Behold a rare sight; a non crowded Wrightsville Beach during the summer time. Of course, it was before 9 in the morning.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Saturday, July 30, 2011
July 30, 2011
It's guest photographer day! Donald had his once-a-year lunch with his high school buddies today. They had the waitress take their picture, and I wanted to share it with you. Left to right: Tony, Donald, Todd and Randy. Sometimes it works out so I can go too. It's always good for a laugh to hear about their teenage shenanigans.
Friday, July 29, 2011
July 29, 2011
One of the perks of coming to Wilmington is the access to fresh seafood. The man who lives two doors down is a shrimper and sells the shrimp out of his backyard. We got 20 pounds of shrimp that were swimming this morning. We're going to love this taste of summer when the weather is cold.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
July 28, 2011
As hard as this is to believe, I actually took a day off work today. That's an unusual occurance in my life. But, we've been working so hard lately, and I've been so tired that I thought it would be nice. So, Donald and I took the opportunity to come to Wilmington a day early. Here's the view we had at dinner. So nice.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
July 27, 2011
Back during the depression, my grandfather would go out on trash day, just ahead of the garbage trucks. He would take things that people had thrown out, bring them home, and fix them up to sell. He was quite good at it, and he was able to make a little extra money. When I watch the TV show "American Pickers" I think that must be what he was, a picker. He had a barn in his back yard that was full of all the junk he collected. I don't know if it's genetic, but I always notice things on the side of road that people throw out. Donald has gotten used to this, and is even picking up the habit. When I got home today, here is Donald's latest find, a pair of Cypress Gardens skis, picked out of someone's trash.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
July 26, 2011
Yesterday Donald came to work with me and helped set up computers in the new school. Unfortunately, he lost his pocket knife while he was there. On a hunch, I went by first thing and actually found his knife! It was in the trash.
Monday, July 25, 2011
July 25, 2011
Sorry for such a terrible photo today, but let me explain. We're opening a new school in our county, and today the technology department worked as a team setting up computers. I completely abused my feet today. Not only do my piggies need a pedicure, my poor feet are a little swollen from all the walking I did. All that aside, we got a lot accomplished, and we get to do it all again once the network is connected.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
July 24, 2011
Dottie surprised her grandmother with a visit today. It was pretty sweet to see Grandmommy rubbing her little great-grandson.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
July 23, 2011
Dottie's in-laws gave her a surprise baby shower today. She was super excited about the gift Liz gave her, a pair of Baby Gap jeans!
Friday, July 22, 2011
July 22, 2011
Donald and I went out for pizza tonight. As we were walking into the restaurant, we noticed this cloud with the sunbeams shining through. I love to see things like this!
Thursday, July 21, 2011
July 21, 2011
Today was the last day of robotics. This student built a robot dog, and programmed it to come when he whistled.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
July 20, 2011
My boss came and visited robotics camp today. You can see how much he still loves to be around kids.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
July 19, 2011
Another photo from robotics camp today. We've got some very smart kids in there. They are already programming their robots to respond to various sensors, like touch, sound, light and even ultra sonic.
Monday, July 18, 2011
July 18, 2011
We started beginner robotics today. The great thing about this camp is that while each student works independently, it fosters much collaboration between them. It's nice to see when things like that happen naturally.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Saturday, July 16, 2011
July 16, 2011
There's a small restaurant in Concord that has been there as long as I can remember. The owner of this restaurant has quite a green thumb. While I was waiting for my food, I was delighted to see a pomegranate tree beside the drive through.
Friday, July 15, 2011
July 15, 2011
I've been waiting for an opportunity to take some pictures of the crape myrtles that are blooming right now. This one happens to be in my mother's front yard. The funny thing is, when I was in 5th grade I thought it would be great fun to try riding a motor bike. I hit this tree, went straight up in the air and turned a flip. Luckily none of us were hurt, not me, the tree or the motor bike. Suffice it to say that's the last time I ever tried to ride anything on two wheels with a motor.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
July 14, 2011
Today was the last day of advanced robotics camp. There were some very, very bright students with us! This robot was built and programmed to throw that ball.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
July 13, 2011
We're in day three of advanced robotics camp. Here you can see an axle that is completely mutilated. Two of the students tried to build a robot using six motors, but they didn't sync them all together very well.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
July 12, 2011
We keep losing Tommy. Every time he disappears, he winds up in the sink. He thinks it was made just for him.
Monday, July 11, 2011
July 11, 2011
Advanced Robotics camp started today. Here's my friend Mary working with one of our campers.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
July 10, 2011
Liz and I are still working on cake pops. Yesterday we perfected the coating process. Today, we're decorating. Liz has the unique ability to be able to create what she sees inside her head onto the pops. I guess that's why she's the art major.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
July 9, 2011
Liz and I have been experimenting making cake pops today. We're going to be hosting a baby shower for Dottie and thought cake pops might be a fun thing to serve. She's much better at this than me. But I think we made a pretty good team.
Friday, July 8, 2011
July 8, 2011
While we were visiting Mrs. Bryan today, she got a surprise visit from her older sister! This is the first time they've seen each other in about 3 years. It was very sweet seeing them together, and I had never had much of a chance to talk to her, but discovered she's a hoot!
Thursday, July 7, 2011
July 7, 2011
In keeping with the tree theme from yesterday, here's a moss covered one in our front yard.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
July 6, 2011
This old tree sits just outside one of the school buildings where I work. I just love it. It also has some pretty neat gnarled branches, that I'll try to get some pictures of in the future. For now, I wanted you to see how big it is, so thank goodness for self timers. I wonder how long it has been here?
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
July 5, 2011
It's been eight wonderful years with Donald. Sorry for the cheesiness of this photo, but since it's our anniversary, I thought today's picture should somehow commemorate the event.
Monday, July 4, 2011
July 4, 2011
Happy Fourth of July! In honor of Independence Day, I decided to take a picture of something red. My little tomatoes are starting to come in, so here's a bowl of red! They won't last long.
Sunday, July 3, 2011
July 3, 2011
Dottie and Jon had all of us over for a pre July 4th cookout today. I happened to glance into the den and saw Dottie and her dad checking out the music on the iPod. Music has been an important part of their lives since Dottie was a baby, and they've run the gamut of music technology from vinyl records, to CDs and now to digital. Pretty neat to see.
Saturday, July 2, 2011
July 2, 2011
We have recently moved my Mother In Law to Raleigh. You can't tell much from this picture, but she is much happier than she's been in a long, long time.
Friday, July 1, 2011
July 1, 2011
My Father In Law was quite an accomplished guitar player. He even had his own band back in the 70s and played gigs around Wilmington. Unfortunately, I only had the pleasure of hearing him play once. The last time he played, he gave his guitar to Donald. We took it to a guitar shop to have it repaired, and they basically drooled over it. That made us feel pretty good.
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