February 5, 2012 "Of course, part of the problem with redheads is that there aren't enough of them. They make up just two percent of the population. So they're pretty extraordinary. Redheads are too numerous to be ignored, too rare to be accepted." (Grant McCracken, author, lecturer, anthropologist) This is my handsome and sweet little great nephew Cade Richardson held by his great grandfather Dewey Richardson. I love Cade's bright red hair, and his big & bright personality. At 6 months old, he's such a little charmer. Those fat little cheeks crinkle into smiles all the time & he is a calm & happy baby that is a watcher. He watches the other children, he watches the adults & he is definitely observant of the people around him. He's happy and laughs a lot. Obviously, his Great Grandfather Dewey is so proud of him. This is Dewey's first great grandchild, and my first great nephew. He's going to be a fun member of the "younger" group of kids in our family. As you all may know - between Bill & I we have 9 grandchildren ranging in age from 17 years to 4 months. The most recent additions to our family are granddaughter Eleanor (5 months old) and granddaughter Kaylin (4 months old), so Mr. Cade being the oldest of the "younguns" will grow up with the girls and be best friends. Hope you enjoy this happy shot of Cade and his Great Pa Pa. Bill and I are headed home today to Dallas from the International Safari club show in Las Vegas. I'll have about 24 hours at home to re-pack, then hop on another plane Monday afternoon headed to work (for my real job) in Birmingham, AL for the rest of the week. Linda
January 11, 2012 As we were on our trip along the Gulf Coast through Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama - my sister kept saying that she wanted to see a real, live Alligator. She's never seen one before. Unfortunately, the weather was too cold and all the Alligators were hiding from us tourists. I even tried to get her to eat fried alligator, which by the way is really good - but she's not an adventurous eater, so I had to eat it all by myself - well, except for what Bill ate. :-)) Nevertheless wherever we went near the water that may have held alligators, we looked for them and hoped to spot one for her. Unfortunately it didn't happen, so I guess we'll have to go back in warmer weather. This is a shot of my brother-in-law holding my sister pretending to throw her in the water behind them so she could entice the alligators to surface. What fun we had, and this is just a shot of some of the silliness that we all enjoyed. I hope this gives you a smile today. Linda
December 6, 2011 While on our way home back to Texas from the New Mexico adventures, we saw this old Railroad Depot building in Melrose, New Mexico - not too far from the Texas border. And being the "train" nuts that we are, we had to stop and explore. While we were there a train came roaring by, so that made it even more thrilling. The building was build in 1929 according to a marker we found. There wasn't anyone around that day, but then again it was Saturday so they could have had the day off. It was in decent repair, but the age was showing in the wood and the stucco siding. As you can see, Bill is trying to peer into one of the windows to see what's inside. I have to admit that I did the same thing. :-) There wasn't much to see, a couple of desks & desk chairs, but we didn't see any computers or sign that the building is "manned" on a regular basis. Take a peak at this in the larger sizes and you'll see lots of details. I couldn't quite tell if the building was at one time painted yellow (now tan), hence the yellow 'fade through' in the stucco on the lower right corner of this shot, or if perhaps that was an old 'sign' that had been there at one time. We never figured out exactly what it was - other than it was a bit of a mystery. Thanks for all you nice comments on my photos this week. Take care, Linda
