 | Monday was Becky's birthday, turning four years old. While the "official" party (with her friends from school) isn't until this weekend, we couldn't let the occasion pass without doing something, so Sheryl baked a cake and we had a little celebration. |
 | Becky was very pleased with her cake. |
 | The following morning, Michael decided that he wanted birthday cake for breakfast. After all, it was there on the table where he could reach it, and he was sure he could eat quietly and not attract any attention to himself. Of course, there was the little matter of the evidence trail, but it seems that when mischief is "cute" punishment is non-existant, and Michael had no fear. He also had no fork, but that didn't slow him down in the slightest. |
 | A few days later, Becky got a lovely dress in the mail from Grandpa Bob and Grandma Kathy. She wore it all day long yesterday, and it's likely to be her new favorite. |
On another subject, I [Michael] have been doing some inspecting of the neighborhoods to the north of us to determine the watershed for the creeks that flow through our property. This effort has been aided in no small part by an aerial photo taken in the 1960's, which shows the lay of the land when only the main roads (Back Loop and Montana Creek) were in place. Google Earth provided the more recent picture. Photoshop allowed me to overlay the photos and add more overlays for streets and water flow. The result of this is the photo on the right. This explains why the east creek is intermittent while the west creek is not. I'm considering putting the photo in a flier that I could distribute to the folks upstream, just as a way to make them conscious of the fact that their actions can affect our water quality. I don't know if it will make any difference, but it couldn't hurt.
