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365 Days of Photos – Day 72

We went to see Cinderella tonight. You may have guessed it from the photo I posted earlier this week of Sonya….she is quite dramatic. She loves the spot light and likes to imitate her favorite characters. After watching The Hunger Games Sonya can no longer get on a diving board without holding up 3 fingers and calling for a revolution!

On the way home from the theater tonight she was nominating different dogs for different positions around the carriage. This of course may be in direct conflict with the fact that Sugar has already been dubbed “Sandy” (From Annie). I wonder if Hollywood would have a problem combining a few movies?

Sonya - Cinderella

365 Days of Photos – Day 71

The other day I was looking through my photos and noticed a couple fun photos that were taken last October when we were visiting the Dallas Arboretum.

The first picture is a picture I took of my friend Corey taking a picture of the 3 ladies that live with Tina and me. Notice the screen on his iPhone.

Corey and the girls

The second picture Tina took of me “holding” Corey in one hand!

Mini Corey

Sometimes you just have to be silly….well for me its most of the time!

365 Days of Photos – Day 70

I took my first bike ride of the “Spring” today. It was a 15 mile round trip. My body certainly needs to reacquaint itself with the bike 🙂

I rode out to this wonderful little waterfall that me and one of my walking/biking buddies found last year. It is such a peaceful and beautiful place. This visit was especially nice because we’ve had so much rain lately there was actually water falling over the rocks!

bike trail water fall

This 2nd picture is of a railroad trestle that crosses the river and bike trail.

railroad trestle

365 Days of Photos – Day 69

Does this puppy look guilty?

I will not chase little bunnies.

I will not chase little bunnies.

She is guilty! She caught a baby bunny this morning….and apparently thought bringing it into the kitchen would make her moms proud? Happy?

Well it didn’t! She got chewed out…her response was to lay her head on Tina’s bag and put on her

“I am so sorry Mom” face.

“I will never chase little bunnies again.”

“I just wanted to show you what I found….I didn’t mean to break him.”

Do you think we could stay upset with her? Of course not!

365 Days of Photos – Day 68

My final West Texas photo….until we head back out there in a few weeks!

Another shot I noticed on our last trip. A line of mailboxes outside a trailer park. Yep…I notice some odd things! Imagine what its like riding with me. Oh yes I tend to drive most of the time (I have control issues) and my head is bopping back and forth….seeing this, checking out that….and sometimes I look out the front windshield!

Snyder, Texas

Snyder, Texas

The Color Orange!

This week’s photo challenge at The Daily Post is the color orange. As I started searching through my photos I suddenly started questioning my judgement of color. I shot this field of wildflowers last Spring. Once I start looking at the photo….my brain starts questioning my eyes….orange or red? Red or orange?

Wildflowers - Indian Blanket

Wildflowers – Indian Blanket

Pumpkins on the other hand are a given….definitely orange. Well, unless they are gourds….then they might be green or tan or…..well, not orange.

Dallas Arboretum

Dallas Arboretum

Halloween (an orange season) is my friend Sonya’s favorite season. She has enough Halloween shirts that she can wear a different shirt everyday of October. In this photo Sonya was doing one of the only things she enjoys more than Halloween…..singing. Her stage was inside the Vortex at the Modern Art Museum in Fort Worth. When you talk (or sing) inside the Vortex, everything echoes……needless to say she had a blast!

Freely Singing - In Orange

Freely Singing – In Orange

And finally….an orange butterfly…and yes, I’m sure he’s orange!

Gulf Fritillary

Gulf Fritillary

365 Days of Photos – Day 67

We have been making frequent trips to West Texas lately. The purpose of yesterday’s trip was to deliver an electric wheelchair to Tina’s dad. There are basically two routes that we take to Brownfield and because of this we have become very familiar with each town we pass through. During our last trip (a few weeks ago) I noticed this abandoned store. We didn’t have time to stop so I made a mental note. As we headed West on I 20, early yesterday morning, the store made it on my list of must stops for this particular trip.

Gail, Texas - State Route 180

Gail, Texas – State Route 180

Mercantile store

Mercantile