Geese Crossing

I've been a bit lazy in posting to this blog lately. I have been taking some pictures, and I'm going to start posting them, and eventually get myself caught up.

Here's a picture I took, near the pond in from of my building. I always like to get a few pictures of the baby geese, when I can. Here's a shot of them all starting to cross the road.

Shawn, Alyssa, Nadia, & Louanne

Today we went to the Ft. Worth Zoo with our friends from Ft. Worth. This is a picture of all the girls in an old horse carraige.

Unusual Mailbox

We spotted this mailbox, while we were in Norman, OK, looking for a Starbucks. This mailbox looks like an electric transformer.

Grain Elevator

This is an old grain elevator located in downtown Broken Arrow, OK.

Chevelle SS

The other day, as I was driving home from work, I came across a car show that was getting ready to start. This was by far, the sharpest car there.

Broken Water Line

I spotted this on my way home from work. The water was shooting way up into the air and I snapped this from my car window as my light was turning green.

Dandelion

For a weed that many people despise, it has a really pretty flower.

Snow

Today, we got some snow, so I'm posting a couple of pictures of Alyssa playing in the snow. You'll notice in the first picture Alyssa is making a snowball. It didn't take her long to learn about making and throwing snowballs.

The Grouting Is Done!

I can finally say that I've finished grouting my new tile in the bathroom. It's taken quite a while, but I can now move on to other projects. Here's a picture that shows the border and some of the accessories, now with the grouting completed.

Eastern Redbud

This is an Eastern Redbud. It is the state tree of Oklahoma. It is the easiest to recognize at this time of year, because of it's red buds.

Hockey Action

My oldest son and me went to see the last home game of the Tulsa Oilers. This is one of the pictures of the hockey action I snapped during the game.

Lighthouse

I spotted this the other day, while riding my bike. It seems like quite a few people are hiring someone to carve something from an old tree, rather than having it cut down. This tree was carved into a lighthouse. It probably would have looked better if the tree had been straighter. This tree might have been better suited for carving the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

Stacking Cards

We went to the Tulsa Home and Garden Show last weekend. One of the exhibits there, featured the Guiness World Record holder for card stacking. He was stacking cards at the show to make a big display. Here's a picture of what was built when we went to see it. Notice the concrete blocks on the right, with playing cards between them.



In my next picture, he's moved into the middle of the display to stack cards there, and you can see him at work.

Daffodil

This is a picture of a daffodil I snapped on my way home from work the other day.

Alyssa, Her Doll, and Matching Dresses

I know it's been a while since I've posted a picture, but I've been dealing with a death in the family, cars that won't start, and trying to finish my bathroom tile. Today, I'm posting a picture of Alyssa with her doll and they're both wearing matching dresses.

Alyssa's Hand

Here's another image shot with my macro lens. This is a picture of Alyssa's hand. I tried to get one without anything directly behind it, close enough to still be in focus, but she wouldn't cooperate enough for that. I could only get her to keep it open like this, with it resting on the bed.

Hockey Fight

Here's another picture from the hockey game. This is a picture from one of the many fights. This fight was a result of previous fights, the frustration of being 2 points behind, and the puck being jammed along the boards for too long.

Hockey Action

This was my best picture of the action at the hockey game. When you view this full-sized, you can see the puck, you can tell what just happened, and can guess what will probably happen next.

BOK Center At Night

Tonight, I went to the hockey game with my son. I snapped this picture of the BOK Center before going in.

Sleeping Beauty

I snapped this picture of Alyssa sleeping in her car seat, when Shawn got home from work. On the inset picture, you can see how she was resting her one leg on the seat in front of her with the other leg crossed over it.

Alyssa's Eye

I saw some pictures someone else did with their new macro lens and decided I should try some similar pictures.

Static Electricity

Tonight, while Alyssa was playing in my chair, I noticed all the static electricity making her hair stand out straight.

Today vs. 1 Year Ago

Today, I wanted to redo the picture I took of Alyssa with beads, exactly one year ago. Here's the picture I took today:



And, here's the picture I took one year ago:

Old Barn

This is an old barn that I've been wanting to snap a picture of for a while. My biggest problem was that there isn't any close place to park for this.

Lazy

Our local paper is delivered to EVERYONE. Even those of us who don't subscribe to it. I never even look at mine. It always gets picked up and thrown straight into the trash. I guess, by delivering it to everyone, they can claim a larger circulation, and charge more money for advertising. My neighbor down the street isn't too keen on picking them up and throwing them away. There are at least 8 papers scattered across his lawn and driveway.

Alyssa's Dress

Today, I snapped a picture of Alyssa in her dress. She really loves this dress, and likes to spin around when she wears it, because of how it flairs at the bottom when she does. My mistake was to snap this in the evening, after she got a chocolate ice cream stain on it, rather than in the morning, when it was clean.

Ducks

Today, we stopped in Stillwater for lunch and to let Alyssa feed the ducks and geese. These pictures were taken at the duck pond on the campus of Oklahoma State University. Here's a picture of one of the many ducks.



In this last shot, I've got a large portion of the duck pond with many of the ducks and geese in it.

Saturday at Exploration Place

On Saturday, we went to Exploration Place. This was like a big kids museum, with lots of cool things for the kids to do. My first picture was taken at the water pool. Alyssa is throwing a duck back into the pool in this shot.



In my last picture, Alyssa is standing inside a big bubble.

Which Way Do I Go?

I spotted this sign while I was riding my bike over the lunch hour. Which way does the bike route go from here? Will I be out of luck and end up lost, if I choose incorrectly?

A Beaver's Work . . .

Today, I snapped a picture of a beaver dam that I found during my lunch hour. This is a dam they built, which was pretty impressive. The water above the dam was about a foot and a half higher than that below.



Here's another picture I snapped of their tree cuttings.

Bamboo Forest

I snapped this picture in a patch of bamboo growing in a city park near my office the other day. I really like bamboo for some reason. Maybe it has something to do with having a daughter from China.

Black Widow

When I got home from work yesterday, I found this Black Widow spider near the front door.



I thought he'd make a great picture for this blog, so I scooped him into this jar.



Here's a closeup of the spider.

Our New Building

The reality of moving into our new building really sank in today, with people starting to box up all their belongings for our move, that will take place on Wednesday of this week. I thought I'd snap a few pictures of our new building to post. It doesn't really look like the building is ready to move into, but we are moving into the lowest level, which was all they were going to construct, initially. That construction was almost finished when the decision was made to build it to it's full height now, with interior construction that could be delayed somewhat.


Here's a pic snapped from the Northeast:




And, here's another shot taken from the Northwest:




My last picture was taken of the entrance that we will be using for now to access the building. There's lots of scaffolding in this area. I'm not sure what it's there for, or for how long it will be there. This should be very impressive to any VIPs we bring into the building. I hope they don't make us wear hardhats to come in and out.



I've posted pics of this bulding previously. If you want to see them, they are day 85, day 225, day 256, and day 289. If you want to see the construction cam, you can see it here.

Pile Of Bricks

This is where a house once stood. The bricks are about all that remain now. I suspect that if they are not disturbed, they will still be here for many more years to come.

Today vs. One Year Ago

Tonight, I took another picture similar to the one I started this blog with, slightly more than one year ago. In all this time, we've only given her hair one light trimming and her hair is starting to get really long. And, even though we thought she was the cutest baby ever back then, she just keeps getting cuter all the time!



And, here's the picture I took last year to start off this blog.

Day 366

Tonight, we went to see The Peking Acrobats.The show was great and we really enjoyed it. They didn't allow flash photography, so I had to meter all my shots manually, and use a much slower shutter speed. This pic included 3 lions and a giant ball, that later on, had 2 of the lions balancing upon it.



Since this is day 366, I have completed a full year. My plan for this blog is to continue posting pictures here, on a frequent basis. But, I'm not going to go to extremes to make sure I post everyday. In the future, I plan to post some larger pictures with bigger thumbnails, and will sometimes post more than one picture, changing the format of my posts, somewhat. I'm also planning on taking another picture similar to my day 1 post, to show the difference in how Alyssa looked one year ago compared with how she looks now.

Day 365

Today, I snapped a picture of Alyssa in the bathtub. In this picture, she's leaning her head back in the water, to get it wet, so Shawn can wash it.

Day 364

Today, I snapped a picture of a complete set of 50 state quarters. I've collected 4 sets in all. One set is for Alyssa. I've saved one for each of my 2 boys. And, the last set is for Shawn and me. We plan on travelling to every state, and spending each one, in the state it's from.

Day 363

Tonight, I snapped a picture of Alyssa's messy face, after having some ice cream.