Making plans — I grabbed this candid shot of Lanie while we were taking a rest in the shade outside the butterfly house at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks. Unfortunately, the butterfly house was closed for renovation.
Family
Lots of pictures & Posts! Any post that has pictures or mentions a member of our blended family.
Making plans — Lanie and her bf Lewis joined us for our ‘mini-break.’ We took a few minutes before we left the hotel to decide what to do with our day. 2
April 13, 2026 11:31
Turnaround Point, and stopped for lunch — According to my calculations, I was about three-and-a-half miles into my hike, and this log offered a great view and spot to eat lunch.
October 8, 2025 13:40
Not another soul in sight — Assateague State Park, Maryland. 2
November 19, 2024 11:02
Ocean City Beach. Maryland.
November 19, 2024 8:08
Ginger dips her toes in the Atlantic Ocean. Lily Beach, Delaware.
November 18, 2024 15:53
Lanie — Just Lanie being herself. Walk by the creek.
October 18, 2024 10:57
Lizzi & Ginger Outside 78 Derngate.
August 9, 2024 15:23
Flickr meet-up — We first met Jacqi in person in 2008 at Bletchley Park in the UK. Then again in Springfield, Missouri as she traveled to her new home in New Zealand in 2011.
August 8, 2024 19:19
Room with a sea view — We opted for a room with a sea view, for a day spent catching up on work. Watching the changes in the weather and enjoying the view up and down the coast was, as they say in the ads, priceless. Best Western Clifton Hotel, Folkestone.
August 7, 2024 9:52
Ginger testing the water at St. Leonards-on-Sea — We have a few days to explore and this is where we ended up on the first day. Five-minute read.
August 5, 2024 20:23
What Gare Bears might wear in the woods — With the emphasis on might. Well actually, might not. We had a good laugh though.
August 1, 2024 11:07
Ginger, Gary and the Spinnaker Tower — Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth.
July 31, 2024 18:35
Ginger watching the dawn at 30,000 feet. We are off on the first leg of a trip to the UK. Our first visit since 2019.
July 30, 2024 5:57
Doing the ‘Eclipse Dance.’ Just before the totality. 2024 Total Eclipse. Just four minutes to go…
April 8, 2024 13:53
Pre-Eclipse Shenanigans —Gary & Ginger — 2024 Total Solar Eclipse. +3
April 8, 2024 13:39
Pre-Eclipse Shenanigans — Lanie & Ginger — 2024 Total Solar Eclipse. Notice how the light in the background is already fading.
April 8, 2024 13:38
Sun, sand, and sea — Beach Camping at Sea Rim State Park, Texas.
November 8, 2023 14:25
Ginger soaking up the sun on the Gulf of Mexico — Beach Camping at Sea Rim State Park, Texas. +1
November 8, 2023 14:11
Eclipse glasses — Ginger and Gary ready for the annular eclipse, in Odessa, Texas. Annular Eclipse Trip Day Four. 8
October 14, 2023 11:12
Faux Stonehenge Odessa, Texas. We stopped here while scoping out potential places to watch the annular eclipse. We decided this might be too twee and too popular. The eclipse photographers were already gathering. +2
October 13, 2023 18:30
Ginger sitting on the edge of the bluff overlooking the Canadian River, south of Logan, New Mexico.
October 12, 2023 16:23
Family range time — We organized a family trip down to the Sound of Freedom in Ozark and had some fun. Katie is trying out a scope on a pistol. Gary is reloading. There was also a new AR15 to be tried out and sighted in, and some other new handguns we’d not taken down the range.
September 16, 2023 13:52
Cats need glasses — and Morty agrees (sort of). Anything for a fluffy lap to sit on. +1