PhotoHunt - I was hoping for quicker service

For over two weeks I have had Internet connection problems off and on. Sometimes the connection just came back, sometimes restarting modem and computer (Verizon's cure for everything) worked. On Wednesday I called Verizon and they scheduled a visit for today. However, by the time I got off the phone and returned to my computer, the connection was back. I also got the automated phone call "your problem is fixed". Worked most of Thursday and Friday morning, but NOT in the afternoon. So another call to Verizon and the same try everything at my end. Another visit scheduled for Monday that I am hoping will solve the problem. We shall see. In the mean time my blogging is at 28.8 kbps.

Added Jan 3 - My hope was met - My connection was working this morning.

Sky Watch Friday - Last skies of 2008

The last day of 2008 started cloudy, windy and cold. These 2 taken at 9 AM.

Around 4 PM the skies were clearing, but still windy.

And at sunset clear and cold, with Venus and a sliver of the moon.

My World Tuesday - Wall art

Before the Carroll Creek Bridge project, the artist William Cochran had painted some other murals on buildings in downtown Frederick. His work is NOT your average graffiti. His technique is "trompe l'oeil". The first time Marianne and I saw the above picture we were eating in a restaurant across the street. She said "that man is just staring out the window and not moving!" When we left the restaurant, we finally realized it was a painting and sometime later learned about Mr. Cochran. Below are details from this painting, the adjacent window and another painted window a few blocks away. The last picture shows his canvas for that painting.

PhotoHunt - Squeaky roller

It's time to oil our squeaky garage door rollers again, but I will probably wait for warmer weather.

Sky Watch Friday - Christmas Day skies

Early morning southern clouds

Afternoon contrails

Afternoon western sky

Christmas sunset

My World Tuesday - Louder

I have had hearing lost since my 40's. At my annual hearing test, the audiologist said my hearing was below the capability of my old hearing aids. So I now have 2 new, more powerful, noise canceling hearing aids. The whole world is much louder than it was last week.

PhotoHunt - Wide hay stack

Under the white cover is wide stack of large bales of hay.