Well, at least it hasn't been 6 months since I last updated this site, unlike the last time! However, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the New Year have all come and gone in the meantime. Therefore, I am behind.... again!
With the price of gas, ongoing household issues, scarcity of disposable income, and a score of other reasons, the weekend adventures have been few and far between. That also contributes to the lack of timely journal entries. So here is an attempt to get caught up to the present.
Again the fish store proves a wonderful place to take photos on a limited budget. This starfish has beautiful coloring.
And this fish!! WOW! The vibrant colors are amazing.
In early December we trekked to East Texas for the annual chopping of the Christmas Tree. With time to kill, we ventured to Caddo Lake, the ONLY natural lake in the entire state of Texas. The moss hanging from the trees was something I'd never before seen.
Marshall, Texas is home of the county courthouse. Each Christmas the downtown area decorates itself in colors, lights, and sounds of the season. The courthouse was beautiful. On the hour, the lights "danced" to music of Trans-Siberian Orchestra.
Speaking of Trans-Siberian Orchestra.... seeing their live Christmas performance at American Airlines Center was the highlight of my entire 2011. Seriously. Thank you, H. It was one of the best gifts ever. I hope I can see them again in the future.
The bridge that I used to get to/from work every day (and to the grocery store, and church, and the malls, and the gas station, etc) was demolished in October. It needs to be rebuilt to accommodate the highway expansion below. It has been a MAJOR inconvenience having that access cut off, but the new bridge is coming along nicely and is promised to reopen the end of March. It is fascinating (at least to me) to watch the construction. I must need a life if this is the best I can find to do on a weekend night!
This past week I took a day of vacation to visit the Fort Worth Stock Show. As always, I had a day filled with taking photos of animals. This bunny was about the cutest bunny I saw all day. He (or she) sat like a little statue the whole time I was near the cage, posing perfectly for its portrait.
This one gave me the giggles. The families that come in to show their livestock bring chairs, coolers, stereos, etc. to ease the long waits between contests and the shows. Do you think JoeBob Bail Bond is the sponsor for the Little League team? There is some reason the logo is printed on sport chairs!
And that pretty much brings me up to date with the photos. There are a few more adventures planned in the coming months so there will always be more pictures to follow.... eventually.
Until the next time....
