Apollo 11

On July 20, 1969, the America's Apollo 11 landed on the moon, making history as the first humans set foot on another world.

Wired Article About Satellite Tracking

I found this article today on Wired magazine.  It describes some satellite watching as an extreme sport?!?

Here's a web site, Heavens Above, which automatically calculates which stellites are visible from any location in the world.

All You Need Is Love

What a disturbing image.  Please teach the girls to play instead of hate.

Israeli girls write messages on a shell at a heavy artillery position near Kiryat Shmona, in northern Israel, next to the Lebanese border, Monday, July 17, 2006.

Lake Belton Vacation Adventure

Here's the photo set, some of the 93 pics are still sideways, but Denise is working on it in her recovery and we thought you would enjoy the show anyway.



We had such a tremendous time, just being with our family.  One thing we didn't get a picture of is the space station.  Seeing the space station three times was incredible, and Isaac has even developed an interest in astronomy because of it (Thank you Mr. Brough). 



The other high point was our fishing expedition.  Who knew catching basketfulls of tiny little fish could be so much fun.  Some of us, Faith, even had a great time catching worms.



Thank you Nancy for getting this all together for us.  What a blast.

Discovery Returns Home

Here's what we were looking for at the Lake.  We actually saw the International Space Station, but this is what we hoped to see.

Space Shuttle Discovery landed on runway 15 at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility at 9:14 a.m. EDT on Monday, July 17. During the nearly 13-day mission, the STS-121 crew tested new equipment and procedures to improve shuttle safety, and delivered supplies and made repairs to the International Space Station.

Isaac The Downhill Master

We toured the Huntsville State Park on the bikes on Friday. Another 7 miles with a twist, huge downhill runs with lots of roots on the trail.

Isaac was nothing less than totally radical. I often found myself with my hands on the brakes, only to look up at him spinning the pedals. All this while hurtling down the slope over huge root steps and cut-backs. It was truely spectacular (including some spectacular crashes, please see helmet Aunt Nancy).


There was also a dam we crossed along the path, I thought Gammy would find this pick of her baby crossing with sure steps interesting.

WHAT A GREAT WEEK! Totally outdoors, at the state, and local parks. We have our copy of Walden Pond on order.