Happy Birthday Gman...



That's Gman on the right in his cousin's wedding.

 Today is the day that my hubby was born several decades ago.

Since then, he has had a lot happen in his life including marrying Moi and having a beautiful baby boy.

Gman is a great guy and I am blessed to have him. 

Happy Birthday Honey!

What Is This I Spy????

I made a wrong turn in town and spied something...

So I took a detour and got up closer so I could see it.

What is it, I wondered.

I thought it might be an old water plant or well, an electrical station, a really COOL tool shed, a telephone switching post?  Many things were flitting through my mind,

so I got out and took a closer look...

Inside was a panel that looked like it could be opened.  This kind of supported the well or water idea.

Then I saw the sign...

"Cupola and Foundation Stones from the 1871 Warren County Courthouse" (if you enlarge the picture you can see a line art rendering of the courthouse on the sign)

Now I understood the panel in the floor!  Cool!

Mother of Invention Monday...It's Curtains for You...

What do you do when you need a curtain?

How about that old dress????  Or is it a nightgown?

Soundless Sunday...Silent Visitor...

Fractured Friday...

I have a bunch of disconnected thoughts, so I think I will just put them out there...

1)  Am I the only one that is glad to see Cathy go?  In watching Design Star, I really could not stand to watch Cathy speak.  Her eyes kept going open really wide and then going normal, then open, then normal.  It was really distracting.  And I wasn't really excited about her designs.  Goodbye Cathy!  I can't believe you lasted 6 weeks!

2)  Is it crazy to be so happy to have a TV show come back on?  Haven, Welcome!

3)  Thoughts and prayers are with our friends, family and everyone in the path (or close to it) of Hurricane Irene.  PLEASE prepare and stay SAFE!!!!!

4)  To be happy that I am finished laying the new flooring in the Mother Ship's slide out.  After some misses and revamping my plans, it is finished!  Yes I will blog the before and afters!  Boy do I miss my Jacuzzi! 

5)  Hoping to win the scarf and headband made by MammaTea (seen to the left modeling said scarf and headband) over at A Farmish Kind of Life.  You can try to win it too...head on over and check it out!

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great weekend and don't forget to leave your thoughts on the picture that needs a caption for this week!  :)

Wall Street Part 3...The East River and TRS Building...

Just in case you think, geez!  They must have been having a great time and it is only in Missouri that weird things happen to the Murphy's.  Hah!  You might enjoy one of my earlier posts about our trip to NY or our train ride to NYC here... 

We don't go ANYWHERE without a few surprises!  ;)

We stopped at Canal Street yesterday, so we will continue on today...

We are going to the tip of Manhattan at the confluence of the Hudson and East Rivers...

See the little red pin?  Enlarge the map to see better...

As you came down the street, you see this set of buildings--a mere 4 stories high...

Turn the corner and see a MASSIVE tower behind them.

This is Gman standing in front of the smaller buildings with the Massive tower behind them. The modern glass and granite structure rising stories above. That is the building that Gman was working in.

Here is another look at it soaring above.

Look at this sculpture as you are walking to the larger building...

It is right by the building...

There are great planters at this building, but you will have to see my Thursday Things in a Row for those!  :)

Next to the building, you can climb up the steps several stories above the street...

Where you can look up at the building...It kind of give you vertigo!

And enjoy the courtyard.

You can also look out over the East River and see the Brooklyn Bridge...

And the heliport.


When you see helicopters taking off and landing in NYC, it is here...

And Governor's Island...

You can look across to Brooklyn...

And see the boats and water taxis out on the East River...

There are benches if you don't want to hang over the rail (like I did!)

Or enjoy the grassy area and relax. Remember, we are several stories above the street--not at the ground level!

Gman was looking down toward the heliport watching a chopper land. You can see the building behind him.

Here is a picture of the building from the water (we will share that trip later.)

And finally, a water tower...

I told you I like the water towers!  :)

Picture Needs A Caption...

I saw this as I was walking around the town...

Now YOU give me the caption!

Thursday's Things In A Row...Manhattan Planters...

Welcome to Thursday's Things In A Row. 

I told you yesterday that there are planters along the building I was showing.  These planters were in Manhattan NYC and went for a full block!

They were in front of this building in which Gman was working while in Manhattan.

Of course, you can't miss the columns of the NY Stock Exchange!  Even the flags make a row in this shot.

I hope you enjoyed today's things in a row.

For more Thursday's Things In A Row look at Pat's View From The Edge...

Mother of Invention Monday...Wishing Well...

What do you do with those old horse/cattle troughs???? 

How about making a Wishing Well Planter!

Soundless Sunday...Horses In The Sky...

Floral Baskets Everywhere...

I was walking through town while waiting for my gas tank to be replaced after the squirrels got done with it and I was just smitten with the baskets all over town.

At the present time it has been very hot, so the baskets are sporting a collection of grasses, sweet potato vines, other vines and some have some florals in them.  They are all good hot weather plants.

Here, have a look...

In the spring, the floral baskets looked like these still hanging at the Corner Park.

Located on the SE corner of the 4 way stop, the Corner Park was dedicated in 1983...

and sports a really inviting fountain...

A couple of benches under the trees invite you to sit a spell...

And the HUGE baskets of petunias bring your eye to the porch area with the white pillars, fret work and more baskets dripping with beautiful flowers it makes a pretty picture.

Why did I point out the flower baskets?  Well, they ARE pretty, but the most amazing thing about them is that they are created and cared for by a couple who VOLUNTEER their efforts to make the city pretty! 

They plant the baskets and each day they come around with a little wagon which contains a water tank and water each basket and lovingly tend to them all spring, summer and fall without compensation! 

Is that great or what????