Spring Sprang

Our backyard is recovering from the new septic line with a good stand of grass!

And below you see the flower spikes of my Jerusalem Sage.

 It's the first time in bloom in 5 years!

Pumpkin Patch Pickin' & The Dum-Dums

 I took the kids to pick out their pumpkins this past weekend. 

This is the only picture I have that isn't "sticky". 

Thank you, pumpkin patch lady, for giving them the lollipops immediately. 

Thank you.

Joy Comes In The Morning

Earth And Sky

Behind The Wood Shed

"The beautiful thing about treasure is that it exists.

It exists to be found.

How beautiful it is to find treasure.

Where is the treasure, that when found, leaves one eternally happy?

I think we all know it exists.

Some say it is inside us.

Inside us one and all.

That would be strange. It would be so near.

Then why is it so hard to find, and so difficult to attain?"

-Log Lady


_________________


I am short on words these days

but I am big on

dreams

and

memories.

Renaissance Festival 2009

Yesterday, we loaded up and took ourselves to the Renn Fest in Fairburn. Melody invited us along with some other friends. We haven't gone since Sam was born so we thought it might be nice. Plus, it was opening weekend with a 2 for 1 ticket price. You just can't beat that.

As pictured, L-R: Joe, Sam, Me, Zoe, Kaitlyn

The slide was a big hit with Sam...at $3 a pop. 

There goes his free admission!

Zoe wasn't tall enough.

 She could only watch from behind the fence. 

You'll be big one day, baby.

Mike and Teal and Baby Syrin

Zoe looking a little uneasy about Syrin's distress. Pacifier to the rescue!

Goblin looooooooves Kaitlyn. 

Kaitlyn is Melody's very own offspring, by the way. 

Kaitlyn is out of diapers and both she and Mel enjoy that very much.

Zoe and Jack, the one-eyed pirate dog.

Per her "family photographer" role, Melody took all of these fabulous photos for us.

But we didn't get any of her! That's not fair!

Let's go back one day without children, Mel. We can pick up some men in tights.

Time Flies When You're Having Fun

Yours Truly 1977



Mr. Intensity 1973

Some of My Cemetery and Monument Photos

I love to photograph large monuments and cemeteries. So what if you think it's weird! Ms. Hussey got me hooked my senior year when she had us do grave rubbings for Humanities.

We are planning a trip to Savannah in July. I plan to visit a couple of the cemeteries there and hope to get some nice photographs then.