Mar 18, 2020 | Random Thoughts, Toys
With all the craziness going on lately with everyone staying home and all the social distancing, we have been going through our game cabinets looking for fun ways to pass the time. I mean, we can’t sit around on our devices all day, right? I posted a message on...
Mar 16, 2020 | Books, Parenting And Mischief
Things have changed quite a bit since I first published this article. My recommendation in this originally, was to go to your local library and check out these great books by Rush Limbaugh. Well…with all the things going on recently, that recommendation has...
Mar 12, 2020 | Photography, Random Thoughts
A few years ago, I upgraded to a Canon 5D Mark IV. What an amazing camera! I had never shot with anything like it. It took crisp pictures, it was easy to focus, it had a very user-friendly menu with a touch screen, and I had a lot of good Canon glass to use with it. I...
Feb 20, 2020 | Photography, Random Thoughts, Toys
After just a few days with my new iPhone 11 Pro, I realized that when I find myself in a situation where I wish I had my “real” camera, I don’t have to panic. Having the iPhone 11Pro in my pocket is a perfect back up! I had been...
Feb 11, 2020 | Photography, Random Thoughts, Travel/Places to Visit
On all of my hiking and birding adventures, I’ve always loved it when I come across old train tracks, and especially old train tracks with old railcars detached and unused. I love it even more when these abandoned railcars are covered in graffiti. The graffiti...
Jan 10, 2020 | Photography, Random Thoughts, Travel/Places to Visit
Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge…a magical place. About an hour north of Allen lies a wonderful little wildlife refuge. I refer to it as one of my “happy places”. It is a protected area on Lake Texoma filled with trails to hike, roads to...
Jan 5, 2020 | Random Thoughts, Toys
Every time my kids come home with a project sheet, I immediately start to panic! What will they need to create this time? I close my eyes and chant “please let it be a poster, please let it be a poster.” That’s what I’m good...
Mar 18, 2019 | Random Thoughts
I was not at all planning on blogging about Kiteboarding when this day started. In fact, I had never even heard of it. Most days when I head off on one of my adventures, I have a goal in mind. I’m usually looking for a particular bird, a certain type of landscape,...
Nov 23, 2018 | Photography, Random Thoughts
Senior photo shoots just might be my new favorite type of photography. A while back, one of the teachers at my children’s school emailed me and asked me if I did Senior Photo Sessions. The question caught me a bit off-guard… I do take a lot of photos,...
