31 Oct

What can be scarier than cutting into the first block of cheese you ever made....if you don't count the goat's milk ricotta that was my second attempt ;[)

I had been hoping to wait till Tad and Rita got here to cut into it, but I noticed some mold growing on one of the areas that the wax had fallen off.  Best bet was to trim it off.  Guess I'll have to start eating it now, darn the luck...
Maybe tomorrow night I'll cut it completely in half and re-wax the other portion for later.

30 Oct

Another mantis shot

I realized that this was actually a better shot than what I posted earlier...

25-29 Oct 11

25 Oct :  In Dayton, the osage oranges are falling...

26 Oct:  Was writing an award for my deputy...my computer was still set for MST and I almost forgot to get a picture

27 Oct:  Seats in the airport

28 Oct:

29 Oct:  Mantis in the garden

More orchids...

one of these days I'll stop taking pictures of the orchids...Don't think I've used this one as my subject yet.

okay, another photo...

also in the lake today...pretty cool huh!

23 Oct

yes, the water was that purple...the minerals and salt accumulates in the bays and in some cases, only a causeway separates the different salinity levels.