Tadpoles! Tadpoles! Tadpoles! We’ve been looking almost every week in our old spot for tadpoles with no luck. We were able to find lots of garbage and bright orange polluted water. Hum… Not good frog breeding grounds. Our neighbors down by the lake went looking for us and found some. That weekend, we took the…

Wolfgang had an opportunity to present at a conference in Hollywood. FL. We decided to tag along and go to Disney on the way back. Our plans were cut short by a couple of days since the boys had to be back at school for achievement tests. It was a lot of driving in a…

What’s so special about Springer Mountain? It is the starting point for all hikers who aspire to hike the entire Appalachian Trail (AT). It was fun talking to the people who were about to start their journey. For most, it was their first time, but some have made this journey several times. The experienced hiker…

Alpine man and the boys went to purchase rain barrels last year. They sat in the basement because we had such a wet spring/summer. This year, they are installed and working very well. On a blog maintenance note, the site I have used for hosting these images has recently made changes in how I can…