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3236 days ago

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Start of family communal Victory Garden this year. Late start due to rains. I will be planting Giant Sun Flowers this year and will share when ready. I'm at ...Read more

Start of family communal Victory Garden this year. Late start due to rains. I will be planting Giant Sun Flowers this year and will share when ready. I'm at 15 months after AVR and just got excellent checkup. I'm getting ready to go back to regain FAA 3rd

Bill Cherry (cont.) class medical for Private Pilot. Love to all my fellow heart warriors. bc

Jean Raber Nice garden set up! Mine has dwindled to a kitchen herb garden and lots of plants in containers, but ... Read more

Jean Raber Nice garden set up! Mine has dwindled to a kitchen herb garden and lots of plants in containers, but it feels SO good to dig in dirt, even if it's only a little patch.

Petey Bello Nice, hope you get lots healthy veggies!

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3458 days ago

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Surgery & recovery kept me from doing my Giant sun flowers this year; but my daughter started her new enterprise this year Cherry Farm Flowers.

Edith Dim Gorgeous!

Tammy Pilcher Beautiful!

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3488 days ago

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Phase IV cardiac rehab - build a play structure for your grand kids.... :) Just kidding.

Clare Auten My kids would love something like that. Unfortunately, I am not talented at building things and mine ... Read more

Clare Auten My kids would love something like that. Unfortunately, I am not talented at building things and mine would probably lean one way or the other. Good work.

Bob M Way to go heart brother!

Tammy Pilcher Good job Bill!

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3499 days ago

Lynne Ladd and 3 others reacted to this

A sun flower from my daughters flower garden, sun flower section - viewing this image is known to reduce blood pressure and mend damaged hearts! :)

Bill Cherry This I believe is called a "Teddy Bear" sun flower.

John Jones The golden spiral. If anyone is recovering and can't do much physical labor yet, it is worth your tim ... Read more

John Jones The golden spiral. If anyone is recovering and can't do much physical labor yet, it is worth your time to explore the Fibonacci numbers as it pertains to nature. I'm a simple person so I find it pretty amazing.

Terrie Syvertsen Hello Bill. Lovely photo. Looks like your daughter has inherited Dad's green thumb. Love her working ... Read more

Terrie Syvertsen Hello Bill. Lovely photo. Looks like your daughter has inherited Dad's green thumb. Love her working space/land. Hope she is enjoying all the work! I just finally got some seeds to bloom up as with the drought I am either making things soggy making sure they get enough water or they are drying out too fast. It is worth the effort. I have one "Snake Vine" that made it so far and several nasturtiums which will be scarlet colored if they make it through the week, ha? I think I also have a pumpkin plant coming up but don't know if it will make it with the new puppy and his great investigative NOSE for anything in dirt! HA HA HA. love these puppy stages!
Love the photos you are posting!!!

Jean Raber Lovely! I love sunflowers, the way they move to follow the sun. I feel my blood pressure going down a ... Read more

Jean Raber Lovely! I love sunflowers, the way they move to follow the sun. I feel my blood pressure going down already. And, yes, those Fibonacci numbers are fascinating! Thanks, fellas, for those notes!

Tammy Pilcher Beautiful!

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3520 days ago

Pat Bluemel, Mary K, Kelly Weisgarber and 2 others reacted to this

A healing photo for the sunflower lovers and those recovering from OHS.

Jean Raber Lovely! Made me happy to see this. Used to be a farm near us that had sunflowers, but not this year. ... Read more

Jean Raber Lovely! Made me happy to see this. Used to be a farm near us that had sunflowers, but not this year. I sold some in seedling form at the Farmers Market back in May, but didn't have any left for us!

Sherry Nichols Simply beautiful 😇😇😇

John Jones nice pic Bill

John Jones Actually, it's much nicer than nice. Are you selling prints of this one and the one with the wind mil ... Read more

John Jones Actually, it's much nicer than nice. Are you selling prints of this one and the one with the wind mill in it? They make a nice pair

Tammy Pilcher Bill, beautiful photo! My favorite, though, is still the one you posted with the huge field of sunfl ... Read more

Tammy Pilcher Bill, beautiful photo! My favorite, though, is still the one you posted with the huge field of sunflowers all facing the sunrise. That one was spiritual! Thanks for sharing!

Jeanette Davidson Gorgeous!!!! Thanks for sharing🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻

Elizabeth Hartman So pretty! Thanks for sharing!

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3520 days ago

Mary K reacted to this

My daughter's flower garden project with her working in it.

Tammy Pilcher Awesome!

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3549 days ago

Kelly Weisgarber, Jim Kelly-Evans, Jeanette Davidson reacted to this

My CardioCave™ partially populated. :)

Barry Van Gemert Bill, you need the big TV up front.

Bill Cherry I do have a 65" one I could move down there. Would give me an excuse to get a new 4K for up here.

Steve Offenbecher I agree, I wonder if you could "cardio cave" size the TV, I can hardly see it!.

Bob M Outstanding! You da man!

Terrie Syvertsen Bill- Nice work out area. Needs a big potted sunflower sitting below the t.v. though! How are your su ... Read more

Terrie Syvertsen Bill- Nice work out area. Needs a big potted sunflower sitting below the t.v. though! How are your sunflowers doing? I agree with Bob M. "You the man". I especially like the flooring you chose as it also would serve as a great place to sit and use some stretch tubing resistance! No rug burns!

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3551 days ago

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Duane, I originally posted this some time back right after your surgery, not knowing how true it might become. Only have one thing to say now: WELCOME BACK! ...Read more

Duane, I originally posted this some time back right after your surgery, not knowing how true it might become. Only have one thing to say now: WELCOME BACK! bc

Bob M Amen. Have you ever seen photos of Vince Lombardi on the sidelines while he was coaching his football ... Read more

Bob M Amen. Have you ever seen photos of Vince Lombardi on the sidelines while he was coaching his football teams. Notice that sometimes, his left hand is in his pants pocket ... And in his pocket is a rosary. God bless and rise up!

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3555 days ago

Jim Kelly-Evans, Christine Pittelli, Greg Milis and 1 other reacted to this

My new T-shirt! :)

Steven A Husted hey i like that t-shirt where do i get one thanks popeye

Bill Cherry Someone posted it a while back & I ordered a couple. Took a few weeks to get though.

Clare Auten Nice shirt

John Jones Love it

Tammy Pilcher Looks good, Bill! Looking forward to getting mine! I ordered the women's tank.:-)

Kelly Weisgarber I hope to one day wear a shirt saying that!

Christine Pittelli I love it!!!!!

Christine Pittelli Tammy, where did you order yours from? Thanks!

Bob M Nice!

Tammy Pilcher Hey Christine, I ordered it when someone posted a link to a website last month. I think it was proba ... Read more

Tammy Pilcher Hey Christine, I ordered it when someone posted a link to a website last month. I think it was probably the same one Bill ordered from. I looked up my order and this is the address: teespring.com/new-back-by-popular-demand. The campaign we ordered from is closed, but it had a place to click if you still want one and it had a place to leave your email to reserve one. It said if 16 more are reserved, they will print more. See if this works and if it doesn't I'll see if I can find out some more information. Hope this helps, Tammy

Tim Goff Wearing it Proud!

Kenneth Cole Looks good.

Christine Pittelli Thank you Tammy!!

Mary Myers Love the picture and the shirt.

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3559 days ago

Completed (not necessarily ran) the Firecracker 5K this morning, Fort Collins, CO elevation 5000'+

Bill Cherry Ole Bore, I have to start small! :)

Clare Auten Good for you. I completed a "freedom four miler" in St Louis this morning. Not sure of the elevation ... Read more

Clare Auten Good for you. I completed a "freedom four miler" in St Louis this morning. Not sure of the elevation but the humidity, heat and hills made it hard.

John Jones Bill, That's wild your from Ft Collins! I lived in Leadvillle 20 yrs!

Bill Cherry Leadville is famous for many reasons, my favorite is it is North America's highest airport in elevati ... Read more

Bill Cherry Leadville is famous for many reasons, my favorite is it is North America's highest airport in elevation at 9,927 feet. Try taking off in your plane on a hot day there. :)

John Jones Lol, I haven't done that but I sure could drive the ball a long way while I lived there!

Rhonda Rawles Good for you, walk or run, still a great accomplishment.

Gerald Schaffer Congrats Bill, very impressive!

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3744 days ago

Linda Crawford, Mark Alafita, Nancy D and 1 other reacted to this

Here is a before photo, hoping to be around to grow these afterwards.

Linda Crawford Hi Bill, as a fellow gardener, I know what you mean. I planted over 100 bulbs this fall. My garden ... Read more

Linda Crawford Hi Bill, as a fellow gardener, I know what you mean. I planted over 100 bulbs this fall. My garden is ready to go too. They say that anyone who plants a garden is an optimist by nature and I think that is true. Our valve stories are very similar. You are just going to be a few days ahead of me. Here's to being able to dig and plant for a lot more years.

Jim Kelly-Evans Great photo, Bill. I enjoy gardening too. We have a small garden at our summer cottage. Wishing you t ... Read more

Jim Kelly-Evans Great photo, Bill. I enjoy gardening too. We have a small garden at our summer cottage. Wishing you the best outcome and a smooth recovery. I'll be following you in a little while myself.

Tammy Pilcher Beautiful sunflowers, Bill!

D. Carol Moore Love your garden, Bill especially the sunflowers... they are bowing to you! My husband, an avid gard ... Read more

D. Carol Moore Love your garden, Bill especially the sunflowers... they are bowing to you! My husband, an avid gardener, has turned part of our backyard into an "Oasis of fruit trees" + two gardens and a mini blueberry orchard. He, along w/me, enjoys gardening which is good therapy for the mind and body.

Bill Cherry It was fairly hot that day. Everything was wilting, including me.

D. Carol Moore Being a resident of Alabama I can attest to the hot, humid heat but we are survivors in all aspects o ... Read more

D. Carol Moore Being a resident of Alabama I can attest to the hot, humid heat but we are survivors in all aspects of life.

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3726 days ago

Jim Kelly-Evans, Jennifer Anderson and 3 others reacted to this

Bill Cherry My after photo :)

Jim Gleason Hang in there. I will be in the same spot Wednesday.

Jim Kelly-Evans Looking good, Bill. Best wishes for a smooth recovery.

Bob M Welcome to the open heart surgery scar club! Nice scar! And at home! Outstanding!

Barry Van Gemert Nice cleavage!

Patricia Garcia Hi Bill...you look great. I just got home today.

Bill Cherry Sorry about the cleavage Barry. I thought twice about posting the photo, but thought it was the least ... Read more

Bill Cherry Sorry about the cleavage Barry. I thought twice about posting the photo, but thought it was the least concern for us heart people.

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3677 days ago

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We are talking tubes & IVs! :)

Wiliam Height Yeah, I felt that was the most uncomfortable part--felt trapped and wanted to get everything off me a ... Read more

Wiliam Height Yeah, I felt that was the most uncomfortable part--felt trapped and wanted to get everything off me at one point, especially 2nd night and trying to sleep. Now I know why there are no bathrooms in ICU.

Jim Kelly-Evans Good photo, Bill. I have similar mementos from my stay at the heart valve resort :)

Ginger Murphy i think this is the part that scares the hell out of me...

Bill Cherry Whoops, did not mean to scare anyone. It really was not bad. My daughter took the photo when I was in ... Read more

Bill Cherry Whoops, did not mean to scare anyone. It really was not bad. My daughter took the photo when I was in recovery.

Ginger Murphy no its just reality of the situation thats setting in....not your fault i need to know what to expect ... Read more

Ginger Murphy no its just reality of the situation thats setting in....not your fault i need to know what to expect.....

Penny Prichard Glad u posted a reality picture. Makes it real

Bob M Old news for you, others here and me.

Daniel Spurgeon I was off the vent about 20 seconds after waking up, then went back to sleep. I didn't realize I had ... Read more

Daniel Spurgeon I was off the vent about 20 seconds after waking up, then went back to sleep. I didn't realize I had a catheter in my neck until the end of the second post op day. I am confident that I'm not the only person who didn't go through the tube-o-Rama phase, or was asleep through it. My connections didn't bother me unless I turned my head to the right, and then the swan catheter entry point in my neck felt sore.

Bill Cherry I think they removed my vent fairly fast too because I have very little memory of it. I was still zon ... Read more

Bill Cherry I think they removed my vent fairly fast too because I have very little memory of it. I was still zonked here. :)

Pat Bluemel Yah there is a pic of me like this but it's short lived. There's a pretty set agenda to get the tube ... Read more

Pat Bluemel Yah there is a pic of me like this but it's short lived. There's a pretty set agenda to get the tubes and wires out ASAP. Like Daniel, I didn't realize I had a neck cath or other lines until 2 or 3 days later and learned about them as they were removing them.

Ginger Murphy good sounds great to me.....i can deal with what happens....but worried bout my kids...my son at his ... Read more

Ginger Murphy good sounds great to me.....i can deal with what happens....but worried bout my kids...my son at his young age watched 2 ppl on a vent die....thankfully i was with him both times.... kinda hard to be strong for him if i am the one on the vent....

Lila Robinson Ginger, once I became more concerned about "my kids", it took away the fear I had for ME. That "mom" ... Read more

Lila Robinson Ginger, once I became more concerned about "my kids", it took away the fear I had for ME. That "mom" zone kicked in and I just knew I had to do it and to bounce back quickly so I wouldn't scare them, etc.! It was amazing as turn in the preplanning fears!

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3665 days ago

Pat Bluemel, Nancy D, Derek Owens and 3 others reacted to this

Cardiac Rehab - 7 weeks complete - They like to monitor your progress! :) :) :)

Barry Van Gemert I hope that is an early April Fools picture. I am having a good laugh over here!

Bill Cherry Yes, I thought a little humor was needed here.

Kimberly Biddick Haha!

Lewis Garlisi Tough rehab program. They monitor your thoughts.

Tammy Pilcher Funny!

Hysterical!! Great pic! You made me laugh pretty hard. Thanks!

Ericka Carlson Love this pic Bill!! LOL

ADAM. YOU NEED TO SERIOUSLY POST THIS SOMEWHERE., WITH A REALLY GOOD CAPTION TO GO WITH IT. I STILL ... Read more

ADAM. YOU NEED TO SERIOUSLY POST THIS SOMEWHERE., WITH A REALLY GOOD CAPTION TO GO WITH IT. I STILL LAUGH SO HARD I START TO CRY!!!

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3653 days ago

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Judith Collins I didn't know that you had to have your brain waves checked too!! ha,ha I love your sense of humor. ... Read more

Judith Collins I didn't know that you had to have your brain waves checked too!! ha,ha I love your sense of humor.

Tim Goff Thanks for the levity Bill

Sophie Marsh A great April fools joke to play on the nurses! :)

Bill Cherry I posted it (secretly) at Cardiac Rehab on April 1st. They got a kick out of it. At the early morning ... Read more

Bill Cherry I posted it (secretly) at Cardiac Rehab on April 1st. They got a kick out of it. At the early morning session, the nurses play a joke on the class by telling them rehab was cancelled and everyone was going over for a breakfast burrito.

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3630 days ago

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GRADUATION - 3 months, 12 days post op. AVR, completed & graduated 12 weeks, 36 sessions of Phase II cardiac rehab. - no problems, on to phase III. :)

Pat Bluemel Congrats! The graduations from our class are strangely emotional, you get to know the people quickly ... Read more

Pat Bluemel Congrats! The graduations from our class are strangely emotional, you get to know the people quickly. Have fun w/ Phase III!

Nancy D Very good!! did you get a tshirt too?? I got the certificate AND the tshirt! Either way --Good goin ... Read more

Nancy D Very good!! did you get a tshirt too?? I got the certificate AND the tshirt! Either way --Good going!!!

Bill Cherry Yes, I got a T shirt and a weird flexible tension band called a "resistance Band". Emotions ran high, ... Read more

Bill Cherry Yes, I got a T shirt and a weird flexible tension band called a "resistance Band". Emotions ran high, I made some really good friends.

Tammy Pilcher Congratulations Bill!

Dan D. Good for you! I'm excited for you.

Joaquim Cimoes Congratulations

Tim Goff Great Job!

Kenneth Cole Good for you.

Elaine Foster Congrats Bill! Hope you feel better than ever!

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3626 days ago

Jason Lathrop, Tim Goff reacted to this

3 months post op. for AVR., rest at home, 5090' altitude.

Pat Bluemel Check that out! Good work.

Bill Cherry But it's like the Colorado weather. Wait 5 minutes and it'll change. :)

Pat Bluemel Yes of course, I have family south of you, I'll be interested to see if I breathe better when I come ... Read more

Pat Bluemel Yes of course, I have family south of you, I'll be interested to see if I breathe better when I come back to visit this winter.

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3593 days ago

Nancy D reacted to this

For all you sun flower fans. Heart Surgery will bring you a "new day".

Terrie Syvertsen Beautiful! Is this a photo, print, painting? Thanks for sharing Bill! Hope you are healing well!....

Bill Cherry It is a photograph being shared on social media. Notice that all the sunflower heads are facing the s ... Read more

Bill Cherry It is a photograph being shared on social media. Notice that all the sunflower heads are facing the sun rise. I've seen fields like this in Colorado.

Healing fine, coming up on 5 months post op. AVR.

Tammy Pilcher Breathtaking... God's creation is so beautiful! Thanks for sharing, Bill!

Beautiful.... :-)

Duane Beeman I wonder if they follow the sun all day

Bill Cherry "During growth, sunflowers tilt during the day to face the sun, but stop once they begin blooming. Th ... Read more

Bill Cherry "During growth, sunflowers tilt during the day to face the sun, but stop once they begin blooming. This tracking of the sun in young sunflower heads is called heliotropism. By the time they are mature, sunflowers generally face east."

Interesting...

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3585 days ago

Mary K, Nancy D and 1 other reacted to this

NEW HEART VALVE IS WORKING - See that new yagi antenna at the top of my wind generator tower (red dot). I put that up there. Up & down 50' tower twice with ...Read more

NEW HEART VALVE IS WORKING - See that new yagi antenna at the top of my wind generator tower (red dot). I put that up there. Up & down 50' tower twice with no problems or fatigue. The new aortic valve (approx. 5 months post op) sure is nice! Thank you Edw

Ray Lockhart Bill, That's a great testimonial for your new valve! I get nauseous just looking at the picture. Wh ... Read more

Ray Lockhart Bill, That's a great testimonial for your new valve! I get nauseous just looking at the picture. Whats with the yagi? Are you a ham operator?

Bill Cherry The yagi is part of my network (internet). It is aimed toward the top of my hangar about 5 miles SE a ... Read more

Bill Cherry The yagi is part of my network (internet). It is aimed toward the top of my hangar about 5 miles SE at the airport. Gives me internet access at the hangar. Plus I have a camera there to keep an eye on things.

Ray Lockhart Do you have a plane in that hanger? What kind? What are the hoops to get your airman's physical ren ... Read more

Ray Lockhart Do you have a plane in that hanger? What kind? What are the hoops to get your airman's physical renewed?

Larry Beck I even know what a YAGI is! My dad was a big amateur radio operator back in the day, glad to here eve ... Read more

Larry Beck I even know what a YAGI is! My dad was a big amateur radio operator back in the day, glad to here everything is OK.

Bill Cherry Ray, I have an RV-6A and am working on an RV-6 (experimental, Vans Aircraft). For the medical, unless ... Read more

Bill Cherry Ray, I have an RV-6A and am working on an RV-6 (experimental, Vans Aircraft). For the medical, unless somethings happens rapidly on the 3rd class medical, I will need to go to special issuance. You have to be at least 6 months post op. with no problems, jump through a bunch of hoops with the main one being the Bruce Protocol on treadmill, first 3 phases. It probably won't be a problem for me just an irritant, usual government BS.

Larry, I"M IMPRESSED that you knew what a yagi is. I have to use 900 MHz to/from the airport as I have to 'burn' through a few tree tops.

Ray Lockhart Good Luck on the medical. I had a V35B but sold it several years ago because of the hassle of the co ... Read more

Ray Lockhart Good Luck on the medical. I had a V35B but sold it several years ago because of the hassle of the continuous special issuances. Do you know Jim Douglas? He may be at your airport, has built several aircraft and lives in Loveland? If so, maybe we can take the conversation somewhere else since it is not of general interest to this board.

Bill Cherry For aviation related stuff, I am bc0 (at) cherryfarm (dot) com. (spammers, don't bother - it is an a ... Read more

Bill Cherry For aviation related stuff, I am bc0 (at) cherryfarm (dot) com. (spammers, don't bother - it is an alias that I will change 5 seconds after it is compromised. :) )

Bill Cherry And to put the post back on topic - I know it is hard to face surgery and some of you don't want to h ... Read more

Bill Cherry And to put the post back on topic - I know it is hard to face surgery and some of you don't want to hear it'll be OK, but my feedback is "pat yourself on the back" It'll be better than OK, it is essentially new life. Right before operation, I could not climb this tower, now after operation, up & down twice and could have done it several more times.

Mary Myers Wow, very amazing!

Tammy Pilcher That is inspiring, Bill! Congratulations on a great recovery!

Barry Van Gemert A testimony on your new valve. Glad Duane wasn't up there helping with the installation the other day ... Read more

Barry Van Gemert A testimony on your new valve. Glad Duane wasn't up there helping with the installation the other day.

Duane Beeman Me too Barry !!!

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3576 days ago

Jim Kelly-Evans, Mary K, Kelly Weisgarber and 3 others reacted to this

LISTEN UP Duane Beeman - You WILL get better!

Gerald Schaffer Lol Bill, I was thinking of doing the same post. Let's go Duane we're all pulling for you.

Tammy Pilcher Perfect Bill! Okay Duane, we're ready to hear some good news from you! We know you can do it, heart ... Read more

Tammy Pilcher Perfect Bill! Okay Duane, we're ready to hear some good news from you! We know you can do it, heart brother!

Jim Kelly-Evans Come on counselor...you can do this

Barry Van Gemert OK Duane, no more rope a dope, You heard the man: Get better and get better now!

Petey Bello Great post, we're rooting for you Duane!! Get Better!

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3576 days ago

You - Me , Duane Beeman - CAN DO !

Mary Myers Love the posts Bill. Wait until Duane sees them.

Bill Cherry Duane will know what this is.

Mary Myers See my most recent post on Duanes progress Bill.

Bill Cherry Great news, a major step forward !

Tim Goff Great movie! McQueen was one of the best!

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3574 days ago

Kathleen F., Mona Miller, Larry Beck and 6 others reacted to this

Hey sun flower lovers, here is my sunflower photo for this week. :)

Tammy Pilcher Beautiful!

Linda McHugh Love it and the windmill!

Terrie Syvertsen Ha Ha Bill. I spoke of your beautiful sunflowers up above in a post before I saw the sunflower photo ... Read more

Terrie Syvertsen Ha Ha Bill. I spoke of your beautiful sunflowers up above in a post before I saw the sunflower photo below it. Once again. Beautiful photo of your sunflowers and looking forward to many more throughout the summer!