Straight From The Heart: nature

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

The Perfect Medicine...Or Is It?

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN..step right up! Are you sick and tired, completely fed up to HERE, with this nasty, cold, dreary weather we've been having called WINTER? Well, if you are, then, have I got the cure for you? Yes sirree...it's called Sunshine in a Blog! All you have to do is scroll down and bask in the summertime warmth! Come on, now...give it a try! You won't be sorry!

Alrighty, this picture shows Brittany on our first family cruise in 2005. She stood out on our balcony pretending she was Rose from "Titanic".

Here's Abby on that same cruise playing in the surf when we docked in Labadee, Hispanoila. PURE PARADISE!

Our cruise ship, along with another one, in Labadee. Just look at that water! Wouldn't you give anything to dive right in?

Here's the girls enjoying our pool at our last house in Collierville, TN. It was the first pool we've ever had and we had the best time in it!

Shortly after we got settled in our house here in GA. 3 1/2 years ago, we took a day trip up to north GA. and went on a canoe trip. Brittany and I kept getting our canoe stuck on rocks and Abby and Chris would have to turn around and rescue us...over and over, again! It was so funny!

This is a Saguaro cactus in Sedona, AZ. We went there on a family vacation and, boy, was it ever HOT!!! I think the daytime temp. got up around 107!

About 3 summers ago, Chris and I went to Vail, CO. with his company and, one night, they had dinner at a ranch. We all had to dress up in western wear. The scenery there was just gorgeous! Look at those mountains behind us! Would you believe that I even road a mechanical bull? Yee haw! :)

Here's just one of the many beautiful flowers we saw while we were there. Not even sure what kind of flower it is, but aren't the colors vibrant?

A couple of years ago, we took our family vacation to Tuscon, AZ. We went on a horseback ride up in the Catalina Mountains. Notice the cacti to the right of Abby and her horse? Our horses, amazingly enough, knew exactly where to step in order to avoid getting pricked. It was pretty amazing...and HOT!

I was fortunate enough to get this shot at a park we visited in Tuscon.

Here's the girls and my other "daughter", Alicia, at my mother-in-law's house last July 4th. We had such fun on the lake!

Brittany with some of her teammates at the beginning of the 2008 cross country summer practices.

Now, keep in mind that with the arrival of warmer weather, many creatures begin waking up from their winter slumber. This is what we saw last year during a trip we took to the Great Smokey Mountains in Tennessee. I about had a coronary! Please, don't any of you tell me what a precious little critter this is! A fluffy bunny rabbit...now THAT'S precious! A snake to me spells...DISGUSTING!

So, maybe we all should enjoy this colder weather we're experiencing right now, and let some of God's little creatures rest just a little while longer. Agreed? ;)

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

More Than Just a Walk in the Park

fall

On Sunday afternoon, Brittany went to Six Flags with a group of her friends because it was closing for the season. So, that gave me some time to enjoy with Abby, just one-on-one. We decided to go for a walk at our favorite local park. I had no idea the colors were going to be as spectacular as they were! It really was breathtaking!! Abby and I just wandered along admiring all of the beauty surrounding us. Here is some of what we saw...

Aren't the trees amazing?