just a few

a case of patriotics

I am American.

I am pleased to be.

I live in a little green suburb,

where people play baseball in the field across the street.

My backyard is a mountain's majesty,

and we have a flag in the front of our house.

I've been learning about George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams,

and Abraham Lincoln

for as long as I can remember.

I appreciate diversity,

and hope to speak more than English one day.

I want to travel,

but I'll still be from America.

I am grateful for the men who defend my country today,

and for those who defended its earliest freedoms.

September 11th will live forever in my memory.

Ground Zero stirs deep emotions in my heart.

I've visited the Statue of Liberty, Mt. Rushmore, and Washington D.C.

I am in love with those places.
Countless cross-country roadtrips with my family have only strengthened my love of this nation.

I enjoy the West Coast, and the East Coast.

I love the lakes of my home state.

I am American.

I am pleased to be.

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my friends?

the best around.

More pictures to come.

And a less lazy post, too.

brief hiatus

With delicious springtime comes not so yummy schoolwork. AP testing is looming directly above my head, and I probably won't be back here for a few days. But, here are some tasty pictures for the time being. I took them myself. I like them. I like you. I like him. But I don't really like tests. There are better things. Like parasols.

happy valentine's day

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Buckle up. You're in for a lengthy post. These are some pictures I took on The Great Minnesota Vacation. It was so much fun to be here again! I pretty much grew up at this cabin.


This was at Itasca State Park, on the way to Minnesota. This is where the Mississippi River is shallow enough to walk across. Some of us elected to cross. Others (such as myself) didn't. It was freezing, after all.


I'm a little proud of these pictures. I know they're of plants, but they turned out so well.



So, at The Cabin, there is a hummingbird feeder. It's been there for as long as I can remember. I attempted to get some cool shots of the hummingbirds, but (being hummingbirds) they're awful fast.

Almost there...

Not quite...

Bingo.



And of course, we went fishing.







The Cabin is pretty much the definition of fun. And it's so beautiful. My dad took some of the following pictures. They really capture the beauty of this place.





And one of my favorite pictures of the vacation:


Right before this picture was taken, my Grandpa actually took my hand and we skipped down the hill. I felt like I was about 5 again. Totally awesome. So then, the five year old gals wanted a turn.

The Cabin = great joy.

Carlie out.