, as many of you know, we decided to "sell everything" and live in an RV as we explored what our next chapter would be.<br /><br />At the time we were both around the age of fifty and still wondering what we to do with our lives. We chose the RV in hopes of a lower cost of living and a chance to find a place we would want to grow roots again. I'm hear to report (read celebrate) IT WORKED!<br /><br />Good-bye to the Pacific NW rain, rain and more rain...hello wherever?<br /><br />Two of my favorite research sites ended up being:<br /></span><ul><li><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://www.city-data.com/">City-Data</a> - an amazing public records snapshot of any given Town USA</span></li></ul><span style="font-family:verdana;"> </span><ul><li><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://www.findyourspot.com/">Find Your Spot</a> - a questionnaire type site to help locate possible places...</span></li></ul><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />As luck would have it one of our first beloved RV friends, Vic &amp; Jo, lead us to our next stop in the Sonoran Desert out of Tucson. The perfect place for us to explore from. <a href="http://www.deserttrailsrvpark.com/"> Desert Trails RV Park</a> Tucson AZ- Wonderful, active RV Park right in the desert outside of Tucson. (<a href="http://www.rvparkreviews.com/regions/Arizona/Tucson.html">Recommendations Here</a>)<br /><br />This past year was a long dark winter for me. My <a href="http://www.wilsonvillespokesman.com/news/2009/November/17/Community_Obituaries/herman.dutch.schneider.james.allen.gleason/news.aspx">dad passed away</a> in October, both our mom's had challenges and by the end of the year my husband's health took a significant hit. On the bright side Tucson has a VA Medical Center that much to our delight he was eligible for.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Now to the stars aligning...</span> Over the past thirty years looking at 'what if' housing has been a hobby. We only have owned a handful of houses but wherever we go a Real Estate magi zine is scanned and the 'what if' conversation ensues. Our frugal nature has been our friend. We gaze at listings and sometimes even peek in than do the math (how many hours, days, months years) will we need a J O B to have that one... When we jumped off the cliff and went to RV living we didn't have an exit strategy per say which I admit was a worry... we just hoped the stars would align.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/S-SeG0B76xI/AAAAAAAAClE/v1aBkhXRS-M/s1600/tn_2010+White+Clay+Bought%212.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/S-SeG0B76xI/AAAAAAAAClE/v1aBkhXRS-M/s400/tn_2010+White+Clay+Bought%212.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468669687417793298" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />On March 1st we didn't know we were looking for a house and by March 5th our offer had been accepted and we closed on March 31st!<br />> 55+ Community where you own your own land...a small community as they go. Very low HOA fee.<br />> In the Sonoran Desert<br />> Perfect cottage across from greenbelt and 20,000 acres of public land.<br />> Energy star home facing the desert sunsets.<br />> We estimate our overhead cost to be a bit higher than an RV... but not too much more!<br />> Cost of housing and food is much less then Washington where we started.<br />> RV friends just around the corner.<br />> Possible j o b s if needed later.<br />> We both love love love this desert.<br />> At least one more progressive vote/voice in Arizona. ;)<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Our Yard!<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/S-SeHcLrMKI/AAAAAAAAClM/MGoUmv110TI/s1600/tn_Play+Yard.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/S-SeHcLrMKI/AAAAAAAAClM/MGoUmv110TI/s400/tn_Play+Yard.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468669698196058274" border="0" /></a>Pinch Me!<br /></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/S-SeHuRUCJI/AAAAAAAAClU/emayqw7agvY/s1600/tn_2010+5+White+Clay+Desert38.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/S-SeHuRUCJI/AAAAAAAAClU/emayqw7agvY/s400/tn_2010+5+White+Clay+Desert38.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468669703051544722" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">In hindsight I am amazed we spent the three happy years if a 5th wheel...now so totally grateful for this small, snuggly house on the edge of the desert.<br /><br /></span><ul><li><span style="font-family:verdana;">Good bye RV ... Hello art, photography, yoga, graphic arts and maybe even some car camping!</span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Hello quail, sunsets, coyote, heat, new friends, dry heat ... time and space for art...</span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Grateful for some thatwhichisgood.com sales even though I have been slacking</span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Grateful for today and jazzed for tomorrow.</span></li></ul><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/S-SeIZRzZ6I/AAAAAAAAClk/hUW8xd6lx8o/s1600/tn_Sunset+Shadows.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/S-SeIZRzZ6I/AAAAAAAAClk/hUW8xd6lx8o/s400/tn_Sunset+Shadows.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468669714596325282" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Please Visit My Whimsical Store....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.zazzle.com/thatwhichisgood*"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 50px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/S-Sg0nPe71I/AAAAAAAACl0/T97vVn5mTw0/s400/Internet+Ad+Original+Design+468+x+58+052209+%282%29.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468672673282191186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5756920161820572940-4090434633469212732?l=mariesthatwhichisgood.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9RcIpF9pJk5GzkVvCXpfVP5kiIo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9RcIpF9pJk5GzkVvCXpfVP5kiIo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9RcIpF9pJk5GzkVvCXpfVP5kiIo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9RcIpF9pJk5GzkVvCXpfVP5kiIo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThatWhichIsGood/~4/-cFfrSXZ-bM" height="1" width="1"/>~ Marie ~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02766523789431357390noreply@blogger.com4http://mariesthatwhichisgood.blogspot.com/2010/05/stars-align-our-next-chapter.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756920161820572940.post-42427690816889764202009-09-06T19:48:00.009-07:002009-09-07T00:01:08.623-07:002009-09-07T00:01:08.623-07:00<span style="font-family: verdana;">I am lost in the vastness of summer, an open road, family that gathers and gathers again. I am lost in this open chapter of my life... in wandering in a truck camper after waiting for it's repair. I am lost in small towns in Washington, Oregon and Idaho... Not knowing so much where we are going but knowing more places we will leave behind. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">After a so slow start to our summer journey in our leaky, now fixed, camper we have made good use of it...wandering the northwest...visiting many loved ones...walking miles around a few "could we live here?" small towns as journeying out in the amazing beauty of this NW world. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-22804b3c322128b9" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"> <param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v21.nonxt5.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D22804b3c322128b9%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1329524305%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D5CEC6042A1582E0ABE64D2DCDD8E7DEE69AE30C8.53291B7D5A207C6575B7BA0A092EB04EFAAB4850%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D22804b3c322128b9%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3Do8N-uBgQkJ-jdQAU67OpJirVN28&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashvars="flvurl=http://v21.nonxt5.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D22804b3c322128b9%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1329524305%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D5CEC6042A1582E0ABE64D2DCDD8E7DEE69AE30C8.53291B7D5A207C6575B7BA0A092EB04EFAAB4850%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D22804b3c322128b9%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3Do8N-uBgQkJ-jdQAU67OpJirVN28&autoplay=0&ps=blogger" allowFullScreen="true" /></object> <br /><br /><br /><br />These moments brought to you by<br /><a href="http://www.thatwhichisgood.com">www.thatwhichisgood.com</a><br />A gift and t-shirt store of whimsy...<br />Wander and Wonder<br />Look, Love, Laugh, Smile<br />Thank you for your visit!<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5756920161820572940-4242769081688976420?l=mariesthatwhichisgood.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ea0I_HhJ_vHoCkc9H77ow_gSQgE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ea0I_HhJ_vHoCkc9H77ow_gSQgE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ea0I_HhJ_vHoCkc9H77ow_gSQgE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Ea0I_HhJ_vHoCkc9H77ow_gSQgE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThatWhichIsGood/~4/J3mxDXieELI" height="1" width="1"/>~ Marie ~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02766523789431357390noreply@blogger.com1http://mariesthatwhichisgood.blogspot.com/2009/09/summer-wander-right-where-we-belong.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756920161820572940.post-21480201432008784572009-07-15T08:43:00.005-07:002009-07-15T09:20:05.840-07:002009-07-15T09:20:05.840-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >I am the (bonus) daughter of a Rodeo Princess</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sl3-ROhQZaI/AAAAAAAACeg/bZnykEwfOoY/s1600-h/wsite2_Mom+Judy+Rodeo+Princess.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 366px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sl3-ROhQZaI/AAAAAAAACeg/bZnykEwfOoY/s400/wsite2_Mom+Judy+Rodeo+Princess.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358718703549572514" border="0" /></a>Princess Judy Thompson Schneider<br /><br />I just received this very shocking email from my Mom Judy ...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Hi Marie:<br /><br />A friend of Janet's called to tell her that my picture is in the <a href="http://www.travelandleisure.com/">August Travel + Leisure Magazine*</a>. It is described as a "<span style="font-weight: bold;">vintage photograph</span>." <span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1247673860_0">Insults</span> abound as one ages. Last week end, the gal who wheeled out my groceries asked me if I wanted to hang onto the handle on the cart.<br /><br />Love, Judy<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">I immediately offered her my assistance...</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Dearest Mom Judy,<br /><br />I am shocked that the August Travel + Leisure Magazine would malign you that way. Shall I file suit in your honor? <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">I would be happy to attest that their is not one vintage bone in your body. </span><img style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" src="http://mail.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/tsmileys2/40.gif" /><br /><br />Unless you stop me I am off to post your picture and comment below on my blog. Thank you for the gift of a smile.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />Remember smiles are contagious<br />Don't forget to pass them on!<br /><br /><br /><br />This smile brought to you by...<br /><a href="http://www.thatwhichisgood.com">www.thatwhichisgood.com</a><br /><br /></div></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.thatwhichisgood.com"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sl3_5iMZAOI/AAAAAAAACeo/i9mf0R0nhAs/s400/Love+Earth+Family+Card+3.99.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358720495537160418" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">* August issue not on-line yet...<br /> </div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5756920161820572940-2148020143200878457?l=mariesthatwhichisgood.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sgdAonX4a1eYEZKeJOm4gNJ8jM8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sgdAonX4a1eYEZKeJOm4gNJ8jM8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sgdAonX4a1eYEZKeJOm4gNJ8jM8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sgdAonX4a1eYEZKeJOm4gNJ8jM8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThatWhichIsGood/~4/mmilfsQ3A6M" height="1" width="1"/>~ Marie ~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02766523789431357390noreply@blogger.com2http://mariesthatwhichisgood.blogspot.com/2009/07/rodeo-princess.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756920161820572940.post-69938698164427684492009-07-06T22:42:00.006-07:002009-07-06T23:09:28.398-07:002009-07-06T23:09:28.398-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SlLk7IieH9I/AAAAAAAACWw/3FSZ6XF6ayw/s1600-h/wsite2_2009+Gray+Visit+July+Japinese+Garden+%2B-4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SlLk7IieH9I/AAAAAAAACWw/3FSZ6XF6ayw/s400/wsite2_2009+Gray+Visit+July+Japinese+Garden+%2B-4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355594611452420050" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);font-family:verdana;" ><br />Portland Japanese Garden</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);font-family:verdana;" >A Schneider Garden for the Day</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);font-family:verdana;" >Americans blessed with the freedom to roam</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);font-family:verdana;" >Please join us!</span><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SlLid_sMuPI/AAAAAAAACWY/g5gf82yIYr8/s1600-h/wsite2_2009+Gray+Visit+July+Japinese+Garden+%2B.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sk1zWRhBZ2I/AAAAAAAACRs/oZHQqOugD2g/s400/wsite2_2006+June+27th+WA+Maggie+%26+Dave+Pottery+Hearts+%282%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354062358509610850" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Kennedy Creek Friends</span><br /><br />Traveling again brings back old friends<br />as well as meeting new ones.<br /><br />This is David and Maggie<br />Parents of Ian, our son Casey's friend<br />from elementary school.<br />Oh yes and potter's extraordinaires.<br /><br />Twice a year they have an open house...<br />luckily they scheduled it just for me. ;)<br /></div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sk1wxvbMdBI/AAAAAAAACRM/LomJ0GaqkYw/s1600-h/2006+June+27th+WA+Maggie+%26+Dave+Pottery+Hearts+%2815%29.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sk1wxvbMdBI/AAAAAAAACRM/LomJ0GaqkYw/s400/2006+June+27th+WA+Maggie+%26+Dave+Pottery+Hearts+%2815%29.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Whimsical Garden Art!<br /></div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sk1wxoNpKQI/AAAAAAAACRU/VqVqlvAyD1Y/s1600-h/2006+June+27th+WA+Maggie+%26+Dave+Pottery+Hearts+%285%29.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sk1wxoNpKQI/AAAAAAAACRU/VqVqlvAyD1Y/s400/2006+June+27th+WA+Maggie+%26+Dave+Pottery+Hearts+%285%29.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Frogs from friends.<br /></div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sk1wx2wxZZI/AAAAAAAACRc/sv9n03LJrM8/s1600-h/2006+June+27th+WA+Maggie+%26+Dave+Pottery+Hearts+%288%29.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sk1wx2wxZZI/AAAAAAAACRc/sv9n03LJrM8/s400/2006+June+27th+WA+Maggie+%26+Dave+Pottery+Hearts+%288%29.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sk1wxJGiPeI/AAAAAAAACRE/AjiqdORu6YM/s1600-h/2006+June+27th+WA+Maggie+%26+Dave+Pottery+Hearts+%2812%29.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sk1wxJGiPeI/AAAAAAAACRE/AjiqdORu6YM/s400/2006+June+27th+WA+Maggie+%26+Dave+Pottery+Hearts+%2812%29.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Amazing hearts in a wonderful spot in Washington.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sk1zWJa0xDI/AAAAAAAACRk/ycF02djDbQk/s1600-h/wsite2_2006+June+27th+WA+Maggie+%26+Dave+Pottery+Hearts+%289%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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text-align: center; font-family: verdana;">Two weeks ago we left Tucson<br />Goodbye 100+ degree weather<br />Goodbye <a href="http://www.projectinsect.com/home.htm">Jessa &amp; James</a><br />Good bye our<a href="http://www.deserttrailsrvpark.com/"> favorite funky RV Park</a> with a heart<br /><br />Look who showed up just in time to say good bye.<br />I even saw the very much grown up baby owl too,<br />it had been a few weeks I think since my last spotting.<br />Our family of Great Horned Owls... What a blessing to<br />live below you this year and breath in your natural life.<br /><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SkjuhJEkNKI/AAAAAAAACPk/t8cWDifH64k/s1600-h/2009+TC+Leak,+Utah+Lee%27s+Ferry+Crossing,+Nav+Bridge+167.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SkjuhJEkNKI/AAAAAAAACPk/t8cWDifH64k/s400/2009+TC+Leak,+Utah+Lee%27s+Ferry+Crossing,+Nav+Bridge+167.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br />Hello new second home.<br />We just bought a Travel Lite Truck Camper<br />..and a few headaches.<br />The good news is that we LOVE the space.<br />It feels like we live in a tree house and<br />know once it's fixed up we will be happy campers again.<br /></div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Skjuhc-YhEI/AAAAAAAACPs/o1Sis9_8y6c/s1600-h/2009+TC+Leak,+Utah+Lee%27s+Ferry+Crossing,+Nav+Bridge+030.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Skjuhc-YhEI/AAAAAAAACPs/o1Sis9_8y6c/s400/2009+TC+Leak,+Utah+Lee%27s+Ferry+Crossing,+Nav+Bridge+030.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Cozy and comfy...<br /></div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Skjuhlx8lBI/AAAAAAAACP0/PN7Iv3jUzog/s1600-h/2006+Northern+Lite++Classic+Special+Edition+010.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Skjuhlx8lBI/AAAAAAAACP0/PN7Iv3jUzog/s400/2006+Northern+Lite++Classic+Special+Edition+010.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;font-family:verdana;"><br />We are not sorry to say goodbye our 4am <span style="font-style: italic;"></span>4hour <span style="font-style: italic;"></span> daily wake up<br />wacko Northern Cardinal.<br />Will he fly the coop while we are gone?<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-dfa9cf850b7d0427" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"> <param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v24.nonxt3.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Ddfa9cf850b7d0427%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1329524305%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D2412C2613CF4353DA321FEB1307EFD33E89B5515.3E248E216FFEC900318BC83DCF82525F9FA96793%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Ddfa9cf850b7d0427%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DF0ZMSX8xqsfNDtrqStI4kDEsaus&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashvars="flvurl=http://v24.nonxt3.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Ddfa9cf850b7d0427%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1329524305%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D2412C2613CF4353DA321FEB1307EFD33E89B5515.3E248E216FFEC900318BC83DCF82525F9FA96793%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Ddfa9cf850b7d0427%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DF0ZMSX8xqsfNDtrqStI4kDEsaus&autoplay=0&ps=blogger" allowFullScreen="true" /></object> <br /><br />And the beloved welcoming committee...<br />Mom Audrey, Tick, me and Ryn<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Skj0-5fQ3-I/AAAAAAAACQM/r7HHYBj7m3Q/s1600-h/wsite2_2009+June+Mom,+Tick,+Marie,+Ryn+Zoo+Day.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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As of June 1st Cafe Press up their earnings while significantly limited the partner artists to 10% commission in the market place. It was just the nudge I needed to focus on Zazzle which has lots of customizable, fun new products. You will find lots of wonderful artists at Zazzle too.<br /><br />My store hasn't changed...just moved <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/thatwhichisgood*">HERE</a><br /><br />FREE Shipping Offer.... Check.this out...<br /><br /><h2 style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 0);"><strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">First Time Ever - Free Shipping. Anywhere on the planet. No Minimums.</span></strong></span></h2><h2 style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 0);"><strong></strong></span>Now´s the time to order the products you always wanted, but the shipping was too expensive! Zazzle is offering free standard shipping – to anywhere!</h2> To qualify for this free shipping offer, one or more Zazzle products must be purchased. The coupon code <strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);">JUNESHIPFREE</span> </strong>must be entered during checkout to receive the offer. The free shipping offer is for standard (or economy if standard is not available) shipping. Shipping charges will apply to oversized orders and orders being shipped on an expedited basis. <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 51);"><strong>Offer is valid from June 19, 2009 at 12:01am PT through June 30, 2009 at 11:59pm PT.</strong></span> Your order must be placed during that time to qualify for this special offer. This promotional offer does not apply to past purchases and may not be combined with any other Zazzle promotional or discount offers.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">__________________<br /></div><br /><br />Phil and I finally made it up to Washington staying with family in our truck camper. We haven't found our groove yet. We hope over the next month to work exchange at our favoriate Inn ... the <a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);" href="http://www.tokelandhotel.com/home.html">Tokeland Inn.</a><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">..</span> over in Tokeland on the Washington coast. They have a wonderful restaurant and cozy old inn.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">_____________________<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Nothing seems to go smoothly right now. Every day we are challenged by hard choices and spending money. I keep hoping we will get our groove on. The new (used) truck camper has a leak and has to be worked on later this week too. So much for being happy wandering fools. Maybe next week.<br /><br />Thanks for the ear. Check out zazzle and see what you think of my new layout. I have a new 'best seller" ... PADDLES WELL WITH OTHERS (kayaking) along with ALL WHO WANDER ARE NOT LOST.<br /><br />Hugs to all, Marie<br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5756920161820572940-1983048538484137590?l=mariesthatwhichisgood.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aKADF95Mu1uOk0RA8-OyfSKhQXg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aKADF95Mu1uOk0RA8-OyfSKhQXg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aKADF95Mu1uOk0RA8-OyfSKhQXg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/aKADF95Mu1uOk0RA8-OyfSKhQXg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThatWhichIsGood/~4/VgLxAl-I4RQ" height="1" width="1"/>~ Marie ~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02766523789431357390noreply@blogger.com1http://mariesthatwhichisgood.blogspot.com/2009/06/my-zazzle-store-free-shipping.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756920161820572940.post-64305976431601659192009-05-29T21:41:00.006-07:002009-05-29T22:00:00.506-07:002009-05-29T22:00:00.506-07:00<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.deserttrailsrvpark.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Desert Trails RV Park</span></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Our winter home ... A fun place in the sun.<br /></div>We are still here due to a few more southern commitments to meet<br />before we can head north.<br />Soon though very soon!<br /><br />Today, our park got a face lift! Pericles had new signs installed!<br />A welcoming sight for new travelors and old friends.<br />Phil managed to help too in our lovely 90+ degree weather.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SiC5HKT9UbI/AAAAAAAACH0/ORhQndWpV1U/s1600-h/DTRV+Park.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SiC5HKT9UbI/AAAAAAAACH0/ORhQndWpV1U/s400/DTRV+Park.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SiC5HXUiLuI/AAAAAAAACH8/33eZ-HvnmqY/s1600-h/DTRV+Park+%288%29.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SiC5HXUiLuI/AAAAAAAACH8/33eZ-HvnmqY/s400/DTRV+Park+%288%29.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SiC5HsxM0sI/AAAAAAAACIE/EEYK_lidrNQ/s1600-h/DTRV+Park+%289%29.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SiC5HsxM0sI/AAAAAAAACIE/EEYK_lidrNQ/s400/DTRV+Park+%289%29.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SiC5H7HLk7I/AAAAAAAACIM/9cQrn0sni1o/s1600-h/DTRV+Park+%2811%29.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SiC5H7HLk7I/AAAAAAAACIM/9cQrn0sni1o/s400/DTRV+Park+%2811%29.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you like to laugh, are nature lovers and enjoy a active adult RV community you're welcome here!</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">Come visit and check out the magic found here in the Sanoran Desert outside of Tucson. Live Love Laugh!<br /></span><div style="clear: both; text-align: center; font-family: verdana;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />This site brought to you by:<br /><a href="http://www.thatwhichisgood.com/">www.thatwhichisgood.com</a><br />Whimsical gifts for those hard to buy for fathers and other good souls. :)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><embed wmode="transparent" src="http://www.zazzle.com/utl/getpanel?zp=117247509345639215" flashvars="feedId=117247509345639215" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="450" height="300"></embed><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.zazzle.com/">buy unique gifts</a> at <a href="http://www.zazzle.com/">Zazzle</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5756920161820572940-6430597643160165919?l=mariesthatwhichisgood.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iPvAaVjYizpl-S4mnP-HhzgWWv0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iPvAaVjYizpl-S4mnP-HhzgWWv0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iPvAaVjYizpl-S4mnP-HhzgWWv0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iPvAaVjYizpl-S4mnP-HhzgWWv0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThatWhichIsGood/~4/M0aQKr5lRAs" height="1" width="1"/>~ Marie ~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02766523789431357390noreply@blogger.com0http://mariesthatwhichisgood.blogspot.com/2009/05/desert-trails-rv-park-new-signs.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756920161820572940.post-60356917146144237152009-05-15T21:21:00.005-07:002009-05-15T22:11:06.937-07:002009-05-15T22:11:06.937-07:00<span style="font-family:arial;">Where does the time go?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I am baking hot here but happy as a clam too. I am so amazed that I am more than surviving <a href="http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/hdfForecast?query=tucson%2C+az&amp;searchType=WEATHER">Tucson at 100 degrees</a> everyday. The joy of free time lifts my heart. I have never lived in dry weather before and that makes a big difference too. My dear spouse thrives in this weather which is icing on the cake. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">We have been shopping for a cabover camper to no avail. Looks like it will be car camping for the summer with the possibility of some work exchange for a roof too. :) Works for me! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">For the most part I am a happy camper. We live nip and tuck while stretching our pennies. We still have a stream of life's quirky problems and 'best guess' decisions to make especially about money. I often hear my dad say "it's a good problem to have" when I am worrying and/or whining over something. At the time he said that I think he was talking about having to pay income tax. Between my lay off in 2007 and the economic train wreck effecting our planned income I now know exactly what he means!<br /><br />I have been a worrier since the beginning of time ...The gift of not being run by a clock is significant and life changing. It's been just over two years since I had a "real job" and I am finally beginning to feel the numbness of life replaced with a joyful heart.<br /><br />I am so grateful to live this quieter life not driven by the noise of a more traditional life. I brain/soul is learning new 'muscle memory' as a learn to breath more and let my worries go out into the universe instead of feeding them that monkey on my back. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Sadly CafePress, where I have been developing my primary '</span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.thatwhichisgood.com/">whimsical gift store</a><span style="font-family:arial;">' as of June 1st is cutting commissions in their marketplace to 10% for storekeepers. We can still charge you customers/friends/community more if you go directly to our storefront. Hmm what's wrong with that picture? Many, including myself, are busy working away on a storefront on Zazzle.com. There's lots of difference but the one thing that is the same is it all takes time! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">You can check out my </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.zazzle.com/thatwhichisgood">Zazzle store here</a><span style="font-family:arial;">. I have been slowly building sales, Eventually I will change my <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/thatwhichisgood">www.thatwhichisgood.com</a> to Zazzle but for now it's still directed at my Cafepress Store. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Thanks for sharing this wander around my brain. I hope your found a good hug a some joy in today. Best wishes as always to you and yours. </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5756920161820572940-6035691714614423715?l=mariesthatwhichisgood.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1hb2pFANuC6kssjEK0612ma6NlE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1hb2pFANuC6kssjEK0612ma6NlE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1hb2pFANuC6kssjEK0612ma6NlE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1hb2pFANuC6kssjEK0612ma6NlE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThatWhichIsGood/~4/npp55_2mbik" height="1" width="1"/>~ Marie ~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02766523789431357390noreply@blogger.com0http://mariesthatwhichisgood.blogspot.com/2009/05/walking-around-my-brain.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756920161820572940.post-67126080617774969392009-05-10T22:15:00.012-07:002009-05-10T23:38:47.635-07:002009-05-10T23:38:47.635-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bird crazy?</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Who me?</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /><br /><br />My love to our baby owl!<br />We took a road trip to Flagstaff... Looks like s/he missed us?<br />It stays near but on the far side of our circle.<br />Every day is a bit of a owl hunt as we find his/her new spot.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SgfBtZNwDgI/AAAAAAAACGg/yL6TFkMVmPw/s1600-h/wsite2_Great+Horn+Owl+Now+Flies.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SgfBtZNwDgI/AAAAAAAACGg/yL6TFkMVmPw/s400/wsite2_Great+Horn+Owl+Now+Flies.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334445269250477570" border="0" /></a><br />In the palm trees we still see it snuggle with mom or dad...sharing a palm frond.<br />I have had so much joy in watching this young one bloom and fly.<br />So much like me ... learning to stretch in wings<br />and still crash landing at times too.<br /><br />My heart if full of gratitude of knowing this little one.<br /><span style="font-size:78%;">(see the little error on the bottom left?)</span><br /><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-cc7b7997b57b148a" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"> <param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v15.nonxt7.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Dcc7b7997b57b148a%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1329524305%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D3DE53CD2CA597B509718627686769DFFFF3C7A2F.31F6E224AEB622F1850EB737BCA4C83313718C34%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Dcc7b7997b57b148a%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DLceMI7G87nuwnJt-c58j_mWSLhk&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashvars="flvurl=http://v15.nonxt7.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Dcc7b7997b57b148a%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1329524305%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D3DE53CD2CA597B509718627686769DFFFF3C7A2F.31F6E224AEB622F1850EB737BCA4C83313718C34%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Dcc7b7997b57b148a%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DLceMI7G87nuwnJt-c58j_mWSLhk&autoplay=0&ps=blogger" allowFullScreen="true" /></object> <br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /><br />The table turns...</span><br />The baby owl is practically grown up and<br />now we have a new bird in our lives.<br />Instead of me searching for him<br />This one is searching...<span style="font-style: italic;"> I mean harassing us.</span><br />Everyday this kooky cardinal shows up at dawn<br />banging away than doing a back flip.<br /><br />Looks innocent doesn't he?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sge64nFadxI/AAAAAAAACGA/lLDF7x23wXo/s1600-h/Cardinal.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 319px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sge64nFadxI/AAAAAAAACGA/lLDF7x23wXo/s400/Cardinal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334437765370771218" border="0" /></a><br />It could be 5am...anyone home?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sge6487iiDI/AAAAAAAACGI/-sRJtf3MHEc/s1600-h/Cardinal+Window.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 322px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sge6487iiDI/AAAAAAAACGI/-sRJtf3MHEc/s400/Cardinal+Window.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334437771234936882" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">helloooooooo</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sge64evZwFI/AAAAAAAACF4/cOrIXn4E6os/s1600-h/Cardinal+%283%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sge64evZwFI/AAAAAAAACF4/cOrIXn4E6os/s400/Cardinal+%283%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334437763130966098" border="0" /></a><br />Ready?<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span class="down" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_JustifyCenter" title="Align Center" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 11);ButtonMouseDown(this);"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" alt="Align Center" class="gl_align_center" border="0" /></span></span><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-36720a9ba3affc36" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"> <param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v10.nonxt6.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D36720a9ba3affc36%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1329524305%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D12B4E9A07E943E5C1C619FCCCA275145B4D93FE7.1D5758DCFF1949628226455DF0CAC9B2C8A0DDBA%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D36720a9ba3affc36%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DSQQmsaoUymkHaBh0bYf-bGOVJa4&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashvars="flvurl=http://v10.nonxt6.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D36720a9ba3affc36%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1329524305%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D12B4E9A07E943E5C1C619FCCCA275145B4D93FE7.1D5758DCFF1949628226455DF0CAC9B2C8A0DDBA%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D36720a9ba3affc36%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DSQQmsaoUymkHaBh0bYf-bGOVJa4&autoplay=0&ps=blogger" allowFullScreen="true" /></object> <br /><br />Set.... Huh?<br /><br />Window peeking, back flipping<br />Crazy bird making us crazy...<br />Peek.Flip.Repeat.<br /><br />Just about all the people have left our RV nest.<br />Now it's the wildlife coming to play.<br />See that sunshine? Day 4 of 100 degree weather. Wow.<br /><br /><br />This yak is sponsored my yours truly...<br />please visit my whimsical store<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.thatwhichisgood.com/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sge9svHh0EI/AAAAAAAACGY/HKXWTArOUzc/s400/All+Who+Wander+Magnet+3.99.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334440859903578178" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.thatwhichisgood.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">www.thatwhichisgood.com</span></a><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5756920161820572940-6712608061777496939?l=mariesthatwhichisgood.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QylMMA62sc8-YGMOCyZgg6h1pe8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QylMMA62sc8-YGMOCyZgg6h1pe8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QylMMA62sc8-YGMOCyZgg6h1pe8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QylMMA62sc8-YGMOCyZgg6h1pe8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThatWhichIsGood/~4/zFlcm7pCyxI" height="1" width="1"/>~ Marie ~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02766523789431357390noreply@blogger.com4http://mariesthatwhichisgood.blogspot.com/2009/05/bird-crazy-who-me-table-has-turned.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756920161820572940.post-75417382377121101512009-05-02T21:46:00.008-07:002009-05-03T09:22:28.191-07:002009-05-03T09:22:28.191-07:00Hi Bloggers!<br /><br />We been busy around here keeping up with the Great Horned Owl baby. S/he has totally charmed us all. Cute, busy and inquisitive too.<br /><br />The baby owl was out of it's nest again Friday, but not for long. What a difference a week makes! After eating a good breakfast with dad on the palm frond it .... he went back in the nest.<br /><br />Saturday when we woke mom and baby were gone. We found dad near by but looked all day for baby to no avail. A neighbor finally found him in the nearby fir tree. My heart soared!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sf3B-T_JbhI/AAAAAAAACEQ/vCrkFRwb8uQ/s1600-h/wsite2_Baby+Owl+Fir+Tree+050309+051.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sf3B-T_JbhI/AAAAAAAACEQ/vCrkFRwb8uQ/s400/wsite2_Baby+Owl+Fir+Tree+050309+051.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331630810137718290" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sf3AwO-9l8I/AAAAAAAACEA/SB-mF69Pelo/s1600-h/wsite2_Baby+Owl+Fir+Tree+050309+042.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sf3AwO-9l8I/AAAAAAAACEA/SB-mF69Pelo/s400/wsite2_Baby+Owl+Fir+Tree+050309+042.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331629468764968898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sf3AwHSwGRI/AAAAAAAACD4/B8jF6EPAIJA/s1600-h/wsite2_Baby+Owl+Fir+Tree+050309+033.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 275px; height: 366px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sf3AwHSwGRI/AAAAAAAACD4/B8jF6EPAIJA/s400/wsite2_Baby+Owl+Fir+Tree+050309+033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331629466700486930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sf3Avys7IyI/AAAAAAAACDw/4V5T9wmDYwQ/s1600-h/wsite2_Baby+Owl+Fir+Tree+050309+027.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sf3Avys7IyI/AAAAAAAACDw/4V5T9wmDYwQ/s400/wsite2_Baby+Owl+Fir+Tree+050309+027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331629461173117730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sf3Av0rWHNI/AAAAAAAACDo/KFSFHyJantY/s1600-h/wsite2_Baby+Owl+Fir+Tree+050309+010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 275px; height: 366px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sf3Av0rWHNI/AAAAAAAACDo/KFSFHyJantY/s400/wsite2_Baby+Owl+Fir+Tree+050309+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331629461703367890" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Well loved Owl!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Does anyone know when a chick becomes a fledgling?<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Now if I could get Mom, Dad and Baby all on one branch for just one last portrait. </span><br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />Rumor has it that the baby owls stay for awhile.<br />These awesome parents have lived in our RV park for at least 5 years!<br /><br />Phil and I are heading north to explore the Flagstaff area for a few days.<br />Time for me to go fly out of our nest!<br /><br />Enjoy!<br /><br /><br />Gifts, smiles and apparel... my whimsy!<br /><a href="http://www.thatwhichisgood.com/">www.thatwhichisgood.com</a><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5756920161820572940-7541738237712110151?l=mariesthatwhichisgood.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gmFrJVb-MpbAIQK2glUT0k6UIS0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gmFrJVb-MpbAIQK2glUT0k6UIS0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gmFrJVb-MpbAIQK2glUT0k6UIS0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/gmFrJVb-MpbAIQK2glUT0k6UIS0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThatWhichIsGood/~4/qMuqve0OmZA" height="1" width="1"/>~ Marie ~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02766523789431357390noreply@blogger.com1http://mariesthatwhichisgood.blogspot.com/2009/05/baby-owl-where-did-you-go.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756920161820572940.post-21168047963248452932009-04-28T16:52:00.006-07:002009-04-28T17:44:14.347-07:002009-04-28T17:44:14.347-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;">I am enthralled with our baby owl ... and acting just like a mother hen. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Below is my video of the little one the first day I found her blowing in the wind.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-b5f1cfb402d57231" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"> <param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v6.nonxt6.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Db5f1cfb402d57231%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1329524305%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D85D9CBD302773723C2AEDB1C1A03511937CABB0D.235A523A299AA4AB244194BC96143732133714D9%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Db5f1cfb402d57231%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DsANguKZpS7kG4TIfsFDkW_SU3sw&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashvars="flvurl=http://v6.nonxt6.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Db5f1cfb402d57231%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1329524305%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D85D9CBD302773723C2AEDB1C1A03511937CABB0D.235A523A299AA4AB244194BC96143732133714D9%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Db5f1cfb402d57231%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DsANguKZpS7kG4TIfsFDkW_SU3sw&autoplay=0&ps=blogger" allowFullScreen="true" /></object> <br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Hang on baby hang on!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Truth be told that we felt very much like how that little one looks when we left our traditional life to risk creating this new one. Selling everything and living frugally over these past two years has been an adventure. Time has been our friend as we have learned to live, be and grow into this time. Trading freedom for consumerism ... learning to want less and be more. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The wind still blows...sometimes suddenly, at times constantly...</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">and yet like that little one we hang on ... growing stronger in time...</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">We can even be found now laughing into the wind</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">when we are not hanging on for dear life.</span><br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />Love your GPS? Birding? Hiking?<br />Wandering? Dancing? Soccer? RVing? Earth? Family?<br />Colorful and fun gifts for mom or dad!<br /><a href="http://www.thatwhichisgood.com/">thatwhichisgood.com</a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5756920161820572940-2116804796324845293?l=mariesthatwhichisgood.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hFeygw1LSCba50KvyEVvFe-rIiQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hFeygw1LSCba50KvyEVvFe-rIiQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hFeygw1LSCba50KvyEVvFe-rIiQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hFeygw1LSCba50KvyEVvFe-rIiQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThatWhichIsGood/~4/Y3C2eFtrSj8" height="1" width="1"/>~ Marie ~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02766523789431357390noreply@blogger.com1http://mariesthatwhichisgood.blogspot.com/2009/04/baby-owl-in-wind-first-day-video.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756920161820572940.post-4974274588370648002009-04-28T16:11:00.006-07:002009-04-28T16:36:01.476-07:002009-04-28T16:36:01.476-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-20301e9fd03ee317" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"> <param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v7.nonxt3.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D20301e9fd03ee317%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1329524305%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D3603980448877243D502C4E53F2B5A000797B190.1C3F014CDB843E999A3FDF5FEB5396A336179267%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D20301e9fd03ee317%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3D1XiDIVfz1pNUNw40Gf84NkdI958&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashvars="flvurl=http://v7.nonxt3.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D20301e9fd03ee317%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1329524305%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D3603980448877243D502C4E53F2B5A000797B190.1C3F014CDB843E999A3FDF5FEB5396A336179267%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D20301e9fd03ee317%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3D1XiDIVfz1pNUNw40Gf84NkdI958&autoplay=0&ps=blogger" allowFullScreen="true" /></object> <br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;">click on the arrow to run and turn up your volume for sound :)<br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br />It didn't occur to me two years ago that by selling everything and living in an RV I would open my life up to so many experiences. I had no idea that I would be living such an earthy life. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Phil and I have settled in to living on the frugal ... trading income and stuff for 'free hobbies' and experiences. I got turned on to the power of free hobbies a few months ago from a favorite blog, </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://earlyretirementextreme.com/2008/12/day-5-find-a-free-hobb.html">Early Retirement Extreme</a><span style="font-family: arial;">. I already knew at the time that in order to live a richer life we needed to develop in areas that didn't cost anything but Jacob crystallized the idea for me. <br /><br />Learning knew language empowers my journey and I am stronger for it. Embracing free hobbies strengthens the personal power of my own dollar. What free hobbies/passions do you have?</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Who knew I would become a snake stalker? </span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Shopping for Mother or Father Day smiles?<br /><a href="http://www.thatwhichisgood.com">www.thatwhichisgood.com</a><br />Enjoy!<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5756920161820572940-497427458837064800?l=mariesthatwhichisgood.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-zMJakbopCJVs9ynJq1JX6p5zC4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-zMJakbopCJVs9ynJq1JX6p5zC4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-zMJakbopCJVs9ynJq1JX6p5zC4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-zMJakbopCJVs9ynJq1JX6p5zC4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThatWhichIsGood/~4/x1jkfLSIRPA" height="1" width="1"/>~ Marie ~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02766523789431357390noreply@blogger.com2http://mariesthatwhichisgood.blogspot.com/2009/04/bull-snake-stalker-who-knew.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756920161820572940.post-25337579022947354362009-04-27T21:06:00.009-07:002009-04-28T09:05:07.087-07:002009-04-28T09:05:07.087-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">Welcome - Please stay in touch!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/ThatWhichIsGood" rel="alternate" title="New here? 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</span><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SfaGaDsriyI/AAAAAAAACBw/45DK5581Ydg/s1600-h/wsite2_BB++Baby+Owl+More+030.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SfaGaDsriyI/AAAAAAAACBw/45DK5581Ydg/s400/wsite2_BB++Baby+Owl+More+030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329594991266990882" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;">The best Dad! (when he is here)</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SfaGaObCAlI/AAAAAAAACBo/OTtgF-IJh7o/s1600-h/wsite2_z+Baby+Owl+More+076.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 275px; height: 366px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SfaGaObCAlI/AAAAAAAACBo/OTtgF-IJh7o/s400/wsite2_z+Baby+Owl+More+076.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329594994145755730" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;">Baby back again on his/her own. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Waiting for mom and dad</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">as I wait for him/her to fly. </span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.thatwhichisgood.com"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SfcocVTrGDI/AAAAAAAACCw/i4MHqO6i6rM/s400/Look+Listen+Bird+Sticker+Cafe++Press.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329773151237380146" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.thatwhichisgood.com">Whimsical Gifts &amp; Apparal</a> designed by Marie<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5756920161820572940-2533757902294735436?l=mariesthatwhichisgood.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tcIWTY5rZqj9IEUAEqEDVJJmkRg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tcIWTY5rZqj9IEUAEqEDVJJmkRg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tcIWTY5rZqj9IEUAEqEDVJJmkRg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tcIWTY5rZqj9IEUAEqEDVJJmkRg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThatWhichIsGood/~4/DfE-aah--YQ" height="1" width="1"/>~ Marie ~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02766523789431357390noreply@blogger.com0http://mariesthatwhichisgood.blogspot.com/2009/04/baby-owl-out-of-nest-day-2-3-family-day.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756920161820572940.post-12665477928656925062009-04-27T12:41:00.004-07:002009-04-27T13:07:54.362-07:002009-04-27T13:07:54.362-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Up at dawn ... Is baby up there still?<br />From our window below...<br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SfYNy8aomqI/AAAAAAAACAQ/ftGpqlimHKQ/s1600-h/wsite2_Baby+Owl+In+the+Wind.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 275px; height: 366px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SfYNy8aomqI/AAAAAAAACAQ/ftGpqlimHKQ/s400/wsite2_Baby+Owl+In+the+Wind.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329462377902021282" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Mom showed up and gave baby owl a good talking too. Whoo whoo, Whoo whoo</span><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SfYKaygfnZI/AAAAAAAACAA/wQfTo2RsWLk/s1600-h/Baby+Owl+In+the+Wind-1.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SfYKaygfnZI/AAAAAAAACAA/wQfTo2RsWLk/s400/Baby+Owl+In+the+Wind-1.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Look who showed up with breakfast. Dad!</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">...and the branch holds....</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Yeah!</span><br /></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Artsy, fun, whimsical gifts!<a href="http://www.thatwhichisgood.com/"><br />thatwhichisgood.com</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.thatwhichisgood.com"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SfYPkKYJ3AI/AAAAAAAACAY/fWrQXqNjxYA/s400/All+Who+Wander+Magnet+3.99.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329464322974931970" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5756920161820572940-1266547792865692506?l=mariesthatwhichisgood.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IkgFE31xQ54WLp_0m9kpa17GWx8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IkgFE31xQ54WLp_0m9kpa17GWx8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IkgFE31xQ54WLp_0m9kpa17GWx8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IkgFE31xQ54WLp_0m9kpa17GWx8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThatWhichIsGood/~4/HVwzr8RiUPs" height="1" width="1"/>~ Marie ~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02766523789431357390noreply@blogger.com1http://mariesthatwhichisgood.blogspot.com/2009/04/baby-owl-out-of-nest-day-2-dawn.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756920161820572940.post-47625799365032172852009-04-27T09:20:00.006-07:002009-04-27T10:05:19.186-07:002009-04-27T10:05:19.186-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Great Horned Owl Chick - Saturday about 4pm</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I was quite startled to find that the baby owl chick had come out of it's nest!</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The nest is a shelf right at the top of the dead palm area of the tree. (maybe 30 feet up?)...At around 4pm I watched our little one sitting</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">on a branch about 4' below the nest. It looked scared to me. </span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Worse yet the desert winds were blowing</span></span>!<br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">That little chick is always curious, following us with it's eyes where ever we roam in the area. </span><span style="font-family:arial;"> For the first hour or two there was no Mom or Dad owl to be seen...at least by me. </span><span style="font-family:arial;">(They are always near by it seems)</span> <span style="font-family: arial;"> "Now what do I do?" it seemed to eyes.</span><br /><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SfXdW7W211I/AAAAAAAAB_w/BgiuBLs9coY/s1600-h/Baby+Owl+out+of+Nest+001-7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SfXdW7W211I/AAAAAAAAB_w/BgiuBLs9coY/s400/Baby+Owl+out+of+Nest+001-7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329409120023271250" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">The first picture was taking a bit later (as dusk unfolded) ... it shows the wind and the little one.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> I was smacked with the true meaning on "out on a limb". </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SfXdWX91mDI/AAAAAAAAB_g/lZJXop73uM4/s1600-h/Baby+Owl+out+of+Nest+001-5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SfXdWX91mDI/AAAAAAAAB_g/lZJXop73uM4/s400/Baby+Owl+out+of+Nest+001-5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329409110523090994" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">This is the little one hanging on for dear life with the wind. It bobbed this way and that way as we both waited for the wind to calm down. Please, please don't fall! </span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SfXdWLysXhI/AAAAAAAAB_Y/ymqjf7FMGX4/s1600-h/Baby+Owl+out+of+Nest+001-4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SfXdWLysXhI/AAAAAAAAB_Y/ymqjf7FMGX4/s400/Baby+Owl+out+of+Nest+001-4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329409107255123474" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">As the wind died down it seemed to settle in. Phil explained about the talons which made me feel a bit better. </span><a href="http://www.owlpages.com/articles.php?section=Owl+Physiology&amp;title=Talons">As with other birds of prey, Owls have the locking, ratchet-like mechanism in their foot which keeps the toes locked around a perch or prey without the need for the muscles to remain contracted.<br /></a><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SfXbbNOYrUI/AAAAAAAAB-4/0aEbyCtz9TU/s1600-h/Baby+Owl+out+of+Nest+001.jpg"><br /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SfXbbKtSogI/AAAAAAAAB_A/2v5fV9bk1p4/s1600-h/Baby+Owl+out+of+Nest+001-2.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SfXbbKtSogI/AAAAAAAAB_A/2v5fV9bk1p4/s400/Baby+Owl+out+of+Nest+001-2.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SfXdWv2p5lI/AAAAAAAAB_o/JNHQsizZlCU/s1600-h/Baby+Owl+out+of+Nest+001-6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SfXdWv2p5lI/AAAAAAAAB_o/JNHQsizZlCU/s400/Baby+Owl+out+of+Nest+001-6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329409116935415378" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Finally I see mom watching from next door. What can she do? </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Hold on baby hold on!</span><br /></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Please consider a visit to my Whimsical Gifts and Apparel store...<br /><a href="http://www.thatwhichisgood.com/">thatwhichisgood.com</a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5756920161820572940-4762579936503217285?l=mariesthatwhichisgood.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/O9K_l3lMmDIrlIjYux7nBbu9-Gw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/O9K_l3lMmDIrlIjYux7nBbu9-Gw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/O9K_l3lMmDIrlIjYux7nBbu9-Gw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/O9K_l3lMmDIrlIjYux7nBbu9-Gw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThatWhichIsGood/~4/XQzLgFMPKws" height="1" width="1"/>~ Marie ~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02766523789431357390noreply@blogger.com0http://mariesthatwhichisgood.blogspot.com/2009/04/baby-owl-out-of-nest-day-1.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756920161820572940.post-83681555575695426172009-04-24T22:05:00.006-07:002009-04-24T23:11:45.889-07:002009-04-24T23:11:45.889-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SfKpJLk0NVI/AAAAAAAAB98/PPGVORNGXP8/s1600-h/wsite2_Great+Horn+Owl+w+Chick+004+A.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Whoo Whoo<br />What a blessing to live under a Great Horned Owl nest<br />Whoo Whoo echo's back<br />Mom and baby snuggling together<br />Dad stays nearby too but is not shown in these pictures<br />It's a busy life for an owl family<br />Watching us watching them<br />Hanging on in the windy desert<br />Staying safe from harris hawks<br />Whoo whoo my friends Whoo whoo<br />Our fluffy curious baby, still fluffy and downy but growing so fast!<br />Whoo Whoo<br />When will it fly? Will I be near? Whoo hope soooo!<br /><br />Thanks Reggie for the nudge!<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Please enjoy my whimsical art for nature lovers on Zazzle</span><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.zazzle.com/thatwhichisgood">That Which Is Good </a><br /><br />Marie Schneider: all images copyright 2009<br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5756920161820572940-8368155557569542617?l=mariesthatwhichisgood.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZpabiuWaFi9osy3bfFciNhWqsec/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZpabiuWaFi9osy3bfFciNhWqsec/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZpabiuWaFi9osy3bfFciNhWqsec/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZpabiuWaFi9osy3bfFciNhWqsec/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThatWhichIsGood/~4/1UoMRPLLrag" height="1" width="1"/>~ Marie ~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02766523789431357390noreply@blogger.com1http://mariesthatwhichisgood.blogspot.com/2009/04/great-horned-owl-chick.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756920161820572940.post-89776713122587110322009-04-19T09:09:00.008-07:002009-04-19T12:50:12.720-07:002009-04-19T12:50:12.720-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Great Horned Owl and two Harris Hawks</span></span> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-9f6e418f43d77927" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"> <param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v2.nonxt5.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D9f6e418f43d77927%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1329524305%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D60C8E904863A3A2B2A5A7720C0C2E071EEB631F9.6097655502516B863FFAED702353BB26F24F01B9%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D9f6e418f43d77927%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DvPFqmqLVQEZLKfgLIMllPw-IGgk&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashvars="flvurl=http://v2.nonxt5.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D9f6e418f43d77927%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1329524305%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D60C8E904863A3A2B2A5A7720C0C2E071EEB631F9.6097655502516B863FFAED702353BB26F24F01B9%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D9f6e418f43d77927%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DvPFqmqLVQEZLKfgLIMllPw-IGgk&autoplay=0&ps=blogger" allowFullScreen="true" /></object> <br /></div><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">I am blessed to live in an RV below a row of palm trees that provide nesting space for a magnificent pair of Great Horned Owls and their chick.</span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"> I have a few photo's from my Canon PowerShot SD870s to share...</span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">I wish they were better pictures as you will see.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Yesterday started quietly with my coffee and the music of birds. Our Desert Trails RV Park now an April oasis of natural sites and sounds. Gone is the bustle of the sun chasers replaced with the Sanoran desert calm all in bloom. </span> <span style="font-family:lucida grande;">I wasn't far into my coffee when I heard great screeching, wing flapping and angst. Aware of the owls dining on doves and sometimes rabbits these sounds were loud and unusual. Out the door I flew with my binoculars and camera. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Two Harris Hawks were buzzing our owl family! They would perch on nearby flag poles than swoop at the owls. The male owl came in on the palm tree next door to the nest too. The Owls clicked and bristled as the hawks flew in over and over without ever landing. It was a site to be seen.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">It didn't take long for others in the park to show up to watch too with enough human presence to end the drama. All were relieved to watch the hawks move on and leave our owl family intact.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">THIS MOMENT IN LIFE BROUGHT TO YOU BY:</span><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.thatwhichisgood.com/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Set_fDhVwgI/AAAAAAAAB6E/Lw3aKE-f_ig/s320/Look+Listen+Bird+Sticker+Cafe++Press.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326491155793560066" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.thatwhichisgood.com/">www.thatwhichisgood.com</a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5756920161820572940-8977671312258711032?l=mariesthatwhichisgood.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RUDZaomGbCz2HbNgflxob2TH_18/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RUDZaomGbCz2HbNgflxob2TH_18/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RUDZaomGbCz2HbNgflxob2TH_18/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RUDZaomGbCz2HbNgflxob2TH_18/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThatWhichIsGood/~4/76zW4UMFTqk" height="1" width="1"/>~ Marie ~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02766523789431357390noreply@blogger.com0http://mariesthatwhichisgood.blogspot.com/2009/04/great-horned-owls-tangle-with-harris.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756920161820572940.post-51351351345437547232009-04-10T07:15:00.012-07:002009-04-10T08:11:02.536-07:002009-04-10T08:11:02.536-07:00<div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Welcome!</span></span> <span style="font-size:85%;">If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my <a href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/ThatWhichIsGood">RSS feed</a><br /></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51); 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sd9dJsHxttI/AAAAAAAAB2s/4Zhmc95zOuQ/s400/wsite2_2009+04+05+Chihuly+AZ+Desert+Botanical+Garden+500z.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323075705619199698" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Photo's by Canon PowerShot SD870SI<br />and a easily distracted photographer. :)<br /><br /><br />Creating a new chapter in geocache designs!<br />Please check out all my whimsical grahpics too.<br />This moment inlife brought to you by:<br /><a href="http://www.thatwhichisgood.com/">thatwhichisgood.com</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.cafepress.com/thatwhichisgood/6595301"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sd9e3MXrbDI/AAAAAAAAB28/YZBbPuD564Y/s320/Travel+Bug+License+Plate.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323077586881571890" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.cafepress.com/thatwhichisgood/6595301">Geocaching designs here</a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5756920161820572940-5135135134543754723?l=mariesthatwhichisgood.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/I_L527ifJyRLQVJO2U7DR7hN9So/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/I_L527ifJyRLQVJO2U7DR7hN9So/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/I_L527ifJyRLQVJO2U7DR7hN9So/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/I_L527ifJyRLQVJO2U7DR7hN9So/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThatWhichIsGood/~4/jPraZ1DDss8" height="1" width="1"/>~ Marie ~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02766523789431357390noreply@blogger.com0http://mariesthatwhichisgood.blogspot.com/2009/04/desert-botananic-garden-animals-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756920161820572940.post-85537212960050324662009-04-08T09:04:00.016-07:002009-04-08T10:40:47.756-07:002009-04-08T10:40:47.756-07:00<div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Welcome!</span></span> <span style="font-size:85%;">If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my <a href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/ThatWhichIsGood">RSS feed</a><br /></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);"><span style="font-family:georgia;">~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~<br /></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);font-family:Algerian;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Make like a flower and bloom!</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);font-family:Algerian;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Day 3 @ the age of 51</span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">I confess I am still giddy from my birthday on Monday. Moving to the Sonoran Desert of Arizona last fall overwhelms me in it's wonder and beauty. It holds in it both a starkness the desert life and a beauty of which I have never seen before. Like my own internal life I am fascinated by the complex, ever changing, bitter<i>sweet </i>flavor of it all.<br /><br />I still have so much to learn in life...to grow a quieter soul. To move a way from compulsive judging of the world and embrace an accepting heart .<br /><br />How many cactus needles have pierced me this year as I learn to live in the desert? Many... As time passes less. (Thankfully I love a man that is handy with tweezers...stories for another day)<br />Once again I am grateful for today.<br /></div><br />Come join me in the sunshine.<br /></div></div><br /><p align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SdzXRTSSZXI/AAAAAAAAB0U/NJA4npoNffA/s1600-h/a+wsite2_2009+04+05+Chihuly+AZ+Desert+Botanical+Garden+142.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SdzXRTSSZXI/AAAAAAAAB0U/NJA4npoNffA/s400/a+wsite2_2009+04+05+Chihuly+AZ+Desert+Botanical+Garden+142.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322365551879808370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SdzXREw_V2I/AAAAAAAAB0M/cPtN8xWM3u4/s1600-h/a+wsite2_2009+04+05+Chihuly+AZ+Desert+Botanical+Garden+147.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 310px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SdzXREw_V2I/AAAAAAAAB0M/cPtN8xWM3u4/s400/a+wsite2_2009+04+05+Chihuly+AZ+Desert+Botanical+Garden+147.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322365547982051170" border="0" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SdzXRAGABzI/AAAAAAAAB0E/lu9KtXXAgKk/s1600-h/wsite2_2009+04+05+Chihuly+AZ+Desert+Botanical+Garden+037.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SdzXRAGABzI/AAAAAAAAB0E/lu9KtXXAgKk/s400/wsite2_2009+04+05+Chihuly+AZ+Desert+Botanical+Garden+037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322365546727999282" border="0" /></a>A world onto itself</p><p align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sdzc2BYu--I/AAAAAAAAB0c/yclIDHBXjQU/s1600-h/wsite2_2009+04+05+Chihuly+AZ+Desert+Botanical+Garden+038.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 275px; height: 366px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SdzXECJbCaI/AAAAAAAABzs/aLidyAIw30E/s400/wsite2_2009+04+05+Chihuly+AZ+Desert+Botanical+Garden+115.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322365323940923810" border="0" /></a>Ocotillo Fence and the will to live!</p><p align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SdzXD4JKvNI/AAAAAAAABzk/lNPoBR4-91U/s1600-h/wsite2_2009+04+05+Chihuly+AZ+Desert+Botanical+Garden+129.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 275px; height: 366px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SdzXD4JKvNI/AAAAAAAABzk/lNPoBR4-91U/s400/wsite2_2009+04+05+Chihuly+AZ+Desert+Botanical+Garden+129.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322365321255501010" border="0" /></a>Diversity in the desert</p><p align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SdzXDmMgdgI/AAAAAAAABzc/kjXRgl3ZSzU/s1600-h/wsite2_2009+04+05+Chihuly+AZ+Desert+Botanical+Garden+166.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SdzWbWtkj2I/AAAAAAAAByc/KPVQ9HhpIOE/s400/wsite2_2009+04+05+Chihuly+AZ+Desert+Botanical+Garden+228.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322364625086615394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SdzWbU8le7I/AAAAAAAAByU/8vkNwPM3PyI/s1600-h/wsite2_2009+04+05+Chihuly+AZ+Desert+Botanical+Garden+241.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 310px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SdzWbU8le7I/AAAAAAAAByU/8vkNwPM3PyI/s400/wsite2_2009+04+05+Chihuly+AZ+Desert+Botanical+Garden+241.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322364624612719538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SdzWbHqM2kI/AAAAAAAAByM/xtlac21uubE/s1600-h/wsite2_2009+04+05+Chihuly+AZ+Desert+Botanical+Garden+253a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SdzWbHqM2kI/AAAAAAAAByM/xtlac21uubE/s400/wsite2_2009+04+05+Chihuly+AZ+Desert+Botanical+Garden+253a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322364621045946946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SdzWawe1SqI/AAAAAAAAByE/eObTGN7Vi3I/s1600-h/z+wsite2_2009+04+05+Chihuly+AZ+Desert+Botanical+Garden+033.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SdzWawe1SqI/AAAAAAAAByE/eObTGN7Vi3I/s400/z+wsite2_2009+04+05+Chihuly+AZ+Desert+Botanical+Garden+033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322364614824250018" border="0" /></a>A holiday of bloom!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SdzWahFYZWI/AAAAAAAABx8/tFmScelLdw0/s1600-h/z+wsite2_2009+04+05+Chihuly+AZ+Desert+Botanical+Garden+034.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SdzWahFYZWI/AAAAAAAABx8/tFmScelLdw0/s400/z+wsite2_2009+04+05+Chihuly+AZ+Desert+Botanical+Garden+034.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322364610690966882" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center">Flowers... eye candy for the soul</p><p align="center">Food for my heart</p><p align="center">Stay tune for my best pictures yet... animal life at the Desert Botanical Garden.</p><p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center">You can find my whimsical gifts and designs <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/thatwhichisgood">here...</a><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.thatwhichisgood.com/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 150px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SdzfIHAbwvI/AAAAAAAAB0k/K1GYZcq7zqA/s320/Mousepad+Geocache.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322374190057898738" border="0" /></a><br />geocaching.. hide.hunt.find.repeat<br />gifts for hikers, birders, wanders, rvers and more!<br />hey...i'm an artist in bloom<br />hey...i'm 51 and growing my artistic side<br />hey...is for horses, better for cows, pigs don't eat it, cause they don't know how...hay!<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5756920161820572940-8553721296005032466?l=mariesthatwhichisgood.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zlYULITROeaIdrjoi4oxVG1jy6k/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zlYULITROeaIdrjoi4oxVG1jy6k/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zlYULITROeaIdrjoi4oxVG1jy6k/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zlYULITROeaIdrjoi4oxVG1jy6k/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThatWhichIsGood/~4/FnmQSwrkGyw" height="1" width="1"/>~ Marie ~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02766523789431357390noreply@blogger.com0http://mariesthatwhichisgood.blogspot.com/2009/04/desert-botanical-garden-blooms.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756920161820572940.post-88661262498997407352009-04-06T22:02:00.017-07:002009-04-07T09:11:05.641-07:002009-04-07T09:11:05.641-07:00<span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >It's a good life when you get to spend the day with loved ones, a desert in bloom botanical garden and shiny whimsical Chihuly glass. In fact it was a perfect day to get my birthday mojo on. I recommend a 'day-before' celebration so one can wake up in full glow on birthday morning. </span> <span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br />Come take a peak at what made my heart smile.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SdtyRx6gG_I/AAAAAAAABvU/5uYVSZy1iag/s1600-h/wsite2_2009+04+05+Chihuly+AZ+Desert+Botanical+Garden+007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SdtyRx6gG_I/AAAAAAAABvU/5uYVSZy1iag/s320/wsite2_2009+04+05+Chihuly+AZ+Desert+Botanical+Garden+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321973034450426866" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SdtyDmOPy-I/AAAAAAAABvE/6M0ebvz_XNw/s1600-h/wsite2_2009+04+05+Chihuly+AZ+Desert+Botanical+Garden+013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SdtyDmOPy-I/AAAAAAAABvE/6M0ebvz_XNw/s320/wsite2_2009+04+05+Chihuly+AZ+Desert+Botanical+Garden+013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321972790793849826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SdtyDvmHMEI/AAAAAAAABu8/UStAT4pmNyQ/s1600-h/wsite2_2009+04+05+Chihuly+AZ+Desert+Botanical+Garden+033.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SdtyDvmHMEI/AAAAAAAABu8/UStAT4pmNyQ/s320/wsite2_2009+04+05+Chihuly+AZ+Desert+Botanical+Garden+033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321972793309868098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SdtyDoaPnBI/AAAAAAAABu0/-2-WcUjYIIM/s1600-h/wsite2_2009+04+05+Chihuly+AZ+Desert+Botanical+Garden+048.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SdtyDoaPnBI/AAAAAAAABu0/-2-WcUjYIIM/s320/wsite2_2009+04+05+Chihuly+AZ+Desert+Botanical+Garden+048.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321972791381040146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SdtyDRFi9ZI/AAAAAAAABus/6LKOGZvMMbw/s1600-h/wsite2_2009+04+05+Chihuly+AZ+Desert+Botanical+Garden+131.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SdtyDRFi9ZI/AAAAAAAABus/6LKOGZvMMbw/s320/wsite2_2009+04+05+Chihuly+AZ+Desert+Botanical+Garden+131.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321972785120212370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SdtyDFmdnFI/AAAAAAAABuk/6_yxb5CxADE/s1600-h/wsite2_2009+04+05+Chihuly+AZ+Desert+Botanical+Garden+151.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SdtyDFmdnFI/AAAAAAAABuk/6_yxb5CxADE/s320/wsite2_2009+04+05+Chihuly+AZ+Desert+Botanical+Garden+151.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321972782037048402" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">"We are given two gifts at birth:</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Time and Talent</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />What will you do with yours?"</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Uta Montique Behrens 2004<br />(found here in the gardens)<br /></span></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SdtxamzfGJI/AAAAAAAABuc/bgo0CTInZ0g/s1600-h/wsite2_2009+04+05+Chihuly+AZ+Desert+Botanical+Garden+186.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 248px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SdtxamzfGJI/AAAAAAAABuc/bgo0CTInZ0g/s320/wsite2_2009+04+05+Chihuly+AZ+Desert+Botanical+Garden+186.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321972086575405202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SdtxatvF6AI/AAAAAAAABuU/kVJUSWtcsiI/s1600-h/wsite2_2009+04+05+Chihuly+AZ+Desert+Botanical+Garden+248.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 248px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SdtxatvF6AI/AAAAAAAABuU/kVJUSWtcsiI/s320/wsite2_2009+04+05+Chihuly+AZ+Desert+Botanical+Garden+248.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321972088436025346" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sdtxao93usI/AAAAAAAABuM/NafkARwI3EQ/s1600-h/wsite2_2009+04+05+Chihuly+AZ+Desert+Botanical+Garden+250.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sdtxao93usI/AAAAAAAABuM/NafkARwI3EQ/s320/wsite2_2009+04+05+Chihuly+AZ+Desert+Botanical+Garden+250.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321972087155833538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SdtxaXUxXBI/AAAAAAAABuE/qPOgvhTFG20/s1600-h/wsite2_2009+04+05+Chihuly+AZ+Desert+Botanical+Garden+266.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 228px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/SdtxaXUxXBI/AAAAAAAABuE/qPOgvhTFG20/s320/wsite2_2009+04+05+Chihuly+AZ+Desert+Botanical+Garden+266.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321972082420046866" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;">Love and thanks to Tick and Tom for this magic day and to all of you who send me blessings of the heart and good wishes for my birthday and all days. More pictures to come of the desert blooms and desert wildlife...it's amazing.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.thatwhichisgood.com/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 178px; height: 178px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sdt0-JSwVHI/AAAAAAAABvk/2ItSL54zl6c/s320/web_All+Wander+Blue+PNG++12042008.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321975995663668338" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.thatwhichisgood.com/"><br />My Whimsical Gifts and Apparel here!</a><br />Check out my new Geocaching Line too.<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5756920161820572940-8866126249899740735?l=mariesthatwhichisgood.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZOcz6CLLOIOjLeC86cDDBivDiwE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZOcz6CLLOIOjLeC86cDDBivDiwE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZOcz6CLLOIOjLeC86cDDBivDiwE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZOcz6CLLOIOjLeC86cDDBivDiwE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThatWhichIsGood/~4/HxcJUOyl_LQ" height="1" width="1"/>~ Marie ~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02766523789431357390noreply@blogger.com1http://mariesthatwhichisgood.blogspot.com/2009/04/chihuly-birthday-cheer-phoenix.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756920161820572940.post-56551410963009012952009-03-28T12:46:00.007-07:002009-03-29T21:17:21.817-07:002009-03-29T21:17:21.817-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sc6C4cG6WcI/AAAAAAAABfA/XdTqZVE4HBU/s1600-h/Queen+Mine+RV+Park.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sc6C4cG6WcI/AAAAAAAABfA/XdTqZVE4HBU/s320/Queen+Mine+RV+Park.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318332116100602306" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The good news for those looking for photo's of the<br /><a href="http://www.passport-america.com/campgrounds/united_states/arizona/bisbee/queen_mine_rv_park/">Queen Mine RV Park</a> is that I have some.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />The bad news is ... well they are not the best.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />We did a quick drive through for future reference.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you are looking for a place with in walking distance of Bisbee<br />downtown</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">this works...and next to the mine tour.<br />A great viewpoint of Bisbee too.<br />It's one big wagon wheel parking.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Have you stayed here? We would love to hear from you!</span></span><br />Please add a comment below.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sc5-xbIZ0pI/AAAAAAAABeI/E2Aq6kXYBQw/s1600-h/Queen+Mine+RV+Park+%281%29.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sc5-xbIZ0pI/AAAAAAAABeI/E2Aq6kXYBQw/s320/Queen+Mine+RV+Park+%281%29.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sc6Ad-oFPxI/AAAAAAAABew/wqGA5lnpPAM/s1600-h/Queen+Mine+RV+Park+%285%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sc6Ad-oFPxI/AAAAAAAABew/wqGA5lnpPAM/s320/Queen+Mine+RV+Park+%285%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318329462486810386" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sc5-xbQ9ZYI/AAAAAAAABeQ/OSmEGSXX2k4/s1600-h/Queen+Mine+RV+Park+%282%29.jpg"><br /></a> </div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sc5-x9d6LeI/AAAAAAAABeY/67dINnKRi8M/s1600-h/Queen+Mine+RV+Park+%283%29.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sc5-x9d6LeI/AAAAAAAABeY/67dINnKRi8M/s320/Queen+Mine+RV+Park+%283%29.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sc5-x8pvMMI/AAAAAAAABeg/N0iEkeL3mxU/s1600-h/Queen+Mine+RV+Park+%284%29.jpg"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sc5-x8pvMMI/AAAAAAAABeg/N0iEkeL3mxU/s320/Queen+Mine+RV+Park+%284%29.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.thatwhichisgood.com/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sc6BAw46s_I/AAAAAAAABe4/dq-KzEGxqB4/s320/All+Who+Wander+Magnet+3.99.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318330060094747634" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.thatwhichisgood.com/">Great Gifts for Wanderers</a><br /><br /></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a><br /><br />From fellow Blogger Judy... The perfect link to more information.<br /><a href="http://wecallithome.blogspot.com/2008/09/queen-mine-rv-park-bisbee-arizona.html">WE CALL IT HOME BLOG</a><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5756920161820572940-5655141096300901295?l=mariesthatwhichisgood.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NkfLEByN3JO-xjQvAvhijzzOOiY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NkfLEByN3JO-xjQvAvhijzzOOiY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NkfLEByN3JO-xjQvAvhijzzOOiY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NkfLEByN3JO-xjQvAvhijzzOOiY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThatWhichIsGood/~4/UMOBqpAsVqs" height="1" width="1"/>~ Marie ~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02766523789431357390noreply@blogger.com2http://mariesthatwhichisgood.blogspot.com/2009/03/queen-mine-rv-park-bisbee-az.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756920161820572940.post-39746576264396383992009-03-27T22:14:00.007-07:002009-03-28T13:49:27.202-07:002009-03-28T13:49:27.202-07:00<span style="font-family:verdana;">Hello Bloggers!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Do you have time for a one day road trip? We did so we headed out to one of our favorite towns to visit from last April.. </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.city-data.com/city/Bisbee-Arizona.html">Bisbee, Arizona</a><span style="font-family:verdana;">. Please join us. Last year when we cruised Arizona looking for a place to nest this area caught our eye. We felt the pull of it's charm, progressive energy, creativity and hillside wonder!</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Downtown</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sc21tiBOfII/AAAAAAAABc4/Y7xLfBTnN08/s1600-h/wsite2_Bisbee+Trip+%2818%29+Downtown.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sc21tiBOfII/AAAAAAAABc4/Y7xLfBTnN08/s320/wsite2_Bisbee+Trip+%2818%29+Downtown.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318106528825113730" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana;">Bisbee's waterfalls. They are everywhere!<br />It's easy to pass the day wandering off of the main street.<br />Up to the hilly heavens and back down again.<br /></div><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sc21uIkQCcI/AAAAAAAABdA/hsZoAbixtG0/s1600-h/wsite2_Bisbee+Trip+%2824%29+Waterfall.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sc21uIkQCcI/AAAAAAAABdA/hsZoAbixtG0/s320/wsite2_Bisbee+Trip+%2824%29+Waterfall.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318106539172563394" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Thoughts of humanitarian aid welcomed us all around the town!</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sc21glLDKVI/AAAAAAAABcw/Wc15pVoLCMo/s1600-h/wsite2_Bisbee+Trip+%2828%29+Humanitarian+Aid.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sc21glLDKVI/AAAAAAAABcw/Wc15pVoLCMo/s320/wsite2_Bisbee+Trip+%2828%29+Humanitarian+Aid.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318106306333321554" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Peek a Boo!</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sc21guWqSuI/AAAAAAAABco/MAPd4zShJ3I/s1600-h/wsite2_Bisbee+Trip+%2831%29+Peeking+In.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sc21guWqSuI/AAAAAAAABco/MAPd4zShJ3I/s320/wsite2_Bisbee+Trip+%2831%29+Peeking+In.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318106308797942498" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">A house for Phil</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sc21gmj7Q5I/AAAAAAAABcg/8V-5HGJnbOQ/s1600-h/wsite2_Bisbee+Trip+%2841%29+A+House+for+Phil.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sc21gmj7Q5I/AAAAAAAABcg/8V-5HGJnbOQ/s320/wsite2_Bisbee+Trip+%2841%29+A+House+for+Phil.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318106306706097042" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Bisbee Coop</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Yummie fruits, veggies and some gluten free food.</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sc21gfzp81I/AAAAAAAABcY/uJGnK9Kgdlg/s1600-h/wsite2_Bisbee+Trip+Coop.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sc21gfzp81I/AAAAAAAABcY/uJGnK9Kgdlg/s320/wsite2_Bisbee+Trip+Coop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318106304893023058" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">It's always good to find peace in an alley.</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sc21f1DBdJI/AAAAAAAABcQ/nzIOCgmeSuA/s1600-h/wsite2_Bisbee+Trip+%2839%29+Anguis+Peace.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sc21f1DBdJI/AAAAAAAABcQ/nzIOCgmeSuA/s320/wsite2_Bisbee+Trip+%2839%29+Anguis+Peace.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318106293414753426" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Anguis House<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sc21G2jHOQI/AAAAAAAABcI/cNQ0MudHoPQ/s1600-h/wsite2_Bisbee+Trip+%2838%29+Anguis+Wings.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sc21G2jHOQI/AAAAAAAABcI/cNQ0MudHoPQ/s320/wsite2_Bisbee+Trip+%2838%29+Anguis+Wings.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318105864321054978" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.bellezagallery.org/home.php?xid=0b720b331d86a6e397e0792ab49eb0a2"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bellezagallery.org/home.php?xid=0b720b331d86a6e397e0792ab49eb0a2"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Belleza Gallery</span></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" >An amazing gallery </span><span style="font-style: italic;">with heart and art!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">From their website:</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Belleza is owned and operated by the </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.renaissance-house.org/" target="_blank" class="red-link">Renaissance House</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> (fka WTP),</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> a non-profit organization that provides its residents </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">the opportunity to make the changes needed to </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">become healthy and self-reliant.</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sc21G0nlAsI/AAAAAAAABcA/YAVEGauo6Y8/s1600-h/wsite2_Bisbee+Trip+%2844%29+Belleza+Door.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sc21G0nlAsI/AAAAAAAABcA/YAVEGauo6Y8/s320/wsite2_Bisbee+Trip+%2844%29+Belleza+Door.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318105863802913474" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ichter.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;">R. John Ichter</span></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">With my new venture into pastals...ahhhhhh </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Colors to sooth my soul.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sc21GfMbVhI/AAAAAAAABb4/9w9NXlCKrvI/s1600-h/wsite2_Bisbee+Trip+%2814%29+Belleza++R+John+Ichter.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sc21GfMbVhI/AAAAAAAABb4/9w9NXlCKrvI/s320/wsite2_Bisbee+Trip+%2814%29+Belleza++R+John+Ichter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318105858051888658" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Another artists gifts to my heart.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sc21GaIqnDI/AAAAAAAABbw/ToygpAL3Is8/s1600-h/wsite2_Bisbee+Trip+%2843%29+Belleza+Gallery.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/Sc21GaIqnDI/AAAAAAAABbw/ToygpAL3Is8/s320/wsite2_Bisbee+Trip+%2843%29+Belleza+Gallery.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318105856693935154" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Another day to smile.<br /><br /><br /><br />PS Look what I just learned:<br /><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&amp;RGB=0x000000&amp;feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fmarieschneider%2Falbumid%2F5318338742956992577%3Fkind%3Dphoto%26alt%3Drss" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" height="192" width="288"></embed></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5756920161820572940-3974657626439638399?l=mariesthatwhichisgood.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6YC1Pc-T9v9ZolyiJj_TEvz289o/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6YC1Pc-T9v9ZolyiJj_TEvz289o/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6YC1Pc-T9v9ZolyiJj_TEvz289o/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6YC1Pc-T9v9ZolyiJj_TEvz289o/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThatWhichIsGood/~4/ueOVtQULzuI" height="1" width="1"/>~ Marie ~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02766523789431357390noreply@blogger.com1http://mariesthatwhichisgood.blogspot.com/2009/03/bisbee-arizona.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756920161820572940.post-91880180699598621562009-03-23T14:38:00.006-07:002009-03-23T15:27:27.440-07:002009-03-23T15:27:27.440-07:00One of the benefits of not working is having time to do some reading on the Economic Train Wreck and how we are going to get back on track. I spent the last couple of hours today trying to understand Geithner's latest bank plan. After many a brain hiccup trying to read different sites I came across a blog post that referred me to <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123776474431608981.html">Deborah Solomon in the <em>Wall Street Journal</em>.<br /></a><br />I managed to read this in it's entirety. Only time will tell how it all rolls out but I was glad to see a positive response on Wall Street.<br /><br />If you are looking for more financial reading that gives more insight then the main stream media you may want to check out this blog too for more brain food. <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://delong.typepad.com/sdj/" accesskey="1">Link here>> Grasping Reality with Both Hands</a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">The Semi-Daily Journal of Economist Brad DeLong: A Fair, Balanced, Reality-Based, and More than Two-Handed Look at the World</span><br /><br /><br />Speaking of train wrecks... "I think we can / I think we can / I think we can"<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=thacom-20&amp;o=1&amp;p=8&amp;l=as1&amp;asins=0448400715&amp;fc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;lt1=_blank&amp;m=amazon&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;bc1=000000&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;f=ifr" style="width: 120px; height: 240px;" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.cafepress.com/thatwhichisgood"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/ScgK6FWJZsI/AAAAAAAABbE/TG69V67Qy6s/s320/Earth+Steward+Tile.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316511353094629058" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Want to help my train wreck / RV bump in the road?<br />Please consider my whimsical store when shopping for gifts and goods.<br /><a href="http://www.cafepress.com/thatwhichisgood">http://www.thatwhichisgood.com</a><br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5756920161820572940-9188018069959862156?l=mariesthatwhichisgood.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/k701ucpCWE37KgGb5gs7bEW1c_c/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/k701ucpCWE37KgGb5gs7bEW1c_c/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/k701ucpCWE37KgGb5gs7bEW1c_c/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/k701ucpCWE37KgGb5gs7bEW1c_c/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThatWhichIsGood/~4/n4qReQJ4Oyc" height="1" width="1"/>~ Marie ~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02766523789431357390noreply@blogger.com0http://mariesthatwhichisgood.blogspot.com/2009/03/obama-geithner-plan-for-banks.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5756920161820572940.post-5569296061057309002009-03-19T12:01:00.010-07:002009-03-19T12:57:15.530-07:002009-03-19T12:57:15.530-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.cafepress.com/thatwhichisgood/5046617"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 178px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/ScKiQvcJb1I/AAAAAAAABa8/FB0s4QvjpGc/s320/wr2_Earth+Transformation++Blk+or+Wht.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314988918746738514" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.cafepress.com/thatwhichisgood/5046617">earth collection</a><br /><br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Since I started a web information site on </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.squidoo.com/solar-rv-stuff">Solar RV Stuff </a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I have been inspired to try my hand at a whimsical solar graphic. Here are the two I have come up with.<br /><br />I am trying to decide if I should ditch the top two graphics and just keep the bottom two. ... or visa versa... or start from scratch. What do you think?<br /><br /></span><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.cafepress.com/thatwhichisgood/5463733"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/ScKcxoliXvI/AAAAAAAABak/QPg-Clz2PZ0/s320/wsite_Let+The+Sunshine+4W.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314982886772989682" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.cafepress.com/thatwhichisgood/5463733">green collection</a><br /><br /><br /></span></div><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/ScKcxfskNpI/AAAAAAAABac/Ws2kFAtmmu4/s1600-h/wsite2_Solar+Powered+4B.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/ScKcxfskNpI/AAAAAAAABac/Ws2kFAtmmu4/s320/wsite2_Solar+Powered+4B.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314982884386551442" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/ScKd2TQdh4I/AAAAAAAABas/cB1Niv82ZFs/s1600-h/wsite2_wsite_Solar+Powered+4W+Rev.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/ScKd2TQdh4I/AAAAAAAABas/cB1Niv82ZFs/s320/wsite2_wsite_Solar+Powered+4W+Rev.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314984066458421122" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.cafepress.com/thatwhichisgood/5463733">green collection</a><br /></div><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/ScKcxG4EAgI/AAAAAAAABaU/n3NUxO_frns/s1600-h/wsite2_Solar+Powered++4b+2a.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_x-kVrwhulNY/ScKcxG4EAgI/AAAAAAAABaU/n3NUxO_frns/s320/wsite2_Solar+Powered++4b+2a.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314982877723886082" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" ><br /><br />I am also working a list of inspired text like these:</span> <ul style="font-family: verdana;"><li>Solar Powered or Solar Power (preference anyone?)</li><li>Let the sunshine solar</li><li>Solar makes me hot</li><li>The answers in the sunrise</li><li>Go Solar</li></ul><span style="font-family:verdana;">I would love ideas, suggestions and/or thumbs up for any you like them. How would you tweak them to make them better?<br /><br />Also do you use solar energy now? If so what?<br /><br />As most of you know I need all the help I can get! ;)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Peace and hugs, Marie</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5756920161820572940-556929606105730900?l=mariesthatwhichisgood.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3LKjor5mEMCnaQcI1G14briZ5v4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3LKjor5mEMCnaQcI1G14briZ5v4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3LKjor5mEMCnaQcI1G14briZ5v4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3LKjor5mEMCnaQcI1G14briZ5v4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/ThatWhichIsGood/~4/MueItJ0udWo" height="1" width="1"/>~ Marie ~http://www.blogger.com/profile/02766523789431357390noreply@blogger.com2http://mariesthatwhichisgood.blogspot.com/2009/03/solar-inspired.html