Caught by surprise

I was startled by how quickly flowers and plants have bloomed since my last venture to the trees behind my house. Our peach trees are covered with pink flowers and the flowers in turn; have a hundred bees eagerly swarming around them.

Faith came home.

It's a picture book--scroll down fast. (;

Photographs

Jared& Faith.

Spring has come.

I was enthralled by the many picture opportunites yesterday evening. I insisted Sarah pose for me because I wished very much to be the one behind the camera capturing the sites I was seeing.

She kindly obliged with minimum complaining.

I went to the park today.
I slid down the metal slide, swung on the swings and spun on the Carousal.

This park is one of the last ones around here retaining the "dangerous" equipment, such as: the tall metal slide. Imaginge how brutally this rusted metal slide could hurt some poor innocent child. HAH.
Slide at your own risk is what I say. Give us short and plastic slides and the fun is zapped out of it.
I relish the moments climbing up the steep steps to the tippy top. Sitting down and whoosh--sliding at a rapid speed down, down, down. The cool metal beneath and the ride not ending in a mere second; but instead lasting a thrilling moment.

It's even better when there's snow on it. Now that is dangerous,
slide at your own risk. (:

Hooray for tall metal slides.

I love taking pictures. <3

A picture of Hope

Coming back...

...with a Bang.

I had believed "Pitch" was the ultimate card game and that nothing would ever come close to comparing.
I don't like admitting that I am wrong.
But I was.

BANG came mysteriously out of the unknown and attempted to compare with Pitch. It has succeeded in attaining my affections and enthusiasm. It is not better than Pitch, but it is the one card game that has actually come close. It is a thrilling card game for up to seven people (eight, once we get the expansion pack). Strategys and witt come into play all throughout this game. In order to kill the sheriff one must first band with the other outlaws. But, they are trying to hide so that the deputies don't kill them off. Or are shaking from fear at the thought of getting cruely eliminated by the cunning Renegade (who is out to destroy everyone).

I feel like I am selling something. But, I am not. I could just not let any of you in on the marvelous secret world of fun that explodes once you begin to play. I want it for myself.
But, I'm giving you a chance to see what I see, to feel what I feel, when you play a simple game called, "Bang."

Warning: Some have played and felt weak to the stomach at the thought of "killing" others. Others have shyed away because in order to attain life, you "drink beer" (heh). And many others have succumbed to the depression of being not able to keep up.
It's a game for champions.
Are you one?

We just finished video taping a movie Luke wanted to star in. He claims it will make him famous. The footage is shaky and he pauses to pull himself together in the end. I am not going to give away the "exciting" plot or the subject material. You may just want to see it.

It's very different.

light.