Willy Nilly Friday 5 No. 118

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Some lionesses at the National Zoo ...these were taken back in March of last year...some of you might remember that my best friend whom I grew up with in San Diego came out to DC for a field trip with her son's school so we popped up there for the weekend to see her! Anyways, I only posted a couple of pictures from the zoo HERE ...crazy how that was almost a whole year ago!

So that's my 5 this week and I hope you will play along too! Post 5 randoms, link back and visit others! Have a great weekend friends!



I'm also linking with Photo Friday and Friday Fences and Mascha's new linky Weekend Green

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Willy Nilly Friday 5 No. 117

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Heading out to dinner last night (missing Nick who was downstairs getting ready and Christian who had to work :( )

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This happened this week...I think on Tuesday because it was super windy...strong, STRONG winds...Thankfully the elderly neighbor that lives behind us came up and told me "a tree fell on your fence and squashed it so your dogs can walk right out"...I went and checked and sure enough, they could have walked right out if they wanted...thank goodness they didn't and I'm so thankful that man came and told me because I never go down into that part of the yard so who knows when I would have noticed...
I called Nick and he came home and cut the tree up and him and the boys blocked it with a piece of plywood for now until we can fix it this weekend...until then the dogs have to be supervised outside because I don't know how sturdy that is!

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While down there I noticed a couple of more trees that fell but didn't do anymore damage to the fence...this one was kind of small...

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This one kind of split in a weird way but I think it was mostly held together by vines anyway...

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A random picture of Bedford...we had just parked the car and gotten out and a bunch of birds flew right over there in the corner...what kind of birds are those that fly in groups of a million?...anyways I just kind of like the gritty look of this area and thought it should be a black and white...so I did just that ;)

I apologize for running late but I hope you will still play along! Post 5 randoms, link back and visit others!! Have a great weekend!


I'm linking with Photo Friday and Good Fences

I'm running behind on my visits but will make it to you eventually!

Willy Nilly Friday 5 No. 116

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Blue Ridge Park...came here on Monday to walk the track...it was kind of cold!

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Glade Creek Baptist Church...this is the church that sits next to the cemetery I posted on Tuesday.

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Along 460...isn't this an oxymoron?

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Sunset this week from my deck.

5) I have been feeling like there's not time for anything lately! The boys have weight lifting at 7:45 in the morning for football so I drive them to that and come back home...I have to be back at school at 9:30 then I get off at 1-1:30...then the boys have track practice right after school so I have to go back and pick them up (rather than have them ride the bus) at 5:30 or 6, depending...My life has been chopped into small snippets of time...I'm drowning!

That's my 5 this week and I hope you will join in with us! Post 5 randoms, link back, visit others!! Thanks for playing along and have a great weekend!!



I'm linking with Photo Friday and Good Fences :)

Willy Nilly Friday 5 No. 115

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Downtown Roanoke

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1) Just finished watching The Magnificent Seven with Nick and the boys...we all really liked it...the main characters were all so likeable in their own ways...and of course who doesn't like Denzel Washington?

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This was last January 24th...this year the 24th is supposed to be sunny and in the 50's...will we get more snow this winter?!
Linking with Good Fences for the first time since Tex stopped blogging...I hope she is doing well, I miss her!

3) On Tuesday night I went with Ashlyn to a women's politics meeting at Olive Garden...remember she majored in political science...anyway, she saw this group on Facebook and wanted to attend the meeting and asked me to go along with her. We both enjoyed it and the ladies were all very friendly. She made a few contacts as well!

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Great plan :)

5) I've been reading more and enjoying it...I slacked off halfway through the year and decided I need to just pick up a book and read a chapter before bed and usually it turns out to be more...I am in book 4 of a series, The Tradd Street Series by Karen White...I was halfway through with this when I just stopped reading last year...not that the book was boring, spent time doing other stuff like play dumb games on my phone haha...anyways, I'm almost done and forgot how much I love to read and I really love Karen White's books and I just recently found out there's a 5th now in the series! Yippee!

Well that's my 5 this week and I hope you will play along too! Post 5 randoms, link back and visit others! Have a great weekend!


I'm also linking with Photo Friday

Colorful Building

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Bedford

This colorful little place caught my eye while using the parking lot to turn around. I should have drove over to see what it was but didn't even think about it till looking through my pictures. When I get back over there I will definitely get a closer look!

Linking with Tex's Good Fences

Jail, Shadows & Wrought Iron

Fincastle

The old jail was built in 1897...I've shown it to you a time or 2 before...maybe it looks familiar? ;)

Took this photo on Saturday when Ashlyn and I had to visit the Elections Office to get all our paperwork signed for our duties on Election Day. I wanted to walk around and snap some pictures because it was a pretty morning but Ashlyn just wanted to go home and go back to bed! She won.

Linking up with Tex's Good Fences

Some Fall Colors, A Fence & Ozzy

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Sunday was so nice we decided to take Ozzy out for a little walk. This was his first time to ride in the back of the truck. Ozzy loved it...I was a nervous wreck. He was tied down but I was still a nervous wreck. Luckily we only went about 5 minutes from the house! (Doesn't that sun flare make it look like he's wearing a little saddle?!) Here Ozzy is showcasing the fence in the background for Tex's Good Fences

more of that same fence...

such pretty leaves!

climbed up to the top and this was our view!

Ozzy really had fun but was definitely ready to head home and take a loooong nap, which he did!

Heading Home

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This is the road back home after one of our trips down to Raleigh...not sure if this is NC or VA but it's close to the state line anyway...

When I was little my grandma had a saying she'd say when we got home... "Home again, home again, jiggity jig" :)

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Walking On Water

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On of our favorite things to watch at the Go Outside Festival is the dog jumping contest!

Can these railings count as a fence today? Linking with Tex's Good Fences

And Jack, THIS ONE is for you...I knew I had a Robert Indiana somewhere ;)

The Rural Route

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Stevens Road . Troutville . Botetourt County

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Have a great Thursday!

Little Cabin In The Woods

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Explore Park . Roanoke

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Happy Birthday Leah

Roanoke

Who's Leah? Don't know...saw this a couple of weeks ago while heading to the Greek Festival. I hope she had a Happy Birthday!

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A Classic Brick

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Glade Creek Road . Roanoke

This house basically looks right out over the old one that is not there anymore that I showed you on Monday. This is the only view of it I can get as the train tracks run along the front of it and there isn't a road except this one that runs along the side...I didn't think they'd take too kindly to me traipsing around their yard to get more pics ;)

Today is game day...remind me NOT to leave my camera battery at home like I did last week...yes, that happened, ugh!

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Happy Thursday :)

American Tobacco Campus

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Plaque says: Blackwells Durham Tobacco Co. 1900 or 1903? Washington Warehouse

There's the Old Bull Building from yesterday's post.

An early spring day...pretty chilly out!

Crikey, the dino is attacking Nick!

These are all taken at the American Tobacco Campus in Durham, NC
For more info Click Here

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Today is Thursday...that means GAME DAY! So happy it's a home game!

Lion & Lioness

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Smithsonian National Zoo

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The Paxton House

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Built between 1830 and 1835 . Glen Maury Park . Buena Vista

For more info on the Paxton House CLICK HERE

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