Boo at the Zoooooo

My favorite costume of the day (imagine him waddling)...

Jacque, Conner, and the gorilla

A moment of repose

Since he did it, I documented it...

Got Wood?

I do. :) Just after my dad finished giving me a lecture about how I needed to get the boxes out of my garage so that my car would fit in it... Khaentlahn called and said that there was something they had that didn't fit in her or Kyle's garage, could they bring it over. I said, "Sure." "Great, can we bring it over?" "Now? My parents are here." "OK. Can we bring it over?" :) So, now I have wood. A lot of wood. In my garage. :o)

And here's a bonus experiment with fire...

Deskjob Hands

So, last night I went over to Khaentlahn's and hit her with a stick for about half an hour—of course, she was wearing armor, the whole hitting thing was more of an attempt at getting through her defense, and it was a stick of rattan. :)

I have the hands of someone who runs a computer for a living, I wasn't wearing armor or any sort of protective anything (she wasn't hitting back), the stick I was using was an old sword shaved for a right-hander, and, perhaps, my technique could use some work. :o) So, I have not one, not two, but three blisters. Only one of which got broken while I had sword in hand (and, so far, I've successfully resisted taking a pin to the others). What does it say about me that I'm kinda excited to have a fighting-related injury, insignificant as it is?

Explorations

On our walk beyond the historical society (past the rope bridge) was this stick structure, held together with strips of bark (that's Khaentlahn walking ahead).

Water, Water, Everywhere...

This is the street where Khaentlahn lives after the water had already receded a couple of feet.

These are residents surveying the damage. The guy with the bucket was collecting earthworms for fishing (his grandson was helping--"Ewwwww...").

Where's that Sling again?

David vs. Goliath at fighter practice.

A great pic of Khaentlahn in armor.

Miguel in Kyle's armor.

The perks of being a fighter... getting your shoe tied by the birthday boy.

Beauty at the rose garden.

I Swear by my Pretty Floral Bonnet...

Jac in the bonnet that we bought for her at the Lincoln Library. (Which I didn't buy *just* for the Firefly reference, though it was the first thing that went through my head. Picked it up, turned to my brother, and quoted Mal. Can't really picture Jac saying, "I will end you"--but I could teach her... hmmmm...)

Wabbit season! Jac scares the ducks at the park.

There were *fighters* in a park in Topeka at something I think is called "fighter practice," so I couldn't resist documenting it. :-)

Khaentlahn and Kyle (and the van):
The nip hides:
Though it was all for naught:

Into the Woods

Today's adventure involved at least two parks. :) Here's a creek that I fell in love with.

And a few extra "adventure" photos--

Jac watches the fish:
Gadget geeks in their natural habitat (the electronics area at Cabela's):

And the photo I took during the "photo war" in the park (there's a pic from another perspective on Khaentlahn's page for today, and well, Kyle definitely wins, cuz he kept his face out of both photos):

Changing Perspectives

Here's the picture Khaentlahn put up tonight from a different angle. Then she showed Jacque:
And the flash did something truly weird in this one... Think maybe her camera's faster than mine. ;-) (Please ignore the fact that Sara Michelle Gellar is the most visible thing in these. :) )

And as special bonus cuteness, here's the newest face that Jac worked very hard to make for me tonight:

Jacque Electric

BONUS PHOTOS... :)

Fun with Jacque, a balloon, and static.


(Khaentlahn's in there, too.)