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Friday August the 13th with its 104° temperatures brought out a bunch of die-hards for some good conversation and our Mexican food fix.

L-R: Jim Rushing, Carol George, Jack Bowling, Harold Shiroma, George Huling, Mike Crye.

More pictures here.

L-R:  Jim Rushing, Carol George, Jack Bowling, Harold Shiroma, George Huling, Mike Crye

Hector Hinojosa, Gil McCombs, Keith Wagner, Dave Kuester, Jim Harrison

Hector Hinojosa, Gil McCombs, Keith Wagner, Dave Kuester, and Jim Harrison at the April 2010 Rockwell-Collins Retirees meeting. As usual, there was a good turnout and a chance to see lots of old friends we haven't seen in a while. In addition we were treated to an interesting and informative program on "Fixing to Stay" or "Retiring in Place" by guest speaker Bill Slease.

More pictures here.

We made it back to Dyer in early April to enjoy some fine weather. When we first arrived only the flowering crab apples were blooming, with the dogwoods trying hard. By the time we left most everything except the azaelas was blooming like crazy.

As school was enjoying a 2-day Good Friday - Spring Break, we all got to enjoy the weather by sitting outside reading throughout the day. Great if you didn't have allergies. Natalee and Angie are deep into a couple of good books here.

There are more pictures here.

Great weather for reading - if you don't suffer from allergies!

L-R: Holly Pitt Halliburton, Jim Harrison, Angie Harrison

Yep, Dyer is truly the "Center of the Universe". Who should we run into at lunch one day but Larry Pitt's daughter, Holly Halliburton.

Second day of Spring, huh? There was supposed to be a ''dusting'', or 0.5-1.0" at the most according to all our local weather guessers. We awoke to this! The measuring stick said 7 inches in the yard. OK, enough already! This is getting old!

And as usual, there are lots more pictures here on flickr.

The second big snow of 2010

Amy and Ashleigh Ruth McKenna, b 12:07 p.m. 15 Mar 2010 7 lb 0 oz 18.5 in

Amy and Ashleigh Ruth McKenna

Ashleigh was born 12:07 p.m. Monday 15 Mar 2010 weighing in at 7 lb 0 oz and 18.5 in tall! Congratulations to her parents, Mike and Amy McKenna!

And thanks to Mike for the use of the picture.

Cousins Joe and Natalee Reed are ready in red and all fired up to root for the Gibson County High School Lady Pioneers as they play McMinn Central for the 2010 State AA Basketball championship at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro on Saturday, March 13, 2010.

The Lady Pioneers won 63-60 to become the state champions for the second year in a row. Congratulations!

And cousin Nathan Reed has a fine set of pictures from the triumphant homecoming of the champions over here on flickr.

Joe and Natalee Reed at the Tennessee State Semi-Finals

The street in front of my house Friday morning 12 Feb 2020

Thursday February 11 - The weather guessers tell us that the snow started about 3:00 a.m. Thursday morning, and it continued throughout the day and on to about 3:00 a.m. Friday. This is what the street in front of my house looked like on Friday morning! 

More pictures here on flickr.

After a picture taking expedition out in the snow I settled down in the sun room to warm up and looked up to find the yaupon in the back yard totally covered with robins and cedar waxwings. I've never seen the two together, and we actually seldom see robins. They seemed to be getting along though, and they were feasting on the yaupon's red berries.

More pictures here on flickr:

Robins and Cedarwaxwings in the yaupon holly in our back yard

Angie and Jim Harrison at the Toranga Zoo with Sydney in the background

Angie and I took an extended vacation in November-December 2009, flying into Sydney Australia where we spent 6 days enjoying the sights. Then we boarded the Star Princess cruise ship for a trip through the Polynesian  islands and on up to Hawaii with a final destination of Los Angeles.

In Los Angeles we were hosted by Mike and Amy McKenna. We had a great time visiting, eating, seeing the sights, eating, etc. From there we drove up the Pacific Coast Highway making brief stops at Santa Barbara, Solvang, Moro Bay, and Big Sur. We then spent a week or so with Angie's sister and family where we celebrated Thanksgiving. We also got in some tourist stops in Northern California before returning home.

A few of the pictures have already been posted to the web, and I'm still working hard to get more posted. As I do, they will show up here on flickr.

Howdy Folks! Wash your hands and enjoy the Great State Fair of Texas!

Yes, we did make it to the Texas State Fair again this year. Prices are getting out of control! With a busy schedule, it was only one trip this year, and we didn't meet up with a soul we knew! As usual, there are lots more pictures on Flickr.

Howdy Folks! Wash your hands and enjoy the Great State Fair of Texas!

We were happy to be invited to a special birthday part for Dot Parten, one of Angie's co-workers for many years. Here's a bunch of the old friends together for a picture at the party.

Back row: Dot Parten, Jody Riley, Connie Thomas.

Front row: Pat May, Angie Harrison

More pictures here!

Dinner with the family at Crenshaw's Catfish near Trenton called for a picture of the girls. Why can't everyone close their eyes at the same time, and them OPEN them together??? Never mind, I cut and pasted faces until I had everyone mostly awake in this composite!

L-R: Jessica and Beth Griffin, Angie Harrison, Natalee Reed, Cady Griffin

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6-Aug-2009

L-R: Jessica and Beth Griffin, Angie Harrison, Natalee Reed, Cady Griffin


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