So, I baked a cake for my co-worker/friend's birthday. She is a special lady who Philip knows as well, as she worked with him when he was a graduate student. But, she was out sick today! What?! She promises she will be in tomorrow so we can partake and hopefully it will not be too dry. This cake has 4-layers! See below side view. It was very fun to make!

Why it is my favorite park . . . .

I thought I would share some photos with you from this morning's jog at Crown Hill Park, so you may see for yourself why it is so lovely, charming, splendid, etc. The video is from the wildlife refuge, and since I didn't have Aidan with me this morning, I ventured around in there. A family of coyotes lives in there, so that is one of the main reasons they don't allow dogs inside the refuge. Also, it is a natural preservation area, so I assume they don't really want various presents being left around.

A bridge inside the wildlife refuge.

Large tree damaged by the ferocious winds we had the other day.

A majority of the off-path running trails were looking like this - tough to navigate - but fun!

One of the signs depicting the various wild animals you might run into  . . . . I have seen about half-a-dozen different coyotes, so there are a bunch living there. Neato.

Oh, and one more thing . . .

I am off to a fun run at Crown Hill Park. Its only a 3-mile run with the RMRR but it is a gorgeous morning and it is my favorite park. I will post photos later. ;-)

Here we go . . .

Hi Everybody! I am new to the blogging arena, but thought I would give it a shot. I envision my blog as a place to post my artwork, photos, writings, or happenings . . . but I am a blogger-wanna be at this time, and can only make meager attempts to blog like Annie or Mark or Steve or Sandi . . . . but I will try.

I found some of my photos from Iceland and the trip I took in 2006! YAY! So, this is a good enough time as any to share some of them. This photo is a close-up of an Icelandic horse - he got a little nosey - they are just lovely.

Anywho, that is it for my first post. Stay tuned . . .