ah yes, time passes but yet certain things never pass. Our annual tree viewing brought us into someones front yard this year. Out of the corner of my eye as we were zipping up the highways of northern Iowa I caught sight of this familiar face. Up the hill and a quick u-turn brought more question then I was beginning to think the adventure was worth. After several rubbing of my ears and shaking my head my mother came to the conclusion that I had found a new road to follow. Actually and old road that if some of you remember started way back. My earliest reflection was at the zoo in St Louis, but the earliest picture I believe was with her friends at the zoo in Pittsburgh, Pa.. So it goes as we rounded the corner and into the drive the big burly figure greeted us with his picture perfect pose. You just never know what you might find unless you adventure out and keep your eyes open. The road you follow may be were you want to go but the side trips along the way are what memories are made of. As the saying goes, take time to smell the roses or in this case to visit a friend. :)