Thursday, May 10, 2012

Michael's class trip to WonderWorld in San Marcos, Texas

It's been a really long day but I wanted to post photos...This is where Michael's class went for their yearly field trip...We had fun!

 Viewing tower


 Watching the water run up hill in the anti-gravity house.
It wasn't really but it looked like it. The floor is built at a 30 degree angle/slope and it messes with your equilibrium...it was very difficult to walk in but the kids didn't care they had fun!






 On the train going through the petting zoo, feeding the deer. It was raining but the deer didn't care and neither did most of the kids.






 Starting the cave tour



 We were up at 4:30am with Daddy, he's one tired boy...







 He's tired but he wouldn't admit to it as he is just tickled to be on the field trip.



This cave was formed by an earthquake back when the dinosaurs lived...it's on a fault line. 







 Down they go...



 He was at the front of the tour with his classmates but came back to the back of the group because he missed me...silly boy!



 Click on the photo to read the sign, very interesting information



 View from the tower platform



 It's the bus, lol...I just thought it was a cool photo



And more information regarding the cave....

We really enjoyed the field trip. I had taken Michael when he was about 4 or 5 but he didn't remember it, so it was good for him to see it again...






Wednesday, May 9, 2012

May 10 2003

Was our wedding day...I had a request from Paula, she wanted to know if I had our wedding photos posted online anywhere and I didn't. I couldn't find the photo album of the pro photographers pictures but I did have a few photos in a scrapbook so I scanned them...

Happy 9th Anniversary to us!!



We had a small ceremony out under the Oak trees at the A-frame cottage we were living in at the time...It was wonderful. A few friends and family, sunny and Hot. Lots of home cooked food and plenty of fun and laughter...


And Julie was even there...lol...It was a 200 acre pasture so why not?

Fred and I still smile when we think of our wedding day, evening and night...Everyone had so much fun. If I did it over again I wouldn't change a thing!
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(P.S. I look a bit large and it might have been because I was 6 months pregnant with Michael, Woohoo)









Hummers....

No not the vehicle but the birds...I was bored the other evening so I sat outside with the camera attempting to get decent hummingbird photos without the tripod...I saw 3 different species...


 Black-chinned Hummingbird (Male)

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 Berylline Hummingbird (Male)

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 Caught in  mid-flight, sweet...not an easy feat with out a tripod

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 Rubythroat hummingbird (Female)

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 Rubythroat hummingbird (Male)

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 They just amaze me hoovering like they do...

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A closer look at one of the females....










Passion Flower Plant...

I've been stocking up and buying plants here and there to use on my landscaping around the pool. They're not cheap so I get one here and there while I try to decide what exactly I'm doing, lol.

The Passion Flower vine I bought bloomed the other day, gorgeous. I've always wanted one but never really had a place to put one, no regrets here. Lets just hope it grows. Fred told me no vines on the Pagoda, ha ha ha...it's mine and I'm going to have vines all over it!! And then I'll probably have all kinds of spiders and snakes too, I wonder what he'll think about that!!








Poor Poor Kitty...

She is so abused...

She has had a rough day...She's terrorized the chickens, Ralph, KitCat, Jake and Me. Then she went in the kitchen and started crying so I got up to see what her problem was and she took off. When I came back in the living room she had fallen asleep in my chair...little brat!! There are 4 recliners in the house and she had to have mine!!









Monday, May 7, 2012

2012 WILDFLOWER MAGAZINE PHOTO CONTEST


The voting has ended...thanks for everyone that went and voted!

I've entered a photo contest through the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. I normally don't enter contest and I hate asking people to vote but below are 5 photos I've entered...below is the link


I thought they were all on page 87 but when I've bounced back there I did not find them. My girlfriend clicked on most recent and they all popped up. I've added the photos below with the title of each listed below it as I think you can do a search using the photos title. I'd appreciate it if y'all would go vote for your favorite, you are only allowed one vote in a 24 hour period. I've also included a link on each photo that might possibly take you to the photo on the site and where you can vote on it, click on the photo...


 An Early Wildflower



 Painting the Roadside



 White-tail deer among the bluebonnets



 A boy and his dog in the wildflowers



Good Morning Mr. Jack Rabbit


Thank you!




        

Sunday, May 6, 2012