Spooky, Spectacular and Sweet

Spooky During our big storm earlier this week, this poor arachnid fell into one of our rain buckets and couldn’t get out. So it’s Halloween weekend and I thought, well it’s not every day you get to be up close and personal with a big red spooky spider. It would’ve been a hilarious video watching me extract this guy out of the water... read more

Masks – The Good, the Bad & the Unusual

After a year and a half of wearing masks, I thought I’d share some observations. The Good  Wearing masks saves lives. There’s nothing more important than that. The Bad For some people, wearing masks has caused nuisances ranging from acne to bad breath to tonsil stones. The Unusual Now that kids are back in school,... read more

Val’s Road Ten Year Anniversary

I can’t believe it, but it’s been ten years since I wrote my first post in 2011. For a fun and a long trip down memory lane, I decided to revisit my 200+ posts and pick my favorite from each year to share with you again. To save space, I omitted all the photos. However, if you want to see the complete post with photos, go to my front page,... read more

Val’s Road Photo Contest Winners

Thanks to everyone who submitted photos this year.  The water theme offered some great shots. So after a very enjoyable time reviewing all the entries, I’ve picked the winners of this year’s contest. Congratulations! The WinnersFirst Place PhotoGina J – Photo taken in Iceland Runner Up Photos Deb E – Photo taken in... read more

Joy at a Stop Light

Close to my house is an intersection for the local high school. Before the pandemic, about two thousand students attended the school.  If you hit that red light when classes let out, you’d be stuck waiting there for several minutes. For the first time in over a year, I came up on that intersection and saw hundreds of students leaving the... read more