Easter Sunday

Here it is Easter Sunday and true to form it's been cold off and on all week and I mean COLD some morning.

Today will be the end of Mary's last high school Spring Break. Looking back over the past 12 years I can't believe she will be a SR this year and that Gage will be starting school this fall. I told Melissa that I guess next year I would have to take the whole week off so Gage would have someone to stay with... Dang it's a bad job being PawPaw.. hahaha

Well James and Ryan are moving up within the hospital system. I'm very proud of that fact. I remember years ago trying to move up and it was like every time I tried to take a step forward some how someone would knock me back 3 steps. I kept telling both of them over and over to hang on and not to give up. It took me 9 years of hard work to make it into programming, but I did. It's kinda sad to be on the short end of things now... after almost 33 years at the hospital I see what I hope will be a long and fulfilled retirement in view, but it's still hard to give it all up... the feel of being needed (used maybe a better word). Guys, I wish you both the best of luck and if I can ever do anything for you all you have to do is let me know.

Yesterday while I was sitting here I saw this little bird, a Painted Bunting. This was the first time I had ever seen this little bird so I went to eBird to log in my sighting and to see how many times it had been spotted in Jackson Co and for this year it has only been reported 3 times. Twice by the same person and location so I guessing they saw the same bird twice. I get a lot of enjoyment out of watching the birds and trying to shoot pictures of them. One just never knows what may show it.

Also yesterday I started working in the garden. If dollar weeds were flowers I would have the best flower bed in Pascagoula. I bet I dug what felt like a 100 pounds of the weeds up yesterday and still have more to go. I was afraid I wasn't going to be able to get out of bed this morning, but some how I did... hahaha

Well I guess I've run on here long enough... long enough for Cody to eat thru my printer cable anyway... that puppy...

Another Sat morning

Here it is another Saturday and I was up by 5 this morning again.

Yesterday was Good Friday and Lauren was off and I rode with her to Mobile to get Brody cut. She wanted him to look good for the dog show next weekend. Lauren kills me... hahaha

Gage called me yesterday morning as they were coming across the high rise bridge. He was wanting me to look at the sunrise with him. He was telling me how pretty the colors were. I had to tell him that PawPaw couldn't see the sunrise down here because it was so cloudly. Some day I hope he'll tell his grandkids about how he would call me on the way to school and tell me about the sunrise he's seeing. It just makes my day when he calls me. Noah is talking more and more. Melissa and the boys come by one day last week and she said as soon as they turned on my street Noah got to saying PawPaw... hahaha

Last Saturday I helped Elaine shoot a wedding. It was very smiple and short. The wedding started at 4 and I was home before 8 and the weekend before I shot pictures at Camp Bluebird. That was the most rewarding weekend for me and next weekend I'll be shooting pictures of dogs.. hahaha the things I get myself into.

The picture for today is of Cody... my new little dog... he is so full of life. Well maybe something exciting will happen today.. hahaha

WHY?

This afternoon around 3pm I'll be waiting for a Dad to walk his little girl down the aisle and her Mom will be crying tears of joy and not so far away another Dad will be walking his little girl to her final resting place and her Mom will be crying tears of pain. The little girl was the daughter of an old friend I lost touch with may years ago, but I still remember at one time she was special and I guess we will always remember our first puppy love girlfriends / boyfriends.

When I talked to Mom last night and she told me about this I just wanted to go out and hug my girls and tell them just how special they are to me. I can't think of anything worse than losting your child no matter what their age is. I went out on MySpace and sure enought she had been there the day she passed away. What touched me was her had put her mood as "crushing,BAD " so I take it she had a boyfriend. We just never know what our kids are going thru. My heart just goes out to this family today.

Wet Friday

It's been a long morning. Storms rolled in about 3 this morning and woke me up then Cody wanted to play. Cody is my new puppy.

I'm off this morning to take part in Camp Bluebird. I've been asked to be thier photgrapher for the weekend. I just hope I can hold up. When the cancer center first opened I was assigned to it and the reports I was having to do just got to me.

Well just wanted to leave a note as I haven't written anything in a while.

I'll write about the camp later.

When your child hurts

I can think of no worst pain than that of a parent of a hurting child. It doesn't matter how old your children are or what the pain is the feeling of being helpless on my part just goes straight to my heart.

The Birds are back

Maybe Spring is almost here, the birds that flew away for winter are coming back home. Althro the Doves never left, I'm seeing more and more of them now and the Boattail Back birds at back.

Now in the evenings I hear the Doves and every morning when I'm going to work the Mocking bird is singing.

This weekned I'm going to get my Humming bird feeders cleaned and hang them out. I saw on the internet today where it's time for them to begin to show up here on the Coast. I hope to get some real good shots of the little Humming birds this year with my new lens.

I do enjoy just sitting and watching the birds.. is this a sign of age and in old age?? hahaha

I do enjoy just sitting and watching the birds.. is this a sign of age and in old age?? hahaha

Both pictures were shoot yesterday afternoon.

1000 Strike Outs

Saturday, March 7, 2009, I got to witness this young lady, Kimmie, striking out her 1000th batter.

Kimmie plays for the D'Iberville High War

So long February

Storm Clouds over the Pascagoula beach this afternoon. The dot there is a Gull flying in to shore.

Here it is the last day of February... these two months have gone by so fast.

This pass week was packed with a lot of different feeling for me. Last Sunday I ordered the lens I've been wanting for so long. Wednesday or Thursday morning Chip came in and told me that they had to put their little dog, Shelby, to sleep. Chip said she was 16 years old and just a day or so before Chip and I had gone out at lunch and he went by to let them out. She made me think of my little Maggie so much. She was old and feeble and couldn't hear. Then Chip told me about it, it sent a wave over me.... things like this just upset me.

With all that being said Lauren and Lane bought another little dog and gave him to Mary. They named him Cody. Even thro I said I didn't want anymore dogs... well I just had to give in. So for Lucy doesn't not like him.. I guess after Lucy lost Maggie she just doesn't want to get close to anyone else. I can understand it... Sometimes I think our pets have more going for them than we do ourselves. Think about it.... they love us with no questions..

Well it's been one of those days.. rain and ugly skies... and I so wanted to get out and try out my new lens. Well tomorrow is another day..

I bought it today

After months of looking and reading about the lens I ordered it today. I like to shoot birds and landscapes and from what I've read I'll be happy with it. I'm going to be shooting some sporting events also this spring so I'm really hoping some of that will help me offset some of the expense of the lens.. The lens is the CANON 100-400L. The L lens are the best Canon makes.

The kids told me if I wanted it to buy it.. and I've been hired on by a local to help shoot a couple of weddings with her so I got it.

Tell me it's not true

Obama OKs about 17,000 more troops for Afghanistan..
By ANNE GEARAN, AP Military Writer

This can't be true.. the great, the almighty said we were going to bring our troops home. Tell me he's not going back on a campain promise. This just can't be.... he's the ONE that's going to save America... like I stated before.. hold on to you a$$... it's going to get bad... just where is this 700 billion dollars going to come from??? ... people like me and you... the working class...not the ones looking for a handout or the "yous owes me" group. I see bad times ahead...

I also saw today the rats running out of their holes... Ole Bill Clinton was crying don't blame this on me... it wasn't my fault....