Astrid--The Photographer

I gave Astrid an old camera I had here. I got a new one and just had it laying around. It is 5 years old or so. She takes pictures with it and here are some of her vacation pictures. I gave Ingrid a camera too, but hers was even older so it may have bit the dust.

Anyway, I think she did a good job on her pictures. I just picked a few so Erin could see her work. Laura snapped some of them. Erin, bet they are better than Laura's pictures...don't you?

The one that is side ways is not like that, but I loaded it twice and blogger wants it side ways so just use your imagination on it. The location is Captivia, Florida!

Off the Chart

Hope Uncle Clayton looks on here to see that little Clayton is off the chart on his height scale. He was taller (32 inches already) than the tallest number--so I guess that is 100 percentile. Now if he has inherited some of Uncle Clayton's basketball talent...

Greg and Erin took him for his year check up. Dr. also said Clayton is the healthiest baby he has ever seen. No real sicknesses in his first year. Hope this holds true for the next year.

Clayton is One!

Clayton is a lucky boy. This is his Grandma Griffin. I don't really know what he calls her, but she loves him and he loves her. I love her because Clayton does not have to go to a daycare when Erin works, he just goes down the street to Grandma's. He got a lot of toys and his own cake. He is not a messy eater. He just took little bites. Clayton is lucky to have a Daddy like Greg Jones. He is a good father. Clayton is a lucky boy as he has the best mom in the world. I know because I trained her. Clayton is blessed. I am blessed.

Fog on Galla Lake

THE fog comes
on little cat feet.
It sits looking ....then moves on! Sandburg

Weed for Patsy

This weed looks pretty enough to be a flower.

Morning Walk

Big plans and big ideas usually don't pan out. I got to Cove Road early, by 6:15. Trucks and cars were whizzing down and up it already...Monday traffic is a little different from Sunday's. I did not go down Cove Road. I walked through the pasture and down to the Lake. It was a nice walk, but I go my shoes all wet and I hate that. I like clean dry shoes. Tomorrow I will have to walk in water boots if I go into the pasture.

When I moved to Galla Cove, this housing addition was a cow pasture. Now there are a bunch of houses there. I live about a mile from it. I wish the area was still a cow pasture, but since it has to be a housing addition, it is nice that they are such pretty homes.

Will You Walk With Me?

I have been driving about 6 or 7 miles to walk--how silly--I am going to walk down the hi-way by my house the rest of the summer. I faced the traffic and did not meet too many cars this morn. I walked my 3 miles but it took longer because I took my camera so my sisters could come along. This is an old sticker flower for Helen! Remember Sister they were purple and so pretty but you could not pick any or you would get teeny, tiny stickers in your fingers!

This Tiger Lily is for Fleta. It sits by the hi-way. I am thinkin of bringing a shovel and digging it up in Fleta's honor.
This is what Patsy would call a night flower (weed) as when the sun goes down it blooms or in this case before the sun comes up too good.
I gave this wild rose a name--it's the Pink Patsy Fairie Rose!!
A weed for sister.
More weeds by the road.
A big white weed bloom for Patsy.
For years I called this Galla Creek--Larry informed me the other day it was just a ditch than ran into Galla Creek...so this is Galla Ditch!

Been Hearin'

The Insurance companies don't want a government plan to compete against is what they are saying. And on the other hand...been hearin' any government plan would be no good. I think a single pay government plan is my only hope to be able to retire and have insurance between the age of 62 an 65. With what I have been hearin', my hope for any government plan is dimming. This year I got a 70 dollar raise each month. I don't get the step in pay for my experience. My experience is so much (37 years) it is now worthless. My insurance will rise more thant the $70

each month...it has been going up each year.

One plan they are putting forth is to force everyone to buy insurance....sort of like car insurance went...I guess if you get stopping walking down the street without an insurance card...you will get hauled to jail.

I don't have a lot of faith in any help with health insurance from anyone. The medical/health lobby is too strong.

Helen's Blue Bird