Random - 2010

A visit from Kolton and Kristin.

The new camcorder we got recently can be set to automatically take pictures while shooting video. The pictures taken while shooting video aren't near the quality of the camcorder's regular still photos, but I liked some of these shots the camera decided to take on its own and decided to include them here.

Kolton's first visit to Chuck E Cheese's. It was only a five-minute visit. The level of activity seemed a little overwhelming to him, and he quickly let us know that he wasn't ready for this. If he's anything like Kristin, by the time he's two, he'll love this place! :)

I almost bounced into this guy while leaving for work. His colors are so bright that I just couldn't tear down his web and leave him for the birds. Besides, maybe he'll keep away some of the pesky door-to-door salespeople. :)

Latest "potential" addition to the family, and I do emphasize "potential." Over the last couple of days, I kept hearing meowing, but could never pinpoint where it was coming from. Since both of my cats were inside or otherwise accounted for, I would look for a few minutes, quit hearing it, and give up, thinking I must be imagining it. Last night, I was hungry and didn't feel like fixing anything for dinner. (I'm a bad cook, anyway.) Went out to eat, dropped by the church for a minute and came home. This time I managed to find the source of the meows. She was high, high up in a tree. How she managed to climb that high I'll never know. After much prayer and coaxing from me, she managed to inch by inch and foot by foot get close enough for me to reach her. She was very hungry, is especially affectionate, and has the sense of adventure that only a kitten can possess. It's difficult to get a good picture because she keeps jumping, running, climbing the Christmas tree, etc. She appears to have been taken care of up until her treetop adventure, so I'm hoping I can find her rightful owner. Meanwhile, my other two cats aren't very happy about sharing "their" house with a new cohabitant.

My daughter was in an auto accident in April of 2010, which required that she be transported by ambulance to the hospital emergency room. A few days later, still sore, but able to travel, I wanted her to take me to the accident scene so I could try to piece together what had happened. While we initially had trouble finding the accident location, we stumbled across this old railway station near Piedmont, SC. The weather being overcast and windy and not really conducive to taking the best quality pictures, we only took a few shots while we were there, being short on time.