Two Questions

Rick and I are pretty low key when it comes to owning a decommissioned Atlas F Nuclear Missile Base. We turn down the magazine, newspaper or Internet interviews requests and are not interested in appearing in HGTV's You Live In What?. I don't blog or talk about it a whole lot or really take a lot of pictures of Corinth Wet. Personally, we vacillate between being hyped-up and working on it and having the attitude of "crap we own a million dollar hole in the ground." When people do find out about where we live and our renovation project there are usually two questions people always ask.

Question #1:  What did you do with the missile?

Answer:  The Air Force/Government took the missile and the nuclear warhead with it when they left. They didn't want us launching it and starting WWIII or our own country. (Sarcasm intended. I have had fairly intelligent people ask me this and it just floors me.)

Question #2:  Aren't you afraid of radiation?

Answer:  No. The word "nuclear" in Atlas F Nuclear Missile Base refers to the missile and the the type of warhead that was strapped to it. As a refresher, the Air Force/Government the nuclear part when they moved out.

That's my sarcasm for today. However, don't fear, if you read this and ask either question anyway, I am far too well manner and gracious to be that sarcastic in person although I will have to fight to suppress a gut-busting laugh. 

Rendezvous in the a.m.

Despite the coyotes, we have a warren of rabbits here at Corinth West. They eat all of my flowers and leave their round little turds all over my front lawn. There is one rabbit about which I am concerned. Every morning when I drive Katie up the driveway to catch the bus this rabbit darts in front of the car at about 1/3 of the way up the driveway. It has gotten to the point that I slow down when I get to that area so I don't have to slam the breaks on when he shoots out of the bushes. Either that rabbit is suicidal or a thrill seeker. Which brings me to what I think is the intriging part. Katie and I go up the driveway pretty much the exact same time every day which means the darting rabbit crosses the driveway the same time everyday. Why does he keep a schedule? Does he work? Does he have a standing breakfast date? Is he actually waiting in ambush because he is an adrenaline junkie? These are the types of things that I ponder when I have too much time on my hand. ("Quick, give her something to do!!)

Storm Clouds and A Model

When I was watering my flowers in the early evening yesterday we had an unexpected rain shower. It didn't last more than 5 minutes and it didn't completely wet the patio. However, there were storms north of us that looked more severe so I grabbed my camera to snap some pictures.

 This is looking toward the north and the storm. I am forever fascinated by the sight of rain coming out of the clouds.

This picture is a view of the west. We get some fantastic sunsets out here. I should have climbed on top of the Missile Base entrance to get a full view.

You know how Katie is when she sees a camera, so I snapped a few of the Doodlebug. She once again was doing her model poses and pretending she was at a fashion shoot.