« August 2006 | Main | June 2007 »
November 1, 2006
Mollie's Class Leader
Mollie got to be preschool class leader for the first time today. She was very proud to be the leader and did a great job. She is getting so big, it's hard to believe.
As class leader, Mollie got to bring Mommy to class with her, plus she got to do the calendar, bring snacks for everyone and set them up, and be the leader of the lines whenever the class walked anywhere. She even helped Mommy and Daddy make the snack that she took to share with her class.
View all the photos in this set.
Posted by jvp at 1:27 AM | Comments (0)
Bell Smith Springs
Last Saturday, the guys from my F3 Group took a day hiking trip to the Bell Smith Springs area in Shawnee National Forest. I had never been to this area, but it was highly recommended by a friend who has spent a lot of time there (thanks, Chris!). It was well worth the visit--it's truly an amazing area. The trip was originally going to be a camping trip, but because of the weather and our desire to get back for church on Sunday morning, we switched it to just a day trip.
The only down side was that it had been such a wet fall that the creeks were all up really high. The normal places where you would cross them were all underwater, and we decided to stay dry and not try a crossing. This meant we didn't get to see what are probably the two best-known landmarks of the area, Devil's Backbone and the natural bridge.
But regardless of these setbacks, there was still plenty to explore. We had a great time rambling around the area, enjoying lots of diverse plant life, and even got to see a couple of deer up close. After a couple of hikes, we settled down at a campsite, built a fire, and enjoyed some fellowship.
The one geeky thing I tried on this trip was geotagging my photos. I didn't have any fancy device, I just left the GPS on all day, and then coordinated the photo timestamps with the GPS track log. It's a pretty crude process, but the results aren't bad. I even threw together a Google map of our two hikes (#1 in Red, #2 in Blue), with photos displayed along the way. There were a few anomalies in the GPS track data, which is why some of the pictures are off of the track lines. I could fix that but I am too lazy to do it right now.
For the non-geeky, there is also just a regular photo album for this entry. You can view it here.
Posted by jvp at 12:53 AM | Comments (0)