family reunion

We went to Oklahoma for our annual "goof off"... my parents and i were lucky enough to stay here... isn't it beautiful!!

They have a hummingbird feeder on the back deck

way cool... i've never seen this before!

welcome to oklahoma! =) this was a "shortcut", it actually was part of the directions on the gps!

we went on the boat to look around the lake

had a great time... as always with these folks. see you next year in virginia!

the cardinals try it again

I was glad to see that the cardinals had another baby, and i caught them at a very neat moment! The mom and dad were making a lot of noise, which caused me to have a look. I managed to catch the baby taking what i assume was his first flight! It didn't last long...

weeeeee!

you're going the wrong way!

so he didn't go far, and ended up hopping around the front of the house

mom and dad were never far away

and dad even brought the baby food every little while!

I do not know what became of the baby... but after seeing the fate of the last one, I decided to believe that this one eventually just flew away. Yeah, it's hippie... yeah, it's girlie... yeah, it's my story! I get to write my own ending. =)

hair!

so, i cut my hair! well, i didn't do it, but a friend did. i don't generally do anything stylish with my hair... it's looked the same for years... but i do generally let it grow until i have enough for Locks of Love, then i cut it, donate it, and grow it again. this is definitely my longest donation to date: 15 inches! (when you stretch it out, anyway)