Sharing some quality time with my camera today!
Fog anyone?
12 years ago
10 August 2005
09 August 2005
07 August 2005
Eyes To The Skies...
This morning, Leah & I woke up and got out of bed at 5:30 am. This is most definitely NOT our normal waking time, especially on a Sunday, but we had decided to get up and go outside to watch the Space Shuttle Discovery fly overhead. It had just undocked from the International Space Station, and we watched as both the shuttle and the ISS flew over us in tandem (actually, the ISS followed the shuttle a bit). It was very cool to see, and to think of how brave those astronauts (and one cosmonaut!) are. The Discovery is due to land at Kennedy Space Center tomorrow morning, and we wish the crew a safe and soft landing! By the way, we didn't get a picture of the flyover, but the picture above is of our sunset a few days ago...
26 July 2005
Godspeed, Discovery!
Back to the beach! We headed back to Cape Canaveral National Seashore today to witness the launch of the US Space Shuttle Discovery. We headed for the tip of the seashore, where there is a view of the launchpad, but by the time we got there, the parking lots were full. We ended up on Bethune Beach on the Atlantic Ocean, probably 30 miles north of Kennedy Space Center as the crow flies. It was an absolutely gorgeous day. The beach was crowded with onlookers, and we listened to the final countdown on the radio. The crowds erupted into cheers as the shuttle blasted off. We were able to follow it's ascent over the ocean for about 3 or 4 minutes before it disappeared from view. It was a great day, and we are all proud to have witnessed a bit of history!
24 July 2005
What to do when there is nothing to do. And 104 in the shade.
Sit out in the heat and peddle iced tea!
UPDATE: our little businesswomen have declared that one half of their earnings will be donated to The Humane Society.
16 July 2005
We Heart Willy Wonka and Harry Potter!
What a weekend! Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka followed by the release of the new Harry Potter book!! Yessss! I took Leah and my niece Ashley to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory last night - and afterward the girls had an inexplicable craving for chocolate, so we went in to Barnes & Noble for some Godiva and the Midnight Harry Potter Party was in full swing! Both Ashley & I left without buying the book, since our preordered copies were due to arrive from Amazon today... and although I have not yet begun (read: Will is still up!), here is a note found on Ashley's door...
13 July 2005
Scrubbed.
No go for launch! We drove out to the beach today to see the launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery... but it was scrubbed with about 2 hours or so on the clock. Looks like Monday. The day was not a loss, however - the weather turned out to be beautiful, and we had a great day on the beach. We are lucky to have supernice friends with a beachfront condo - lots of people were stuck for hours in heavy traffic getting out to Titusville. We hope to get back out there for the launch next week!
Strange, but true: for some reason, the Florida Atlantic Ocean now looks like the Caribbean Sea! People who live on the beach say it has been like this since the hurricanes. There is also a difference in the sand - it is not really sand anymore... it is very grainy, with zillions of tiny crushed-up shells.
11 July 2005
09 July 2005
The View From Here...
As Dennis races up the coast... we will be getting some outer bands; we are currently under a tornado watch. Seems like typical Florida weather, though!
John's New Baby!
The newest addition to our Honda Family - the Ridgeline! John is not sure how to drive a pickup without a snowplow attached... but we are working on it!!
07 July 2005
05 July 2005
Happy Independence Day!
Hope everyone had a fantastic Fourth! We had a great time here with friends and family, swimming and fireworking... and eating plenty of seafood boil and grilled Culver duck!!
Strange but Cool Fireworks Pictures!
We didn't want to fight the crowds to see official fireworks - so we had our own show instead! We had to wait for some rain to pass, but it was quite a display! Here are some pix...
01 July 2005
Best Passer!
Jack just finished up a week at Anthony Bowie's Basketball Camp. Anthony Bowie is a former Orlando Magic player. Jack did a great job, and won the camp's Best Passer award!! You GO, Jack!!
26 June 2005
Jack & his buds, ready for Camp!
Jack spent last week at Cub Scout Camp - he had a great time! He spent long days doing crafts, archery, etc... and he seemed to be pretty awesome with the BBguns! Next week, Basketball camp!
22 June 2005
20 June 2005
More Vacation Pictures!
For those that don't know, we spent last week in Seneca, South Carolina, visiting our good friends the Albers, who moved there from Lake Mary about 18 months ago. They live right on Lake Keowee near Clemson U. We had a great time swimming, boating, and tubing on the lake, and just hanging out!
17 June 2005
15 June 2005
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