Saturday, March 12, 2011

Saturday Assortment

Today a group of my company co-workers, Linda & I met at the local Cracker Barrell restaurant to celebrate the retirement of our friend Myrt Perry. Her last day was friday a week ago. She is pictured here in the purple with Bubba her hubby. They are both retired now so they can start spending some quality time together without the pressures and stress of employment. We had a great time of fellowship and promise to not be strangers in the future. Linda was taking this picture.

I am not the best at close up photography or any photography but felt I had to capture a flower that was growing in front of the restaurant. A little blurry but it sure was beautiful in the sunlight.


This is an orchid that was on the dining room table at my daughter Rachel's house where we stopped on the way home. More pictures of that in a little bit.




Any time we have to travel to Rocky Mount from Halifax we try to make sure and visit my Aunt Katie for at least a little while. She was doing awesome today and was sporting a new short hairdo from this past week. A lady came by the house and did it there so she did not have to make the trip into town. We had a wonderful time talking and hearing stories from her youth.



Aunt Katie's dog Polly has her own couch and was making good use of it while we were there. As a matter of fact she was snoring for a lot of our visit. She is a lot of company for Aunt Katie & very spoiled.




After leaving Aunt Katie's we stopped by to check on my two grandsons and found them doing great. This is Matthew looking good in his red today with his blonde hair like his mother.






Kaden, the older of the two is always a live wire and maybe you can tell he loved to be in front of a camera. He is growing up sooooo fast.






Here they are together standing in front of the aquarium. Most of the time they are very, very noisy but they do love each other very much.
Well my friends for half a day that was quite a full morning. Tonight Linda & I have a date with some of her cousins that she has not seen in quite some time at a local restaurant near us. Should be a good finish to a very beautiful & sunny saturday. Have a great rest of the weekend my friends.





14 comments:

  1. Great pictures, Odie! Aunt Katie's looking lovely with her hair cut and I love seeing her pooch Polly. Those boys are adorable and such a blessing to the family. My father was an avid photographer and never missed an opportunity to take closeups of flower petals, ornamental shrubs, trees, and even fungus growing on tree trunks. It was all fascinating to him. Thanks for sharing, Odie, and I hope your Sunday will be just as enjoyable as your Saturday.

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  2. Cute kiddos!! :) Your flower pics are nice - does your camera have a feature for taking really close detailed pictures (My brain is not working, I can't think of what it's called). Most cameras do, even my point & shoot. It makes taking photos so much fun!

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  3. The pansy was my favorite flower when I was little. That orchid is an amazing color, just beautiful. Your grandsons look sweet and full of life! You certainly did have a great day!

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  4. I love pansies, and that orchid is stunning. Your little grandsons look so cute! That was one of those special days, Odie, and look at Aunt Katie with her new trendy hairstyle!!

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  5. great pictures, odie!
    your aunts new hair cut is beautiful, so are your grandsons!

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  6. Orchids are my favorite flower. Such interesting shapes and colors.

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  7. Love the photos Odie, Thanks for sharing.

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  8. Thanks for stopping by! Lovely outing with visit to family and friends!

    Carolina Mountains

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  9. Great pics! I just love orchids! I have nominated you for a Versatile Blogger Award. Please visit http://lolamousedroppings.blogspot.com/2011/03/you-like-me-you-really-like-me.html if you would like to claim it. Congratulations and I love your writing!

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  10. Great photos Dad! Sounds like you had a busy weekend! When did Rachel get an aquarium?

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  11. Great pictures! I love seeing little glimpses into your life. Aunt Polly's hair looks very cute! And those flowers are beautiful!

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  12. Lovely pictures and stories, Odie! I hope people are taking good note of the tales Aunt Katie is telling. I regret not having remembered more from earlier generations.

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