April 2024
April 30, 2024 - Tuesday - One of my brothers is staying with my sister while he has knee surgery. He brought the cat that hangs out around his place. She had kittens a while back. My niece and her family came to see them. I think they’re going to keep one of the kittens. They sure are cute.
April 29, 2024 - Monday - I don’t normally buy packages of these because Dad will eat them all in a day or two. I bought a small little snack pack of these for Dad and I to share. I had my half of the pack tonight with a small glass of milk. And since I hadn’t taken a photo for this collection today, this is it.
April 28, 2024 - Sunday - Today Dad and I hung out for most of the day here on the couch. Zak and the girls are finally after years of living together starting to sleep near one another. The girls lay here all the time. Zak will usually leave when they come to lay down. This time he decided to stay. I think he was up most of the night because of the bad weather.
April 27, 2024 - Saturday - Today I got out for a little while to meet a friend for lunch. We had a good lunch and after she suggested we try this new place nearby. Supposedly they’re well known for their soufflés. I tried the chocolate one. While it was very good, it didn’t photograph well. Or at least not as good as the small pitcher of chocolate sauce.
April 26, 2024 - Friday - This morning when I was walking the pups I glanced over in the ditch and saw these. Were it not for the red ones I don’t think I would have noticed these blackberries growing here. I didn’t know they would grow on the ground. The only downside is these are growing near the hollow tree that’s full of bees. Thankfully I didn’t get stung.
April 25, 2024 - Thursday - Eva has been busy again. This time she made strawberry muffins. She had them on the table in the middle part of the kitchen and I thought they looked so good in the midday light. Not only are these photogenic, they also taste really good. The only problem I have is that she cooks so much it’s hard to find room for all she makes. A good problem to have.
April 24, 2024 - Wednesday - Eva made this yesterday. It’s Agua de Jamaica, hibiscus iced tea. I had no idea what it was or what to expect, but it reminds me of the drink we got at the hotel in Mexico. I think if you added a little vodka to it or maybe a little Jack Daniels Honey it would make this even better.
April 23, 2024 - Tuesday - Today I had to take Dad to get some bloodwork done. He didn’t have a specific appointment so we left around lunchtime to get something to eat before. This photo was taken at a stop light near the VA. Fortunately the wait wasn’t too long and we were back on our way home in no time.
April 22, 2024 - Monday - This afternoon I was out working on the couch. Pancake was sleeping here on her bed again. I guess today was a “slow news day”.
April 21, 2024 - Sunday - Today Dad and I didn’t do much of anything. I did some laundry and a little work around the house. This evening I took the pups for a walk and this, like many of my other photos, is out at the road of the sunset just before it got dark.
April 20, 2024 - Saturday - One of the perks of living out here with Dad is the occasional random invitation to my brother’s house for dinner. This evening my sister-in-law made her enchiladas. This dish is the one without onions. There’s another dish with. Not only were we invited over but there was a lot of other family there too. It was good to see everyone.
April 19, 2024 - Friday - Today I had a doctor’s appointment. I took this in the waiting room. I was going to take a photo of the machine they were using but the screen just showed a blob. I was getting a sonogram of my kidney. After two decades of almost daily ibuprofen use my kidney function is slightly elevated lately. I need to drink more water.
April 18, 2024 - Thursday - My cup of hot chocolate was still in the car with my camera bag. I was trying to get a photo of the cap on the cup but the autofocus wasn’t working for a moment. While I was testing it I got this photo of my reflection in my phone. I thought this was better than the photo of the cap.
April 17, 2024 - Wednesday - I had a video shoot this morning. Even earlier I had to take my little sister to DFW. I had quite a bit of time to kill before the shoot. I went to a nearby La La Land to get a bit of breakfast. I got Strawberry & Honey toast and some hot chocolate. In line with their name, Kindness Cafe, I was also given this with my order.
April 16, 2024 - Tuesday - Today is my little sister’s last day here in town. One of the things she wanted to do was take her photo in the bluebonnets. I wish she would have come last week. We had a bit of a hard time finding a patch big enough that wasn’t overgrown with other grasses. I got this photo when we were walking back to the car.
April 15, 2024 - Monday - I took a photo of the pink ladies on the side of the house the other day. Today I noticed while walking the dogs there’s some “white ladies???” (I bet that’s not what they’re called) growing right in the middle of all the pink ones in the ditch in front of my brother’s house. I just looked and the pink ones are also called Mexican Primrose and the white ones are Evening Primrose.
April 14, 2024 - Sunday - I ended up staying at my friend’s last night. We grilled the steaks I had taken with me to camp. I also had some cigars and some Jack. Zak did so good with his pups too. I got up early this morning and went home, unpacked the car and did a little work. Another friend invited me to dinner so we decided to go for a walk in a local park after.
April 13, 2024 - Saturday - I got up this morning and packed all my stuff back into the car. This location wasn’t worth staying at. I took Zak for a walk in the woods and then we drove around checking out all the other camping sites. We’ll know where not to stay next time. We got out for a couple more walks before we headed back.
April 12, 2024 - Friday - Today I went camping for the first time in forever. I had to reserve a site in Broken Bow that I’d not been too before. It overlooked the porta potties and the boat ramp parking lot and there was no space for a tent. I ended up driving a little ways over and getting my tent set up just after dark. Not a very scenic spot but in the dark you can’t tell.
April 11, 2024 - Thursday - I didn’t have to go nearly as far to get this photo as I did for the irises I took yesterday. These are growing about 80 yards from our back door along the fence in the middle field. I was looking out the window the other day and saw a batch of white over there but it’s too far for me to see clearly. Maybe it’s time for glasses.
April 10, 2024 - Wednesday - I saw this patch of dark purple irises on the way home yesterday. I got out after work today and brought my camera. It’s right between two driveways on one of the country roads leading home. And of course the few minutes I was there someone came home. They gave me a friendly smile and wave as they pulled in.
April 9, 2024 - Tuesday - So glad the weather we had today didn’t show up yesterday. It was raining most of the day. I got out to meet a friend for lunch. I’ve not seen her in a really long time. We had lunch next door to this place. It’s called The Peach Cobbler Factory. It smelled really good when we walked in. I tried the blackberry cobbler. It was just okay.
April 8, 2024 - Monday - When I woke up it was really cloudy and I was worried I took the day off for nothing. Fortunately the cloud cover was there just before totality so I got a few decent photos early on. I didn’t have the filter I needed. All the clouds disappeared leading up to and during totality. I got a some pretty decent shots.
April 7, 2024 - Sunday - I was hanging out with dad this morning on the couch watching some western. I saw a few of these small birds seemingly fall from the eave of the house. This little one caught himself on the screen and got stuck there long enough for me to get this photo. He was stuck for a sec, but was able to free himself and fly away.
April 6, 2024 - Saturday - Today I was able to get out of the house for a long while. I went to see my good friend’s little girl play softball. She scored three times, one being a home run. She’s pretty awesome. We went back to their house for my guac and wings. Not to mention a Jack and Coke with a good cigar. I heard one of her teammates ask, “Is that the guacamole guy?”
April 5, 2024 - Friday - I had a doctor’s appointment today. I got stuck behind this truck on the way home. He was not in any hurry what so ever. I think it’s funny so many things have co-opted this slogan. I didn’t know trucking had become of bad or that it needed to be returned to it’s former glory.
April 4, 2024 - Thursday - There a really big patch of these pinkladies on the side of the house in front of the rose bush I photographed yesterday. These look better in the full morning sun but I don’t get out with the dogs that early and without them they just bark nonstop when I leave the room. Fortunately Dad sleeps through most anything.
April 3, 2024 - Wednesday - I was out walking the dogs yesterday and saw Mom’s rose bush but it was too dark to get a good photo. This is the first rose of the year. The bush is so small now. I wish I knew how to take better care of this. There are a few other buds growing. Maybe we’ll get a few more roses this year. I miss my mom.
April 2, 2024 - Tuesday - When I was in high school or shortly after I went down to Austin with one of my best friends. I remember we had car trouble and pulled over to the side of the highway in front of this building. I remember we had a football in the car so we passed the time playing catch on the side of the highway while we waited for my dad to show up.
April 1, 2024 - Monday - Today I took the day off from work to help a friend move. She actually hired movers but I went to lend a hand. She has this growing in front of her old home. Her new place has lots of weeds. I’m sure in no time she’ll have all kinds flowers and plants growing in the front and back. She has a pretty good green thumb.