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| FEBRUARY 2007 |
2/27/07 Lilies bloomed beautifully today! |
2/20/07 Crocuses |
| One
of Heidi's most interesting acquisitions at the Tucson Gem show this
year...a hippo tusk carved (in China) into an EAR OF CORN, on a beautiful
stand. Note the critters within the corn. An incredible piece.
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| JANUARY 2007 |
| Here
it is January 4 and we already have daffodils blooming!
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| DECEMBER 2006 |
| Always a surprise, this
bush near our porch blossoms in December just when color is most
appreciated, even in South Carolina:
New additions to our Christmas outdoor display are two lighted polar bears (one a gift from "adopted son" Craig. Also, the leaded crystal snowflake - thank you, Frank (Glenn's brother) and wife Diane! - this beautiful piece gives a different look to the Santa outside:
And this year's Scary Santa award in 2006 goes to: GLENN:
Glenn's comment: There is something in the water in Barrow (Alaska, our trip in October). It sure made my hair grow. Heidi said at least the bears won't be a problem as they sure wouldn't want to mess with a crazy man like me. Heidi's comment: Okay, so it's this wig he found at a store in Barrow, he scared the heck out of me (and the store clerk) trying it on at the store, now he's scared all the neighbors as well! A new gift to ourselves of a blonde wolf skin from Alaska to add to the black wolf skin we already had. Displayed at their fighting best by Glenn and Craig, then shown "guarding" our Christmas this year:
Going to a new level, the largest Chinaberry wood carved Mako and Hammerhead sharks we've had yet! Gifts to ourselves:
The plush black bear footstool I bought for Glenn:
Our neighbor had a surprising new visitor to their pond, we identified it as a cormorant!
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| OCTOBER-NOVEMBER
2006
Bear with us, we have MORE PHOTOS THAN TIME since August. We will post them as we can! |
| For
Heidi's 52nd birthday, her son sent 10 pints of her favorite KOPP'S FROZEN
CUSTARD from Milwaukee Wisconsin, packed in dry ice. WOW, the
perfect gift. It seems to be a Northern thing, the closest Custard
Stand is in Wilmington NC.
But it was the dry ice it was packed in that pressed Glenn's buttons. Priceless.
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| Two
of the five "stray" cats that Glenn nurtures, photo taken
through our kitchen window onto the front porch. We can occasionally
touch them when they come to eat. Guess how much they enjoy the warm
sweet milk they get each night?
and 4 of them in our side woods near the cat food dish, where they like to prowl:
and snoozing on the warm blanket on our porch at night:
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| SEPTEMBER
2006
Our September rose
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| AUGUST 2006 |
| This
is what happens when you drink too much wheat grass juice:
Photo compliments of our more-than-a-neighbor, Craig, of a tree right outside my office window. Actually, this is what happens when birdseed-in-mouth meets torrential rainstorms and daily sprinkler. |
| Speaking
of Craig, here he is on our porch with a visiting black bear in the
background. Does he know it's there? You bet he does.
He's trying not to draw attention to himself, does it show?
and with the sun shining on the bear's coat:
This is how close Heidi's office is to the two bears that are visiting (we've counted 5 different bears that have visited our yard)...
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Magnificent, awe inspiring...
Drinking the water left for the deer
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| You
can't see me now!
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| See also June (below) for photos of the BIG papa bear) |
| Heidi
has finally begun photographing the hummingbirds that feed just outside
her office window. This is a juvenile ruby throated hummingbird with
a bedhead:
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| JULY 2006 |
| A
life-changing trip to Alaska from June 21 through July 8. Please see
the Latest Travels page for details, and more to come. Below is our
living room wall adorned with the fossil whale bone and ivory masks we
acquired in Alaska, for a taste of what we experienced..
and a photo which includes a display case of some of the ivory and bone carvings we treasure too:
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| July
15th our dinner plate sized Hibiscus bloom in our yard:
Other beautiful scenes around our yard:
Our mystery flower that has come up for a 2nd year now, YES we know it LOOKS like marijuana but it's NOT. Thanks to Nancy here in South Carolina, it is identified as a Texas Rose, a member of the hibiscus family. Thanks Nancy!
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| JUNE 2006 |
An amazing photo only 10 yards from Heidi's office window, a papa black bear eating the deer's cracked corn. Wow! Okay, I admit I took the photo from between the Venetian blinds, yes I am chicken! A SMART chicken!
Our outdoor mama cat faced off with the bear, as she feared her babies were threatened (they weren't). One brave soul! |
| June
1 - Our Lilies (calla and day lilies do very well here)
An unexpected turkey crossing through our yard too!
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| MAY 5, 2006 |
| Granddaughter
Kyle's 7th birthday held in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin with a Scooby Doo
theme. Kyle wore her new orange cargo pants:
Grandson Kieran needed watching by Grandma Heidi, no problem there:
and watched closely by Kieran's Mom and Dad too. Grandpa Glenn is manning the video camera, we're both caught on tape!
and off to Mader's German Restaurant in downtown Milwaukee the next night for a special birthday dinner for Kyle and family (brother Kieran, mom Crystal, dad Martin):
That wooden Mader's man doesn't scare me!
A swim in the pool at the Baymont Inn (where we were staying) was another request of Kyle's for her birthday. Glenn romped like a kid with both Kyle & Kieran, what a sight:
Then Dad and Grandma get to dry the kids off:
Kyle's first two-wheel bike ride (with training wheels), in the driveway at their home in Plymouth. She got the hang of it so fast!
We made a
The pineapple dessert made just for Kyle:
A memorable meal, snapshots with the chef, Mom, Dad and Grandma Heidi |
| Then
home to just be at home with little brother Kieran and family again:
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| FEBRUARY 2006 |
For those of you following our home decorating, we have now mounted this tree trunk of solid teak on our bedroom wall on a custom made oak book case (thanks to a master craftsman, thanks Bob!!) with a solid wood top to support its weight (NINE FEET long x Two feet high x 5 to 11" thick variation). It was carved in Thailand with 20 elephants, all still part of the tree trunk. We estimate its weight at 300 pounds
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| To
accompany the elephant teak log, we purchased this two elephant head
carving (also of teak) that even has EYELASHES on it, it is stunning (not
for sale):
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| And
here are updated photos of our bedroom showing the new bookcase (though at
the rate we're buying books, there will be no room for displays soon, only
books), the "elephant hide" microsuede chaise lounge and
pole wall hanging, etc. that we have added since Christmas. The room
continues to evolve into an African theme, stay tuned!
and our living "entertainment" room with our infinitely useful new end tables we had custom made, thanks to Bob Johnson, a great woodworker that lives nearby:
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| And
Heidi's unique & colorful Rain Forest Bathroom (frogs & lizards
& turtles theme) that delights the children who visit, especially, and
Heidi every day:
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| In
addition, we had a custom-built 12 x 24 foot storage building delivered
just for the cameo inventory that we will be adding soon:
Update 4/17/06 (shelving & bins delivered, Glenn is installing them in the building: 4/30/06 FINISHED! We'll be bringing home the cameos NEXT WEEK:
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| In
January, our sport camera with motion detector & flash (Walmart,
Sports Department, $98), bungied to a tree, caught photos of a few of the
deer herd feeding on the corn we put out, and a large mama black bear in
its sights, which is right outside Heidi's office window. Yikes!
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| Here
is a recent article about us when we had our store in Boulder City, Nevada
from 1999-2001and sponsored the mural on the back wall of our shop with scenes of the
Hoover Dam history (in pdf file form):
http://www.bcfree.org/4-2-4.pdf
Recently the artist brightened the colors and made a few changes, the most significant being that our landlady Bette Porter's family has now taken credit for the mural, evidenced by this addition to the mural. Sad but true. |
| CHRISTMAS
2005
We hope you had a peaceful and pleasant holiday season.
Here is a road sign near our house that is decorated for the holidays...
and this year's Christmas decorations, thanks to Glenn's loving labors. First is the entrance to our driveway with the Snowman and Santa sentinels, a cable of lights overhead, the fences on both sides lined with lights like an airport runway, ending in a HUGE 7 foot wreath Glenn made:
The front & side house lights, and the Christmas tree of lights from our pine tree "flagpole", the tree this year is made up of 9000 lights.
And for the first time, our Dinosaurs celebrated Christmas with us:
From our home to yours, Glenn and Heidi Reed |
| NOVEMBER 2005 |
| A
memorable visit over Thanksgiving to visit Heidi's son (Martin),
daughter-in-law (Crystal), granddaughter Kyle with her new dolls, and new
grandson Kieran (10 months old in this picture) in his new biker jacket -
lots of fun to pretend you're a tough Harley hog!
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| And
Kieran's first time in a swimming pool (at our hotel) with his Dad, like a
duck to water:
Heidi, Crystal, Glenn and Kieran
Dad Marty with Kyle:
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| Playing
Grandpa quite well, aren't you Glenn?
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| SPEAKING
OF CHILDREN, our daughter-in-law Crystal has made two lists for
Moms-to-be. A knowledgeable mom of two, these lists are honed to the
necessaries. The Need to Have and Nice to Have lists are
useful for them and also for family & friends who would be purchasing
gifts or giving Baby Showers. Here is a link to those lists:
Moms-to-Be List of "Need to Have/Nice to Have" If you have found it useful, by all means email us and let us know, we'll forward your comments on to Crystal. |
| SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2005 |
For Heidi's 51'st birthday in October, we "went out on the town"
to two Las Vegas style shows in Myrtle Beach |
| Heidi
and Glenn are the proud parents of twins - one of Heidi's gifts from
Glenn. These incredibly lifelike babies are lovingly made from resin
with hand crocheted clothing, resin egg, mohair hair, limited edition, by
Camille Allen, a talented artist in Canada. Here's her website if
you wish to view more:
http://www3.telus.net/camilleallen/camilleallen/id9.htm
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| More
deer photos from the side yard as seen from Heidi's office window in
October. As you can see, the triplet fawns are growing fast, under
Mama's good care...and of course, the corn provided by Glenn, you can see
them hock-deep in the feast!
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| October
5, the mums were beautiful. Here is Glenn enjoying the view from our
swing, along with our "stray" cat Hairball; the flag flying
proudly;
and our new family of "stray" cats living under the neighbor's porch, a mama and two babies Glenn has taken under his wing:
and again, Heidi can't resist pictures of the
mushrooms: |
| AUGUST 2005 |
This shows two generations of customers that have continued to visit as
customers & friends of Where on Earth. Third generation grandmom
was not here for this particular visit. Kristen, Patrick and now
Ryan have joined the Where on Earth "family"! |
| We
have triplet fawns visiting our salt lick and piles of cracked corn, just
50 feet from Heidi's office window. Mama has not been seen for 2
weeks, we fear the worst:
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| We have a black bear
visiting our neighbor's corn cob pile put out for the deer, he stands
about 4-1/2" feet tall. We are on the edge of the
Heritage Preserve where black bears are living. This feeding area is
about 100 feet behind our dinosaurs, and in clear view of our house.
Two of our neighbors and we have mounted 3 motion cameras to capture his
grazing. Only this morning (Sunday 9/11), Glenn saw the big boy
lumbering across our road.
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| Glenn
put his new lawn tractor to good use, mowing both sides of our dirt road
first. Can you tell?
And the new Lawn Tractor Shrine:
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| JUNE-JULY 2005 |
On July 8, this incredible eight inch hibiscus had bloomed overnight, what
a sight! Notice Glenn's arm and hand to appreciate the size.
And in the photo below of Glenn beside it...
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| Heidi
visited her new grandson Kieran, her son Marty, his wife Crystal and
Kieran's big sister Kyle in mid-June in Plymouth, Wisconsin...
Kyle in her battery powered semi-truck - watch out! ... Here's Marty and Kyle trying out their reconditioned 4-wheeler in their yard, thanks to a little elbow grease from Marty:
A photo of the crane that may be Marty's next challenge (he's a crane operator for a roofing company now, the crane he operates is not much smaller than this but it's hydraulic. This one is mechanical)
Photos of Kyle and Kieran, they've captured Heidi's heart, I trust you'll see why:
Marty, Crystal, Kyle and Kieran family photo:
A lovely dinner at the 51 Stafford Irish Inn in downtown Plymouth. Glenn, though not present, surprised the group with flowers, and pre-paid the meal. Whatta guy!
Plymouth is home to Borden, the cheese & dairy factory:
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| APRIL-MAY 2005 |
| A
good year for roses in our back yard...
But in early April, the azalea bushes and daffodils excelled too...
also the purple irises and lavender calla lilies...
and our South Carolina was just MADE for day lilies:
THESE blooms are protected by our resident Fountain Gator... Canna lilies flourished, though the dahlias are nowhere to be seen this year!
Our "island paradise"... Lovely floral arrangement? Real? NOT! We slipped these silk flowers in to keep color in the yard, fun to fool the neighbors too!
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| MARCH '05 |
| Our
spring flowers are bursting at the seams. Glenn has planted hundreds
of bulbs, even he doesn't remember where they would all turn up...
crocuses
Grape Hyacinths...
Daffodils in cheerful yellows...
Even irises...
Pink tulips ...
Azaleas...
Another form of hyacinth, I believe:
We hope these bring the beauty of our South Carolina Spring to you in a special way. Enter the flower children (or Children of the Corn?)..neighbors Craig and Lisa's children decided to pick flowers for Daddy...SO many to choose from, they had their hands full by the time we found them...
And a common sight for us is the Red Bellied Woodpecker...
And here are new flower arrangements of our own making, in silk:
and in glass:
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Friends visiting from Virginia found our fossil pile in our back yard a real treasure hunt. Glenn was upset every time the boys took one of "his" teeth from the pile:
and the dinosaurs never fail to entertain our young visitors Josh and Noah:
even sitting on his arms:
and even the rhino in our neighbor's yard didn't mind a little giddi-yup:
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| Friends
from Oregon came to visit too, and ended up with a strange Pumpkin car
from National Car Rental, they took plenty of ribbing from us about it:
And a current chilly photo of Glenn and Heidi that same evening...
And our guests also enjoyed our new Christmas present to ourselves, a 60" Sony television:
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| JANUARY-FEBRUARY
-05
Glenn has managed to lure a family of
turkeys (1 tom, 4 hens) to eat the cracked corn in our yard on a regular
basis, you see Heidi's view from her seat at her computer:
And of course, evidence every night of the possum visits to eat the rest of our "stray" cat's food on our porch:
we'll get a good picture of him, we just have to have the camera ready! |
