Every time we build a new project our Phoebe has to give it a test drive... its just the way it is!
Today as we did the final touches on the parade float it was time for a wing walk on the biplane and then some serious chicken wranging...
Havin' fun at the rodeo in Yarrow...
-grampa dan
Posted by sarge (Member # 1022) on :
Really liked seeing the chicken being painted yesterday... wish we had of caught up....next week huh?.... after Moose Jaw
Posted by Dana Stanley (Member # 6786) on :
She must have a ball with you for a dad!
Posted by Dan Sawatzky (Member # 88) on :
I'm the grampa Dana... dads aren't allowed to have this much fun.
Actually her dad is a fun guy. He teaches her lots of cool stuff and has a lot of fun with Phoebe too.
But I also get my turn to spend some time with her most days and my job as grampa is one I take seriously... its all about fun! We painted with real paint today for the first time. Yellow happens to be one of her favorite colors and we had some handy along with a one inch fitch... nothing but the best for Phoebe!
She did a great job painting her blocks and best of all now Phoebe has a painting outfit for when she comes over. She REALLY gets into painting!!
Ready for another day of fun tomorrow in Yarrow...
-grampa dan
Posted by Jon Butterworth (Member # 227) on :
She's a real cute kid. Took a shine to "Uncle Bushie^" ... walking down the road to restaurant for dinner clutching Dan's hand ... next minute a hand grabs mine and we we played jump the cracks in the sidewalk all the way there!
Gotta post finished float Dan. That was fun!
Posted by Raymond Chapman (Member # 361) on :
Do you dress your granddaughter? She has on two different colors of socks.
Posted by Dana Stanley (Member # 6786) on :
Boy Ray you gotta eye for detail! I completely missed that. I think its just the carnival atmosphere up there though, I don't think it was accidental.
Posted by Pat Welter (Member # 785) on :
WHAT...CHICKENS? hahaha (bit of an inside joke)Dan they look great as does the bi-plane in the BG and Phoebe is having great fun too...hang on to these moments gramps they fly by fast(pardon he pun.)
Posted by Deri Russell (Member # 119) on :
My goodness has Phoebe ever grown!!! I won't say anything about her socks. Mine don't match today.
BTW neat chicken Grampa Dan.
Posted by Jon Jantz (Member # 6137) on :
Grampa Dan the chickens look cool, but I like the bi-plane even better... you're getting closer and closer to something I'd actually fly.. (although if it were real the thing would go backwards... the prop pitch is reversed)
When can we see some more pics of it??
Posted by Tony Segale (Member # 1380) on :
those are the same socks Dan wore in Lodi
Posted by David Harding (Member # 108) on :
Jon, that's a Canadian metric radial engine in Dan's plane. They run 'em backwards north of the 49th parallel.
Edited to add: It's also possible that recent "Down Under" influence in the shop has affected the crankshaft rotation.
[ June 29, 2007, 11:20 PM: Message edited by: David Harding ]
Posted by Jon Butterworth (Member # 227) on :
Dave It flys backwards and was painted up side down by somebody visiting from the other side of the planet!!
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