Goodbye Maya.

Maya was a K9 officer for the city.  Sadly, she was shot and killed pursuing a criminal in the line of duty.  Maizey and I attended the funeral procession on Monday.  I have no words.

The fire department had their ladder truck out.

Another firetruck joined.

KSL TV helicopter.

The procession en route.

The truck carrying her remains.

K9 units everywhere.

West Jordan paramedics standing at attention.

 

Go Ukraine!

I generally try to keep politics and tragic world events off of the blog.  However, the Russian invasion of Ukraine is going horribly awry for Russia.  The people of Ukraine are fighters and brave!

Also, RIP to the Antonov An-225 Mriya.  The worlds largest aircraft is no more. :(

 

Cat in a tree!

Again.

The dog chased the same cat up a tree yesterday.  This has to be the world's dumbest cat, he just keeps entering the yard only to be chased by the dog.  Skyler went out to "help" the cat out of the tree.

Using his night vision binoculars to look at the cat in the tree.

What?!?

Our Christmas cactus decided to bloom again in February.

Yesterday's afternoon sun caught the blooms just right.

Let's learn some French!

Skyler asked to install the "Duolingo" app on his IPad over the weekend.  He's really been practicing and if anyone can stick with it and learn the language, it's him.

He even grabbed Mommy's old headset so he can listen and speak to the app quietly.

Just like Mommy.

Mommy was doing homework and so was Skyler on Sunday.  Why not do homework together?

Mommy's computer on the left, Skyler's on the right.

 

Happy Twosday!

2-22-22!!

We All Live in a Capital I

Remember this?!?

Matching couch decor.

These are some spoiled pets!  Both of them on the Pendleton blanket on the couch the other day. 

Good grief...

"Look at all the fish!"

We managed to get in a nice walk after school yesterday along the JRP.  Mommy spotted some carp in the river and we eventually saw the biggest catfish I've ever seen.

Skyler viewing the carp.  I couldn't get any good photos of any of the fish.

Both looking at the giant catfish.  I bet the fish weighed over 40 pounds.

Bonus deer.  Someone threw a bunch of apples and carrots and even a bunch of grapes over the fence so the deer had something else to eat.

"Race you to the top!"

That's what Skyler said to Mommy yesterday on our walk along the JRP.

An unbelievably nice day for February.  We're going to be so screwed this summer for water.

Mmm...

Today's post is brought to you by homemade beef and broccoli.

It was just like going out to eat last night.

A trip to the Farmington Bay Nature Center.

We made the quick drive up North yesterday afternoon to see if we could spot some bald eagles.

Great Blue Herons nesting.

The sign even told us!

Closeup.

Winter wonderland.

Mommy and Skyler.

Skyler using his binoculars.

Wood duck on the ice.

The little wood duck was struggling with the ice and water.

Frozen pond.

Skyler spotted a bald eagle!  Here's a terrible photo of it.  He was enormous and gorgeous.

Happy old dog.

She found her "ticky ball" after it was missing for a few days.

She chased her ball around for 30 minutes last night.  Much needed stimulation!

A walk up Butterfield Canyon.

Trying to escape the valley's horrible air.

Here comes Maizey!

She's still going strong at almost 14 years old.

Skyler leading us back to the truck.

Hornet's nest in a tree.

 

Just like Mommy.

Mommy got a new laptop for school yesterday.  Skyler joined her at the counter with his laptop while she set up the new computer.

He was setting up a new Bluetooth mouse so he could take it to school to use on his laptop there.

Chef Skyler.

He mad us turkey burgers Friday evening after school.  They were delicious!

Extra large patties!

Finished product.  Well done Skyler!

 

On this day.

I was in Ms. Preece's 3rd grade class watching this live on T.V. in 1986.  Some of the kids couldn't figure out why she started crying.  

I knew instantaneously what had happened from watching earlier launches. My parents had been getting me up early to watch Shuttle launches starting in 1981.

Family Guy "Every Pizza Place Salad"

Spot on!

A really good day.

After the very late Amtrak # 5 passed, we saw a southbound Frontrunner train.  We were almost ready to throw in the towel when the northbound signal lit up green on the Union Pacific mainline!  We waited about 10 minutes and it was a loaded coal train.  Skyler was ecstatic!

Highball!

Here it comes!

Rear DPU shoving away.

A very late #5 Amtrak.

15 hours and 14 minutes down yesterday.  Ouch!

Oh my god!

259 mph on Germany's Autobahn!  Story here.

3.

Miss you Mom.

A day off.

Skyler enjoyed his day off from school yesterday.  Today, it's online learning due to Utah being #3 in the nation for COVID cases.  Sigh...

Playing "Sneaky Sasquatch" while the cat enjoys his company on the couch.

Yep.

 

"People will just do the right thing".

That's what our pitiful excuse of a governor Spencer Cox just keeps saying about the pandemic.  How's that working?

Here he is at one of his useless monthly updates.

Every god damned day!

 

Nearly half of his class is out with COVID this week.  Sigh...

Where's Mommy?!

On a business trip during a COVID spike!

A picture she sent when she landed in D.C. Monday afternoon.

Fingers crossed that she doesn't bring it home tomorrow evening when she gets back.

 

I got nothing.

I seem to be in the January slump.  Not much to post.  I just need to get through the next few weeks.

I can't stop laughing!

SO funny!

Fox!

We spotted him on the Parkway yesterday in broad daylight!  How cool!

He was on the lawn of a house across the river.  Not shown, the 2 cats taking refuge on the homeowner's barbecue!

 

Sure wish I had one of these...

And these two had a feather, we'd all be tickled! 

Bad Brad Wheeler posted this on the KUAA Facebook page.  How cool!

Never forget.

A year ago today.

 

Steamy river.

Spotted on our New Year's Day walk on the JRP.

I wasn't sure the steam would show up on camera, but it did!

Snow cave 2.0

I pushed up a huge pile of snow using the tractor so Skyler could build another snow cave.

He made it big enough this time so that he could fit all of him in the cave.

 

Happy Birthday Karen!

It's my only sibling's birthday today!  She's so good with Skyler!  She's keeping the tradition of Mom's incredible baking going.  She's fiercely independent and an activist for equality.  Happy Birthday Karen, I love you.

Karen and Skyler at the GSL in June for the Summer Solstice.

 

Winter time at the Narrows.

We ventured out Thursday before the snow hit and walked on the Narrows section of the Parkway.

Monkey see, monkey do!  They both climbed up on the bridge to get a look below.

I've never seen the Jordan River so low.

Northbound Frontrunner train.

Southbound in the sun.