She's 24! How did this happen?

The Floridian is 24 years old. Yes, today is my baby girl's birthday. She arrived right on time around 8:25AM after a night of labor. And I do mean L.A.B.O.R as she weighed in at 9 pounds 13 ounces. A Christmas present I can never forget. That year, Santa came a day late to our …

W is for Wide-Eyed Wonders

Recently we went to visit Army Wife/Guy and Peanut when Army Guy graduated from Warrant Officer School. One of the days we kidnapped Peanut and took a day trip to meet The Floridian and her guy in Tallahassee. After lunch, we found an interesting state park called Wakulla Springs...which works nicely for ABC Wednesday's W-day …

Creative Exchange: Sweet surrender

The Creative Exchange is back! Lisa, over at Lisa Gordon Photography, has revamped and revised the meme. The meme's theme is now "your camera in one hand, your heart in the other." And the *rules* can be found HERE. Her first entry in this go-round is a stunning capture of a broken-down barn. It is …

A Xenial visit

Wel­come to Round 7 of ABC Wednesday. The meme was started by Mrs. Denise Nes­bitt, and people from all over the world come together to play and share their entries. Each week word(s) begin­ning with the des­ig­nated letter are selected and illus­trate through a photo, poem or prose. My twist on the meme is selecting unusual …

Castillo de San Marcos

Part 2 of our trip to Florida. Part 1 is HERE if you missed it. Three hundred and thirty eight years ago in 1672, on the edge of the known world, a fort was being built by Spain to protect its empire in the Americas. Castillo de San Marcos was completed in 1695. Today it …