Blackfeet Indian Shawl Dance

This past weekend some out of town family and friends went with us to Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center to see a Blackfeet Indian Dance Presentation and to take part in the 11th Annual Illuminaria Walk along the Missouri River on the River's Edge Trail along Black Eagle Dam.

The evening was beautiful but bright as the sun shown brightly through most of the dance presentation.



I fell in love with the colors of this regalia worn for "The Shawl Dance". It is more modern in design than the usual buckskin most are made out of.



The sun really made it shine and everyone could tell the dancer loved the spirit that flowed through the air with the hand drummers beating the drum and singing their song for her.

Vintage Photography

I love looking at flickr.com and at photos people put on from their ancestors or finds at garage sales, rummage markets, or attics of old homes.

This person has found a treasure in several photos of the same couple.



Love the wedding photograph. I am not much of a mustache sort of person, but he has the handles going on here. Probably was a thinker and twist on the ends regularly.


You can tell from the following photograph that they have a little one on the way. Also, like most women, she has changed her hair some and now has bangs.


I wonder why way back then there were no smiles on the folks -- maybe they had not come up with the phrase -- "say cheese".

Maybe it might have been because of the torture of having to sit for a long period of time while the picture set.

Do You Believe In Fairies?

Do You Believe In Fairies?, originally uploaded by Clodders.

Fairies are elusive wonderous little things, we
saw them best as children, tried to touch their
fairy wings. But now that we are all grown up
and adult, we don't see, those tiny wonderous
beings, that we saw when we were three.
They visit us each morning flying round as we
get up, the sleep that we wipe from our eyes,
comes from their fairy cup.
They wait and hope that we will say those
words they long to hear; "I believe in Fairies",
say it loud and say it clear.
For everytime you say it, another fairy will
survive, but when you say I don't believe
another fairy dies.

"I believe in Fairies"

- Sue Fellows

Four Worms

A minister decided that a visual demonstration would add emphasis to his Sunday sermon.


Four worms were placed into four separate jars.


The first worm was put into a container of alcohol.



The second worm was put into a container of cigarette smoke.



The third worm was put into a container of chocolate syrup.



The fourth worm was put into a container of good clean soil.

At the conclusion of the sermon, the Minister reported the following results:

The first worm in alcohol - Dead.

The second worm in cigarette smoke - Dead

Third worm in chocolate syrup - Dead

Fourth worm in good clean soil - Alive.

So the Minister asked the congregation -

What did you learn from this demonstration?

Maxine was sitting in the back, quickly raised her hand and said,



'As long as you drink, smoke and eat chocolate,
you won't have worms!'

That pretty much ended the service --

Summer Reading

The boys and I visited the Great Falls Public Library yesterday to return books and pick up a couple new ones to read. My Avery (age 10) is really getting into reading and listening to me read chapter books appropriate for his age. We just finished one called The Shadowmaker complete with a wizard, poor children and spells -- of course ending with the kids being smarter and happier in the end.



The kid's section in the library has been changed to look like a pirate ship has beached. Also, the walls have a very neat and extensive collage of pictures with an I SPY GAME challenge -- "How many figure skaters can you find?" riddle.






The boys sat down and completed the United States puzzle together and enjoyed themselves.




Outside, I pulled the digital camera out and Avery took a good picture of the arch fountain built out front last summer.


A good time was had, but drinks were needed to keep us all hydrated while out running errands.

Hope you are getting a little reading in this summer!