Last Updated: Sep 15, 2008 14:58 CDT

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The House
Before I bought it
Progress as of Nov 14, 2004
Various samples of previous decor
Progress as of Nov 28, 2004
The Latest kitchen shots (Dec 19)
Freeing the Kitchen (Spring has sprung)
Death of a Porch
Rebirth of a (front) Porch
Rebirth of a (back) Porch
The New Boiler
Life in Albert Lea and Minnesota
Christmas Time
The First Snow (Nov 27)
The Second Snow (Dec 20)
The third snow, Jan 4-5
Parade of Homes (in the snow)
The Infamous Drifting Snow
Frosty Windows
Out ON the lake, Dec 29
The "Frog" (FROzen fOG), Dec 29
Christmas Eve with the Cuzins
Christmas day with me
Snow day, Jan 21
...after the blizzard, I'm still out shoveling snow... (apologies to Engelbert Humperdinck)
Skating out on the lake
Icicles
The Last Big Blizzard
Conner at the AAA State Championships
Autumn Leaves
Last (?) "real" snow of 2006/7 - Two Blizzards in 5 days (Feb 24-Mar 1, 2007)
First "real" snow of 2006/7 (Nov 16, 2006)
Laurie's house from the lake
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The new dock - Canoing on the lake
Rollie, Laurie, and Camryn go canoing
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Starting off
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Getting under way
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King of the dock
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Turning back
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Returning home
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Rusty: Me next! Me next!
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Rusty gets his sea legs
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Rusty watchs for fish
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Rusty the canoe dog
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A Day at the Trailer-Camp
The deer by the road
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Deer scuttle
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The deer buys a house
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Putt-putt
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Putt-putt
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Lanesboro, MN
Keyeskis starting out
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Mighty bikers
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Rest stop tiny town
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Rest stop tiny town
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The pie shop on the way
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Cole cools his heels
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Rest stop on the river
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Heading back to town
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Heading back to town
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Someone else floating the river
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Someone else floating the river
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The river
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Cole crosses the river
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Biking back to town
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Rest stop in town
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Biking back to town
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Biking back to town
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Around town
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Around town
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Around town
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Around town
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Frisky - II (40 years later)
Day 1 - Rescued from the jaws of Mazy. ~4 weeks old
Day 5 - Recovering
Day 5 - Recovering
Day 8 - ~5 weeks old
Day 8
Day 8
Day 8
Day 9 - Eyes open (can't you tell?)
Day 13 - Compare to day 1. ~6 weeks old
Day 13 - Lazy squirrel
Day 13
Day 15
Day 15
Day 15
Day 18
Day 18
Day 21 - ~7 weeks old
Day 21
Day 25 - Nesting
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Day 27 - ~8 weeks old
Day 27
Day 27 - what're YOU lookin' at?
Day 27
Day 28 - Eat like a squirrel
Day 28 - On top of the world
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Day 28
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Day 29
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Day 29 - Bunny ears on a squirrel?
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Day 29 - Cole is quite amused
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Day 29
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Day 29 - Cole studies climbing technique
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Day 29 - What goes up, must come down?
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Day 29 - THAT's not a REAL tail...
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Day 30 - Mazy monitors
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Day 30 - Intensity...
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Day 30
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Day 35 - Still fits in your hand - just won't stay there!
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Day 37 - Where's Frisky? (#1)
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Day 37 - Where's Frisky? (#2)
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Day 37 - Where's Frisky? (#3)
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Day 37 - Now, THIS is a BIG tree...
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Day 37 - Mortar inspector
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Day 37 - Cole: "A little help here, Frisky!"
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Day 37 - Frisky: "Amateurs!"
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Day 37 - Tennis anyone?
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Day 44 - After spending the night outside
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Day 44
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Day 44 - Camryn & Frisky
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Day 44
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Day 44 - Exhausted squirrel - they really do exist!
Day 51 - Frisky's "back yard"
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Day 51 - Frisky's "back yard"
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Day 51 - Nice front porch
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Day 51 - Ever feel someone is watching you?
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Frisky's short, sad, tale...
The mysterious white squirrel... ghost of Frisky?
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Minnesota Wildlife
"Tree Rat" Raiding the bird feeder
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The mysterious white squirrel
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The mighty cicada - sound of summer
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The mighty cicada - sound of summer
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The mighty cicada - sound of summer
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The Albino Squirrel
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The Albino Squirrel
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The Albino Squirrel
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The Albino Squirrel
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The Albino Squirrel
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The Albino Squirrel
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The Albino Squirrel
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The Albino Squirrel
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The Albino Squirrel
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The Albino Squirrel
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The Albino Squirrel
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The Antiques
The Clock
Hear it... (*)
Instructions
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The Gloritone
Hear it... (*)
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The Victrola
Hear it... (*)
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The Telephone
Hear it... (*)
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The Minnesota Sewing Machine
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