Thursday, July 31, 2008

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Why do I have a door in my living room?!

Well, that would be because as I came home from work tonight, it fell completely off the door frame. The two "arms" still held it upright, although it was down a step and not beginning to be where it should be. It was too heavy for me to hold up and take the pins out while the pressure was off, so I called my neighbor, poor guy. He was flabbergasted, but held the door up so I could finish disconnecting it. I guess it will live in the living room until I can figure out what to do about it.

Abandoned


Sunday, July 27, 2008

Anne Springs Close Greenway

I went with some people from my outdoor club on a photo shoot at this greenway. The whole set is on Flickr, but here are some of my favorites.








Thursday, July 24, 2008

Morning in the Neighborhood

Well yes, it is. But not as hot as yesterday!


I loved the sunlight on the green pods!


And a reminder of the big storm.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

After the storm

Last night my neighborhood had a severe storm...and I was 7 miles away at work and had no bad weather at all--just a little rain. The high wind and hail left the streets in my subdivision covered with twigs and small branches, with larger branches and a few trees down throughout the subdivision.



Monday, July 21, 2008

Ahhhh.....

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Cumberland Island

Cumberland Island, Georgia, is a unique place--accessible only by ferry. A limited number of people are allowed to visit each day, so it is never crowded. Part of the island is wooded, with lots of moss covered live oaks and wind-blown trees.

The ruins of Thomas Carnegie's estate still stand, but wild horses are the only inhabitants!
Walking along the path toward the beach, we suddenly came upon a row of abandoned cars.

The trees--subjected to winds off the ocean--grow in some strange contortions!


Cumberland is a great place, but I would suggest visiting on a day that is cooler than 104. We were actually OK on the beach (although we got sunburned in spite of sunscreen), but hiking in the woods in the heat and humidity almost did us in!

Cumberland Island Creatures



Beach skies




Good thing I'm getting take-out....

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Summertime

No, it isn't mine.

The Money Tree

I mentioned in a previous post that when my kids were young, they played with magnolia leaves, calling them "money." Today I noticed the brown undersides of the leaves, shining in the sunlight.


Neighborhood work


Monday, July 14, 2008

Monday's walk

Today I parked at the grocery store and walked down the main street of my little town. It's hard to see what's there when driving! I discovered a branch of the library that I had no idea existed!



This shop caught my eye. It said "evening appointments available." I'm not sure what that is about. Wardrobe consultation?


I made a detour into a subdivision, and saw these lovelies; I don't think I've ever noticed flowers like them before, and do not know what they are.


At the end of the subdivision was a "lake trail," which looks like probably followed the lake all the way around. Now this is a trail I would enjoy walking, but it was all wooded, and not another soul to be seen, and I was a little hesitant to walk it alone (that, and I'd already been walking a good while and needed to be getting back). Maybe another day.

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Wednesday's Walk

Still searching for a good place to walk, I tried out another park today; this one is long the shore of a lake. It's nice, but still not really my idea of a great hiking spot. It does have nice trees and water, though!





Still searching for a good place to walk, I tried out another park today; this one is long the shore of a lake. It's nice, but still not really my idea of a great hiking spot.

Tuesday's walk

I've gotten really bored with walking in my neighborhood, even though there are great sidewalks, nice people, and pretty yards. Tuesday I went to a local park to check out the walking trail. I can't say it was great, but the sights were different.

I know you Southerners know what this is....
While driving the other day, I saw this barn and the horses and thought how I'd like to take some pictures. Well, lo and behold, as I left a little bit of woods and the path turned along the street, I found myself directly across the street from the same barn and horses!

The park sits next to a middle school. I'm still trying to figure this out....the "approved" graffiti rock?

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

If ever I'm going to have a fire....

...I'll be glad I live in this community. When talking with my insurance company about homeowner's insurance, I mentioned they always wanted to know how far the home was from a fire hydrant. The agent said "Oh, where you live has such an excellent fire department we don't even need that information." Today while walking, I saw the firefighters at work. From what I could tell, the family involved had an alarm of some sort go off. Before I knew it, there were FIVE fire engines--two in front of the house, one parked on side street across from the house, and two parked up the street at the next fire hydrant. I think for this particular incident it was overkill, but you never know, and I was glad to see the all out response, and the organization.


Getting Ready

The Fourth of July is coming!