Friend-Picture II

I am posting friend pics for the holidays, and I am attempting to put up those that capture some common expressions of character...

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She likes to sleep at our feet.

Friend-Picture

Thinking about friends right about now, it being the holidays and all...

Family Resemblance

My sister keeps talking about how much her daughter, Violet looks like me. I have been promising her that I would post some baby pictures of myself next to those of Violet (taken by her Mom) for comparison...here they are:

Family photos:

Jess, Manna and Violet

Dad, Ma and Moi

Wee Violet

Me

Me, again

Vi

Vi

Me...

And here a few for the future...

Don't Shoot and Drive

I don't recommend this technique, but look at that gate! Had to tweak the photo as it was not of the highest quality since I was whizzing along and shooting from the hip without (of course!) taking my eyes off the road...very stupid, I know, I know.

Monster Trucks on the Road

Has anybody else been seeing monster trucks on the road in Metairie? I sure have. This is the second one -the first scared the living be-jees-ums outta me when it shot four feet of flames out of the gate-door right over my hood. Couldn't take the kamikaze shot when that happened.

I think I would have lost my eyebrows but for the windshield, no exaggeration.

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New Orleans Kind of Trash

Killer Kitty

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The Stretch and Shake

Close Encounters with a Real Big Grasshopper

A Dancin' Fool and One Hella Focused Dog

Look at what Ms. Amy's old cowboy boots can do:

Never underestimate the power of the pointer fingers

The dog who loved his ball.

Jugglin' Fools

Hayden learned the basics of juggling.

The fear of dropping the ball...

Thanksgiving in Sonoma I

Here we go with the family posts. Three days worth, I am afraid...

My brother-in-law lives in Sonoma (yes, he works with wine) and since he has produced the newest addition to the family, we all went to him.

We did the usual things like eat, play football, soccer, etc. There was some juggling and some very, er, interesting dancing. To start with, here are a few photos for the fam (how did we not get in a family shot?)

Hayden was the ball boy

Amy, Phoebe and Miles

Winnie, Miles and Me

Hayden, a contraption, a Miles-blurr and Sponge Bob

Amy, Eric and Phoebe (making her signature face for the camera)

Just returned from a California Thanksgiving, during which I got the stomach flu. Lovely timing, too, as the vomit flew RIGHT after my brother-in-law cooked a delicious dinner. Nothing says thank you like vomit.

So sorry, Eric. The food was delicious.

We'll see what pictures came out tomorrow...

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