It is amazing that the world doesn't have to be so distant. This morning instead of the normal early morning walk with my dog, who preferred to play with the two cats most of the night is sleeping.

So, this morning was spent in part doing the regular mom things and then looking up live webcam of places I'd heard about.

One place I visited was Yellowstone National Park and saw one of the geysers erupt. I also learned that this park is on one of the world's largest volcanoes. It would be interesting to see one of these geysers erupt in the middle of the night. I wonder if any sparks of lava are thrown out at night?

Just think, you are watching the earth breathe and letting off some steam.

When you view the old webcam streams of the geysers you'll notice that the camera moves up and down. They have moved the camera further away now. So will the camera move up and down or side to side when more than one geyser erupts? I'll take a look at different times of the day and maybe I'll see it happen.

It looks so awesome even beauty can be deceiving.

The morning is always different. My dog will be 13 this July and she is showing her age. Some mornings like this one, she is eager for the walk in the meadows on top of the bluffs.

I've made her a ramp for getting into the van and so she had to learn how to go up the ramp. She is a quick learner when she discovered that she'd be able to walk at her favorite spot. Once she walks though to go home she seems to have no problem jumping into the van.

She walks slowly and this time I had my camera so I took some pictures of the trees and plant life. Once again the snails are climbing up the dead plants and this time I noticed that they were even climbing up the big trees. They are the slowest moving creatures and I've never seen so many of them, as this year that you have to watch where you step because you'd hear a crunch under your foot and feel real awful.

There were other people also and even they thought it was strange and said maybe they know something we don't.

Who knows tomorrow they maybe back on the grass and leafy vegetation as a few days ago.

Nothing can ease the mind as a walk in an open meadow. The sights change day to day. Yesterday while walking my dog I couldn't help notice that on every dead plant and wood they were covered in snails. One area had more than the other. Another person, he also made a comment about it. Walking our dogs we had a small chat about it. Neither one of us knew the significance of such an occurrence.

This morning I didn't see the gentleman and his dog, only one difference my dog and I were earlier than yesterday. The scenery had changed, the dead plants, wood had no snails covering them.

I did look up some information about snails only to find out that they come out when there is rain; I've never seen it this way before. As it was with the field of spiders' web, I hadn't brought my camera. Today I did bring my camera, only to find the scene had changed already.

If anyone knows why snails would do the same as spiders, maybe it has the same reason, the earth shifted or dropped or something was happening underground. If anyone knows, please leave a comment. Thank you.

After a discussion yesterday over coffee and donuts and the person said we went through a war and survived and even now people survive through wars and natural disasters.

I read today how Canada is one of the top peaceful countries in the world. I should be swimming right now only I had to put my thoughts down. I find that we take for granted this freedom when we complain about our police and politians and make fun of our military.

They may not be perfect as we should remember that it is also up to us to help in keeping that peace by caring for one another, not becoming jealous of what the other has or contentious.

Yesterday it was reported that Theodore (Ted) Kennedy has brain cancer. In a family that has seen more than its share of calamity. They still made serving one another a number one priority. So anyone who enters that family can not help to take on that responsibility also. Not only do they help each other, they have left a legacy of helping their country.

My point, we SHOULD CARE!!! Before we loose our freedom of speech, our freedom to worship, our freedom as we know it.

Watched a bit of the View today and learned that it is NOT the President of the United States that can declare war ONLY the U.S. congress. My question is WHY do so many Americans put down their current President?

There is so much in the world most of us don't realize is going on behind the scenes. You are about to vote for a new President and I wonder will you treat them any better or will the novelty of whom you pick wear off and then give them a difficult time also. A strong country is one that speaks well of its leader. Not making fun or ridicule.

Spring time - Time to cleanup the yard. Watch the tulips grow. Take out the bicycle and ride down the hill towards the water. Only problem, you have to go back up the hill when you're finished watching the birds and other animals.

I've been watching Monday nights New Earth, I even have finished reading the book. The last two chapters are the best so I'll be watching to see what others think of it.

There is so much information I even started watching Marcus Buckingham's workshop. I downloaded the first two chapters of Trombone Player Wanted and then transfered it to my PSP so I could play it outside in this beautiful weather we are having.

I thoroughly enjoyed watching him and the kids who played in the band. Marcus Buckingham has a pleasant manner and voice that carries his message clearly. The young boy who wanted to play the drums instead of the trombone was what Marcus wanted to do I bet when he was younger.

So even though I started the workshops I'm now busy living life in my career choice Household Engineer.

Writing in my blog - is personal time. Got to go now my dog Lilah wants to go back outside and so do I.

I just read, an article on scientists have created machines to create black holes and want to use it.

Alot of people I met when I was very young even wrote about this black hole and I just thought it was a hole that was coloured black until the person who was typing told me it was in outer space and it would pull the stars, planets into it and that these holes were far far away from the universe we are in so we were save.

Why my education in grade 7 and 8 seemed so interesting is because we talked about black holes and how they pull everything into it.

To create black holes is a crazy idea, because than the teacher was right when he said that people from earth would be sucked up into space because the gravity was gone from the earth. I said I'd want to be inside a house. Although I think if man creates the black hole he/she has no idea of what the outcome would be and we'd all die because there is no air to breathe so being inside a house wouldn't save anyone.


Why then would anyone want to create a black hole inside our universe close to earth?

To prove it can be done - would destroy everything - and then no one would even know because it would prove that everything was sucked into the holes. air, people, planet. Who would be left to dispute or even congratulate not even the scientists who created it.

The first day of Spring and I just got my hair cut. I like my hairdresser she always does a fantastic job and that's why I keep going back to her.

Having my hair cut on the first day of Spring gives a person a special lift.

The start of a new season, although this year even though the sun is shining, it appears winter doesn't want to leave. (It's still cold!!!!)

Coffee with the other regular swimmers mostly seniors, I am the young one of the group and they and I enjoy each others' company. This mornings discussion was about taking the bus ride up to Orillia which included buffet lunch all for $6.00. Guess what? I'll be going with them. I've been on those trips before with them a few years ago while I was trying to find out what was wrong with my back. They are so full of life and history.""