Bridge Love in Durango

bridges can be very captivating... this is a 100 year old bridge in Durango, Colorado.  the animas river runs under it.  this bridge holds a special place in my heart as frank were married right next to it. 

self portraits

I am not very good at self portraits... I would rather be the person behind the lens instead of in front of it.  But, I also realized that its important for my kids to have pictures of their parents.  Frank is not big on pictures either.  I have to catch him when he is not looking. 

I love to look at the soulful website ShutterSisters, The beautiful women there often talk about doing self portraits - to show yourself as you are.  My plan is to take one pictures of myself a month.  I am not one to stand in front of mirror or turn my camera phone to myself but, I am going to try.  The picture below was taken by one of my girls about a year and a half ago.  We were on top of a parking garage in downtown Albuquerque.  They were actually getting their head shots done and we all decided to be a little playful.




My girls are sooo Pretty








crooked sunglasses and all... this post may be removed as i am already feeling uncomfortable.

 

It's been awhile.

While Ii haven't been much for writing lately, it doesn't mean that life doesn't go on.  I'm busy at home with the family.  Trying to keep ahead at work.  And, always taking pictures.  Here is just a sampling...

Taken with Instagram on my phone.  Still trying to decide to jump ship and get an iPhone.  Not convinced.

One of three baby owls at Mack's school.  Sooo cute.

A horse feeding in Jemez.

My friend John...

Golden Gate Bridge - San Francisco.   I fell in love with this city when I was here.

A beach near San Francisco.

Muir Wood - California

Me @ the Martin Luther King Jr., Washington, DC.

Me, on a beach somewhere on a beach in northern California.

Take me back~please.

Like what I have done with myself?   haha, I wish.  I am doing the Warrior Dash, but my butt doesn't look like this.

Jazzmine

Princess Jazzmine... loves to chew up any kind of ball.

Friendships

I am blessed that my girls are friends... you don't find that very often.  While I know they will disagree occasionally, they always come back to eachother.

Farmers Market Photo Scavenger Hunt.

This weeks scavenger hunt was at the local farmers market.  I stumbled upon this website http://www.ashleysisk.com/ and decided to join for the week.  Bailey has a great eye for finding some of the items on the list. 

1. Music to my ears... or Music to my stomach?

2. Hat.  Not too many interesting hats this week. But, this man was happy to pose for us.

3. Clear.  Staying hydrated is a must in this horrible New Mexico heat.

3. Out of this world.  Loved this man and his ladies resting against the wall.

3. Sprinkles... Yummy bread was everywhere.  I liked this one sprinkled with sea salt.

XO ~ C

Iowa

Well, we went to Iowa to visit Frank's parents and bring back a car they gave the girls. We flew into Minneapolis and shopped at the Mall of America and IKEA. I have to say, even I was shopped out by the end of two days. Pete came to get us and after a 4 hour drive we were in Hudson, Iowa. It is true what they say... corn fields everywhere as well as soy bean fields. I wish I could have brought back some of the moisture and the greenery.  It was great meeting Pete's family, Dick, Donna, Joe, Bradley, Jennifer, Doug, Sherri and others.  

The girls new car.  It made it 1800 miles.  We drove 13 hours the first day to Colorado and stayed a couple of days with Mike and Chris.  Not a bad car for the girls to drive around it.  Mack started drivers ed...

Dick has a pond on his property. The girls had a blast on the paddle boat he cleaned up for them.  We even got Pete out there with us for awhile.  

 Bailey and I went frog hunting.  Bailey had great eyes for finding them.  I was just the picture taking person. 

There were no fences between properties so you never knew whose cornfields belonged to who.  They were only about 2 feet tall and are supposed to grow up to 6 feet tall.

I tried to get up in the morning and go for a walk to get some exercise.  Here is the road I walked.  Yes, my view were more cornfields.

Frank and I had a private wine tasting in Joe's basement.  Can you say redneck?  Ever had dandelion wine? Neither had I. I did enjoy all the berry wines and even came home with a case of his different varieties.  Do you like our plastic wine glasses.  I was a bit inebriated after the tasting.  ;0)

Donna had a beautiful flower garden.  I was jealous. It is so dry here all the flowers and veggies I planted are struggling to stay alive. 

Windmills were everywhere too. 

Stopped at Cabelas in Nebraska.  I think I walked out of the store with more clothes for me than Frank.