Hit the Road Jack

I hope to hit the road sometime this weekend on the Harley.

My 4 megapixel Olympus has not been enough and now I feel like I need to move up to a better camera. So I have taken my more than generous birthday money from Brokerbelle and purchased an 8 megapixel Canon Rebel XT. This one actually has knobs and settings since it is an SLR. My other was an SOL, and it seems to know that I am leaving it for a younger and better loaded camera. Almost from the day I made my decision to move own, it has refused to take any more beautiful pictures for me.

The real issue is whether a guy that needs his wife or daughter to assist him with a TV remote control can learn to do the settings on a new and more complicated camera-especially when he is clumsy to boot.

It will take about 10-14 days to get the camera. It comes with a 150 page manual. That is daunting in itself. I also have a couple of international trips but will probably take the Olympus, the new Rebel is to take pictures of my beautiful Ozarks, where my heart is.

To have the eyes of God -to see as He sees. To see the beauty of his creation. That is my prayer, my hope and my responsibility.

It is easy in life to have eyes to see the worse. That is easy. But to have the eyes to see the best in nature and in people. Now that is a higher calling.

We all have gifts in the Body of Christ. Perhaps for a while, mine can be the eye. I hope the eye will be good and bring blessing both to the body and to others.

HD

Yum, Yum, Yum! Good cooking and fine dining in Ozarklandia. Not rated by the Michelin Green Guide. 

Ozarklandia Bar-B-Que

I love living in Ozarklandia. Really, I do! Above is an Ozarklandian Bar-B-Que. We have some of the best in the nation. The secret is revealed in the picture above (not mine). This particular feast evidently had a corporate sponser, probably Wal-Mart whether they knew it or not. Ever hear of the blue light special.

HD and Brokerbelle and Princessbelle, heading for the lake to meet Tay and friends for steakout-boatout in 100 degree heat. No cooker needed this weekend.

H.D.

The Big Red One. 

Braden is introduced to the crowd.

Braden belts it out.

High Bars. 

Chopper 

Is it a bike or a car? 

Lotsa bikes. 

Guest of Honor-Mr. Rotten himself. 

A worthy cause. 

A crowd gathered. 

Long Forks. 

The bikes await. HD's helmet in foreground.

Cool bike. 

Hank Rotten saying "Go west, young biker!"

Cycle Connection with flags flying. 

The lot fills up. 

Whoops, your bike is on fire. 

Nice Harley, Nice Harley, Come to PaPa. 

The parking lot at Buffalo Run. 

Biker Dudes 

The ride ended at Buffalo Run. 

MD Run

The MD run went from Cycle Connection in Joplin, Missouri to the Buffalo Run casino in Miami, Oklahoma. It began with a word of prayer from the owner of Cycle Connection. Special music was presented by a disabled child, Braden Wright. It was obvious that he had no disabilities in his singing as he sang "God Bless America" to the applause of 600 riders.

The ride headed out through Joplin, down 32 nd street, then to Rangeline, to 7th Street, to Baxter Springs, Kansas, to Quapaw, Oklahoma, then to Miami, Oklahoma. Finally it ended at the Buffalo Run Casino.

All proceeds went to M.D.

Pictures of the run are shown above.

Welcome to the 2005 MDA Cruise Night 

The Joplin MDA Motorcycle Show 

The stars and bars.