Here is Grandma Mary & Jack. They have the most amazing bond. I'll share that another day.
The view from Aunt Paula's kitchen. Wouldn't you love to cook & do dishes to this? I know she is very grateful for such a view. This is sunrise. 
GARDEN REPORT - Part 2
Here is one of my green tomatos. The original is spectacular as it glistens in the sun.
I call this one the onion forest. The dirt is perfectly focused but you feel so closed in by the onion tops.
My sister took this picture of my full garden. Wow, good shot sis!! It looks overgrown but it isn't. Everything is very healthy & happy. 
Christmas tree of the tomato kind. In the original, the whole leave is glittered up by the sun dancing on those tiny hairs. You can almost see a tree image in pic.
For those of you that haven't been following along, I planted a garden the end of August. It is my first Fall garden and first for this new home. 8'x16' of fun.
I am pleased to report that I have dozens of tomatoes the sizes of apples waiting to turn red. 
The pic on the right are full size toms not cherries. Count 'em.....4 on 1 vine!!
The cherry tomatoes are also sitting there, probably 100 of them on the verge of turning. My carrots lack another week or two before I can start picking them. 
I'm up to my chin in green peppers already. 
My Brussel Sprouts are just budding on the larger plants and hope to have them grown in another 4-6 weeks. 
Cauliflower is happy but no white curd yet. Soon!! These plants are over 15" tall.
Electrical lines & hoses all get hooked up sometime next week. 
Today was fairly easy yet exciting as FIRST CHOICE is starting to look like a boat that will be used again one day. The engine bracket is back on and so are a few other little parts on the transom (back part of the boat). It was so much easier bolting things on vs removing all those corroded parts. Everything was sealed up to prevent saltwater leakage getting back into the wood. 
SHINE BABY SHINE 
Last, he used some buffing compound to bring out the shine. He has some really nice machine that does all this quickly. See, I can even put some lipstick on in the mirror. 
First off, because I was cut off in my morning blog (or was that yesterday?), I wanted to say that this guy worked his tail off yesterday helping to ready the trailer for today's task. Not only does he look like his father, he sure has his father's mechanical sensibility. That's 100% manpower in his facial expression. 
And this lady......... she did a lot of work on this project to get to this point as well. Here I am holding the ends in place for Jack to secure.
Right before this photo was taken, we almost had a near catastrophe. Look closely and you can see the trailer wheels near the front of the boat, right? Ok, when those were up another foot or two (to the right), our friend John was under the center of the boat. The back end had 2 blocks, one on each side. We also had a hoist for *SAFETY* attached to the back end. As Jack went to raise the hoist about mid-way, the boat weight shifted forward instead of backwards and then it wobbled back and forth on the backend. That doesn't seem like much but it was. If there hadn't been a heavy hoist holding stable (that's why it is a "safety"), it would have surely rolled to the far side and killed John. Jack says it wasn't that bad, but I tell you, it was. I felt a massive heart-pounding like elephants running across Africa and then hyperventilated. I bent over as if I had run a mile in 3 minutes and then felt myself going into tunnel vision. Thank goodness I didn't embarass myself and pass out. That's when I came inside and emailed Renee for prayer. I could no longer be useful to the guys, nor effective in prayer. I was a mess, as I cooked lunch. Thank you Renee for your calming prayers.
This "thing" had to be lowered to match with the new seating on the trailer bunks. The wench is the round thing in front but I don't know what they call that section with the new orange bumpers. Sorry, I really don't know *everything*. ha ha
The black arrow represents where we had originally placed the bunks, knowing we'd have to adjust once it was placed. The red arrow represents the new location. Because we still have another 500 lbs of engine to throw on the back end, all boats need the extra foot of support there rather than at the front. Click on the photo to enlarge. Those are pressure-treated 13'x3"x13" wooden bunks, covered in carpet.
Here I am, very tired. Nobody left around for a few minutes, so I set the timer on the camera. Jack came out in the final beeps to see me pose. Whew am I glad it is over and I didn't even puke or take a valium. I went right inside and finished my last 50 pages of "Rebel with a Cause". I was left wanting more book. Amazing testimony to "God Room". 
Here she is finally back on the trailer. Jack worked another hour or so after this point to add more bolts to the bunks. She is riding more level in her trailer bunks now too, which was something we had hoped to accomplish with the makeover.
Blogspot is having trouble uploading pics so this will have to do for now. Those big wooden bunks were carpeted and held down with stainless steel screws to handle the salt water.
Popped out of the clouds
Flying over the Mosquito Lagoon water system & Wildlife Refuge
Approaching the runway
Touchdown
Losing the parachute
I have a big pot of veggie soup & homemade bread ready for lunch. We'll chow and then work.
useless photos of fish & their heads that I never blog about.
Who am I? Angry long fish?
This fish was a genetic defect. He had no eyes. I have no idea why he adapted this way. What am I?
Here is the male version of this species.
Isn't she gorgeous?
This guys reminds me of those funky cars you see that are painted in those dual colors. From one direction, they're green and the other is purple.
