Author: andrea

Weeks 7 to 11

Weeks 7 to 11

I crashed yet another hard drive, so I have been slow to upload and post. Week 7: We went hiking out at Eagle Mountain Park. It was a beautiful day! Week 8: A selfie for my LinkedIn profile. Week 9: Another beautiful “winter” day! We […]

52-Week Photo Project for 2014

52-Week Photo Project for 2014

So, I’m a few weeks late, and I missed week 1. LOL! This year I’m taking at least one photo a week, and trying out some new things in the process. Here are the first six weeks, minus week 1. Week 2: I tried out […]

Running

Running

I started running several months ago, using Couch-to-5K. I injured myself in mid-May, but I was able to run my first 5K, Run the Rails in Saginaw, on June 1. My time was 36:02, which wasn’t bad, considering I had to walk a little bit […]

Vacation to North Carolina and Tennessee

Vacation to North Carolina and Tennessee

This year, we decided on a road trip vacation, since our flight home last year had been so much fun. The first morning, we left home about 5:30 AM, driving through north east Texas, Arkansas, and part of Tennessee. We stopped for the night in […]

Better Late Than Never

Better Late Than Never

Since it’s the end of the year, I’m finally getting around to writing about our August vacation. The first day, August 11, we flew into Sea-Tac, picked up our rental car and headed for Sequim, Washington. The only stop we really made was on Mt. […]

Bluebonnets Everywhere!

Bluebonnets Everywhere!

This has been a fantastic spring for wildflowers in Texas! I took this photo last weekend near De Leon.

Meet Lily

Meet Lily

A few weeks ago, we adopted Lily from a local rescue, Forgotten Tails Animal Rescue. Lily was very shy at first, but she’s starting to come around. She’s very affectionate and vocal. Shadow is not very happy we brought a new cat home, but she […]

Mother’s Day on the Trinity Trails

Mother’s Day on the Trinity Trails

Bill asked me what I wanted to do today, and I decided to find the local waterfall since we have had rain recently. The waterfall is part of the Trinity Trails system and is located on Farmers Branch Creek just off of Pumphrey Drive in […]

Nifty Fifty

Nifty Fifty

I finally pulled the trigger and bought a new lens, a Nikon 50mm f/1.8. I wasn’t quite ready to spring for the f/1.4. Here are a few of my first attempts shooting at a larger aperture. Here is one of Hannah and her friend. I […]

Garden Day #1

Garden Day #1

We decided to throw caution to the wind and go ahead and plant our garden today. We planted tomatoes, rosemary, basil, onions, spinach, red lettuce, bell peppers, jalapenos, cucumbers, squash, carrots, garlic, and strawberries. We still had chives, sage, and a few strawberries left over […]