Well it's time for another update from the Sandbox. All is well here, just hot. The temp at one point was 106 yesterday. No complaints though. I am getting used to the temps. I guess that is good.
A couple of things before we get to the title of the post. I was walking back to my b-hut on Friday evening and walked by the Chapel. I heard a choir singing so I stopped to listen. They were practicing I guess for this weekend but the music was beautiful. There was a soloist and man could she sing. I just stood there and listened. It made me sad for home. I would love to sit in church on Sunday morning and listen to the choir. I guess I will have to wait till Christmas when I come home.
I woke up this morning to the sound of airplanes flying over. I think they were about five feet above my hut. They were loud this morning. Sometimes they seem to be right outside. Today is cleaning day in the hut. You have to dust and put things in their place every once in a while or the walls start to close in on you. These rooms in the b-hut are pretty tiny. I put a new Auburn flag in my room. The sad part is I do not have any walls big enough to hang a flag so I had to put it on my ceiling. It is a great way to wake up every morning looking at the BIG AU above my bed.
Now on to the title of the post. I have decided to name the creatures wood names, thus the "Forest". There will be Boxwood, Sapwood, Basswood, Tiger Wood, etc., and of course Burl. I have to decide which one is which. There are 13 of the little creatures now. Check out my Facebook page to see pictures. I posted a new photo album showing all of them. I now have to build some shelves to display them all on. I think that will be a project for this afternoon. I haven't built anything in a while and I am about to have withdrawals. If I were at home I know that my better half would have me building something. Maybe just fixing something. But it would be building in my mind.
Well I am being called to go to lunch by some of my friends. And, yes I have friends over here. So I will go for now.
Till next time from the Sandbox. War Eagle!
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
What I do in the sandbox in my free time
Hello from the sandbox. I know it has been a while, but I haven't been in the mood to type and I have been busy. That is a good thing. There are several people leaving and going on R & R so that makes me even more busy. I don't mind it makes the days fly by.
Speaking of flying, I will be flying home in December. I can't wait. I will be home for Christmas. It will be good to see the family and friends. You don't realize how much you miss the people you are around all the time until you are away from the for a while.
The sandbox is still hot. Most days it gets into the upper 90s to 100+. I guess I am getting used to it. It doesn't seem to bother me as much now. My sunscreen and a hat every day and I am set.
As you can see from the new profile picture, I have taken up whittling again (something I have done over the last 35 or so years). It is giving me something to do. My wife thinks I should name them the Sandbox Studs. I don't think that fits me very well. I hope someone will help me with a name for them. I have carved seven of them now and counting. I brought wood and my knifes thinking I might whittle a little now and then. Well I do it all the time. I keep a piece of wood with me all the time so any time I have free I can whittle. I will get tired of at some point, but for now I can't put it down. I will post a picture of all of the "Sandbox _______" (y'all help me with the name) on my Facebook page.
I was driving around the end of the airport runway today and saw two F-15 jets take off. I just love to see that. They are amazing. It is even better at night. I am going to have to make friends with one of the pilots and talk them into a ride on one those things. I think most of my friends here would be so jealous. It probably won't happen. I can dream though. I know that most of the time they are going out on patrol or whatever. They come and go many times during the day and night.
Well my football team won again last Saturday. Go Tigers! I was able to listen to the game on an internet radio. Most of the games that are on the American Forces Radio are on in the middle of the night and they only show highlights. It's OK though, I enjoy listening to the games just about as much.
I had a bunch of things to say today but I have forgotten most of them. I hope the next blog post won't take so long.
That being said, I will step out of the sandbox for now. I will type to you soon. War Eagle!
Speaking of flying, I will be flying home in December. I can't wait. I will be home for Christmas. It will be good to see the family and friends. You don't realize how much you miss the people you are around all the time until you are away from the for a while.
The sandbox is still hot. Most days it gets into the upper 90s to 100+. I guess I am getting used to it. It doesn't seem to bother me as much now. My sunscreen and a hat every day and I am set.
As you can see from the new profile picture, I have taken up whittling again (something I have done over the last 35 or so years). It is giving me something to do. My wife thinks I should name them the Sandbox Studs. I don't think that fits me very well. I hope someone will help me with a name for them. I have carved seven of them now and counting. I brought wood and my knifes thinking I might whittle a little now and then. Well I do it all the time. I keep a piece of wood with me all the time so any time I have free I can whittle. I will get tired of at some point, but for now I can't put it down. I will post a picture of all of the "Sandbox _______" (y'all help me with the name) on my Facebook page.
I was driving around the end of the airport runway today and saw two F-15 jets take off. I just love to see that. They are amazing. It is even better at night. I am going to have to make friends with one of the pilots and talk them into a ride on one those things. I think most of my friends here would be so jealous. It probably won't happen. I can dream though. I know that most of the time they are going out on patrol or whatever. They come and go many times during the day and night.
Well my football team won again last Saturday. Go Tigers! I was able to listen to the game on an internet radio. Most of the games that are on the American Forces Radio are on in the middle of the night and they only show highlights. It's OK though, I enjoy listening to the games just about as much.
I had a bunch of things to say today but I have forgotten most of them. I hope the next blog post won't take so long.
That being said, I will step out of the sandbox for now. I will type to you soon. War Eagle!
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