tent rocks plus sum

this was my new road trip today!   it was awesome!   M told me about it   great place to visit    anyways, i'll write more on this trip in this entry laterz   my Boo has been barking at me for an hour since being home and i must tend to her....as you've noticed there are 116 photos   this time i included ALL my pics for today so you know i don't take the perfect picture all the time   best of my knowledge NO ONE ever does, not even pros!   that's why i enjoy everyone' else's photos too!   ...so enjoy ...more soon....

ok i'm back    all i needed to do was sit on the couch   Boo layed at my feet, Jimmy curled up with me on the couch, and they both went right to sleep    kids you gotta love 'em....so i listened to Michael Buble and Norah Jones sing while watchin' the Broncos beat the Raiders (tv muted)...

now about the trip...ok this is how i take photos   i take tons!   i love shooting photographs   with my digital camera i can go on & on & on without interruption of changing film   once completed, i select the pictures i like the best and post them    these photos i'm not crazy about the lighting on some, but i can fix that later on the computer   i'll do so and then re-post a few     these are called Tent Rocks   (note:  i think some of them look like other than 'tents'   more like the male genital i'd say)    anyways, this was a wonderful hike    as you come across some of these photos that may not make any sense, those may be the trail i was on while hiking thru them   all you see is rocks surrounded by walls of rock   yep that was the trail    although it was only 1.3miles i think for the whole trail, it took about 2hrs up & down it    once on top you'll see photos of the view and beauty of New Mexico   some of these photos i really like   also, there is a spider   size of a tarantula, but a different kind   saw him/her strolling across the path around the base of the rocks    it was a beautiful day up there, but once the hike was over i saw nothin but rain clouds in the distance   yep i rode my bike and i haven't yet ridden in rain   fortunately is was mostly very cold wind with a few rain drops   but those drops hitting my face, i didn't have a shield on the helmet, those drops felt like hail   who knows maybe it was pin drop size hail   that was smarts   thankfully it didn't last the whole ride home    i'll pack my shield the next time in case of rain   must start carrying a bigger backpack too   i needed an extra layer of clothing on the trip   i was ok here in town, but once on that interstate, whew, a bit breezy from the crosswinds    anyways, this was another great road trip   have i enticed you with enough photos of New Mexico that you'll come visit?

my son

got a message from him today on myspace.com   he got his orders for iraq but won't be leaving til december   i'm to call him monday at which time i'll ask if he can come home next month before he leaves    i'm saying a prayer that he does....

tgif!

TGIF!    well it's been a nice day after all    i had to go to the church today after all but was there only an hour thankfully    i already spent 4days there this week and i was doing my damnest not to show up today    it didn't work   i'm still tryin' to put in just 3days a week, that's not workin' either    another volunteer and i were just wondering the other day how they mananged without us volunteers before we arrived   we're still speculating   ...anyhows, it's 7:30pm and i'm ready for bed already    don't think i got my nap in today    i did manage to get a dental apptmnt for my achin' tooth come this monday   it began a couple days ago and i was tryin' to hold out on it, but i was told i have an infection since my face is swollen on that side   i've been holdin' down the pain with tylenol, but tonite thought i'd try Jack Daniels on this   works wonders   one shot, no pain immediately   i can go for that   J.D. is proving to be a great rememdy for all kinds of ailments so i'm learnin'   besides it's great to relax with a shot of the whiskey as well   this must have been how some people handled the pain in the olden golden days of way back when   it's workin' for me   no complaints here ....anyways, i'll watch the baseball game for another 45mins and then head to bed   actually it's 7:45pm right now   this weekend i'm chillin'    if it was for rain in the forecast, and my toothache, i'd be on another road trip on the bike   must get to Tent Rocks...hope all is well in your neck of the woods...take care

4th of July Campground

first, most of these pics look better if you "View Larger"    i heard that this campground was a great place to see the fall foliage   so i hopped onto my bike and headed down hwy s 14    it's a great back road for a country ride whether in your car or on a bike   it definitely (S)nakes intially constantly swerving directions along the way   i mean that Literal S down the road for a few miles   and some stretches were long   (as i came back i noticed all the vehicles crossing the line often)    anyways, the ride there was such a joy   it was a tidbit cool on that mountain road, but bearable   once out in the sun and behind the trees, it was comfortably warm   anyways, little did i know that i'd be taking some dirt road to this campground   the last 7miles was 4wheelin' on my bike to the campground    as i rode up there i noticed the foliage was about gone   i was at least 2weeks too late for the true beauty of the fall foliage, but i did get a few shots as noted above   i took more than the 39 posted, but i don't always include "all" pics i take   and i didn't get tooo picky about which pics to post    i'm so damn critical of my photos and have learned others like photos i take that i don't think are that good    well some of these are decent, others ok (i'm always ready to take a better photo)   but one of these pics i've fallen in love with    going to print it (two simple leaves on a rock)   but you choose what you like and enjoy   the adventure out today was just what i needed after yesterday which was trying    i have another road trip coming up,but decided to wait til the middle of next week or two (think i have a doctor apptmnt next week)   don't want to travel the interstate on the weekend while everyone's off work and buzzing everywhere   plus the weather forecast is predicting rain for the next 4days or so   aint gonna be goin nowhere....have a good one my friends!

copyrights for all photos reserved for Karen L Goins

say a prayer...

for my son Kyle and all our troops    just got the call from him that he's headed to Iraq   he's been wanting to go sooo badly and he's finally going   i'm very proud of him and i pray he comes back safely   he'll be gone within a couple weeks    he's young and gun ho, i pray he keeps his cool    i know he & his buddies will be watching out for each other   God Bless Our Troops!

...and the wind blows

it's a quiet nite except the wind blowing hastily rustling the trees and howls   a ballgame is on but i sit in contemplation of my journey, spiritual or not   i'm ready for another book, thinking of the Ghandi book i have yet ready for a mini break from spiritual material   so i look at my library of the books bought, yet not read   i have anything from classic to modern politics   where do i trek is the question   my contemplation tonite is on this transition in my life and where am i headed   the answer remains to be seen   volunteering at the church i ask myself do i really desire to be in a spiritual place all the time   i love the philosophy, don't get me wrong, but sometimes i need the grounding of the real world   not that our world isn't real, but it's nature is a different tune than the drum beat of everyone else    a friend and i recently talked that sometimes it seems to be too positive, but if that's the only complaint, then we can handle it    i'm acustom to being in the trenches where one grinds away at Life, not the softer path my church offers   just yesterday i sensed i'm missing a connection or maybe i haven't adjusted to the new path   there's a long journey ahead   only a couple days ago did my schooling become clear to me for the next year or two   then there will be another fork in the road and i will decide the next path to take from there   but for now i need leisure tiime or at least a balance than before   20yrs at the p.o. was workaholic time, mostly due to the demands of that job    now the road is wide and open   i have many paths to take   each its own journey bringing to me another part of Life   i look forward to the treasures collected along the way   and who knows what Life will bring as i travel    maybe there will be a mate, there certainly will be new friends   Spirit as my guide, i will follow where i'm lead....for now a different book and the adventures untold

The Illusionist

this movie Rocks!!!!   ok i loved it, but it's a must see movie   beautiful!   wonderful!   even the kids can see it    can't say much here about it without giving it away   so go see it!