musing minds

[flickr]4783999913[/flickr]

We went downtown yesterday to see what we could see of the filming. This is a setup on Wacker Drive, a vehicle crushed by fallen building parts.

[flickr]4802568417[/flickr]

We saw a bit of filming when we were down on the river. At the water taxi stop (which was not in use this weekend because of the filming) we saw a bunch of actors portraying soldiers fighting and then retreating from something we couldn’t see…

[flickr]4803195120[/flickr]

We also saw Ratchet!

[flickr]4802525149[/flickr]

We saw her yesterday at the Field Museum in Chicago.

[flickr]4776733371[/flickr]

It was a hazy day downtown

[flickr]4776727375[/flickr]

Sorry the start is a bit choppy, I was trying to get the tripod set up correctly.

We participated in two parades today!

[flickr]4761486057[/flickr]

Hubby and Joe Walsh at the Antioch, IL parade.

[flickr]4747743480[/flickr]

And now there are many more. I just hope they don’t all fall off with no fruit like last year. I had a lot of blossoms and no fruit… 😥

His family and friends have our condolences and prayers. We may not have agreed with his politics, but he was a huge “fan” of the Constitution, carried a copy with him always, and got September 17th declared National Constitution Day.

and to many others: Newt Gingrich, Erin & Diane Murphy (Tabitha from Bewitched), Joe Piscopo, Barry Manilow, Ken Livingstone (former Mayor of London), Mohamed ElBaradei (IAEA), Mark Linn Baker, Venus Williams, Igor Stravinsky, King Edward I of England, MC Escher, John Murtha

and WordPress 3.0 was released today!

[flickr]4700540337[/flickr]

I found this neat kit at the nursery. It has a pole and two cross pieces. The cross pieces go in to the bottom, big pot at the bottom and top, then the pole is threaded through the holes in the middle of the pieces. Then you take four smaller pots and thread them on the pole, flipping them back and forth as you do. Fill with soil and add plants! This makes a great herb garden for me!

From the top down: Rosemary, Mint, Oregano, Thyme, and in the bottom pot: French Tarragon, Basil, and Italian Parsley around the back.

[flickr]4682741066[/flickr]