Saturday, February 11, 2006

Fina in bed New Year's Eve


Fina in bed New Year's Eve
Originally uploaded by devehf.
Goodnight 2005.

Dad's old office


Dad's old office
Originally uploaded by devehf.
I used to through paper airplanes and helicopters out of the 23rd floor of this building. It looks like it is falling down now. I bet it was built in the 30's.

Watching the Gator Bowl Parade


Watching the Gator Bowl Parade
Originally uploaded by devehf.
Nice warm evening in downtown Jax. The Va. Tech mascot is a bird called a Hokie. So guess what their band played when they march? Hint: there is a dance that goes with the song. Lots of Shriners and Pirates in this parade.

Jax Library


Jax Library
Originally uploaded by devehf.
Jacksonville has a really nice new library.

Catherine and Fina


Catherine and Fina
Originally uploaded by devehf.
Catherine is Fina's hero.

Frank, Fina, Kelley, Michael aka "Joe"

Guana is a good place to hike on New Year's Eve.

Crabbin'


Crabbin'
Originally uploaded by devehf.
More fun than shrimpin'. You use chicken necks to lure in the crabs and then scoop them up.

Fina and Frank


Fina and Frank
Originally uploaded by devehf.
Instant friends.

Red Hat


Red Hat
Originally uploaded by devehf.
Fina looked like a 20's bather in her red hat on the beach.

Dames Point Bridge


Dames Point Bridge
Originally uploaded by devehf.
This is one of my favorite bridges. I love the hourglass shape.

Pisspot o' blue crabs


Pisspot o' blue crabs
Originally uploaded by devehf.
That dude got a bucket full in 2 hours from Guana lake.

Sea Kayaking in the Atlantic


Sea Kayaking in the Atlantic
Originally uploaded by devehf.
I wiped out on my last attempt. You really have to guide the boat correctly. Fina loved being in a wetsuit.

Surfin'


Surfin'
Originally uploaded by devehf.
Tobiann masters the kayak surfing technique.

I am colder


I am colder
Originally uploaded by devehf.
Fina is an ice creature.

Fun


Fun
Originally uploaded by devehf.
Fina had a blast on the beach.

Dawn over the Atlantic


Dawn over the Atlantic
Originally uploaded by devehf.
It looked like this before I had breakfast with the Peytons.

Nathan


Nathan
Originally uploaded by devehf.
My nephew.

Dave and Fina


Dave and Fina
Originally uploaded by devehf.
Michael Jackson would be proud. There was a railing between us and the river.

St. Johns in Bostwick FL


St. Johns in Bostwick FL
Originally uploaded by devehf.
Somewhere in the swampy wetlands on the right, Dad had me pull out a canoe from the muck that had been submerging into the jungle for years. There were elephant ears (Cladiums?) growing into the sides of the fiberglass hull. We were able to dump out most of the muck but it was too dirty to take the kids out in it. Dad's neighbor was able to help us get the canoe out to the road by cutting a swath with his huge deisel tractor/mower through the brush. He almost got stuck. The neighbor interrupted his piano practice to help us. Good thing he was home and not in Vancouver, BC where he does sculpture in the summer. I told him that the encounter was like "Deliverence". I hope that didn't seem like I was calling him a redneck.

Kate


Kate
Originally uploaded by devehf.
Nathan's fiance. Yay!

St. Johns in Bostwick FL looking East at sunset

Catherine and Fina after a good rest.

Fina and Catherine


Fina and Catherine
Originally uploaded by devehf.
Cousins

Bonnie Tobiann Fina and Catherine on the dock

Apperture went crazy. The roof is rustic and adds charm.

Gator Bass


Gator Bass
Originally uploaded by devehf.
Tobiann and the local fauna.

Doctor's Inlet


Doctor's Inlet
Originally uploaded by devehf.
Tobiann was afraid that Fina was on the dock.

Fishin for shad


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Originally uploaded by devehf.
I heard they come up in the St. Johns in the winter.

Wetlands


Wetlands
Originally uploaded by devehf.
This drawing by Fina is posted at her school. They are studying birds and their habitats.