{"id":13418,"date":"2020-08-11T23:04:16","date_gmt":"2020-08-12T03:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=13418"},"modified":"2020-08-11T23:04:16","modified_gmt":"2020-08-12T03:04:16","slug":"grandgirls-river-8-11-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=13418","title":{"rendered":"Grandgirls! River! 8.11.20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I started my new protocol of meeting Ashley at Global Mall this morning. She doesn\u2019t have to drive all the way to my house to drop off the girls. Seems like a good compromise.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--River--8-11-20\/i-sLqR98H\/0\/b9142c62\/M\/2020081122395372-3711773045403412752-IMG_9766_heic-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--River--8-11-20\/i-s6zxGVJ\/0\/54ef614b\/M\/2020081122395372--4162096344078677359-IMG_9767_heic-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Had a fun chat with Anthony while I waited for Ashley to arrive.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--River--8-11-20\/i-3n9t6qf\/0\/1d6fa8a7\/M\/2020081122395372-3863807769611366616-IMG_9768-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kathy got to say hello to them before she had to go to work this morning.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--River--8-11-20\/i-vDJ8FLJ\/0\/c4d07e9b\/M\/2020081122395372--3547306594012227318-IMG_9769_heic-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We spent some time studying the common feeder birds. I have a lot, it\u2019s almost like being in a birdcage.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--River--8-11-20\/i-NsjCd2j\/0\/fc1a021d\/M\/2020081122395372-5105772258398187379-IMG_9771_heic-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--River--8-11-20\/i-j4q56Hm\/0\/6136bc37\/M\/2020081122395372-3576803913705961562-IMG_9772_heic-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--River--8-11-20\/i-R5Wxrv3\/0\/46d39f0e\/M\/2020081122395372--1870312758350944076-IMG_9770_heic-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Had about an inch of rain yesterday. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--River--8-11-20\/i-qt3gdxQ\/0\/b395e5a0\/M\/2020081122413011-6991861478717932637-IMG_8043-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I took the girls back to the river by the gristmill at Stone Mountain. It\u2019s a beautiful little place to splash round.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--River--8-11-20\/i-zcfPSRQ\/0\/968e1df3\/M\/2020081122395372-2769591248698146763-IMG_9773_heic-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--River--8-11-20\/i-JgW99KN\/0\/aad1b8b9\/M\/2020081122395372--3856252505835341806-IMG_9784_heic-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--River--8-11-20\/i-2dZzbGF\/0\/9dd9594d\/M\/2020081122395372-1710097008963448810-IMG_9787_heic-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lots of lovely flowers and swallowtail butterflies to watch.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--River--8-11-20\/i-wF6kj4D\/0\/ce5bd14d\/M\/2020081122395372-2235066346225942421-IMG_9775-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--River--8-11-20\/i-PvBVhMD\/0\/7bb08a7b\/M\/2020081122395372--7605833120429843101-IMG_9777-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--River--8-11-20\/i-8wprwgJ\/0\/a3e8bce1\/M\/2020081122411076--1023893322548367246-IMG_9793-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--River--8-11-20\/i-XL24ZG9\/0\/54440632\/M\/2020081122413011--5981006787943719895-IMG_8046-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While they took their nap, I went to Walmart to pick up the groceries. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--River--8-11-20\/i-3MgL6m3\/0\/aaf3d88c\/M\/2020081122411076-2338332683199864620-IMG_9796-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Miles came and got them around 5 o\u2019clock. <\/p>\n<p>I got a 15.26 mile bike ride in.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--River--8-11-20\/i-dVwJMvC\/0\/968ba610\/M\/2020081122411076-5644775652712613545-IMG_9800-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--River--8-11-20\/i-rbdhwMp\/0\/fc4a7fa0\/M\/2020081122411076-2524498698292579864-IMG_9797-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I stopped several places to break branches out of the sidewalk where a ride. I very rarely ride on the road except for in communities with little traffic. It\u2019s just too dangerous in my humble opinion.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--River--8-11-20\/i-psdsVv9\/0\/0386c4c8\/M\/2020081122413011--2898530806662019752-IMG_8048-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--River--8-11-20\/i-HtFXRXK\/0\/52ae1796\/M\/2020081122413011--3610275622000551644-IMG_8047-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I spent about the first hour just going through all the poetry that I know. This is one of the four cards that I use to make sure I\u2019ve done it all.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--River--8-11-20\/i-8jRq685\/0\/5db42ab4\/M\/2020081122413011--1288825719113610643-IMG_8054-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Listened to radio from Madrid for the last thirty minutes of my ride.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--River--8-11-20\/i-NFqP9wX\/0\/c71d1b47\/M\/2020081122411076--3567484834056924755-IMG_9798-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Gorgeous clouds today. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--River--8-11-20\/i-CvqnmxZ\/0\/e0862068\/M\/2020081122413011-5255416849059407188-IMG_8049-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--River--8-11-20\/i-HJRpSfx\/0\/ab4011f4\/M\/2020081122413011-1750294778407091131-IMG_8052-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--River--8-11-20\/i-SqVx6jc\/0\/b4cba0c0\/M\/2020081122413011--2313876397651842735-IMG_8055-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--River--8-11-20\/i-JFVXwSn\/0\/2bc9971e\/M\/2020081122413011-6757346550752572225-IMG_8056-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--River--8-11-20\/i-ZFTL5wz\/0\/e960afb5\/M\/2020081122413011-2619548428130071696-IMG_8058-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--River--8-11-20\/i-qjzgvpr\/0\/87bb6693\/M\/2020081122411076--8932768746552699110-IMG_8059-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--River--8-11-20\/i-T369bDh\/0\/6a83ac67\/M\/2020081122411076--5814056143873860479-IMG_8060-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--River--8-11-20\/i-fsBFn4z\/0\/c79454f6\/M\/2020081122411076--7237630081043816273-IMG_8061-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I saw a gaggle of geese on my route today. This morning on the way home with the girls from Global Mall I saw over 100 geese in a yard. I\u2019ve never seen anything to that level. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--River--8-11-20\/i-TtLF5xf\/0\/d975b077\/M\/2020081122411076--3475446699868291987-IMG_9799-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Paid bills. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--River--8-11-20\/i-p8b5DF6\/0\/4263797c\/M\/2020081122411076--7535093337909827327-IMG_9801_heic-M.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I studied Spanish and did my brain training this evening.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--River--8-11-20\/i-F5XVvg6\/0\/d0a9aa5a\/M\/2020081122411076--6900861748559182036-IMG_9802-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--River--8-11-20\/i-Qq4f6RP\/0\/ce940181\/M\/2020081122411076--9160453483081708405-IMG_9803-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--River--8-11-20\/i-2hcnLvk\/0\/f4dffd65\/M\/2020081122411076-1132368000449208544-IMG_9804-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/photos.smugmug.com\/Family\/Grand-girls--River--8-11-20\/i-wM6Nbxs\/0\/ed63f12f\/M\/2020081122411076-3592706785928472608-IMG_9805-M.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/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>I started my new protocol of meeting Ashley at Global Mall this morning. She doesn\u2019t have to drive all the way to my house to drop off the girls. Seems like a good compromise. Had a fun chat with Anthony while I waited for Ashley to arrive. Kathy got to say hello to them before [&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\/13418"}],"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=13418"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13418\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13419,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13418\/revisions\/13419"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}