Sunday, June 29, 2008
BBQ
The food.......
Today was Chris's family's annual 4th of July BBQ. The men stayed up all night long last night cooking the pig. Food was great, company was great, even the weather was wonderful. Chris came straight home and went to bed.
Friday, June 27, 2008
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Brown Thrasher
I heard an odd chirping, so I went out onto the porch and found Willy watching a Brown Thrasher who was sitting on the banister. The bird flitted around to several perches. I got my camera and headed outside. She let me get pretty close, and I was able to get several good photos of her.
I'm enjoying watching the different wildlife that wanders through our yard.
Surprise!
Last night, we went out to dinner, and when we came home, this big guy was in our driveway. He moved over to the grass and stayed there for a long time. Our neighbors came outside, and since no one was seriously freaked by having him around, we just prodded him into the woods to go on about his business. He was not in any hurry. It was kinda cool to get to watch him and see how he reacted, and moved.
Concert
The other day, someone gave us tickets to the Chicago/Doobie Brothers concert, it was short notice, but enough time to invite a couple of friends. It was at Chastain Park. GREAT show!! Good weather. Late night, but worth it.
Monday, June 23, 2008
Weekend trip
A friend invited us and my friend Nicole to go up to Helen, GA to spend the weekend in a cabin a friend of his lets him use. We arrived about 5:30 in the afternoon on Friday. Jim had a dinner of steak and shrimp waiting for us along with some bruschetta as an appetizer.
We had a great time relaxing. On Saturday, we "tubed" down the river. I could not believe the price was only $5 a person! They take you up the river in a bus, hand you a tube as you exit the bus. You get in the water and about 2 hours later, you arrive back where you started. It was a slow and easy trip. Plan on making that a must do whenever weather permits on future trips. Chris did lose a croc. He stepped out to get wet, and stepped in muck, and the river literally sucked his shoe right off of his foot. We looked, but couldn't find it. So, when Nicole and I went shopping, I was able to find him a new pair.
We had lots of good German food. The hot tub was great. The cabin was wonderful! Secluded, Chris and I walked down a trail leading from the yard and found a cave. We didn't venture in the cave though. Later, when back in the house, we noticed the black bear safety tips on the fridge, so it was probably one of the wiser moves we made.
We had a great time relaxing. On Saturday, we "tubed" down the river. I could not believe the price was only $5 a person! They take you up the river in a bus, hand you a tube as you exit the bus. You get in the water and about 2 hours later, you arrive back where you started. It was a slow and easy trip. Plan on making that a must do whenever weather permits on future trips. Chris did lose a croc. He stepped out to get wet, and stepped in muck, and the river literally sucked his shoe right off of his foot. We looked, but couldn't find it. So, when Nicole and I went shopping, I was able to find him a new pair.
We had lots of good German food. The hot tub was great. The cabin was wonderful! Secluded, Chris and I walked down a trail leading from the yard and found a cave. We didn't venture in the cave though. Later, when back in the house, we noticed the black bear safety tips on the fridge, so it was probably one of the wiser moves we made.
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