Archive for August, 2005
The Solar System
We have been remodeling Dmitri’s room recently. Dmitri’s been asking for a theme that shows off the solar system and space exploration, so we convinced a friend of the family who specializes in interior design to help. Jessi and I have been doing the easy work. For starters, I took down the […]
Posted: August 28th, 2005 under The New House.
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A Tree Comparison
When we first looked at this lot back on August 7, 2001, one of the first things we noticed was the cute little tree in the front yard. It was marked as a purple ash. The most striking thing about the purple ash is that in the fall, the leaves turn a deep […]
Posted: August 28th, 2005 under The New House.
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I See Dead People…
Earlier this summer, Jessi, the kids, and I took a walk around the oldest cemetery in Jordan. I’ve always wanted to see it, but it actually helped fulfill a requirement for Brownies for Adya. So on a warm summer afternoon we took a walk. The cemetery sits way up on top of […]
Posted: August 27th, 2005 under Picture of the Day.
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Old vs. New
For part of Adya’s Brownie requirements, she needed to take a walking tour of Jordan and see some historic buildings and learn about them. So we started off by a visit to the Jordan Public Library and found a book on Jordan’s history written in 1975 by the editor of our local newspaper, the […]
Posted: August 11th, 2005 under Picture of the Day.
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Nikon D70
Jessi and I decided to upgrade our camera equipment to the Nikon D70 Digital SLR camera this last week. I haven’t had tons of time to experiment with it, but the shots I have taken have turned out great. Here’s a quick selection of pictures-just click on the thumbnail to be taken to […]
Posted: August 7th, 2005 under Matt's Rantings, Picture of the Day.
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EAA AirVenture 2005
Dmitri, Adya, and I attended EAA’s AirVenture last week. I’ve created a new album in the Photo Galleries for the photos. They aren’t captioned yet, but they will be soon. Click here to visit the pictures.
Posted: August 3rd, 2005 under Matt's Rantings.
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Sleeping Kitten
There’s more pictures in the Candid Photo Gallery for 2005.
Posted: August 3rd, 2005 under Picture of the Day.
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