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38 Years Ago Today…
My mother woke me early that morning…like she always did…time to clean the house. It was a Saturday morning ritual I dreaded but one I had grown accustomed to during my 18 years. Except this was a Friday…why today. “Hurry up” was my answer. I always moved rather slow when it came to doing household chores but on this particular morning she was really pushing…really rushing. Finally the magic time came when we were finished…time to relax. Except this day, there was no relaxing, no hanging with friends…it was time to go she said….to the hospital. My mother was pregnant….my step father was in the Navy and had just left a couple of days earlier on…
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Friday Flashback
When Busch Gardens was The Old Country…. The park was probably about three or four years old when I took these images. I was living in Colorado at the time but visiting family one summer. This was shot from the sky ride gondola… And the world renowned Clydesdale horses….there were certain times of the day you could catch them being moved from this stable to another location. These horses are huge…huge! The Loch Ness Monster…an amazing coaster that took you into a cave and had connecting loops. Now I suppose it is considered relatively tame. The boat docks for the cruise on Rhine river is in the foreground. This isn’t the best image….the coaster…
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And she was still smiling…
My sister….heart of gold. I invited her to my house for dinner and a movie on Saturday. I was cooking her favorite meal for her. But….before she can eat, she has to go to the airport with me. And creep around out of the way places…. ….looking for a good place to take a photograph…. ….of the moon. We saw the moon…. ….we finally ate…. ….and when we finally sat down to watch the movie, I couldn’t help but notice…. …she was still smiling. It is why I love her so.
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Outside My Window ~ 2.6.11
Outside My Window…is another gorgeous Sunday morning. We have blue skies, sunshine and 45°F at 11:15 a.m.. Our high today won’t be much warmer than it is right now…a little chilly but hovering around our average temperature and it doesn’t feel too bad in the sunshine. We did have quite a bit of rain yesterday morning ~ key word, rain. We have been fortunate to miss the ice and snow everyone else seems to be getting but there is a chance of snow this coming Thursday. That is several days off so I won’t be worrying about it for a few days. I am thinking…about all the things I would like…