Updates:

Howdy family, updates:

First: a huge thank you to my Sweetheart Lynn; what an amazing surprise birthday party at our home last week-end. The daughters all came down, and was a great mixture of old "East" side friends with good friends from the "west". Me, I just kind of wanted to saddle up old Justice and go to the top of Escudilla Mountain at the ranch, and poor Lynn was pulling her hair out unbeknownst to me. Ashley furthered the threat by allowing me to go to the movies with the Grandkids (finding Dory or something of the other..). So, how could I refuse but to come on down? And, what a great party! Lynn and the daughters had a caterer and a DJ. The pool was busy with the kids and an (occasional) "grown-up", some voluntary, some not. But, No shots were fired, no cars over-turned, only casualty one cell phone. And then, a wonderful brunch the next day at the near by Ritz Carlton. A great way to turn the big 7-0 for sure. Today was not so hot though.....just got my left shoulder plunked for the Third time for an attempt at some pain control.. However:

 Now, from here:

Thursday I'm flying to ranch, Lynn drives Jeep up Friday. All horses shoed Fri afternoon, then we will head for Winter Park for a few days either by DroughtBuster or Jeep...home to ranch in time to get to Tucson then Phoenix for Saturday night to catch a plane Sunday am early for Missoula MT! We will spend a week on Rich Ranch fishing, rafting, bush-whacking on horses into the Bob Marshall Wilderness Area.

  Home to Tucson for a week, then heading for Orlando for a week to see Diane and the local sights with EJ and Jeff and Megan! In August. Whew.

 Then home, and that will take us to early September.

  Maybe TMI, but that's the schedule,

Love to All, UR/Dad

Happy Fourth!

 Just an update: after several blistering hot days in Tucson/Phoenix, this morning's coffee sipped in about 55 deg and a wonderful light rain. The rains have come early this year and as always heartily welcome! The pasture will shortly green up fine, and the lawn, then the mowing starts! Justice looks lonely out there by himself as he's the only horse up here these days w a couple more to come up later perhaps.

 Since the Fourth is actually on a Monday, and work schedules,  this year is proving to be a little quieter than usual! Nice to see the hummingbirds back in their attack mode but w the rain they look a little bedraggled.

Happy Fourth of July weekend everyone, be safe!

Prayers for AD and UR! Hang tough, we love you!

Love to all, UR

Homebound

After another wonderful little gathering at Wayne and Anna's last night, homebound.
Always hard to leave this beautiful place w such people.
Rumor has it a Bobcat has taken up residence Inside the back yard wall in Tucson. Poor Autie...have to get his big doggie pants on.

Kansas

Took a drive out north, checked out the farms. Beautiful country! I actually do have a pard in this project, but he's kind of a city guy and is on his way to the East coast and will never know what I'm gonna do next...Ha!
130 years of down-home, runnin' through my blood.." (apologies to Alabama)
Still, it is beautiful, and there's still a lot of turkeys still roamin' free!
Love to all,
Dad/UR

Kansas

May look familiar!

Reunion..

The two "pioneers" left, 93, 94 yrs old, doing pretty well thank you very much!

Had a great day; I emceed this year, and talked Judy into saying a nice prayer of thanks. She did the Best Job!

 "don't take for granted the love this life gives you"

 "when you get where you're goin', don't forget to turn back around"...(Love that song)

Love to all, 

UR, Dad

 

Picnic Get together!

That time of year again, the 65-63rd Dickson family reunion, Emporia Kansas!

 I recall a little story:

 Life is like a wonderful train ride! When it's your time to get on the train, the first people you are likely to meet are your parents, followed by close relatives, then others quickly follow.

 As the train continues through the journey, you will move around the different cars, meeting different fellow passengers, most of whom bring joy, some who bring pain, but the train continues and you change cars with continued different experiences. The train stops frequently, with some people continuing to get on, some get off. You notice the journey starts off rather slowly, but keeps picking up speed as you go along.

 Then, suddenly, it's your time to get off, but the train continues on.

 Our little family reunion reflects that, brings it home.  

  We had a wonderful extended family reunion: more stories, current events in the different families, babies to discuss and display, new generation.

 Couple of photos..