The Memorial Daily Cap(s) (149)
A day of miltiary remembrance (Veteran’s Memorial in Hickory Creek Texas)
Remembering (Veteren’s Memorial in Hickory Creek, Texas)…this is the Memorial I designed for the Town in 2010, and donations constructed it in 2011 – this touches me in more ways than I realize.
But nothing touches the heart and soul like spending a day of military remembrance at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery
Families had the opportunity to sit with their fallen loved ones….
And comrades had the opportunity to reach out to those same families….
Never forget….
A day of pride, thankfulness, and sadness…all in one. I had a lump in my throat all day long.
Waiting for the right time….
To perform, with all our national respect, a 21-canon salute….
It was an honor to watch these proud men at such a close proximity….
At attention, after the canon salute….
Somebody needs to help me with knowing these gentlemen and the symbolism (significance) of their colorful hats…
A lifetime of service….
So many ways one can wear (show) their patriotism….
Families got to spend the day with their loved ones and each other
For peace, at peace…..
The Ew-Ah-What Daily Cap(s) (143)
Ew: A Blue Heron flies towards the rising sun – what a wonderful way to start your morning
Ah: I agree with the Heron – this is a great start to the morning
What: Everyone should have a John Deere on the ground, mounted on the wall, and one for the roof…I really wanted to go knock on this guy’s door just to visit with such an obvious personality, but didn’t. But I know where he lives!
Thunderbolts and Lightning
A song that every Dad should teach his children to sing , regardless of their age or seating accomodations, while in the car or anywhere the mood strikes…
The Morning Daily Cap(s) (125)
I can handle this wake up call any morning it so chooses…
Even the shoreline rocks like a good sunrise…hey wait a minute! Where are all the fishermen this morning?
The OKC Daily Cap(s) (122)
Coming back from Oklahoma State University, I decided it was well past time I stop and visit the Oklahoma City National Memorial, a unique National Park that touches everyone that stops by...
The Park Rangers were aplenty and they interacted graciously with the visitors, rightfully so....
The longer you're there, the more you simply wonder "why"....
The chairs - both adult and child size - puts a lump in your throat....
A very respectful design, kept spotless (didn't even see a cigarette butt on the ground), maintenance is impeccable..and then there was the setting: appropriately so, numerous church steeples can be seen from all areas of the Park.
What the designers chose to leave behind gives a sense of the unimaginable violence on that April morning in 1995...
And folks that just sat, and made you too contemplate and memorialize the event that gave credence to the great need for this place....
The Now That Was A Good Morning Daily Cap(s) (102)
One by sea, two by land...wait, that's supposed to be the other way around isn't it?
Hey you guys...you guys...you got a bite! Guys? Yo...Guys? Hello?
Rise and shine...through the clouds and fog
It's been a long time since a ewww-ahhhh sunrise happened around these parts. This morning's was the closest we've had in a while.
The sunrise lost its ewww-ahhh after about 3 1/2 minutes....but it was those first 3 1/2 minutes that were pretty cool!
Lo and behold, out of nowhere...these guys showed up and sat down and then walked away with a basket in hand. It was the same balloon and crew that landed two doors down (in the street) from my house a few months ago.
The Dances With Turkeys Daily Cap(s) (100)
I know…you guys are probably getting tired of all the turkey pictures, but this morning these two, I swear, were dancing for me. It’s probably the same two that were singing for me a couple days ago. Regardless, let it be known here and now that anyone who dances for me will at least get the top Limeyfish post-a-day billing. So if you can, please enjoy the series of 12 consecutive pictures of these two Tom’s strutting their stuff in a manly way just for me. It was definitely their defining stage moment; their showtime and time to show; their song and dance for anyone willing to pause a moment and watch; their foggy morning romancing of the hens. It had to have been…I just know it! I am much too aware that of the age, looks, and disposition of yours truly, it certainly does not warrant any kind of courtship…even one from one turkey (or two) to another turkey.
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The Peers, Colleagues, and Damn Them Convention Center Carpets Daily Cap(s) (96)
Leave it to a landscape architect to have such a handsome lime sherbet jacket (the patterned purple shirt up close was even better)...sorry for the lack of focus gang, but I bet you can get the gist.
Meet my first boss out of college, Bill...he's still wonders why he ever hired me
My dear friend and former champion rollerskater Traci (we grew up professionally together don't cha know) enjoying the figure 8 railroad tracks found in the convention center carpet
Who designs this? When does the inspiration hit? What kind of music do they listen to? Are they Facebook likable?
What is it about convention center carpets that fascinate me? (see above pic questions)
The Lincoln Daily Cap(s) (79)
I met my newest, bestest pal today. This is Lincoln, my all-of-24-hour old grandson. He pooped twice, peed twice, and got feed once. Good to know what is going in is coming out a-ok. All is well - they go home tomorrow (Tuesday).
Like riding a bicycle....
Sat with two of my favorites...FS and now my FGS. A couple of champs these two are!
The FDIL was a champ as well - she's doing well, way-proud of Lincoln, and graciously let us play with the kiddo most of the afternoon and evening, knowing we probably were contributing to a much-anticipated long night of floor pacing with the little man.
G-Momma, new Papa, and Lincoln enjoying a moment on the couch...
The Plentiful Daily Cap(s) (56)
Back in the woods off the beaten path I found this Mexican Plum in early bloom...with the morning sunrise aglow in the background.
The Daily Cap(s) (52)
Let's see...gonna make a list: A lake, a sunrise, a man, a shelter, a table, a BBQ grill, and a fishing experience. Is life grand or what?
The Daily Cap (45)
This one-legged red-tailed hawk taught me something in the twilight of a sunset this evening: life ought to be more about balance, perseverance, where you sit, how you present yourself (notice his tail feathers are counterbalancing his one-leggedness), and posing for a picture every now and then. So what he was a-preachin', I gotta start a-practicin'. Hope I get to see more of him soon.
The Daily Cap(s) (43)
I met a drama queen this morning....
The Daily Cap (28)
A Good Morning Saturday - a particularly beautiful sunrise it was. And even more so when I turned my back to her and found this Oak waiting for the same glimpse of light and warming of the soul, just like me.
The Daily Cap (26)
Is there not just something peaceful...about a reflecting sunset...on the simple architecture of the steeple...atop the Oak Ridge Baptist Church of Hudson Oaks, Texas?
The Daily Cap (23)
The one (and only) good thing about West Texas blowing into town last night is the dust makes for a beautiful sunrise.
It is well
Funny thing happened on the way to the church the other day.
It started with…oh wait, first a lead in: A typical Sunday morning routine of mine when driving to church is to plug my iPod (iPhone actually) to the truck stereo and get to singing with a playlist simply labeled “Sunday”. Of the hundred or so gospel/Christian music owned, the songs in this playlist are my favorites. This list numbers 24 songs as of today, and is populated with “standards of the faith” as much as it is with more contemporary songs that stir my spiritual soul.
The Daily Cap (19)
That she is a stately (Post) Oak with a true stature of magnificance...even in the winter. And especially when seen standing in front of a beautiful sunrise glow.
The Daily Cap (16)
Can this be an accidental, on-purpose coincidence? Scotch (along with the occasional Kahlua for merely the aroma most certainly) and books of garden design and photography...all on the same shelf. Can life be any grander?
The Daily Cap (13)
I'm still trying to find something wrong with this morning's sunrise, and I just can't...not even on this, a Friday the 13th
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Say Again?
- Hannah Arendt"Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom."
- Sallust"Harmony makes small things grow, lack of it makes great things decay."
- Sallust"Necessity makes even the timid brave."
- Rebecca West"It is always one's virtues and not one's vices that precipitate one into disaster."
Say That Again?
- W. Somerset Maugham"I always find it more difficult to say the things I mean than the things I don't."
- W. C. Fields"I never vote for anyone; I always vote against."
- Dame Edna Everage"My mother used to say that there are no strangers, only friends you haven't met yet. She's now in a maximum security twilight home in Australia."
- Ambrose Bierce"Bore, n.: A person who talks when you wish him to listen."
- Oscar Wilde"Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man's original virtue. It is through disobedience and rebellion that progress has been made."
Once a Year
NCAAF: Dr. Saturday
- College Station’s mayor won’t let Will Muschamp’s comments about her city die
- SEC approves 6-1-1 scheduling and LSU still has to keep playing Florida
- At long last, a Joe Paterno tribute country song (AUDIO)
- When being an Ohio State fan goes horribly wrong
- Michigan DT learns the hard way he’ll never be in a Dukes of Hazzard remake
What say you?