Someone is Eating the Sun!

2765_Canon EOS 40D, 200 mm, 1-8000 sec at f - 22, ISO 100

I have fond memories from childhood of reading and re-reading a delightful little children’s book called Someone is Eating the Sun, which in it’s own humorous way described the scientific marvel of a solar eclipse. Now as of this morning, some 15 years later, I can officially say that I have experienced a real solar […]

The Baby is here!

This is Esther Staddon reporting live from Chicago with GOOD NEWS INTERVIEWS. I traveled here to get the full story for myself, see the evidence and give you an up-to-date report on the proud parents of Sauntina LaVerle Staddon! Robert, where did you find such a beautiful name and what does it mean? “Sauntina was […]

Meet some of my orchard friends!

The other day I was able to photograph a few of my buddies in the orchard. (All pictures taken May 7th) Do you see anything special here? Here’s a better look at our NEW RECRUITS! Adorable! A few minutes after taking the above pictures, I witnessed something else. Hurrah for Mrs Wasp! She just caught […]

Late April Snow!

We’ve had snow in April before, but it is usually just a light dusting, and early in the month. What made it especially unusual this year was the warm weather preceding it, which had caused many plants to leaf out and bloom early. This situation enabled us to take pictures of the snow with things […]

Dear Mr. President,

We prayed for you and your family today!

Celebrating James’ Birthday!

It was such a blessing to have James home for a few weeks! He is so much fun to have around! Jonathan went hiking with him one day and another day David joined them behind the barn for an all-nighter in the woods! We also had our first Canada-vacation-planning-session while he was here and we […]

The Brigade’s Bee Box Building Blitz

Michael was facing a logistical challenge. He needed 15 bee hives assembled, painted, and filled with frames, within the next three days. The problem was that it would take him at least eight days to finish by himself. You see, frame building would be a long, tedious process and each box needed four coats of […]

Celebrating Grandpa’s Birthday

We chose a baking theme for Grandpa’s birthday party because he is such an outstanding cook! We have great memories growing up of walking into Grandpa and Grandma’s house smelling the glorious stew ready and waiting to welcome us to West Virginia. Grandpa is the one who taught us how to make rhubarb jelly which […]

Good news from WVDA!

Gus Douglas, the long standing Commissioner of Agriculture in West Virginia reported some good news in his April 2012 update. “In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court last month settled the dispute over ownership of streambeds and stream banks, ruling that landowners, not government, are the rightful owners. President Bob Stallman said farmers and ranchers […]

“Never Again”

The US Congress has set aside this day, April 19, as our nation’s annual commemoration of the Holocaust. Pray for Israel, as her people remember the past and as the leaders of the nation make decisions for the future that will affect you and I. If you haven’t already, we can also recommend visiting flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com […]