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Spring Break

Graham Booker — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 02:15:13 +0000

Well, I just got back from spring break, and so now it is picture time. When I connected the camera to the computer, I realized I had pictures on there from January which I had not taken off. These pictures were just of the kitties, but still, I thought they were cute enough to include here:

No, Hallie is not hissing or growling there, she is yawning, believe it or not.

Anyway, one of the things we did while I was on spring break was to go to Enchanted Rock. We were a bit later than normal there, which meant that there were people there (and a bicyclist or two). It was a dreary day, and it started to rain a bit while we were there. Just look at the skys:

On a more sunny day, we went to a scale model of stonehenge (made out of concrete, not rock).

Also included in the location are two statues along the lines of those at Easter Island:

A sight to see none the less. It was in a pretty part of the country as well. Of course, the description of the place is not complete without mentioning the dog that was entirely too insistent on playing with a tennis ball. Here he is wondering what I am doing instead of throwing his ball:

Anyway, best close before I make this too long.

Christmas

Graham Booker — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 20:16:08 +0000

Well, Christmas has now come and gone. We all went to my grandparents’ house to celebrate along with my Aunt Cindy and her husband. We had our usual barbeque for lunch there.

Afterward, the kitties started their fun. Hallie showed us one again how much she loves to chew ribbon:

Missie joined in with her contribution by showing us all how loud her voice is:

Much to our dismay, she continued show us her voice on the trip back home.

Now we are all home and the kitties have returned to normal. The wind has been horrible all night and day. The average has been around 15 MPH with gusts in the 30 MPH range. Not terrible until you consider that there is no protection at the house and that the metal roof tends to magnify the sound.

Starting Christmas Break

Graham Booker — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 18:45:50 +0000

Well, Christmas break started on Saturday for me. Actually, you could argue that it started earlier, because on Friday I went with Aggie Christian Grads to view “The Nativity”. Was a pretty good movie. Later, we we got together and shared what amounted to too many deserts. Below is a group shot of most of the people there (I am on the left):

Although I have still done some research while here, it is nice to have a bit of a break. Two days ago, I saw some deer in the field next to the house. I tried to sneak up on them with the camera, but I managed to scare them before I could really get some good shots. I did managed to get a bit of a blurry shot of one leaping over the fence. Maybe next time I can be more quiet:

My parents have managed to tame some of the wild cats who would live around here. The first, which they named “Guest Kitty” has gotten really tame and would hang around quite a bit.

As you can see in the picture above, she is starting to get a little fat. I think that is mostly because she just hangs around the house most days sleeping away. Poor kitty is likely used to eating as much as she can get, when she can get it, and isn’t used to regulating her eating as much. Also, the fact that she has recently been fixed doesn’t help her out much either.

Missie is really upset at the kitties invading her territory. She seems to want to fight them off and leave the place to her:

Visiting the Parents

Graham Booker — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 19:04:40 +0000

Last weekend, I went to visit my parents. On the drive down, I listed to the first two chapters of The Rookie (beware: not for children or those easily offended). I am listening to the next chapter as I write this. Started off well enough for one of Scott Sigler’s novels. Can’t wait to hear the rest.

Anyway, one of the reasons why I decided to visit my parents this weekend was the fact that my grandparents would be there also. On Saturday, we went to Lost Maples State Park. While we were there, I manged to get a picture of my dad with his parents. Not the best of pictures, but difficult to get better when one party doesn’t like to cooperate. Here they are standing next to a rock formation that sort of looks like a giant mouth:

Anyway, now I am back in College Station, busy with school work again.