Indeed, on Tuesday 131 mph winds came across the mountaintops of the Sierra Nevada causing havoc in Reno below. Winds of 97 mph were registered in southwest Reno. Our weather station registered 89 mph before we were hit by a power outage! Rats! I really wanted to know what we had! We lost 4 flat tiles and one capstone from our tile roof as far as we can tell. One pole holding up one of the weeping cherry branches was toppled. Everything else looks fine. Thank goodness!! Here’s the Reno Gazette-Journal story. Calvin Palmer blogged about it, too!
131 mph Winds with 97 mph in Southwest Reno!
April 30, 2010
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Wind and Rain
April 28, 2010April sure is ending fiercely! I can’t believe the wind and rain! Both LA and Reno are windy and rainy at the same time so it doesn’t matter where we are today! 🙂
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Hot Pink Flamingos
April 25, 2010The new exhibit Hot Pink Flamingos is now open at Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, CA. See how climate change is affecting our oceans and the life within them. If you don’t live within visiting distance, there is still great information and exhibits on-line to explore.
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Tulips in Pella’s Central Square
April 24, 2010Here are a few more pictures from the main Square in the middle of Pella, Iowa. The Tulip Time festival is only 2 more weeks away.
Tulips and Fountain
Central Park Tulip Bed Across From Main Street
Looking Across Washington Street to Scholte Gardens
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Dance Lessons
April 23, 2010Grandpa Ron and I are going to try a dance lesson tonight! That should be fun! Grandpa Ron says he is an engineer, not a dancer! We’ll see if it can be called ‘exercise’ or if it is too slow to burn any calories! 🙂
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Earth Day Activities in the Reno Area through the Weekend…
April 22, 2010Reno Tahoe blog has some Earth Day ideas for the Reno area that go through the weekend. Some are family fun!
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Tulip Time, The Tulip Tower and The Sundial
April 21, 2010It’s more Pella, Iowa trivia! Tulip Time is just around the corner! This year you can register on-line to take part in the family fun as Pella attempts to set a Guinness World Record for people dancing in wooden shoes. Pella History is here.
Tulip Tower and Franklin Street Shops
Total Tulip Tower
Top of Tulip Tower
Sign for Sundial
Sundial
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More Tulips
April 20, 2010Here are a few more tulip photos from Pella, Iowa, home of Central College. Every year on the first full weekend of May, Pella celebrates Tulip Time but the tulips are absolutely gorgeous right now!
By the Library
Orange Tulips Along Street
Pinkish Red Tulips Along Street
Yellow Tulips Along Street
Pink Tulips Along Street
White Tulips Along Street
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Tulips in Pella IA
April 19, 2010Tulip Time is 3 weeks away but the tulips were absolutely gorgeous in Pella, Iowa, this last weekend. I got some beautiful photographs. We enjoyed dutch letter pastries and frosted sugar cookies from Jaarsma Bakery. We walked all around town to admire the tulips, other spring flowers and flowering trees.
Tulip Time is a great family outing as a day trip! You might have trouble finding a hotel room by now if you don’t have one already, but maybe some are still available. It is a very popular festival. Over 60,000 dutch letters are sold over the 3 days. This year it’s May 6, 7, & 8, 2010.
I’ll add my favorite photos as the week goes by….
The old high school building was my first photo op.
Red Tulips
Doors with Tulips
Yellow Orange Tulips
Pink Tulips
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Wishing Good Friends the Best of Everything
April 18, 2010This weekend my blog was quiet because Grandpa Ron and I flew to Des Moines, IA, to be part of the Central College (my undergraduate school) celebration in Pella, IA. David Roe, the President of Central College for the last ~ 12 years, his wife Betsy Roe, and daughters Caleigh and Caitlin were honored with a Texas-sized party in P.H. Kuyper Gymnasium last Saturday, April 17, from 5:30-8:30 p.m to celebrate their gifts to the community, David’s retirement and move to DALLAS. Both of them are very special and have made a difference in our world. I am sure they will also make their mark on Dallas! Lots of students, former students, faculty, former faculty, friends, family, and townspeople came to say good-bye to the Roes, listen to fun and funny stories from several speakers, sample the BBQ food of Central Dining Services and listen to the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Steel Pans and Jazz Combos of Central College. Lots of people dressed in western attire. Afterwards, the party continued up-town with a dance at the Pella Opera House. We had great fun!
Here are some photos (and one video) I took. A few were way across the gymnasium so they came out a little fuzzy. If other photos or articles get posted by others, I’ll link to them later.
Symphonic Wind Ensemble Conductor Smiles Through Crowd
Jan Freed
The Student MCs
David Wesselink, Chairman of the Board of Directors, announced that the newly constructed education, psychology and communication studies building, which opened this past fall, will henceforth be known as The Roe Center. Here is another youtube video of the dedication on May 14, 2010.
Table View 1
David and Betsy 1
David and Betsy 2
David and Betsy 3
Another Musical Interlude
Lots of Singing
Kim and Don
Table View 2
Table View 3
Decor 1
Decor 2
Best Wishes!
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