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needed a place to post some recent photos, and this is it! Check back
here often to see what we've been up to lately! I have recently rearranged this
page to show the pictures from most recent to oldest, top to bottom
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full picture!
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This is it. The famous pool. It's 8' across at the bottom
and about 6' at the top and is 2' deep. Just enough for me and a float or
for me to sit in it. Nice and refreshing on a hot summer day. |
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Can you figure out what this is? It's growing in my back
yard. On purpose. And yes, I know what it is. Maybe the next picture will
tell you. |
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Ahh.. now you see? Can you tell? It's a pineapple! Yep, for
real. Isn't that nice and pretty? |
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These
are some of the bromeliads that are growing in my back yard. They all
decided to bloom about the same time this year! |
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The
big tree in front of my house, before and after its trimming. What a
difference it made! Now I get a lot of light into the front of the house. |
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Kraken, Sea World Adventure Park in Orlando. January 6,
2006. Sarah, Tom and I for some reason, agree to let Rick guide us to a
"real" roller coaster ride, on Kraken. This is our first ride. Does it look
like we're having fun? |
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Gluttons for punishment, and having thoroughly enjoyed
ourselves, we rode Kraken a second time. This time I kept my eyes open the
whole time. After it was over, we all agreed: we had a blast and would go
again, anytime! |
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June 19, 2005. Marcelo, Rick, and Tom. We gathered for an
evening of eating burgers and playing dominoes. A good time was had by all. |
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05-21-05 -- Before.... This is the oak tree in the back yard
that was mostly dead. Not huge by any stretch, but still a job to get it
down. |
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Here is where the oak tree ain't no more! Wow, I'm
surprised how much shade that mostly dead ole thing provided. Looks kinda
bare now. |
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This is the front yard after I had the "Charley" stump
ground. Finally, the last reminder of last year's hurricane season is
gone |
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This is the "Charley Memorial Garden," resting on the site
of what was once a nice Drake Elm. |
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My summer flower planting in the back yard. Well over 10
dozen marigolds. |
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The quilt that my Aunt Mona sewed for me. You cannot
believe the beauty and exquisite workmanship that went into it. It is
absolutely gorgeous and I am so honored that she did this for me. |
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This is Victori. Pronounce Vic-tor'-i. My Cocktail
tree. It's a citrus tree that has multiple varieties of citrus grafted onto
one tree. This one has Persian Lime, Meyer Lemon, Minneola Tangelo (honeybell),
Ponkan Tangerine, Navel Orange, and Ruby Red Grapefruit. The tree was a
Christmas gift, and is now happily taking root in it's new home. |
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Thanksgiving, 2004. The table is set, the turkey has been
brined and roasted, the food is on, and we're about ready to sit down and
eat. |
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Creighton, Marcelo, Rick, Mike, and I had a great
Thanksgiving celebration, all having much to be thankful for. |
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Camping at Tomoka State Park, near Ormond Beach, Florida,
October, 2004. Rick, Creighton, and Marcelo, relaxing at the campsite. |
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All four of us are "happy campers" and here's the proof.
All packed up and about ready to leave.... |
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September, 2004. Rick and Marcelo joined me at
Creighton's home for an evening of swimming, eating, movies, and games. A
good time was definitely had by all. |
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My kitchen "wall of food" with the addition of the food
clock (top center). It is the perfect accent for this area, and I
needed a clock that does not depend on the power company, anyway. Now
to get them all in sync.....! |
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My caladiums. Yes, I planted about 140 caladium bulbs
(tubers, actually) under this Crape Myrtle tree this spring. Finally
finished and put some mulch down. Looks great, and will look even better
when the Crape Myrtle blooms, which should be soon, very soon. |
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A cardinal at my bird feeder, thanks to a good camera with
digital zoom. I was amazed at how close I managed to get, too, but I'm still
about 20 feet away.... |
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As you can see, I've made some headway in decorating here.
Still has some work needed, but have not decided exactly what yet. |
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This is the entry way. You can see the above metal piece on
the wall. On the right is the living room with my Palm Tree. You can
see I still have a ways to go with this area. The Palm tree, the
flamingo, the plants... still needs something... hold tight, I do have some
ideas... |
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My first ever visit to JoAnn fabrics resulted
in this piece of burlap, which I mounted on a piece of plywood I cut out,
edged in rope to give it a "cloud" feel. Now the 3-D metal piece really
looks good, whereas before it just melted into the wall. |
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Here you can see the carpet, end tables, coffee table, and
lamps I got recently. Not the best picture in the world, but you get
the idea! |
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Voila! Yes, the table is in place, along with
everything it was designed to hold. And, what a wonderful design it
turned out to be, too! |
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September, 2003: This is the table I built. It
is in the office and holds two computers on the bottom if needed, and my
printer and scanner on the top. Since I could not find one that met my
needs anywhere, I built this one. |
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December 2002 - On my trip to Wisconsin, I stopped to visit
Uncle Tom and Aunt Virginia. Aunt Virginia passed away in October,
2003, and Uncle Tom this March . Rest in Peace. |
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April, 2003: The fruits of my labor: red volcanic rock has
replaced the mulch around the front of our landscape. One load down,
and about 5 more to go, to complete the project all around the house! |
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