Category Archives: Pictures
Hiking after storms
We’ve had a lot of rain in the last few weeks, so we thought it might be neat to see the Little Stony Creek and the Cascades. We figured there might be some more water than usual. Uh, yeah. In … Continue reading
Awesome photo
Mt. Redoubt, a volcano in Alaska, has been rumbling quite a bit recently. I thought these two pictures were very cool.
New Computer
This last week I bought a new computer. Actually, I bought all the parts for a new computer and built it myself. After several months of research, I concluded that I could buy all the parts for a new machine … Continue reading
Nature
We periodically get pretty windy days with strong gusts. Friday was such a day. Sustained wind was around 70 mph with gusts recorded up to 150 mph. It appears the wind knocked down an oak tree at a nearby house. … Continue reading
Thanksgiving
Andrew and I were able to go to Greenville for Thanksgiving. We were busy most of the time. Here’s a recap of our trip. Tuesday: We headed south when Andrew was finished with work at 4pm Wednesday: Andrew went to … Continue reading
Weekend visit to Richmond
We seem to be at least a week late in posting about our lives. We went to Richmond to visit my aunt and uncle for the last weekend in October. My cousin Jessica is living with them, and we’ve been … Continue reading
GOP Rally
Last Monday, Oct. 27, Mel and I went to a GOP rally in Salem, VA where Governor Sarah Palin was scheduled to speak as part of her one-day barnstorming of Virginia. It was cold, the lines were long, and we … Continue reading
Highlander Festival
My family came to visit during the second week of October. That weekend was also the annual Highlander Festival at Radford University. There are annual “highlander games,” which seem to center around throwing heavy, unwieldy objects as far as possible. … Continue reading
Weekend Fun
This past weekend Andrew and I took a day trip down to Hillsville and Poplar Camp, VA. I really wanted some apples (for a decent price) and a cooking pumpkin. Hillsville has a large, great farmers market, so we stopped … Continue reading
Melanie’s Birthday
My parents and brothers came up last weekend to celebrate my birthday. This was the first time the boys have come and the longest my family stayed (Friday night through Sunday afternoon). We had a full house. My parents slept … Continue reading