Present Tense (photo)

horse

2009-12-21T23:11:00.000-08:00

not good

2009-12-14T19:33:00.000-08:00

Saw this on my lunch break today. It was on the on-ramp to I40.

late Thanksgiving pictures

2009-12-02T22:06:00.000-08:00

There were 19 people at my house and all went well. Already ready for next year!

welcome to December

2009-12-01T22:35:00.000-08:00

Winter is getting closer...

morning fog

2009-10-20T18:45:00.000-07:00

life

2009-10-19T20:39:00.001-07:00

clouds

2009-10-18T20:37:00.000-07:00

wreck

2009-09-15T20:28:00.000-07:00

Something you never want to drive by.

Broadway Square

2009-09-09T21:21:00.000-07:00

Van Buren vs. Alma

2009-09-07T22:01:00.000-07:00

Friday night was the "big game" with Alma. This rivalry has been going on for decades. Ended up 36-36.

U.S. Marines

2009-09-02T21:14:00.001-07:00

sorry

2009-08-25T22:49:00.000-07:00

sorry I've been gone, but it has been so busy at the beginning of the school year. hopefully, it will slow down soon.

Classroom

2009-08-18T21:51:00.000-07:00

School starts tomorrow. I've spent tonight trying to make my classroom look like a classroom. They started to re-build that wall to keep sound from going to the other rooms behind me. Not a good time to do it. I got the chairs where I want them, though, and I have my spot put together, so we'll make it. They should be done by Friday.

Arkansas River

2009-08-17T23:06:00.001-07:00

storm on its way

2009-08-16T22:32:00.000-07:00

another shot from the storm last week

school

2009-08-13T22:36:00.000-07:00

This was a year ago today. Sadly, but my room looks the same. :)
The kids start next Wednesday.

Main Street

2009-08-11T21:25:00.001-07:00

storm

2009-08-05T21:19:00.000-07:00

We had a pretty rough storm this evening. This was taken when it was on its way.

Crystal Falls - Hot Springs, AR

2009-07-21T20:23:00.000-07:00

Road Work

2009-07-20T23:39:00.000-07:00

sky diving 2

2009-07-15T23:19:00.000-07:00

Very uncomfortable!

This was taken soon before we landed.

sky diving

2009-07-14T00:58:00.000-07:00

This is the airplane that I rode in to sky dive Friday. More pictures to come...

bridge

2009-07-12T12:02:00.001-07:00

Sky Watch #51

2009-07-03T11:23:00.001-07:00

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sky

2009-07-01T22:56:00.001-07:00

Wal-Mart parking lot

2009-06-26T21:58:00.000-07:00

Bad picture, but you get the point.

St. Edward Mercy Medical Center

2009-06-22T20:47:00.000-07:00

Sky Watch #49

2009-06-18T23:31:00.000-07:00

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Main Street

2009-06-18T00:42:00.001-07:00

Flag Day (a day late)

2009-06-16T23:38:00.001-07:00

piano

2009-06-12T22:29:00.000-07:00

My piano was tuned yesterday. It needed it. I love watching his work.

art exhibition

2009-06-08T20:46:00.000-07:00

I played at an exhibition Sunday. The pottery is by Winston Taylor. ( www.winstontaylor.com )
There was a picture of us in the South West Times Record today. Oh, what an old man I have turned into!

empty

2009-05-31T14:42:00.000-07:00

green

2009-05-29T20:52:00.001-07:00

court house

2009-05-26T22:06:00.000-07:00

Memorial Day (day late)

clouds

2009-05-24T23:39:00.000-07:00

Perfect weather. Yesterday. (rain all day today)

bagpipes

2009-05-19T20:50:00.000-07:00

You have to admit it's interesting in my room. :)

horses

2009-05-17T15:43:00.000-07:00

I saw this in Ft. Smith yesterday. You just never know...

Sky Watch #44

2009-05-14T19:20:00.001-07:00

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Coleman Jazz Band

2009-05-13T19:51:00.000-07:00

I was able to go to Colman Junior High yesterday morning to see the student award assembly. That's my son, the one with the guitar, in the jazz band. He got a few awards, himself.

pirate ship

2009-05-12T19:59:00.000-07:00

Pirate ship? :)
(this was taken right before the next big wave of rain. on going...)

more rain

2009-05-09T20:26:00.000-07:00

Yes, another day with rain. This is getting old.

river

2009-05-06T21:20:00.000-07:00

The rain has finally ended, but after a week of it, the river is running high.

rain!

2009-05-04T20:36:00.000-07:00

More of the same. I don't think it's ever going to stop....

Fort Smith

2009-05-02T23:07:00.000-07:00

We have had a week of rain and it's still going. Don't know when it's going to stop...

pollen

2009-04-27T19:45:00.000-07:00

Not a great shot, but you can see all the pollen in the water after the rain. This was taken in the school parking lot today. No wonder we sneeze all day here!

possum

2009-04-26T21:03:00.000-07:00

Not a great picture, but it was made in the middle of the night. This possum is a friend of mine- he comes by regularly. As you can see, he likes to climb up trees every now and then.

birthday party

2009-04-25T23:01:00.000-07:00

Tonight was my older daughter's birthday party. (5 days late)

bottoms

2009-04-24T20:42:00.000-07:00

On way to Van Buren, driving through the bottoms. The river is on the other side to the left.

metal

2009-04-19T22:18:00.000-07:00

That's a lot of metal!

Sky Watch #40

2009-04-16T19:31:00.001-07:00

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Down Town

2009-04-11T23:04:00.000-07:00

These two were advertising something. I couldn't stop to see, though. Got my attention, though.

Sky Watch #39

2009-04-09T22:26:00.000-07:00

Fairview Cemetery
Van Buren
.

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cloudy

2009-04-08T16:05:00.000-07:00

This was taken from my front door a couple of days ago. I just like the way the green is seen here. :)

dogwood

2009-04-04T20:45:00.000-07:00

spring!

bee

2009-04-03T20:45:00.000-07:00

I sat out on the balcony from my bedroom and was visited by this big bee.

colors

2009-03-29T20:59:00.000-07:00

Nothing important. I just like the colors here. That time of year.

work

2009-03-28T23:18:00.000-07:00

It always amazes me how people can do things like this.

Alma

2009-03-25T20:21:00.000-07:00

This is Main Street of Alma, a small town not far from Van Buren. The first building that you see on the right is the public library.

bonsai

2009-03-24T20:49:00.000-07:00

For my birthday, my sister-in-law gave me a gift certificate for a bonsai from a business here in Van Buren. It's called American Bonsai Nursery. It's run by a very nice couple who also sell many by the internet. You should look at their website: http://www.american-bonsai.com
The lava rock that you see is the size of my hand. The tree is called a "Aralia, Ming".

spring

2009-03-23T22:46:00.001-07:00

Nothing important, just a look down a road in Ft. Smith. The weather was so beautiful today.

McDonald's

2009-03-18T21:47:00.001-07:00

As you can see, a very famous person came to our school today. :)
He talked to the kids about bulling and how to stop it.

All of the kids you see here are students of mine. You can see why I have a problem remembering names!

birds

2009-03-16T21:46:00.000-07:00

The weather was beautiful today, but I didn't have time to take a picture.

Yesterday was a different story. Cloudy and cold. As you can see, there were a lot of birds waiting for today.

Sky Watch #35

2009-03-12T21:35:00.001-07:00

another dreary day....
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N 9th St.

2009-03-11T19:10:00.000-07:00

This is what I see north when I pull out of my drive in. My first view every day.

Drennen St. and S 4th

2009-03-10T19:55:00.001-07:00

Another look at the old part of town.

S 9th St.

2009-03-09T19:21:00.000-07:00

This is one of my favorite roads in Van Buren. It was cloudy today, so the picture isn't great. You can see, though, that if you fall out of your front yard, it's going to hurt!

downtown

2009-03-08T19:42:00.000-07:00

The weather was beautiful this weekend. As you can see, spring is soon.

Sky Watch #34

2009-03-05T19:34:00.000-08:00

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Walgreens

2009-03-04T19:29:00.000-08:00

Nothing like going to Walgreens at night for medicine. I've been sick for a few days, but feeling much better now.

snow

2009-03-01T20:36:00.000-08:00

Nothing exciting, but, as you can see, we had some snow yesterday. Supposed to be in the high 70's by the end of the week. That time of year...

Sky Watch #33

2009-02-27T18:32:00.000-08:00

This is from sunset last night as a storm moved in. The blue was amazing.

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river

2009-02-25T19:21:00.000-08:00

This was done a couple of days ago. (When we had an actual sky. It's been cloudy for two days, and should be tomorrow.)

unknown

2009-02-23T19:27:00.000-08:00

Our 1st graders had a walking dictionary parade last week This was my favorite. :)

Abraham Lincoln

2009-02-21T23:15:00.000-08:00

A kindergarten class at our school did this. I love it!

Sky Watch #32

2009-02-19T19:48:00.000-08:00

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work

2009-02-18T18:43:00.000-08:00

I'm just glad it's not me up there!

Main Street

2009-02-17T21:40:00.001-08:00

signs of spring

2009-02-16T16:04:00.000-08:00

river

2009-02-15T21:46:00.000-08:00

another cold, cloudy day....

Sky Watch #31

2009-02-12T17:04:00.000-08:00

Crawford County Courthouse
(Van Buren)
.

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morning sky

2009-02-11T16:50:00.000-08:00

We had quite a bit of bad weather last night. It cleared off this morning, though. This was taken on my way to work. (I was going north under I-40)

looking north

2009-02-09T15:19:00.000-08:00

It rained hard all day until late afternoon. I went up on top of my house and took this shot after it ended.

Main Street

2009-02-08T13:06:00.000-08:00

sunset

2009-02-07T19:25:00.000-08:00

This was taken yesterday when I went to the store.

Sky Watch #30

2009-02-05T19:19:00.001-08:00

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downtown

2009-02-04T20:52:00.000-08:00

riverside

2009-02-02T21:15:00.000-08:00

After the snow and ice melted, the land by the river was a wet mess.

beep beep!

2009-01-31T19:50:00.000-08:00

I saw this road runner today near Lee Creek. It's been a long time since I've seen one.

Sky Watch #29

2009-01-29T20:10:00.001-08:00

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ice

2009-01-28T11:30:00.000-08:00

We were covered with sleet and ice last night.

Dallas Brass (2)

2009-01-26T19:48:00.000-08:00

One thing they did was to play with the two junior high bands. (My son is one of the tubas on the right. ) :)

Dallas Brass

2009-01-24T21:38:00.000-08:00

Last night we went to see Dallas Brass at the Van Buren High School. It was a great concert. I'll probably have more on it tomorrow.

Sky Watch #28

2009-01-22T21:29:00.001-08:00

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church

2009-01-20T21:02:00.000-08:00

I saw this downtown in Fort Smith. I would hate to be working up there!

band concert

2009-01-18T20:42:00.000-08:00

We went yesterday to watch the the Region II All-Region Band Concert. Our son is one of the tubas in the back. :)

Sky Watch #27

2009-01-15T19:10:00.000-08:00

We had snow this morning. It was heavy for a while, but soon blew away.

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Arkansas River

2009-01-13T16:34:00.000-08:00

This is the same bridge that I showed before, just from the other side.

St. Scholastica (from last year)

2009-01-12T20:33:00.001-08:00

Arkansas River

2009-01-10T18:42:00.000-08:00

This is a view of the river from the I-540 bridge going from Ft. Smith into Van Buren.