Morning

I like to get up early and walk around the house, check on the kids and look outside to see what the day is shaping up to look like.

I like how green everything is this time of year.

front door

kitchen, north

kitchen, west

bedroom, west

the pine tree from the bedroom window

the east side yard from the bedroom window

What's the Story...

Check it out, the pollen is the same color as the petals!

My breakfast: blueberries, fresh peach and a half-cup of raw coconut.

Add some yogurt and a dash of milk, hit the button and viola! Instant breakfast!

It's Tuesday Jane, but not REALLY, because she is hiding:

These two kept close tabs on each other!

The Day Before

Up early to play...er, pack.

And test my camera!

Bokeh, bokeh!

The mythical and elusive FULL PAYCHECK.
I will never take base pay for granted again.

Green Day

So, I woke up with Matt-not on purpose but because he was so loud.
I decided to get some shots of the sunrise, but every time I do this, I forget that the sun rises behind a wall of pine trees and to see it before it's been up for half an hour requires putting on shoes and heading down the road a ways. So, I took pictures of other things, including my bed lights and the first full paycheck since January.

I have some vague plans to get packed today and maybe run a couple errands. Ben in particular has suffered a recent growth spurt and needs some clothes that fit. I would like a pair of shoes that magically cure the plantar fasciitis I have developed this year. I also, for the record, want a pony.

The weather for the trip is looking like sheer crap-t-storms daily after only 2 days of rain all month so far. I hope it will not affect the trip too much, I don't mind camping in the rain, but I don't like hiking to the bathhouse at 2 a.m. in the rain.

Link to the website blog about our trip! I can create pages offline and upload when I have a connection, it's easier to do en route than blogger.

http://www.roamschool.com/camping/trips/0709/ngtrip01.html