Keep Manhatten and give me that country life.

You know you're a redneck when you're at the Rural King on free hotdog and donut day and you're having a "picnic" on the lawn furniture display inside the building... :-) . We aren't moochers, so we bought some things we needed anyway. Then we went mushroom hunting at Forbes State park, found enough for a meal. We came back home and cooked steaks and taters on the fire pit. As the sun was sitting we ended the day with some hot coffee...the end to a perfect day..(Bill did not know I was taking this picture, but he looks pretty relaxed, doesn't he?

March tornadic storms

There were storms all over southern Illinois today.  Bill and I went on a little adventure chasing the storm.  There were some ominous clouds, rain and hail, but nothing much happened here in Illinois.  A woman was killed near Mt. Vernon, IL, at Opdyke, IL.  Her mobile home was picked up by the tornado and she died of head trauma...poor woman.  I took a few pictures of the skies, but I like the photo the best, you can see the up draft and the rain/hail shaft, so beautiful and so deadly.

Riding the space shuttle boosters

What the hail is happening today, black stormy sky, rain, wind, hail, and now the sun is shining like nothing happened....oh, yeah, right, I live in Illinois, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised! Have a safe day everyone!