{"id":13395,"date":"2020-08-04T22:55:21","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T02:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=13395"},"modified":"2020-08-04T22:57:32","modified_gmt":"2020-08-05T02:57:32","slug":"iss-grandgirls-stone-mountain-geese-shoes-8-4-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=13395","title":{"rendered":"ISS! Grandgirls! Stone Mountain! Geese! Shoes! 8.4.20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last night and this evening I saw the International Space Station for the 59th and the 60th times! It\u2019s been a fun project over several years.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/ISS--Grand-girls--Still-in-Mount\/i-533NggV\/0\/ee9da745\/M\/2020080421035079-7523135547465429653-IMG_7969-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I studied Spanish and did my brain training.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/ISS--Grand-girls--Still-in-Mount\/i-CNnmphV\/0\/7220f8e7\/M\/2020080421025940-8151914636758739319-IMG_9471-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/ISS--Grand-girls--Still-in-Mount\/i-9shwktQ\/0\/524abe0d\/M\/2020080421025940--5091186939893845302-IMG_9472-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/ISS--Grand-girls--Still-in-Mount\/i-M69LmFm\/0\/377a512a\/M\/2020080421025940--8235597566476187773-IMG_9473-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/ISS--Grand-girls--Still-in-Mount\/i-PSzwD47\/0\/1d490446\/M\/2020080421025940-5108352455995826854-IMG_9474-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/ISS--Grand-girls--Still-in-Mount\/i-nbb3qNf\/0\/9b969618\/M\/2020080421025940-5886389490944307088-IMG_9475-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Enjoyed working with the girls. I\u2019m preparing them for a T-shirt and tie-dye project soon.  I showed them how we\u2019re going use rubber bands and squirt the shirts with water pistols filled with ink. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/ISS--Grand-girls--Still-in-Mount\/i-vFQQqsn\/0\/4414d74d\/M\/2020080421025940--4177879003375684384-IMG_9476_heic-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/ISS--Grand-girls--Still-in-Mount\/i-xHdN42G\/0\/98ea83ed\/M\/2020080421025940-4254969937559586437-IMG_9478_heic-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I still have a few things to get together before we can do the project.  It\u2019s going to be a lot of fun!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/ISS--Grand-girls--Still-in-Mount\/i-PTzH3pN\/0\/7d7b120d\/M\/2020080421025940-2773235876177757668-IMG_9477-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Rained slightly over an inch yesterday. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/ISS--Grand-girls--Still-in-Mount\/i-FTfHm2B\/0\/fc82a1e6\/M\/2020080421035079--3504897532898370060-IMG_7970-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The girls helped me clean out the bird baths and put the food out. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/ISS--Grand-girls--Still-in-Mount\/i-JsmnB6Q\/0\/482235a2\/M\/2020080421035079--6461775115103851930-IMG_7971-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We had fun building a little fort today. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/ISS--Grand-girls--Still-in-Mount\/i-r6tZpp7\/0\/bc9dffae\/M\/2020080421025940--2847984050677133009-IMG_9480_heic-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/ISS--Grand-girls--Still-in-Mount\/i-SzXNPkk\/0\/58c58930\/M\/2020080421025940--7000084866951177342-IMG_9481_heic-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m always trying to teach them something about nature. Today we found a katydid. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/ISS--Grand-girls--Still-in-Mount\/i-2ZHtTZ5\/0\/f1e98150\/M\/2020080421035079--4292294117532906706-IMG_7973-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/ISS--Grand-girls--Still-in-Mount\/i-kw7z8HZ\/0\/922a7373\/M\/2020080421025940--903754416809782578-IMG_7974-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I used the egg timer to help me keep them still while I brushed tangles out.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/ISS--Grand-girls--Still-in-Mount\/i-GWNBMFm\/0\/59c76310\/M\/2020080421035079-7985350699041316564-IMG_7972-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I took my first trip inside Walmart in over three months. I needed to get the girls some new shoes and flip-flops. We got all masked up and I put them in a shopping cart. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/ISS--Grand-girls--Still-in-Mount\/i-p3sDzQc\/0\/299b1afd\/M\/2020080421025940-2383592294507384186-IMG_9482_heic-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I figured out a way I could open up the cart so I didn\u2019t have to lift them over the edge. They\u2019re too heavy for me to do that sort of stuff. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/ISS--Grand-girls--Still-in-Mount\/i-M7hmQNp\/0\/55d6a41f\/M\/2020080421025940-7511877861459695849-IMG_9483_heic-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I got them some Minnie Mouse and Frozen shoes. They really liked them. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/ISS--Grand-girls--Still-in-Mount\/i-M4zTvq9\/1\/21f21489\/M\/2020080421025940--1556531648906532493-IMG_9485_heic-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/ISS--Grand-girls--Still-in-Mount\/i-GvPP7WS\/1\/5cc8a91e\/M\/2020080421025940-8007851674165813846-IMG_9486_heic-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We went to Stone Mountain to feed some geese and the fish that were beside the shoreline. I\u2019m always teaching them to make sure and be clean.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/ISS--Grand-girls--Still-in-Mount\/i-h4Wd86N\/0\/8fd85dc9\/M\/2020080421025940-5693814094756216-IMG_9487_heic-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Got groceries, cleaned them, and brought them inside. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/ISS--Grand-girls--Still-in-Mount\/i-vKk4CkZ\/0\/5c2666a9\/M\/2020080421025940-3398174409264231539-IMG_7975-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was cooler than it\u2019s been for a while. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/ISS--Grand-girls--Still-in-Mount\/i-zLKvkwP\/0\/6feaae48\/M\/2020080421025940-8131771350205787828-IMG_9492-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Capped off the evening with another viewing of the International Space Station.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/ISS--Grand-girls--Still-in-Mount\/i-dswvxVT\/0\/2e734916\/M\/2020080422385151--506717841527542442-IMG_9501-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/ISS--Grand-girls--Still-in-Mount\/i-kFZW3wx\/0\/c49268b8\/M\/2020080422385151--1910313358141948231-IMG_9502-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/ISS--Grand-girls--Still-in-Mount\/i-ckSZDcN\/0\/772255c0\/M\/2020080422385151-3501318588401116417-IMG_7976-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve enjoyed playing Far Cry Primal. Nothing much cooler than running through a forest with a white cave lion by my side for protection!<\/p>\n<p>Tim A. Cummins<br \/>\n770-490-1668<br \/>\nWhirlwindmissions.org<br \/>\nWhirlwindtim@Gmail.com<br \/>\nTimacummins@ Twitter &#038; Facebook<br \/>\nVerbalSurgery.com. Podcasts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last night and this evening I saw the International Space Station for the 59th and the 60th times! It\u2019s been a fun project over several years. I studied Spanish and did my brain training. Enjoyed working with the girls. I\u2019m preparing them for a T-shirt and tie-dye project soon. I showed them how we\u2019re going [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13395"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13395"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13395\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13399,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13395\/revisions\/13399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}