The Never Ending Battle With The National Specialty Photos!

OK, OK!  I get it!

I know that there are many of you just chomping at the bit waiting for me to get the 2010 Newf National Specialty photos up on my site chadperry.smugmug.com.  What has been taking me so long to get this done, is all of the extracurricular activities I have been involved in and all of the rest of the exciting changes that have been going on in our lives.

For the photos that have been posted, I have post-processed (enhanced) each one, individually, so that they are much more pleasing to look at.  This process takes a lot of my time - many hours!  THEREFORE ....... I will be uploading all of the photos now that will be untouched.  The good photos and the bad ones will all be displayed in order to get them all up on the site.

If you happen to see a photo that you would like to have removed, please, please let me know!  My email address is on the site.

Enjoy!

Chad

 

Mental Nourishment

Didn't have much to write about today.  Was sifting through my pictures and came across this one.  Sparked my interest so I thought that I would share.  Due to our lives being so busy, isn't it interesting that many of us need this to start the day?  Or do we?  For some this may be one of those, "Make you feel good" foods, knowing that you just got the best branded coffee in the world and that might make you feel important.  For others, going to order and seeing the Starbucks staff start preparing your drink even before you ask for it, makes you feel like you matter.  It's a social thing!  Regardless of what your reason may be, the bottom line is that it makes your day start a little brighter because it just makes you feel good.  Thank you, Starbucks for providing us with a sense of joy and a lot of empty calories to sip on every morning!

Fun February

 

Winter Wonder

February 2010 hailed to be the largest amount of sonwfall in the Dallas/ Fort Worth area in 1 day.  The snow totaled over 12 inches and it made for some great pictures as well as great fun for the dogs.  This picture was taken at the break of dawn after the snow fell all day prior and through the night.  The scene out our back door was quite a sight.

 

Majestic Blackjack

One of our photogenic trees called a Blackjack Oak - distinctive by the shape of its leaf and native to Texas.

Nature's Snowman

Adirondack

Play?

This is our boy Forest on the left and our little girl Mia on the right.  It seemed that Forest didn't care so much about the camera as Mia did.

Forest's Fun

Are You Looking At Me?

This is our girl Isabelle (Forest's brother), taking time out to pose for the camera.

 

Run, Run, Run!

After Cara decided to run, the dogs decided to follow suit. 

Adoration

Isabelle, again, listening what Cara has to say.  These two have a very special bond.

Beautiful

Cara taking time out for a photoshoot.

 

Playtime

Snowballs

After the play in the snow, the dogs collect these massive snowballs in the feathers of their legs.  The play is fun, but trying to get these things out of their hair is very difficult.  30 minutes of play = 30 minutes of tryin to get these snow balls detached.  In the picture of Isabelle with Cara, you can see them as well.

TCU Day

 

Go Frogs!

This post is from earlier this fall and thought that I would show some of these pics.  TCU was a huge thing this past year due to the great success of our football team.  The above is about an hour after the ceremony in which the river was supposedly turned purple.  This photograph didn't quite catch that.  However, I thought that the "GO FROGS" logo was a great addition to the bank letting them know that Fort Worth is behind them.

Purple?

(I Don't See It!)

What Is It?

While taking pics, I stumbled along this tanker truck that was spitting this blue liquid in this area of the grass along the bank.  At first, I thought that it might be fertilizer, but it was only spraying in one area.  So, is it all of the melted blue Icees in Fort Worth that they dispose of at the end of the day?  I have no idea!  Any guesses?

 

What Is It Again?!

Big birdbath? Maypole?

 

Old

Walking through Trinity Park, you are able to see some very interesting trees, but this one caught my eye.  It stands alone apart from the others as if to say that it has the wisdom and the prowess over the other trees, yet it seems fragile and possibly close to the end of its time.  

Mark Twain

This life size portrayal of Mark Twain sitting on a bench was right off of the running path next to the river.  This was dedicated to all of the folks who have the desire and passion to read the novels that have shaped the history of America and the World.  I think I'll go read the books that I have started but not yet finished now!