african beauty

Just a slightly-out-of-focus photo from summer 2005 in Ghana, West Africa... I like how it shows development and nature. My thoughts of Ghana are always of this amazing beauty-- a mixture of bright color, wild smells, crowded streets, shabby buildings, and the noise of chaos... I guess beauty exists when all of the senses are engaged.

miss snuggle-up-a-gus

lucy, when cos got his new bed

on another topic, the endless projects being worked on (that never seem to get finished):
fixing backyard fence
beautifying the yard
vacuuming (at least it's fixed now)
putting away PAPERS
side patio
flag pole mounting
dishes

Meet Dory

Okay, so I just keep finding these incredibly adorable animal photos-- I think I'd run a shelter if we had the money. Our animal children are the greatest! :)

Part Retriever?

Cosmo, at Log Lake, ready for action

disc golf -- a little d.g., anyone?

One of our very favorite hobbies/sports... Whenever the four of us play, these are the teams! We had our closest match last weekend in K-zoo at Robert Morris Park, with my dad and I *almost* catching up to Bryce and my mom.

Today's Special

Flashback-- August 2007, Ore to Shore Soft Rock, 28 mile mountain bike race! (Bryce did the Hard Rock, 48 miles) Aren't we cute enough to hug?

a photo a day... or 2?

Since I absolutely stink at updating this blog, I'm going to attempt to at least add a picture *almost* every day!

Above are the two best friends, and this one to the right is Cosmo with his adoring sister Lucy... one of the rare times he actually returned her displays of affection! :)