Happy Birthday Chloe!

Happy Birthday to our wonderful Chloe.

We finally know when your birthday is so we can celebrate the anniversary of your arrival here on this planet. Hope you have a wonderful day and many more wonderful birthdays in the future.

TGIF

Fridays are great inventions. We can look forward to 2 days of not having to work and knowing the time is mine - all mine. Well, almost. There are errands and meals and getting the yard ready for spring, and laundry. Oh why did I go and ruin it! Here are some of my favorite recent pictures.

New Orleans

Here are some scenes from and around New Orleans. We were there in early January. One picture is of Drew Brees' house - at least this is what a tour guide told us. Another picture is on Bourbon Street. One of my favorites is the bridge. I don't know which bridge it is, the ship was docked under it. Maybe Carol will know the name of the bridge. I love sunrises and sunsets over the water.

When you think its COLD...

New friends

I finally downloaded my pictures from our trip in early January. There are lots but I want to share those of the new friends we made.

Just another moment in the morning

Another moment just before the sunrise. It wasn't the best moment because I couldn't find my camera fast enough and missed the best moment.

They say red sky in the morning, sailors take warning. I have a red sky or purple sky for a moment every morning, no matter what the weather is like but I have to be looking at the right time to catch it. This particular morning, the other day, it was sprinkling out so I couldn't get the best composition without standing in the rain and getting wet.

The Littlest Angel, Christina Taylor Green. Let us not forget her!

I found this on Huffington Post:

"Christina Taylor Green was only 9, but the third-grader already was an aspiring politician. Her parents say Christina had just been elected to the student council at Mesa Verde Elementary School and had been interested in politics from a young age. She already had told her parents she wanted to attend Penn State and have a career that involved helping those less fortunate than her. The brown-eyed athletic girl loved to swim with her 11-year-old brother Dallas, her lone sibling. Her mother, Roxanna Green, said Christina also loved animals, singing, dancing and gymnastics. She also was the only girl on her Canyon del Oro Little League baseball team. Her grandfather, former major-league pitcher Dallas Green, managed the 1980 world champion Philadelphia Phillies. Christina's father, John Green, is a scout for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Christina was born on the tragic day of Sept. 11, 2001."

She came into this world on a tragic day. She left on another tragic day but I feel she left a message. She wants us to all learn to get along and work together. Her life had meaning. She should not be forgotten.



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/10/arizona-shooting-victims_n_806768.html#s221614&title=Christina_Taylor_Green