Giants...

I'm loving the Black and White lately...







Last weekend we went for a mini-hike to watch the sunset. There were a plethora (and yes I know what the word means because I would hate to say there was a plethora of something...say pinatas when there wasn't) of Giant Dandelions gone to seed.



Best quote of the night by Savanna:

"I wonder why they make them in big, medium and small."

I wonder indeed...it is either because they are fun to make into B&W pictures or God just loves a good smile every now and then.

Embracing the opportunity

OK, so Sharon was right. You CAN go hiking in the rain. It is just a 'little' bit harder to convince your kids however. The weather in its bipolar psychosis state today shined a bit of sun so we decided to go...and quick before it changed its mind. 4.5 minutes after getting in the car we had a Florida like downpour. Luckily psychotic weather changes fast and it was gone about 2 miles later. We only had one episode of hail while actually hiking...that's not bad is it?

Here are some of the turkeys we met on our hike.

(Okay, not a turkey, because she's not mine...but she is VERY cute!)

(A couple of turkeys are missing. It seems when turkeys hit nearly teen age they are quite shy in front of the camera.) This is what we got...

Oh yeah, and REAL turkeys!

Don't you just love all our hiking pictures?

See this grand panorama from the foothills?





























Or this one by the river?









































Or how about this one taken by that beautiful waterfall?






































Oh, you can't see them? Ahh that's right. EVERY time we plan a hike it rains.





Now don't get me wrong. I LOVE the rain. The smell, the thunder, the incredible clouds. And it does make my roses look pretty.

But I want to go hiking!

On the upside we are saving a ton on sunscreen this summer.