Lugnut is working at the Dominoes Pizza on this side of town. I don’t think it was too busy tonight: he got this photo at the door!
I did warn him: Don’t feed a Mouse A Cookie, a Moose A Muffin or a Gopher a Pizza!
Plus, they are lousy tippers…
~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>
From my Dailylike Sister and Dailylife Niece: Kalso (BC) May Days<?>! This is the Quilting Club Float in the parade. My sister is the one in the middle. They went around twice and got a big ovation each time!
This from my niece: the Rubber Duck Rescue in Kootenay Lake!
~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>
I got this interesting package from Texas…it has leather goods in it. Knife not included…
Actually, it was slightly better tied up. I opened it to see what it was like and then realized it would make a nice photo. This is my recreation!
~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>
A coupe of photos of a pet peeve of mine: Windmills. Windmills are touted as environmentally friendly/responsible/cost effective…NONE of them would be up and running (when they do…ignoring required downtime for maintenance, the wind doesn’t always blow, even in /\/\onTana!) with out massive subsides. The blades are only lasting half as long as predicted, at best. It seems that bugs and bird hitting the leading edge at up to 100 mph as the blade turns erodes a lot more than they thought, and recycling is almost nonexistent for the worn out blades. They go in landfills. The tower and concrete foundation are often just left after the windmill has reached its expiration date. And going back a bit to “bugs and birds” literally MILLIONS of birds, including eagles and endangered species, are killed annually by windmills. The vast fields of hundreds of windmills ruins scenic views, even if the moving shadows of the blades is intriguing on the ground.
The good side? They seem to be MARGINALLY better than solar farms. They can work at night..
Near Judith Gap, the first big farm I know of in /\/\onTana! This only shows a part of the 120+ windmills:
Near Belt east of Great Falls. Click on it for a better view:
Rant on; Rant off!
~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>
While recently taking cars to Billings for Avis, we stopped in the Amish Deli & Market at Eddie’s Corner. Real Wisconsin Maple Syrup! The half gallon was about $35; I think the full gallon was $58…
~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>
A panorama from the upper Rainbow Dam Overlook.
~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>
A day of wind, rain, thunder and lightning, and a wee bit of late day sunshine.
~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>
The drive from Missoula to Great Falls, even via Helena isn’t too bad. The travel time is about the same, since the Helena route is mostly Interstate and not winding Montana highways. Having different scenery than normal was okay too!
The Dailylife Wife even drove some so I could eat my Concrete from Freddy’s…
~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>
Actually an early Mom’s Day breakfast at the DD#2’s. This is an old fashioned pancake house, that closed a couple of months ago. But someone apparently bought it and it is open again!
And a German Pancake, with lemon sauce! Although it was best with lemon sauce AND regular syrup…
Eventually the visit was over, Dailylife StepGramma was visited, Dailylife Daughter #2 was seen, and it was time to go.
The Columbia River Gorge near George, on a gorgeous day!
We only drove to Missoula, saving three hours of driving until tomorrow, and allowing us to do a bit of shopping in “the big city”!
Chatting with the Dailylife Sister-in-law, safely in our suite (23,000 IHG points and $69)!
~Curtis in \/\/ashington! {!-{>
More Rhododendrons!
~Curtis in \/\/ashington! {!-{>