Side Trips

BUS TRIPPING WITH SHIRLEY In which Bob, Camille and Shirley take the mass transit system for a spin on September 16, 2006 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SHIRLEY! Both Shirley and Bob have September birthdays, so we decided to get together and celebrate. Shirley’s house, on the left,  was built in 1932. It was designed by architect Eugene […]

A BLAST FROM THE PAST In honor of Bob’s 48th and Emily’s 19th birthdays. September, 2006 A HAPPY BIRTHDAY IN NEW ORLEANS Bob’s older brother Jim helps Bob celebrate his second birthday in 1960. CHRISTMAS, 1961 This is the photograph Bob used to win Camille’s heart. He gave her a copy with a balloon asking,

EVERYDAY WALK Camille and Sharon just walking around town August 22, 2006 BUDDIES Sharon and Camille meet in the stairwell five mornings a week to go for a walk together. Regardless of the weather and wildlife or lack thereof, they always have a good time telling each other stories and making each other laugh. A

CAMILLE’S 52nd BIRTHDAY In which Bob, Mom, Dad and Shirley help celebrate Camille’s fifty-two years on the planet  JUNE, 2006 IT ALL STARTED HERE, DEAR With a surprise package in the mail. It wasn’t surprising that Camille should receive a birthday present from her parents because they always remember her birthday.  The surprise came when

OUT ON THE PRAIRIE, AGAIN BOB AND CAMILLE in search of the Jim Morrison House May 7, 2006 BUT FIRST WE FOUND A FEW OF THESE: Ever wonder what a missile silo looks like? It looks like heavy duty fencing, electricity, “Keep Out” signs and so on.  This one is labeled N-11. There are 27,000

DOWN BY THE RIVER  BOB AND CAMILLE on excursion  April 29, 2006 UNDER THE BRIDGE The first thing we saw were a colony of Cliff Swallow Nests  underneath the bridge. It makes sense they would nest under bridges because their favorite food source, flying insects are also attracted to the shade of the bridge. I

SPRING FLOWERS BOB AND CAMILLE Another day, another hike April 30, 2006 THE VALLEY This is the view from the trail. We sat for awhile and saw three Mule Deer Does who rose from  their nests beneath three separate trees to browse. NATURE IS AN ARTIST You couldn’t ask for a prettier picture than this

EASTER SUNDAY DRIVE BOB AND CAMILLE GET AWAY FOR THE DAY – April 16, 2006 MEMORY LANE On this beautiful morning, we drove out to a river we once lived close to and found it to be just as pretty as we remembered it. The first blush of green grass on the pastures made us

DRY AS THE DEVIL Bob and Camille go for a hike in the drylands – April 9, 2006 THE BACKBONE Bob chose a trail that runs alongside this interesting rock formation known as the Devil’s Backbone. YOU CAN TAKE THE MAN OUT OF THE JUNGLE,  BUT YOU CAN’T TAKE THE JUNGLE GUIDE OUT OF THE MAN