Thursday, June 07, 2007

Detroit River Bridge


Detroit River Bridge
Originally uploaded by THOS
View of a suspension bridge over the Detroiot River as we landed

Ready to leave home


Ready to leave home
Originally uploaded by THOS
Very early morning we are leaving home to fly to Providence and on to Cape Cod. A shows off her birthday roses.

View from meadow


View from meadow
Originally uploaded by THOS
Evening view on our way back from Bull Creek

A at the creek


A at the creek
Originally uploaded by THOS
We took some white wine, Wasa flat bread and homemade tapenade (made by Kerza Prewitt) for an evening snack creekside.

Full Creek


Full Creek
Originally uploaded by THOS
Following several days of welcome rains our creek is running full and clear.

Sleepy Angel


Sleepy Angel
Originally uploaded by THOS
Our sweet kitty really enjoys his naps.

Saturday, June 02, 2007

Ferns and frog


Ferns and frog
Originally uploaded by THOS
We have several local residents.

Stream colors


Stream colors
Originally uploaded by THOS
Rocks collected from all over the world.

Spring


Spring
Originally uploaded by THOS
The heavy rains have created a lush jungle around La Ria.

Flooded creek


Flooded creek
Originally uploaded by THOS
Our creek turned into a roaring river!

A & Angel


A & Angel
Originally uploaded by THOS
A loves her furry Coon Cat.

T & Angel discover June bluebonnets


T & Angel discover June bluebonnets
Originally uploaded by THOS
After a night of heavy thunderstorms we took Angel across the meadow to the creek. We found some very bluebonnets blooming.

Sunday, May 27, 2007

Spring storm near Lorena


Spring storm near Lorena
Originally uploaded by THOS
We have had a lot of rain this spring, which has broken the drought of the fall and winter.

Bucolic scene near 'ice bridge' south of Waxahachie


Bucolic scene near ice bridge
Originally uploaded by THOS
Driving home on I-35 we passed some contented angus.

Lorn liked it


Lorn liked it
Originally uploaded by THOS

Lovers


Lovers
Originally uploaded by THOS
EVERYONE enjoyed these antics!

Hayden and Laura


Hayden and Laura
Originally uploaded by THOS
They make a cute couple (especially Laura). Guess what they are looking at.....

Mark is such fun


Mark is such fun
Originally uploaded by THOS
Don't you wish you knew what he said?

Drew and Karen


Drew and Karen
Originally uploaded by THOS
We were delighted to meet Drew's new girlfriend, a very sweet young woman from Florida.

Mothers Day Brunch


Mothers Day Brunch
Originally uploaded by THOS
A & T hosted a meal in the Medici Room to celebrate Etha's special day. The other two mothers also had orchids to wear (T's idea). Jon came from NJ to complete the picture.

Big Three Confab


Big Three Confab
Originally uploaded by THOS
Actually it looks like FIVE are in this conversation. Or, is it SIX?

Nap time


Nap time
Originally uploaded by THOS
They really enjoy 'napping' while in the center of conversation.

Must have been funny


Must have been funny
Originally uploaded by THOS
She is quite a tale-spinner.

Talking with Michael


Talking with Michael
Originally uploaded by THOS
We started by talking with Michael in Stockholm, then we switched to a long videochat with him via Skype. Lorn spent about an hour with a one-on-one conversation with MAL.

Table talk


Table talk
Originally uploaded by THOS
We talked everything from family history (some funny stories) to politics (some unfunny events) around the kitchen table.

Sleepy or drunk?


Sleepy or drunk?
Originally uploaded by THOS
(Note the Corona bottle to the left.) A is finishing a baby blanket for LL (Little Lowry).

A looks up MO info


Alaire looks up MO info
Originally uploaded by THOS
She uses Google to find information about Southeast Missouri for genealogical research.

Mel's yard


Mel's yard
Originally uploaded by THOS
We spent Saturday at Mel's lovely home on Whiterock Lake.

Breakfast


Breakfast
Originally uploaded by THOS
Mother's Day Weekend in Dallas with a gathering of the Howard Clan

Sunday, April 22, 2007

The poster that wasn't


The poster that wasn't
Originally uploaded by THOS.
Tiki disappeared at 8:45 Saturday morning, and by dark we assumed that he was gone for good, although it did not make any sense. The coyotes rarely come by in the daytime, and we hadn't seen any stray dogs or people around, so we were mystified about his disappearance. We spent hours calling and looking around for him. I made up this poster to display in the morning in case someone had picked him up. At 9:30 P.M. I heard him answering my call from somewhere in the cedar breaks near the road. Then, shortly thereafter he just sauntered up to the bedroom door and asked to come in, hungry but healthy. He is sleeping off his adventure today and appreciating some TLC. We have no idea where he spent his day.

Saturday, April 21, 2007

Lindenbaum Lunch


Lindenbaum Lunch
Originally uploaded by THOS.
An old German restaurant on Main Street in Fredericksburg. The Hungarasche Goulasch was delicious! Bittberger Oktoberfest Bier too!

Yellow and blue and white


Yellow and blue and white
Originally uploaded by THOS.

Rusty road


Rusty road
Originally uploaded by THOS.
Way to a ranch. A took this picture.

Roadside flowers


Roadside flowers
Originally uploaded by THOS.
Rugged terrian

Big Oaks


Big Oaks
Originally uploaded by THOS.
A post oak and his live oak companion

Poppies


Poppies
Originally uploaded by THOS.
A long view from the road

Outcrop


Outcrop
Originally uploaded by THOS.
View from down in the valley

Willow Creek


Willow Creek
Originally uploaded by THOS.
The spring rains have filled the creeks.

Blue fields


Blue fields
Originally uploaded by THOS.
The bluebonnets go on and on.

Moth


Moth
Originally uploaded by THOS.
He is attracted to a thistle blossom.

BB & Prickly Poppy


BB & Prickly Poppy
Originally uploaded by THOS.
The poppies have started to bloom.

Bluebonnets, Texas State Flower


Bluebonnets
Originally uploaded by THOS.
Flower carpet

Blue Mood


Blue Mood
Originally uploaded by THOS.
A took this one of the blue hills.

Bonnets


Bonnets
Originally uploaded by THOS.
Many fields of flowers

Rock exposure


Rock exposure
Originally uploaded by THOS.
This is the same outcropping that created Enchanted Rock.

Ridge & meadow


Ridge & meadow
Originally uploaded by THOS.
Contrasting colors

Blue Patch


Blue Patch
Originally uploaded by THOS.
A telephoto shot of the meadow.

Granite boulders


Granite
Originally uploaded by THOS.
We took many picures from this scenic ridge overlooking a bluebonnet filled field.

A & T


A & T
Originally uploaded by THOS.
A nice man from a retirement center taking a tour toof our picture. There are many more fences since we were last along this stretch -- and fewer roaming cattle.

A


A
Originally uploaded by THOS.
Picture perfect