Waikiki Day 1

John, Beki and I had a great flight to Oahu starting out flying Southwest to Chicago then on to Portland, OR.  We stayed the night there and flew out the next morning, a 5 hour flight.  The flight was easy and exciting knowing we were on our way to Hawaii!!  Our friends, Daryl and Michelle, met us at the airport and brought us gifts and leis.  After a few hours at the beach, we had dinner at a hamburger joint.

Hawaiian Air

 Flying over Oahu

 First day at Waikiki

 We had thunderstorms the first night.  This picture lit up by lightening.  You can see Diamond Head mountain in the distance.

First morning.  I woke up up at 5 am!

Las Crusas, NM

A couple weeks ago, John went on a work trip to New Mexico.  He got a taste of what it would be like to work at the branch office there.  He's decided to make it his mission to talk me into a move to the place where the sun shines 350 days a year.  Does sound nice, doesn't it?  He took a few pics...to help with the convincing!

Sand sledding

There seems to be some "green".

Tip-toe Through the Tulips

It's tulip time here in Saint Louis...so I did me a little tip-toeing.  The displays were gorgeous and it's sad they only last such a short time.

This little boy was so excited to see the ducks swimming toward him...I couldn't resist a snapshot to capture him leaning in to talk to them!

Spring is in the Air

The branches are lined with lace...beautiful and delicate.  Walking around the city, I came across several trees in bloom.  The cherry trees and dogwoods were in bloom and the crab apples weren't far behind.

I found a path in the Botanical Gardens that I had never been on before.  As you can see, it was a treasure.  The dogwoods were beautiful.

First Senior Portraits

I had the privilege of photographing my first Senior portraits for the year beginning with my beautiful daughter.  She is such a joy in my life...I really don't know what I'd do without her.  She is, I'm sure, my biggest fan and I love her for that.

The Golden Barn

Discovered this cute little yellow barn not far from our home.  Couldn't resist the photo opportunity.  Usually I only come across red and white barns. 

Golden Barn

Mister Peacock's Visit