Morning coffee

Morning coffee
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A came out and knitted a baby blanket.

Preening pair

Preening pair
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These two answered my call from across the river.

Flotilla floating by

Flotilla floating by
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As the tide came in this gaggle coasted by our waterfront.

Wymans at rehearsal dinner

Wymans at rehearsal dinner
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It was a great party!

Josie and A

Josie and A
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AZ connection

A & Ian

A & Ian
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Catching up with Ethan's old friend from elementary school.

Sue Shanley & A

Sue Shanley & A
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A enjoyed chatting with many friends.

Table decoration

Table decoration
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Pat designed this Texas - Cape Cod centerpeice for each table.

Mike & another pretty girl

M & another pretty girl
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The bridesmaids gathered around.

Beth and Ann

Beth and Ann
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And what is she demonstrating?

Takin' pictures

Takin' pictures
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'Typish' scene

Mike on Cape Cod Bay

Mike on Cape Cod Bay
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The camera buff headed out the restaurant back door for the shore.

Ship from P'town

Ship from P'town
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View from the HemiSphere Restaurant of Cape Cod Bay

Geese on Swan River

Geese on Swan River
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Back 'home' we enjoyed the geese.

E&M @ Cape Cod Mall

E&M @ Cape Cod Mall
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While the ladies were having their nails done the guys went shopping.

Neighbors

Neighbors
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Swan River view from our second floor room

K&A @ Riverhouse

K&A @ Riverhouse
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Mother and mother-to-be

Iris

Iris
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Beautiful blooms all around our river house

@ Cape Codder

@ Cape Codder
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We went by Pat's room at the hotel to pick up rehearsal dinner nametags and receive last minute instructions.

View from deck

View from deck
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We moved into our home on the Cape which backs on the Swan River just north of the outlet to Nantucket Sound.

Detroit Airport train

Detroit Airport train
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Moving passengers along the long concourse

Detroit River Bridge

Detroit River Bridge
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View of a suspension bridge over the Detroiot River as we landed

Ready to leave home

Ready to leave home
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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
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Evening view on our way back from Bull Creek

A at the creek

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

Full Creek

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

Sleepy Angel

Sleepy Angel
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Our sweet kitty really enjoys his naps.

Ferns and frog

Ferns and frog
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We have several local residents.

Stream colors

Stream colors
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Rocks collected from all over the world.

Spring

Spring
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The heavy rains have created a lush jungle around La Ria.

Flooded creek

Flooded creek
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Our creek turned into a roaring river!

A & Angel

A & Angel
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A loves her furry Coon Cat.

T & Angel discover June bluebonnets

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

Spring storm near Lorena

Spring storm near Lorena
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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
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Driving home on I-35 we passed some contented angus.

Lorn liked it

Lorn liked it
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Lovers

Lovers
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EVERYONE enjoyed these antics!

Hayden and Laura

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

Mark is such fun

Mark is such fun
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Don't you wish you knew what he said?

Drew and Karen

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

Mothers Day Brunch

Mothers Day Brunch
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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
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Actually it looks like FIVE are in this conversation. Or, is it SIX?

Nap time

Nap time
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They really enjoy 'napping' while in the center of conversation.

Must have been funny

Must have been funny
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She is quite a tale-spinner.

Talking with Michael

Talking with Michael
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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
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We talked everything from family history (some funny stories) to politics (some unfunny events) around the kitchen table.

Sleepy or drunk?

Sleepy or drunk?
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(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
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She uses Google to find information about Southeast Missouri for genealogical research.

Mel's yard

Mel's yard
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We spent Saturday at Mel's lovely home on Whiterock Lake.

Breakfast

Breakfast
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Mother's Day Weekend in Dallas with a gathering of the Howard Clan