Slowly I Become One With the Mud

"Rain, rain on my face
It hasn't stopped raining for days
My world is a flood
Slowly I become one with the mud

But if I can't swim after forty days
And my mind is crushed by the thrashing waves
Lift me up so high that I cannot fall
Lift me up
Lift me up - when Im falling
Lift me up - Im weak and Im dying
Lift me up - I need you to hold me
Lift me up - keep me from drowning again"

–Jars of Clay, Flood

This song comes to mind often these days because Albuquerque has been breaking records for the amount of rain. It's unbelievable! I've never seen this place so green. I mean - you look out across the river to the west volcanoes and it's green. Not the usual dirt brown. But you know what that means in 6-12 months. It will dry up and all those new weeds, grass and native plants are just kindling for the fires. I hope not. Well, here's to all who normally live in sogginess - I don't know how you do it. Cheers.



Here's my backyard getting drenched (I've always wanted my own swimming pool of mud.) and even better a rainbow afterwards.

1966 Plymouth Sport Fury

No, no, it's not mine. It's my Uncle Denny's - who lives in western PA. Pretty sweet though. I think he's planning on restoring this puppy. An interesting note, is that he and my dad were rummaging around in my late Grandmother's garage and found some actual parts (in their boxes) dated to the late 60's or early 70's, but never used that would fit the Fury. Left overs from the Byers Y Esso service station that my late Grandfather (Frantz Byers) used to own. Wow!

Family Folk

A couple weeks ago I had the opportunity to visit my relations in Pennsylvania. We're a strange bunch when all together, but if that were not the case then we wouldn't be family. Here's my sweet Grandmother Byers (Liela) and I, she had just come outside to find a few of us fishing in the lake. And the group shot is the other side better known as the Wolfe's. That's My Sister, Me, Grandpa, Uncle and Grandma. We were trying not to get wet from the rain while having a hard time all fitting on the deck.