Paul Mc Cartney

Who would have thought that after all these years of listening to the Beatles music and Paul Mc Cartney, that I would get the chance to go and see him live in DC. Apparently Washington DC was the first place the Beatles played when they came to the US. It was a great night. Went with friends who got us the tickets. We were blessed. Paul played for nearly three hours. He can sure do a good concert even at 67!!

Basket Ball Pole

Since we moved Chris has wanted the removal of the basket ball pole as it has become rusty and an eye sore. It has been a fixture with the house for about 22 years. Sunday while a few friends were over the process began and the pole was removed. All I hear Chris say now when he comes or goes from our drive way is, "That looks so good." It does. It is like Christmas for him. The little things in life do make a difference.


Top part removed


Down to ground level


Movers and shakers pointing to the hole rather than the pole!!


That looks so good!!!!!

July 4th 2009

Celebrated July 4th in good old Virginia near where George Washington was born. Still have to go and visit his house but we will do that hopefully one of the next few trips we have. Had a great time with his aunts and uncle and cousins and grandmother and kids. Had our own private 4th of July fireworks and plenty of food as always. Also here are some chigger bites which have drove me crazy. Only bad thing about the country.

New Carpet

Been busy in the house at present. We got new carpet in all the rooms upstairs and it makes such a difference. It is lighter and of course fresher. Here is a picture of the new guest room, visitors welcome. Will do a photo of our new room when we get the mew furniture which should come in a few weeks. Just got the room painted today. It is a taupe color. Different. Enjoy.

Clear Skies

After all the rain the last few weeks I took the advantage of the clear skies and got some moon photos. Hope you like them.

More Visitors

More visitors on the deck but this time I had fun watchingthem and taking pictures. My good old friends the squirrels.


Enjoying himself, if it is a him


Wonder who he is watching as I am watching him!!!


Cleaning his tail. This was the other squirrel. There were two of them just hanging out and having fun.

Visitor on the deck!!!

Job 3:25
For the thing I greatly feared has come upon me,And what I dreaded has happened to me.

Those who know me know that one of my worst fears is snakes and of course in Ireland we don't have any. Seen my first snake in New Hampshire and since moving to Maryland have never seen one and did not want to. Yesterday my worst nightmare happened. I was off work sick with the flu and had a little bit of energy so decided to go out and sit on the deck. I opened the door and for some reason, which I never do looked to my left. I seen this black thing on the ground and jumped back in to the house and quickly shut the door. At this point I still didn't know what it was but was frightened by the unexpected I guess. With the door shut and locked I looked through the glass to realize what I saw was a black snake. With much hyperventilating I went to get my camera. Why I don't know as I hate the things but I did. I can't believe we have a snake in our back yard let alone him come onto the deck. To make matters worse he had the nerve to come up to the door and look in. Yuck!!!
I won't be so keen to be prancing around in the garden barefoot any more but will proceed with much caution.

New Bathroom

Here is our new bathroom on the first floor. Love it.

Sedona

Went to Sedona. WOW!!!! God's handiwork is amzing. Thanks Shannon for a wonderful day. We were so blessed.

Saguaro Lake Part 2

More photos from our trip to the Lake. More wild life. Well you know I love animals and to catch unexpected photos are amazing. Chris took some of thiese photos too. Got ot give him some credit eventhough I taught him everything he knows!!!! (Double click to make photos larger)



Not sure what these birds were but this photo was taken by Chris and is neat.


Another Blue Heron


A squirrel that was chasing the birds to get bread of them that a lady had throw to them. He came right up to the step below our feet


A Dove

Saguaro Lake, Arizona

We went on a boat tour today at Saguaro Lake which was so relaxing and wonderful. We both really enjoyed it. Thanks Eric for the idea to go. It was so worth it. Here are some photos to enjoy.



A Blue Heron (Double click on photo to zoom in)


Four Peaks


Young Love


A Bald Eagle (Double click on photo to zoom in)

Think It's a Dogwood

We have a tree in our backyard which we think is a dogwood.
Here are some photos and for all you gardening people
maybe you could confirm for me what type of tree it is.



Do you see the tree in the drop. Click on the photo to enlarge it and you can see it better.

Renovations

This week we got a new floor down in our hall, stairs and landing. It completely changes the look of the house and we love it. What do you think?

Cherry Blossom Festival in DC

Chris, Amanda & Robert

Annapolis Harbor

Jefferson Memorial

Lincol Memorial

Today decided to go to DC with our friends Robert and Amanda from North Carolina. Well tried one metro station and the lines were crazy. We probably would have been there over an hour just to get tickets and that wasn't even catching the metro. Went to another and the line was out into the street. Decided to drive in!!!! Big mistake. Traffic crazy and roads closed. Got to get out and take some pictures but then Chris got lost in traffic. After a while he got to us and we decided to go to Annapolis. Tranqil, beautiful and much more relaxed. Will never do that again. We are going to plan a trip later on in the year to take our friends back to DC for a hopefully more enjoyable trip.