Computers! Salad! Ogden!

 Library time

 yummy salad

lunch at the Weber State LDS Institute. We've kind of made ourselves regulars over there. There are usually some kids playing basketball and they let us in the game, there is also free parking, and a microwave that works!

Monday Videos

Buenaventura Park

 Buenaventura Park is located in West Ogden near the river. We had both never been there before and were delighted and perplexed. There were many white suburbans and pick up trucks, trailers and campers, with all kinds of stuff: tents, teepees, leather goods, pioneer goods (for lack of better words) and items used for surviving in nature. From what we could tell they have a market there on Saturdays. The vendors come from various parts all over Utah and live there for part of the year (I think.)

 We had a beautiful and enjoyable walk around the pond.

Other things we did today: Lunch downtown in another park, more walking and exploring of the down-town area, free popcorn samples, and then we watched a little bit of "Black Beauty." I love horses and Jessica seemed to like them too!

Ogden Nature Center and other thrills

Walking through a beautiful path, holding hands in the sunshine. It doesn't get any better than this!

 Looking for birds on the observation deck.

 Adventurer Jessica at the Blackbird Pond.

 This picture was taken by a three-year-old.

 Coming out of the mouse hole. Those two impressed me with their spelunking skills.

 We were calmly enjoying our lunch when these two aggressive beggars appeared:

As you can see by the expression on the picnickers faces, they are somewhat bothered by the approaching poultry.

 This one's name is Larry. Just kidding, I made that up.

 Jessica found this wonderful little babbling fountain. It made a very peaceful gurgle, and she knelt down to be close to it.

Jessica is so good at sharing!

Whoops! Who farted?!!! :)

Cherry Pies and Paintings

 Jessica has been a long time fan of a painting I did. I am flattered by her many recreations of it. I wish I knew what the painting means to her, all I know is what it means to me. It is a self-portrait. I painted a doll and then stuck photographs of my eyes over it. It's like a porcelain doll, but with the live-seeing eyes of a real woman. I thought Jessica needed to make her own version, with her own eyes in it. Here's how it happened:

Well done Jessica! Thanks for doing this with me. Also, thanks for putting your hand on my arm and saying, "it's ok" this morning. I must have been acting tense, you can always calm me down. thanks!

Library Shenanigans

Monday in O Town

 More basketball! This time Geoff came too, Jessica wowed us both with her amazing shot. Geoff remarked that "her shots always hit the rim because she's got soft hands." Not knowing much about basketball, I didn't know that was a good thing. But it is. Jessica is a natural "soft-hands baller. "

 There is something kind of Nancy-Drew-ish about this picture, so I included it here.

 We had a great time at the Ogden Library. Jessica roamed the internet while I looked up Google Maps and helped a friend not be lost in the mountains via cell phone.

 The Union Station in Ogden. There is a beautiful old train station in Ogden, built in 1924 (the original one built in the 1890's burned down in 1923).

51 cents of fun. Jessica picked out the "Automobile" design on her smashed penny, of course!

 Lastly, we were roaming around the train station, doing all the free things, such as, looking in the gift shop, checking out the art gallery, and using the restrooms, when we stumbled upon the antique car museum. The man at the door let us in for FREE! Bless him. Jessica loved the cars.

I think this one may be her style, I can imagine it, can you?