Busy Spring

A lot has been going on around here, but blogging has not been part of it all. I'm going to fill in a few back posts for trips for the past few months, but this is a quick overview of the Spring we've had.

Miran has been hosting archery gatherings. He and Heather are the two experts and they have talked Aspen and Jeff into buying bows as well and they all get together either at our house or Heather's and practice. These shots are from a shooting get together in March, I think.

Cars have been a big theme of the past month and a half. First the Passat died. We still haven't gotten rid of the Passat because I haven't had time to wash it and take pictures and postit on Craig's List. We hope someone will be interested in buying it for parts and we can at least get a few hundred for it. But we did have to hurry and get a new car for Azra Here she is posing with the new-to-us Acura.

Soon after the Passat's not-so-surprising death, Miran's TT failed the state inspection and the bill to fix what need proved fairly close to the value of the car itself. So we haven't fixed it yet. I think the plan is to try to get a cheaper estimate and fix it over the summer and then try to sell it for a little more and upgrade before it is worthless like the Passat.

Then someone rear-ended me at an intersection. Taking pictures of the damage proved difficult. The whole back was out of plane and nothing lined up, but it was subtle and doesn't show in the pictures. The one below shows the bumper loose and is the clearest shot of the damage. The other driver's insurance was great and fixed the whole back pretty quickly - the whole back gate and bumper had to be replaced. The damage totaled about $2500, but of course I didn't have to pay.