fifty-one: 2009

Friday, November 27, 2009

My favorite people in my new favorite video!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtSkKYdAibU

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Friday, October 30, 2009

Sunday, October 25, 2009

A visit from Dane, Callie and Roman

Kissimmee River Chain of Lakes

Friday, October 9, 2009

More to come

I have some catching up to do, I plan to finish up summer and start anew - Age fifty-one and a half. (Always wanted to write a sacred diary like Adrian Plass.)

Monday, June 29, 2009

Hanging out on the river with Morgan and the gators.

Leaving the spring.

See the gator in the background!

We were stuck and Morgan had to get out and pull. Thanks Morgan!

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Playing on the River. I wish my "kids" were here!

Mogan jumped out of the boat after counting 7 gators along the way!!! Little gators for the most part but, sometimes I wonder about him.....

This is a picture of the river reflecting the sky and trees.

Tarzan...... I mean Morgan.

Happy Brithday Party for Jennifer.

Happy 40th Birthday baby sister! Brian, Katy, Jen, Morgan, Mom, Cinda, and Steve.

Mom, Jen, Morgan, me, Katy, Cinda, and Steve

Steve and Cinda at the river.

Mom, Katy, and Jen looking cool.

Grandma and Katy

Friday, June 26, 2009

Catfish Pad with Mom and Cinda. We missed you Jen.

Mission San Luis

Mom by a 300 year old oak tree at the Mission San Luis.

This was the site of a Spanish Mission to the Aplachee Indians of Florida. It was destroyed in 1704.

Mom inside the council house.

Me outside.

Can't imagine cooking in the summer!

Tallulah Gorge

I stopped to see Tallulah Gorge but my pictures do not do it justice. It is the deepest canyon this side of the Mississippi River. I saw some beautiful pictures at the Georgia State Parks Website.

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Saying Goodbye to Jenny and Brad

Jenny became a math teacher a few months after me. We had plan time together and bonded as we endured the evils of the math department that first few years. She met and married her Prince Charming and they are living happily on top of a beautiful hill in a lovely valley in North Carolina.

I'm so glad I stayed to see you two. I loved visiting with you and thanks again for the stay at your place. Can't wait to read and discuss some of those books. I just remembered I have a $25 gift certificate at Barnes and Nobles. :)

Monday, June 22, 2009

Hanging out at Jenny and Brad's

Saw 3 ROUS's, Rodents of Unusual Size on the hill out back. Jenny said they are groundhogs. Funny!

I think I finally started to unwind. It feels good. I just hung out at the house today with all the windows open. It rained all day and I had to get a blanket to feel comfortable, it was chilly. They have so many books!! Amazing books! I'm reading several:

Brian McClaren- The Story We Find Ourselves In.

Frederick Buechner- Beyond Words
God and friends - The Bible

Donald Miller- Blue Like Jazz

And a book on Prophecy that Lon gave me, I can't remember the author or exact title at this moment.

Enjoying this, I'm plan to leave here with a list of titles. I may not add anything until I get back to Tallahassee, FL. I'm off to the grocery store and then back up to the top of the hill (mountain?)to enjoy the last few days here.

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Brad and Jenny's garden

Smells better than chocolate chip cookies. Yum, I'm having a salad from here tonight. :)

Back to NC

Not sure which dam this is.

These two pictures are of Fontana Dam.

Driving to and from Eagle Rock I drove on the Tail of the Dragon, US highway 129. That section of road is about 11 miles long and has 318 curves. It was beautiful and pretty fun. I had to go around 18- 20 miles per hour. From Sylva to Tallassee was 80 miles, mapquest said it would take 2 hours and 3 minutes and it did. I passed 100+ motorcyles and a few sports cars. There were four photographers along the way taking pictures that you can by on line.