Saturday, October 13, 2012

Lucky Lego Truck Explores the Fort Bragg Area in Preparation for the Arrival of the Neukom Family



Upon hearing the news that the Neukom family was to pay a visit, little Lucky Lego Truck got very excited. So excited in fact that he had a hard time staying still on his mantle above the  fireplace.

Watching for the perfect opportunity, Lucky Truck was ready one fine afternoon when Solo left the door open on his way out of the house.



he rolled down the pathway, jumped on the fence, and was on his way!


On down the sidewalk...
and stopped at the stop sign before crossing the wide, wide, street.
Once out of the neighborhood, Lucky Lego Truck discovered an amazing road made out of a steel bar that seemed to stretch into infinity!






He found monoliths of wood and stone with strange writing and symbols carved into them.

He rolled along, thinking, "I can't wait to show Elsa, Hazel, Amy and Jacques this wide, huge world that I've discovered!"

He was so absorbed in the elated feeling of freedom, and the anticipation of sharing his discoveries, that he was surprised when all of a sudden the world seemed to drop right off into a vast, crashing body of water!
Whoa! Little Lucky Lego Truck felt REALLY little.
Building up his courage, Lucky Truck managed to roll down the cliff toward the water. He could hardly believe that the whole beach was made out of pebbles of glass! Wait 'till Hazel and Elsa and Jacques and Amy see this!



Tired, Little Lucky Truck decided to make his way back home to Malia and Josh and Solo.
Whoooooo! Whooooooooooooooooo!!!!
Yikes! What is that???????

  Lucky Truck jumped off the track just in time...



whew. It'll be great to be home...
and back safe on the fire place mantle.             






Monday, September 24, 2012

Train-a-comin' 'round the bend...


     Near our house, the Skunk Train makes it's twice daily sojourn. Leaving it's downtown station, the little train (sometimes pulled by a steam engine, sometimes diesel) chugs past our neighbors' houses, turning it's back on the ocean and traveling above Pudding Creek into the woods. Today, on this 23rd of September, we left a message for it's heavy wheels to read. As those steel rollers traveled over the little images of Abe and the Lincoln Memorial, perhaps it felt something. Perhaps not. 





  










Choo-choooooo! Chug-a-chuga. 











for you, Carah!


Saturday, November 27, 2010

Thanksgiving in the Fire Tower

It was snowy-er than expected on the day before Thanksgiving in the mountains of Oregon. This soft and forever-vast expanse of grey was a perfect backdrop for the sighting of Alan and Dabney's fire tower refuge.


and Alan and Dabney cozy inside...

Morgan, Deb, Malia, Josh + soLo
that's Brian up there...


and Brian with his rockin' sis








moss mustache woman and moss-mustache man
old moss mustache beard man
regal moss mustache contemplating man


snow sliders!!!