Digging My Own Grave

Must of done something wrong to be digging my own grave...  With Megan's b-day shovel...

"He knew he had it comin..."

That ain't no grave, it's the early stages of a new fire pit! 


It's getting there...


Oh boy, just in time for Memorial Day Weekend!  (For instructions, please visit: http://mikekraus.blogspot.com/2013/06/how-to-build-simple-fire-pit.html)


Oh happy wife.  A new fire pit and hammock all in the same weekend.  Must of been a good birthday!

Now for some randomness.  And, what could be more random than cuddling chincillas?

Deer hanging out on a driveway on our walk.  The eyes tell me he's a robot


Bobette and Bob chalk drawings at Cobbles Elementary


What does this mean?


The new petunias seem to be holding their own.  


Poppies (which can only be said in the Wicked Witch of the West's voice.  Sorry)


Waiting to vote for Penfield's 4.4% property tax hike, there was a little art show that featured my niece Rachel's awesome rendition of Hokusai's Great Wave.  There's framing.  The color gradient in the sky is well done.  The marker line work is beautiful.  
Looking forward to the long weekend.  A MUCH, MUCH needed weekend and should be a lot of fun.  Hope yours is too!

When Wishes Come True!

Celebrating Megan and Dave's birthdays!  So many cakes, so little time.


Cabin Fever maple flavored whisky.  The question is this a small bottle or a really large hand?


She'll never look this new or shiny again.  Broke out the Honda HRX217HZA lawnmower and took it out for a test drive.  See what it could do.  Lots of child safety features.  Never thought I'd have to read an instruction manual on how to pour gas from a gas can before.  Some trial and error on the multiple levers and buttons on the mower itself.  The kids may be safe, but the adult driving the mower is in way more danger just keeping track of all the switches...



Choose your own adventure: Honey I Shrunk the Kids or Mike's Front Lawn?  HERE COMES THE MOWER!


The lawn is even.  My life is now complete...


Getting ready for Mike and Rosie's wedding at the cabin...

Detroit Red Wings vs. the Chicago Blackhawks starts tonight.  Megan's trying to convince me that "playoff beard" isn't as effective as "playoff clean-shaven."  But, I think she has motives other than hockey...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MEGAN!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

"There is no life I know to compare with pure imagination. Living there, you'll be free if you truly wish to be."

Welcome to the Purr Imagination benefiting Lollypop Farm, the Humane Society of Greater Rochester!

Round the world and home again
That's the sailor's way
Faster faster, faster faster
There's no earthly way of knowing
Which direction we are going
There's no knowing where we're rowing
Or which way the river's flowing
Is it raining, is it snowing
Is a hurricane a-blowing
Not a speck of light is showing
So the danger must be growing
Are the fires of Hell a-glowing
Is the grisly reaper mowing
Yes, the danger must be growing
For the rowers keep on rowing
And they're certainly not showing
Any signs that they are slowing


I think Susie stole Johnny Depp's costume...


Susie and I showing off our outfits


Pam and I.  


Good people watching.  

 
The Skycoasters (http://skycoasters.com/) put on a great show as always  


Look at all that candy!


Violet Beauregarde as played by Audrey.  As you can tell, a good night was had by all!!!


Speaking of Lollypop Farm, time to paint the exterior




Megan hiking in Linear Park with Irondequoit Creek behind her.


A River Runs Through It.  What?  Penfield of course...



Legion Eyer Park.  As you can tell, there are a lot of parks near our house.  I discovered this one on Google Maps trying to find something else.  It appears there's a bike trail around here too.  Something else I have to research.


A panorama of Eyer Park


An old railroad bridge running over Irondequoit Creek


David the Gnome's house.  Possible something more vicious...


Another bridge over Irondequoit Creek


Tried out Crust Pizza Kitchen at 115 West Commercial St in East Rochester.

Good Italian sausage pizza in Edmund Lyon Park.  


Checking out the rest of town...


Busy week last week and still catching up.  More of the same this week.  Stay tuned for my next adventure: "Mike Uses His New Lawnmower."  It promises to be a dangerous experiment...

How Pinteresting

Here's Athena, my newest office mate.  This is the look she gives me when she wants me to stop running queries on the computer.


Okay, I'll give you a few minutes...


Now for the arts and craft section of the blog.  He's a centerpiece for our gala: A Night of Purrr Imagination.


The things you can do with cupcake wrappers and candy...


A giraffe in a fez.  Of course that would be on a cupcake wrapper.  


And now for the home decorating portion of arts and crafts, Here's our new swag lamp Megan made over the weekend.  


Another piece of evidence that Spring is here.  

Well, pretty glad to see the Red Wings (hockey version for the Rochester folk) were able to pull off their 22nd consecutive trip to the playoffs.  But, won't be watching the game tonight since it doesn't kick off until 10:30pm...  That is all.

Spring-ish

Elmer would like to welcome you to Spring-ish and the Lollypop Farm walk

A few of the horses





Don't play coy Emu...


Sleepy pig


Piggy pig


This is how I thought all of Upstate New York looked before I moved here.


Goose


Someday this llama will come closer


GOATS!!!


And now all the Daffodils are out.

Enough blogging for now.  It's going to be nice for only a few more minutes.  So, I'm going outside to enjoy it...