my old house in peham

Good evening all, here are a few images of my old house in Perham.
It is still standing and I think it will be moved, but so far it is still on its foundation. The two house to the left of it are on huge I beams ready to be moved.
Some houses have been burned down, other just demolished, and there are a few standing. I only know of 2 people that are not selling to "old man Tuffy." I hope my old house has a good fate.

70th Birthday

I had a great 70th Birthday with family and relatives.

Angie and I celebrated our 50th Wedding Anniversary

We celebrated our 50th Anniversary on (2-11-11) Friday with family at the Club House in Sun Lakes and in our home in Banning.
It was a great celebration.

Joshua Tree Astro Photos 1/11

In late January, I went out to Joshua Tree National Park for several nights with a fellow amateur astronomer, Jerry Day.  I decided to try out a new "autoguider" (used to lock the telescope onto a star). These are two of the images I captured those nights. I used a Canon 50D mounted on a 600mm refractor telescope, polar aligned and guided, shot at prime focus for about ten minutes at ISO 800, yielding 12X magnification.

HORSEHEAD NEBULA

Horsehead Nebula (IC434) is located in the Orion Constellation, 1500 light years from Earth.

ROSETTE NEBULA

The Rosette Nebula (NGC 2237) is located in the Monoceros region of the Milky Way Galaxy. It is about 5200 light years from Earth and has a diameter of 130 light years. Very Large!

Photo by Jerry and Kim Day

I hope you enjoy the photos,
Bill Myerchin

move in minnesota winter

Hi all, I've just finished moving from my old house at 245 1st ave. no. to 903 7th ave NE in Perham. I've taken a few pics of the old place and the new.
The first one is of Joe and Sam coming to help me move. "Old man Tuffy" was about to get my old house.



The next two are before and after living room at the old place.






The next one is of the hallway to the new house, things are not unpacked yet.


A view of the living room area, a little messy but comfortable. With the in floor heat it is always 68 degrees and the floors are warm.


A view of the dining room area, and the Minnesota patio in winter. I was thinking of keeping it shoveled but it would be way too much work.


Here is a shot looking out one of the front bedroom windows, notice the sky and the snow are almost the same color/shade.


And finally a picture of the car parked outside, the garage is too full of stuff still to park inside. Next winter I'll be parking inside. Tonight it is suppose to get down to 24 below, definitely will be plugging in the vehicle.

"Old man Tuffy" did me a good turn but is sure has been a lot of work.
Take care, Marsha

Bill and I spent a few nights in Joshua Tree a few months ago... here are a few pictures I took. One is a sunset and the other is the true "Skull Thorp"

Jack

Latest Adventure!

Hello Everyone!

I am sure that many of you would have already through my Mom... but I have safely returned from my latest adventure which was to Egypt! It was an amazing trip! Culturally speaking, very different than anywhere I have ever been. The country is so beautiful and has so much history it is impossible to not be completely captivated by it.

My trip began with 5 days in Cairo. I was able to see the crazy city life. From the massive houses of the wealthy to then many people living off the streets. I went to the Egyptian History Museum and also took a day to tour the Pyramids and Sphinx. While here, I took my first camel ride. I really enjoyed it!

After Cairo I traveled south with my friend Mina and his family. We went to his city of Asyut. Every person who saw me starred at my blatantly. That definately took some getting used to. Some friends informed me that I was probably the first American to be in the city for the last 10 years! The people were extremely friendly though, everyone wanted to learn a lot about me and where I was from.

After a couple days in Asyut we traveled to Horgada, which is an amazing little city right on the Red Sea. While here we took a safari in the desert and met Bedeowin people who live there. We had our second ride on a camel and shared a meal with the desert people. The next day we took a cruise on the Red Sea. Complete with snorkeling and swimming in the Rea Sea and the day at an island that was basically paradise!


Finally we heading down to Aswan where we toured the Great Dam and boarded our Cruise that brought us from Aswan to Luxor. We stopped periodically to see temples here and there. My last two days were spent in Luxor were we took a day ride in a Felucca on the Nile. Those who like to sail would surely enjoy this! We took a trip to Banana Island and then it was back to the Airport for me. I short little plane trip from Luxor to Cairo to Amsterdam to New York City and a train ride home and my trip was done.

Two weeks of amazing times. I would defiantly recommend Egypt to everyone. It is by far my favorite vacation destination to date! I have attached some pictures for your viewing pleasure! Enjoy!!

I hope everyone is well! HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!