LET IT SNOW!

MARY LOUISE AND SANTA

GINGERBREAD HOUSE DISNEY WORLD

IN THE LOBBY OF THE GRAND FLORIDAN AT DISNEY WORLD, ORLANDO, FLORIDA

IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS

THE MISSION SANTA BARBARA

FLOWER INSIDE...SNOW OUTSIDE

AVON COLORADO FUN

Mary Louise and Son, Ross.

Heading in from a day of Skiing in Avon, Colorado.

Ross was laughing at my attempt to slow down for the photo!

ML

WAITING FOR SPRING

THE MOON ON THE BREAST OF THE NEW FALLEN SNOW....GAVE A WONDER OF MID-DAY TO OBJECTS BELOW..

A DUSTING OF SNOW TODAY.

I'M DREAMING OF WHITE SAND ON A BEACH........

It is cold in Ohio!

My mind wanders to the beautiful Gulf Coast and a white sand beach in Pensacola, Florida.

ML

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAR PAPAAAAAAA

A SHADOW ON THE WALL

MY BATTLE CRY FOR CHRISTMAS!!!!!

LET IT SNOW..LET IT SNOW...LET IT SNOW!

OUR BACKYARD WATERFALL

I want to thank D of D's Designs for the animation!

HOME

MARY LOUISE, MOTHER AND JOHNNY, BARBARA AND PEGGY.

BETTY JEAN WAS TAKING THE PICTURE AND DADDY WAS AT WORK.

As the Christmas Season approaches..........

I go home in my mind.

I go home to a place where I was taken care of and my biggest worry was whether Santa would bring me the gift that I asked for that year.

I go home to my Mother and Daddy, sisters and brother.

I go home at this time of the year.

I go home to find the real me again.

Mary Louise

SCENES FROM LAST YEAR

MUSHROOMS IN THE EVENING

LONELY SUMMER TABLES

OUCH...CAN'T TOUCH THAT!!!!!

Fire dying in our fireplace.

ML

A FACE ONLY A MOTHER COULD LOVE!

FIRST DUSTING OF SNOW

KEEPING WARM ON A NOVEMBER DAY

THE WETLANDS OF BEAVERCREEK

FALL HARVEST

PUMPKINS ANS GOURDS

A PROMISE FOR FALL

I was in the right place at the right time!

I took this photo from my front yard after a rain storm.

ML

FALL IN OHIO

COUNTRY ROAD DRESSED FOR FALL

UH...OH.....IT'S NOVEMBER!!!!!!!!

Hi Folks,

I'm Tommy...

I know that it is November and Thanksgiving is weeks away but consider this when selecting a turkey for the big day.

You need to find one that is Huge and has BROWN feathers.

The legs should be Real fat and  BRIGHT PINK.

The Head should not have a Blue cast to it ANYWHERE and most of all....The turkey you choose should NOT be wearing a necklace that has a black medallion.

I wouldn't give this advice to just anybody.

Now, People...

Go out there and find that BIG, BROWN TURKEY WITH FAT, BRIGHT PINK FEET, NO BLACK NECKLACE AND NO BLUE ON IT'S HEAD (makes the Turkey tough and dry). 

Happy Turkey hunting and one more important tip for Thanksgiving.......

All the Turkeys on German Treibien Road in Beavercreek, Ohio have been declared protected by law ( article 24, line 58) by Ohio State Turkey Survivor law.

If you are caught within 30 feet of said Turkey...Namely Me, Tommy.............

You will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the Turkey survivor law.

Thank you,

Tommy

VOTE TODAY!

WE ARE A NATION OF CHOICES.........

WE HAVE A DUTY TO VOTE.......

 

VOTE....VOTE......

LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD TODAY!

ML

VACATION PHOTO

VACATION PHOTO

VACATION PHOTO

VACATION PHOTO

VACATION PHOTO

VACATION PHOTO

VACATION PHOTO'S

VACATION PHOTO'S

VACATION PHOTO'S

VACATION PHOTO'S

THE PORT OF

ST. THOMAS

THE VIRGIN ISLANDS ARE A GROUP OF ISLANDS IN THE WEST INDIES, DIVIDED BETWEEN THOSE FORMING A BRITISH COLONY AND THOSE CONSTITUTING A  UNITED STATES TERRITORY. 

THE VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES....

U.S. PART........132 SQUARE MILES

POPULATION....102,000

It was a beautiful port. People drive on the left side of the road and it is a very busy port.

The town has small winding streets with many shops.

We enjoyed our stay there.

ML

VACATION PHOTO'S...MEMORIES FROZEN IN TIME!

SUNRISE AT SEA

FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, I WILL BE SHARING PHOTO'S THAT I TOOK WHILE ON OUR TRIP.

WE HAD A WONDERFUL TRIP AND I ENJOYED CAPTURING EVERY PHOTO.

PHOTO'S ARE MEMORIES FROZEN IN TIME!

ML

LEAVING ON A JET PLANE

I WILL RETURN WITH BEAUTIFUL PICTURES TO SHARE!

 

ML

HALLOWEEN MAGIC

BARN WINDOW, PUMPKINS AND A VIEW OF FALL

CORNSTALKS AND PUMPKINS............... HAPPY FALL!

THE SPOTLIGHT IS OFF THE PUMPKINS...AND ON ME...WHERE IT BELONGS!!!!!!

A BARN IN BEAVERCREEK, OHIO.

A VIEW OF FALL THROUGH A WINDOW

I TOOK THIS PICTURE YESTERDAY WHILE VISITING A FARM  IN BEAVERCREEK, OHIO.

THE WINDOW WAS IN A BARN FILLED WITH PUMPKINS AND FALL DECOR HARVESTED FROM THE FARM.

THE VIEW THROUGH THE WINDOW IS OF THE BEAVERCREEK WETLANDS.

THE WETLANDS ARE A PROTECTED AREA.

ML

 

A TRIP TO THE PUMPKIN PATCH

JUST IN TIME FOR HALLOWEEN!

This visitor was on a window of our house.

I didn't have the strength to kill it!

I just took the photo and shivered all the way into the house!!!!!

ML

SUMMER BLOOMS

BROWN DUCKS... MALLARDS

I called these ducks...Brown Ducks but Helen was kind enough to report that they are Mallards!

Thanks, Helen!

 

ML

A WORLD THAT IS BIG ENOUGH FOR BOTH!!!!!

I caught this shot of a bee and an ant together.

Each sharing the same space.

Each...... taking care of their own business.

The bee wasn't trying to tell the ant how to hunt for food and the ant wasn't trying to tell the bee how to get the necture that it needed.

Humans could learn a lot from this picture.

ML

MUSHROOM CLOSE-UP

COME...WALK WITH ME

READY FOR FALL IN BEAVERCREEK

MUSHROOMS IN BLOOM

HEY FELLOWS...WHY WERE WE OVERLOOKED????

GRAND DAUGHTER...JORDAN THE PUMPKIN PATCH ADVENTURE

This is one of my favorite pictures of Jordan.

We were looking for the "right" pumpkin for her to take home. The pumpkin patch huge and filled with pumpkins of every size.

I had walked ahead of her and found a great one. I turned to call for her and saw her sitting on a pumpkin, exausted.

We chose the pumpkin that she was sitting on to take home.

I had forgotten how overwhelming a pumpkin patch can look to a child!

ML

FALL BEGINS

THE LAST BLOOM BEFORE FALL

THE PARTY'S OVER..IT'S TIME TO CALL IT A DAY......

TRAVELING ON THE ANT HIGHWAY

A RAINY DAY IN OHIO

RUSHING TO THE SHORE

A VICTIM OF FALL

RESTING BEFORE THE NEXT FLIGHT

ROYAL PURPLE

PEACEFUL PLACE

INDIAN LAKE, OHIO

GROUND WATER RUN OFF

COOL, COOL WATER......

THE END OF A GROWING SEASON

RAIN, RAIN...GO AWAY!

A RAINY DAY IN OHIO

SEPTEMBER 11, 2001...SEPTEMBER 11, 2006

WE REMEMBER THAT DARK DAY..............

WE FELL.... BUT WE DID NOT STAY DOWN.

ML

 

A FOGGY DAY

A BLOOM OF FALL

This is a vine called Climatis. I am not sure of the correct spelling.

 

The vine is beautiful.

THE BEAUTIFUL ALABAMA GULF COAST

A HINT OF FALL

A BONNET FOR THE FENCE

RAINY DAY BLOOM

FALLING WATER

LABOR DAY WEEKEND

FUTURE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA FOOTBALL PLAYER!

PRESENTING..... A FUTURE ALABAMA FOOTBALL PLAYER.

WE GET 'EM YOUNG AND TRAIN THEM TO PLAY FOR THE TIDE!

YEA ALABAMA!

ROLL TIDE ROLL!

GOOOO BAMA!

YEA ALABAMA, CRIMSON TIDE.

M. L.

THE FLOWERS OF SUMMER

MY BACK YARD IN BLOOM.

SUMMER 2006

WHERE I WANT TO BE.....

SAILING ON INDIAN LAKE, OHIO

EVENING FALLS AND LEAVES REST

GROWN MUSHROOM'S AND THEIR BABIES

OPENING TO THE SKY!

WORKING HARD

PROGRESS ON PIRATES COVE AT INDIAN LAKE.

PROUD AS A PEACOCK...........

A PEACOCK IN ALL HIS GLORY!

HE WAS SHOWING OFF FOR MY CAMERA.

A DESERTED BEACH

THE BEACH AT THE GRAND FLORIDAN IN THE EARLY MORNING.

WALT DISNEY WORLD.

ORLANDO, FLORIDA

MUSHROOMS BY MOONLIGHT

SCARY DARK CLOUDS

There is a hole in the dark!

 

ML

SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA

 A view of Santa Barbara from high in the Riveria.

ML

BEE WORK

IN ALL IT'S GLORY!!!

MOVING ON UP.....WITHOUT A WING!

REMEMBERING WINTER

SAILING ON INDIAN LAKE, OHIO

HERE TODAY...GONE TOMORROW!

AFTER THE RAIN~~~~~~~~`

CHASE PALM PARK SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA

A LINE IN THE WATER......SAIL ON MY WAKE!

AHHHH...THE GOOD OLE DAYS?????

  A one room cabin with everything that a family needed to survive the cold snowy winters and the hot humid summers in Ohio.

I can't imagine being shut up in that cabin all winter!

But hey....it has a loom to weave your own cloth. Should keep a person busy while the snow piles up.

Sounds like something that I must run out and buy for my family today.

For the time...this was as modern as it got.

It's nice to look backward but I like living in....Forward!

ML

GOTTA LOVE THOSE OREO COOKIES!

BROTHER AND SISTER FUN.

When they come home.....the fun begins!

TAKING A BREAK.........

INDIAN LAKE PROJECT

LOOK BUT DON'T TOUCH!!!!!!!

CHILDHOOD JOY!!!!!

YOU FIRST..NO WAY, YOU FIRST..NO YOU

I'M NOT GETTIN IN THAT DIRTY WATER AND SOILING MY FEATHERS.

YOU GET IN AND IF YOUR FEATHERS STAY WHITE THEN...

I'LL GET IN...OK?

HUMMM, I WISH THAT I HAD ASKED DIRECTIONS.........

BUTTERFLY LUNCH BREAK

PORCELAIN PLANT LEAVES AND WATER

REMEMBERING PENSACOLA, FLORIDA

WISH I WAS THERE!

I can still feel the warmth of the sand, the smell of the salt air and the cool breeze from the Gulf waters.

ML

SOMEWHERE...THE SUN IS SHINING!

SUMMER HAVEN

JOHN'S TOMATOES!

Just biding time and waiting for these tomatoes to turn red.

I can see bacon and tomato sandwiches in our future!

Good job, John!

ML

DON'T TOUCH ME!

INDIAN LAKE, OHIO

THIS IS THE HEAD WATER FOR THE MAIMI RIVER THAT FLOWS THROUGH DAYTON, OHIO.

THERE IS..... A SILVER LINING!!!!!!!

SUMMER SQUASH GROWING

JOHN'S AZALEA BONSAI

DIVING FUN

FLYING HIGH

BACKYARD FUN IN JULY!

DOLPHIN FUN...MOBILE BAY, ALABAMA

Santa Barbara Harbor

MUSHROOM UMBRELLA'S

INDIAN LAKE, OHIO

HEY, LOOK AT THOSE BROWN DUCKS

BEAUTIFUL HOUSE

DAYTON, OHIO

FROZEN IN TIME

THE FOREVER CHILDREN OF RIVERSCAPE.

DOWNTOWN DAYTON, OHIO

RIVERSCAPE

RIVERSCAPE................

DOWNTOWN DAYTON, OHIO

INDIAN LAKE, OHIO

THE SHORE LINE AT INDIAN LAKE.

A TREASURE WHILE WALKING

HEY GUY'S...WAIT UP.

LOOK WHAT I FOUND!!!!!

DUCKS TALKING

HEY HENRIETTA...Did you see the feathers on that new duckette?

Yes, I did and I was shocked!

What was she thinking!!!!!  Who goes out with dirty feathers????

HEADING FOR A SMOOTH LANDING

DANCING WATERS

Another shot of children playing in the dancing waters of Riverscape in downtown Dayton, Ohio.

A NAP BY THE LAKE

Indian Lake, Ohio

DAISY~DAISY

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY

A shot from Beavercreek, Ohio.

The airplane is based at Wright Patterson Air Force base.

THANK YOU...WRIGHT BROTHERS

THE WRIGHT B. FLYER

A replica of the first airplane made and flown by the Wright Brothers of Dayton.

It is made of bronze and is located in downtown Dayton at Riverscape.

DOWN BY THE RIVER SIDE!

DAYTON, OHIO

DAYTON, OHIO

A view of Dayton, Ohio from the Stewart Street Bridge.

FUN IN THE DANCING WATER AT RIVERSCAPE

This is an area on banks of the river that runs through downtown Dayton, Ohio. The area has shops, beautiful flowers, the dancing water and beautiful views of the river. It is called Riverscape.

In the winter, there is an ice skating rink.

Riverscape has added so much to downtown Dayton. It is a lovely place to visit.

BEAUTIFUL IN RED

ON MY WAY TO WORK..........

HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW?

WILD FLOWERS SOAKING UP THE SUMMER SUN

JUST WAITING TO BE ROCKED

A LAKE IN GREEN

PLAYFUL FRIENDS

Not the clearest shot but posted it anyway.

That was such a fun day in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

ML

FLYING HIGH

CARIBBEAN BLUE

OUR BACK YARD

A ROBINS NEST

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

This is my Daddy.

He is no longer on earth so that I can wish him a Happy Father's Day.

But I know he hears my words today.

Happy Father's Day, Daddy!

I miss you!

ML

SUMMER SKY

OPENING TO THE SUN

BOUGAINVILLEA BY THE WATER

DRAGON FLY CAUGHT IN FLIGHT

Thanks for the new Nikon camera, John! It is amazing and I continue to learn to use it!

ML

JOHN'S BONSAI

BONSAI:  The art of dwarfing and shaping trees and shrubs in shallow pots by pruning, controlled fertilization.

ML

MY CHAIR AT THE BEACH

I wanted to show this picture again.

It makes me remember the Alabama Gulf Coast.

I want to go home and sit in my chair!!!!!!!!!!!!

ML

LEMON SHINE

AFTER THE RAIN

MERRY GO ROUND

PERFECT IN PINK

A PARK IN PIGEON FORGE, TENNESSEE

WINDOW

RUSHING RIVER

THE FARM

PECO AT THE FAMILY REUNION

A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT!!

APPLE BARN..PIGEON FORGE, TENNESSEE

MEMORIAL DAY PHOTO

REMEMBERING ALL WHO HAVE FOUGHT..........

MEMORIAL WEEK PHOTO'S

MEMORIAL WEEK PHOTO'S

We took our Grand-children to the grave site of their Great- great and Great grandparents last weekend.

They were interested in the graves and wanted to know all about the people who were buried here.

We answered their questions and talked about how special their great grandparents were.

When we started to leave, the children were concerned because the grave sites did not have flowers.

They walked into a field and picked the flowers that you see.

Then, Lauren ( 7) found her purse and brought a penny and placed it on the headstone.

Our son told the children of a tradition in the Jewish faith where stones were placed on the graves.

We all thought it was a wonderful idea even though we are not Jewish. We all set off in different directions to look for the perfect stone to place on the graves.

It was a special moment when we each placed our stones on the top of the headstone.

It was a gift to our family members and a day that our grand children will remember.

ML

MEMORIAL WEEK PHOTO'S

MEMORIAL WEEK PHOTO'S

MEMORIAL WEEK PHOTO'S

MEMORIAL WEEK PHOTO'S

MEMORIAL WEEK PHOTO'S

THIS WEEK ALL THE PHOTOGRAPHS WILL BE ABOUT VISITING OUR FAMILY HISTORY.

ML

BACK YARD BEAUTY IN SPRING

FLOWING CREEK

RAIN, RAIN...GO AWAY!

It has been raining here for almost two weeks!

It is time for the sun to shine again!

ML

ROCKS AND THE SEA

AGING BEAUTY SURROUNDED BY YOUTH

POOR LITTLE BIRD...WHAT A HEAD ACHE!!!!!!

I heard a loud thud on the glass door in the living room.

I went to investigate and saw this little bird.

He or she was stunned and sat on the mat at the front of the door.

It was so stunned that it let me open the door, walk pass and take this picture.

I watched it and 30 minutes later, it flew away.

I was glad that it was all right.

Can anyone tell me what kind of bird this is??

ML

DUCKS ON A LAKE

A BEE VISITS

ANOTHER WISTERIA PICTURE

A FIELD OF DANDY BALLS

DAISYS

TOOLS

CARPENTER BEE HEADING FOR WOOD

SPRINGTIME MUSHROOMS

A ROSE IN THE RAIN

BRICKS AND VINES

WATERFALL IN SPRING

SPRING ONIONS

SPRING RAIN

WAKING UP... FROM A COLD WINTER

PEAR TREE

A CARPENTER BEE

WISTERIA FROM UNDER THE ARBOR

WISTERIA

I planted this Wisteria tree about 17 years ago on Mother's Day. I remember my grandmothers wisteria in Montgomery, Alabama and always wanted one.

They finally came out with a plant that could take the Ohio winters.

Every 3rd year, it blooms like this.

 It fills the air with a  grape aroma.

It gives cooling shade in the hottest time of the year.

SPRING IS HERE!!!!!

A MALLARD VISITS OUR POOL

VERY CREATIVE WEED WITH BEAUTIFUL FLOWER

PEAR BLOOMS ANNOUNCING SPRING!!~!!

IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE...SPRING!

SOON...THESE WILL BE FILLED WITH FLOWERS

BUILDING A NEST FOR SPRING

I'VE LOOKED AT CLOUDS......

SPRING ...THE WARM-UP

LEAVING THE NEST IN SPRING

AHHH-CHOO... SPRING FLOWER

EASTER'S COMMING

THE HOPE OF SPRING

BACARA RESORT AND SPA

BUBBLING FOUNTAIN AT PASEO NCIEVO MALL

STEARNS WHARF ....BEACH SIDE

SANTA BARBARA AIRPORT

VILLA DEL MAR....Santa Barbara Street

CHECKING OUT THE AREA

VILLA DEL MAR

PALM TREES

THE MISSION

A WALL OF FLOWERS

FLYING INTO THE SUNSET

A FOOTBRIDGE

A FOUNTAIN IN MONTECITO

COAST LINE

A LADDER TO THE SKY

FOUNTAIN AT BACARA SPA AND RESORT

SANTA BARBARA STYLE

SANTA BARBARA PHOTO'S

SANTA BARBARA COAST AT SUNSET.

SANTA BARBARA PHOTO'S

I am back from a month in Santa Barbara, California. I took many photo's while I was there and will share them with all of you!

I hope you will all enjoy seeing them.

It is good to be home again.

ML

 

Photo's from Santa Barbara

IT IS INTERESTING...

We become accustomed to our computers.

The computer that I am using here does not have some of the programs that I normaly use to post photo's.

Some may be huge and some small. Still trying to learn how to use this computer!

Thanks for visiting my photo journal!

Mary Louise

FLOWING IN SANTA BARBARA

A BROOK IN SANTA BARBARA

I AM HAVING TO USE THE OLD WAY TO POST PICTURES WHILE I AM VISITING IN SANTA BARBARA.

THERE IS NO PROGRAM ON THIS COMPUTER TO RESIZE MY PICTURES.

ML

DISCARDED AND WAITING

REMEMBERING HOME

A PICTURE OF HOME LONG AGO.

FAIRFIELD, ALABAMA

 

SISTER, BETTY JEAN, MOTHER HOLDING PEGGY

 

FRONT....

MARY LOUISE, THEY TELL ME I WAS TELLING A DOG TO GO AWAY. THAT HE COULDN'T BE IN THE PICTURE.

BARBARA

BEAUTIFUL MISSOURI

FUTURE OLYMPIANS

ANGRY CLOUDS

IT'S 9 DEGREES OUTSIDE ..........

SOOOOO COLD!

USED AND DISCARTED

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!

A YELLOW JACKET CHECKS OUT THE BERRIES

GRAY OHIO DAY

CALIFORNIA PALM

SUMMER IS COMING

SUMMER FUN AND FOOD

SCHOOL CROSSING AT NIGHT

THE HOPE OF SPRING!

SUMMER GRASS...... IN WINTER

WAITING........ FOR SPRING

LEMONS IN THE SUN

WAITING FOR SPRING!

VACATION FOOD...CALORIES DON'T COUNT!

IT'S JUST GOOD EATIN!!!!!

SUNSET IN PENSACOLA, FLORIDA

MEMORIES OF SANTA BARBARA

I spent a wonderful relaxing day at Bacara in Santa Barbara last summer.

I am going back to SB to spend the month of March.

I can't wait for my spa day at Bacara again.

SUNSET CLOUDS

LEMON TREE IN WINTER

8 HOURS LATER........

A CREW OF HOT TUB "SPECIALIST" ????   SPENT ALMOST 8 HOURS TRYING TO GET OUR OLD HOT TUB OUT OF THE SOLARIUM WITHOUT CUTTING IT IN HALF.

I TOLD THEM 8 HOURS EARLIER THAT IT COULD NOT BE DONE.

THEY DID EVERYTHING BUT WISH IT OUT AND NOTHING WORKED.

I TOLD THEM AFTER AN HOUR OF PAYING FOR LABOR THAT I WOULDN'T PAY FOR MORE HOURS.    

IF THEY WANTED  TO KEEP TRYING..IT WAS ON THEIR OWN DIME.

THEY AGREED AND KEPT TRYING ( IT WAS A VERY NICE HOT TUB) BUT IT WASN'T WORKING.  

 ONE GUY WAS SURE THAT HE COULD FIX IT IF THEY COULD JUST GET IT OUT IN ONE PIECE.

SO AFTER 8 HOURS...

THEY GAVE UP AND CUT THE HOT TUB IN HALF....WITH TEARS IN THEIR EYES!

YOU HAVE TO GIVE THEM CREDIT FOR TRYING!!!!

SAILING AT SUNSET

NO PICTURES...PLEASE! I'M EATING MY LUNCH!

BEAUTUFUL ST. MAARTIN

THE COLOR OF BRICKS

AHHHHH....SUMMER FLOWER

REMEMBERING MY CHAIR AT THE BEACH

PROUD MAMA AND HER BABIES

THE OREO COOKIE INCIDENT

MEMORIES OF SANTA BARBARA HARBOR

SITTIN ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY

CLUB MED...PORT ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA

DREAM CAR

A FLOWER IN WINTER

THE NAVIGATOR OF THE SEAS

NIGHTTIME BEAUTY IN WINTER

HEAVY SNOW

SUMMER MEMORIES

IT'S SUMMER....SOMEWHERE!

REMEMBERING SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA

SNOW AND ICICLES

SNOW DAY IN DECENBER

THE WARMTH OF A FIRE ON A COLD DAY

A PEAR TREE DRESSED FOR WINTER