*sparkle*

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! Sorry I didn't get to post earlier... life is a whirlwind sometimes you know?
Right now I'm getting ready for the arrival of one of my best friends, (I met her in Japan) and am playing with my brand new Canon camera!
Yes which means pictures will be coming soon, y'all. *grin*

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I know it's a litte late... but I just got home from a trip to GA to see my family.

Pictures to come. And the story.

Crisp air and falling leaves....

Here are some photo's I took this week. Huzzah for Fall!!

Indian Corn

Hopper is hiding

These little guys are hard to catch sitting still...

Goldenrods are the best place to find fall bugs

A Bumblebee "hanging out" around the Goldenrods

The Ruins of our Fort

Fall Colors!

Our old swing

Fall bugs are fun

I love Autumn

These guys where all over the pears

Camping

More camp out pics!

(by Christy)

Singing around the camp fire

Jordan, lord of the flames!

Fi-yah!

The Pumpkin Contest winners

The family that started it all....

The Musicians

Mr. T is a very passionate teacher
(and those birds are passionate about something...)

Service Sleeper Champion!

Pictures!

So here they are! All of these are by Christy. My sis. (Cause if you remember I don't have a camera... Alas for Jean....)I may end up doing this in sections. There are a lot of good ones...
Enjoy!

The Goat Herder Flooring Beauty (Christy herself)
Cat
More beauty (Cat and Andrea)
My Favorite tree in the world(Craziness: My name literally means "dweller of the Ash tree meadow", and I've loved this tree all my life. One day I decided to look up what it was...you guessed it Ash tree. pretty Crazy, no?)

"Frolicking!"

Super Chris! Such a hero! ^^

......stay tuned! More to come.

Hey!

Hello people.
I'm very sorry for not posting for ssoooo long.... The last few months have been VERY busy for me. School has begun in full swing, and along with teaching a Japanese study and my "cooking lessons",(and various other things) my life has been swamped....

Pictures of our awesome annual camp-out to come soon. Woot! And I shall try to post more regularly. ^^

A Shortcut to What.....?

Summer is almost over and my freedom has been compromised once again.

Here we are at the beginning of a new school year. Funny how the lack of total freedom causes us to cherish the time we do have "free". Since my injured-ness has kept me from my usual workout routine I have had ample time to do one of the things I love most.... to photograph my Father's creation, His beautiful Earth.

Sometimes we get so caught up in our lives that we don't give one of His greatest blessings a second glance, but when we do take the time to look a little closer what can be found is stunning in it's intricacy and uniqueness.

I only regret not having the equipment that would capture that beauty best.

....Mushrooms! yes...they are EVERYWHERE, after the storm.

A little dragonfly, who was kind enough (and perhaps curious enough) to let me take some "decent" pictures of him. <3 align="center">"admiration"

"blushing pear"

A fairy home....

Are they freckles?

Summer still holds on....

"big brother, little brother"


I will probably be puting these up on my devientart soon. Feel free to browse my feeble attempts at drawing... >.<

http://spiritoftheashtrees.deviantart.com/

What's this?

Real *live* Muscadines! Woot!! (I found them in our woods)

The Muscadines gave me a wonderful idea.... PIE! (way harder to make than it looks...)

*THIS* is my Father's world. Love it.
Tried to splice this with some other picture I took of the cloud-scape but I'm starting to believe I need real photoshop for that....

WOOHOO!

Had an awesome week with Christy home!
Since there are so many good movies out in theater right now, Christy decided to take us! WOOT! I was VERY happy. We saw more movies in one week than we usually watch in one year... lol I love Christy....

Thursday we went to Batman "The Dark Knight".

Friday, X Files "I Want to Believe"!!! AH!!

And then we went to Prince Caspian with everybody (excepting Mom)

Both of the first ones were a bit to much for the younger boys so it was just me, Christy, Andrea, and Jason.) Amazingly we liked all of them! And we are a pretty critical bunch. It was a BLAST and half....

*looong sigh of relief*

Christy is finally home! :) It is soo nice to have everyone back together again.... <3
I shall post more about life lately later.

My mom had surgery on her lower back Thursday. It's a pretty dangerous surgery, but she seems to be doing well. She came home two days ago.
Please keep her in your prayers.... and praise God for her progress! It is truely beyond what we thought it would be!
Thanks <3

......turn your eyes upon Jesus....

O soul, are you weary and troubled?

No light in the darkness you see?

There’s light for a look at the Savior,

And life more abundant and free!

Refrain:Turn your eyes upon Jesus,

Look full in His wonderful face,

And the things of earth will grow strangely dim,

In the light of His glory and grace.

Through death into life everlasting

He passed, and we follow Him there;

O’er us sin no more hath dominion—

For more than conquerors we are!

His Word shall not fail you—He promised;

Believe Him, and all will be well:

Then go to a world that is dying,

His perfect salvation to tell!

My "Style"

By request I am posting some pictures of the decor in my room. Just so ya'll can get a taste of my taste.

Journal

Decorative vases

Andrea and my Picture (yet to be hung)

John Luke?? where did this come from?
Oh well, he can be part of my style to I guess...

My Fav book happens to be my Fav colors!
Go Mockingbirds....

Yaay!

Happy 4th of July!!! Independence day! Praise God for Freedom.

Reading and Cats....

....two of my favorite things.

Monster by Frank Perreti. (a must read)

<3

Buttercup. (THE most amazing cat in the world)

...and she's mine...

Found this at a book sale

Randomness. I realized today I've had him for years but never named him! Any ideas?
Even coke bottles are shorter in Japan.

*grin*