Happy Easter!
We had a nice service at church this morning, followed by a quick easter egg hunt at home, and now we are waiting for Catherine to finish cooking lunch. I made sure to get a photo before the festivities began.
Yesterday was a bit of a bust, weather-wise. It was cloudy and windy all day, and we struggled to hit 65F. But Friday was a different story!
We headed over to Fredericksburg in the Texas hill country to go check out the wildflowers and to go see Enchanted Rock State Park, a pretty big pink granite dome.
The weather was foggy/cloudy/drizzly in San Antonio, but by the time we were 20 minutes north and west, the clouds broke up and the sun was shining. We drove the Willow City Loop, enjoying the flowers and the views. As we made our way to Enchanted Rock, though, the clouds started filling back in.
I was hoping to catch a nice sunset on the back side of the dome, but the clouds were too thick, and after getting the kids to the top, I decided that the clouds wouldn't break, so we just played around a bit on top of Enchanted Rock before heading back down and home.
The kids had a great time climbing on the rocks and enjoying the views.
As we made our way out, the sun did manage to break through for a couple of minutes, lighting up one of the granite peaks in the distance. I scrambled over the rocks to set up my camera and take this photo.
Have a great day everybody!
Marc
Sunday, April 5, 2015
Sunday, March 29, 2015
Texas wildflowers
Christina came to visit yesterday. I had some group-work to do for school (I have more later today - boo!!!), but after I got home I suggested we go drive around to admire the wildflowers, which I had heard were really blooming to the south of San Antonio.
Both photos were taken well off the main roads, down some dirt/stone country roads. The one above was a bit prior to sunset, while the one below was taken well before dinner.
We saw a bunch of great places for bluebonnets on our way home from church today, they may be worth investigating more when I have some time.
Have a great day everyone. Cheers,
Marc
Both photos were taken well off the main roads, down some dirt/stone country roads. The one above was a bit prior to sunset, while the one below was taken well before dinner.
We saw a bunch of great places for bluebonnets on our way home from church today, they may be worth investigating more when I have some time.
Have a great day everyone. Cheers,
Marc
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
kiddo one and kiddo two
Nothing new to report - just some new photos of Ian and Leah.
First Leah in her Girl Scout/Brownie vest:
And then Ian mean-mugging the camera in his Jedi outfit. I've made this one a bit grungy to fit the expression.
Have a great day!
Marc
First Leah in her Girl Scout/Brownie vest:
And then Ian mean-mugging the camera in his Jedi outfit. I've made this one a bit grungy to fit the expression.
Have a great day!
Marc
Sunday, March 22, 2015
More Star Wars
I've done it before, but I wanted to try a composite photo with one of the kids "flying". The only way I could figure out why on short notice was to stage a Star Wars fight (part 2 - the first one was here).
I had one each of Ian and Leah flying, but the ones with Ian didn't turn out too well, so I let him be the Jedi for both of these photos.
No children were harmed in the making of these photos...
Enjoy!
Marc
I had one each of Ian and Leah flying, but the ones with Ian didn't turn out too well, so I let him be the Jedi for both of these photos.
No children were harmed in the making of these photos...
Enjoy!
Marc
Sunday, March 8, 2015
While Catherine is house hunting
Nancy came to watch the kids during their spring break, and Catherine went to go house-hunt.
We went to McKinley Falls State Park, which was just a couple of miles from the airport. A river runs through the park, with some interesting rock features on either side, plus a couple of smaller waterfalls.
The kids both had a great time walking around and exploring the place. Both kids were pretty excited to see new things, and then get Nancy to go check them out, too.
It was a pretty short trip, I think we only stayed about an hour, but definitely worth the effort.
After that, we went to the Jester King brewery, located out in the sticks. There is a restaurant next door to it, with a wood-fired pizza oven. If you go, you can have your choice of pizza, pizza, or pizza. Though I must say, the pizza was pretty darn good.
She flew out of Austin, so I used the excuse to go check out a local state park, and eventually a local brewery (complete with wood-fired pizza oven).
We went to McKinley Falls State Park, which was just a couple of miles from the airport. A river runs through the park, with some interesting rock features on either side, plus a couple of smaller waterfalls.
The kids both had a great time walking around and exploring the place. Both kids were pretty excited to see new things, and then get Nancy to go check them out, too.
It was a pretty short trip, I think we only stayed about an hour, but definitely worth the effort.
After that, we went to the Jester King brewery, located out in the sticks. There is a restaurant next door to it, with a wood-fired pizza oven. If you go, you can have your choice of pizza, pizza, or pizza. Though I must say, the pizza was pretty darn good.
And for no particular reason, here is a picture of the Valentine's Day gift I got for Catherine - a shark fin tea ball. Don't worry, no real sharks were harmed in the making of this tea ball.
Who says I'm not a romantic?!?
Have a great day! Cheers,
Marc
Friday, March 6, 2015
New Camera
Catherine surprised me with a new camera, which arrived just yesterday. Unfortunately for me, it arrived shortly before I was going to get into bed.
After a long day in school today, I finally got to get home and start to put everything together and get it registered. And, of course, take some photos!
I love (LOVE) this new camera. For my couple of test shots, it nailed the focus, and has tons of detail. I can't wait to put this thing to the test, only I have to get through school first.
Stay warm everyone, I know we are looking forward to warmer weather. Cheers,
Marc
After a long day in school today, I finally got to get home and start to put everything together and get it registered. And, of course, take some photos!
I love (LOVE) this new camera. For my couple of test shots, it nailed the focus, and has tons of detail. I can't wait to put this thing to the test, only I have to get through school first.
Stay warm everyone, I know we are looking forward to warmer weather. Cheers,
Marc
Sunday, February 15, 2015
Boy Scout Ian
After what seems a very long time, Ian has finally crossed over from the Cub Scouts to the Boy Scouts!
Ian is looking forward to his new adventure.
Sorry for the short post, but finals are this week...
Cheers,
Marc
Ian is looking forward to his new adventure.
Sorry for the short post, but finals are this week...
Cheers,
Marc
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