Cicada Summer

I love the name of this band from Georgia that I just listened to. Their music is great and I can just picture myself sitting on the front porch listening to their album, with the cicadas singing in the background. This band is lead by Maxwell Dale Creagh Roll and Speros Constantine Kokenes with percussion contributions to fill out the rhythm sections by Jeff Harrison. An upcoming interview can be read on the music and photography web-site Harmon Drive, so be sure to bookmark this site and check back often. Right now you can access free downloads of Cicada Summer’s album and other music you may not discover on any other site at least before the rest of the really hip and cool people like me…..by clicking here. Hope you love it. Support Harmon Drive by telling a friend. Enjoy!

Owl City

owl painting in oil on ampersand board

This painting is exactly what I remember from our owl sighting about two years ago. I was riding Sarita and Tom was on Francie. It was not quite dark, but two Barred owls were perched together right on the fence-line to our neighbor’s property. The only other time we saw two owls together was right when we first bought the Rockin’ P ranch in 1996. I have seen a few road kill of these barred owls because of their habit of flying and hunting at a low position, perfect target for cars. Sunday night we saw one perched beside the county road and Tom saw him early this morning again. Too far away and too dark, but he was really looking for him.

There you are!

I love all birds and animals, but owls are my current obsession and here is my collection……The painting above is oil on ampersand board of two eagle Owls. Some of my other paintings are listed on Etsy and you can click here to see them at Leicalady.etsy.com

Cindy and Priscilla

Tom I I were in the emergency room with Grand Moye the other day and my sisters in law Cindy and Priscilla were there. The two nurses on duty were really nice, but super busy running into the room every five minutes because their names were Cindy and Priscilla. Kind of funny…….

Peyton Place

after cleaning......

This is about as good as it gets……

I Need A Pet

Like a goat who doesn’t bang their horns on the bedroom door at 2am. A barkless Pomeranian, or any dog who doesn’t bark unless my life is in danger. A pet who doesn’t shed their weight in fur everyday. A cat who can go one hour without crying for food, an outside cat. It’s 3am and I can sleep through all these routine annoyances, but Tom just had an animal jump on his face and for some reason, he woke up. He’s asleep with the door closed, I just hope whatever jumped on him is not still in the room. I can’t take another scream at this point…..just saying

Music For A Rainy day

TeriTynes

If wishes were horses……the DJ on the Loft music station is talking about horses. She has two. I have nine, and I don’t have one favorite, they all are. I wish my favorites were all in the house with me. Have fun on this rainy day and click here to listen to some great music online from RCP of Harmon Drive fame!

Limping Leicamom & Pop

OHHHHH, how  easy it is to take things for granted. Thursday morning, we all heard this loud “ARGGGG”. I bolted up the stairs and asked Tom what happened. “I stepped on a sticker and stubbed my toes, I think they are broken”he groaned. I know it was excruciating. Later Christopher said” You Guys, ha ha, one of you is always doing something, you have to wonder how long you can keep up with this place” While piling laundry into the washing machine, I banged my head on the cabinet, ouch and looked around to see if anyone noticed. Friday morning, we took Peyton to school and had a great run at the park in Floresville. I tried to sprint to keep up with Christopher and asked Tom if his foot was OK. “NOOOO!!!!” He admitted. He was keeping a good pace, though. After our run, they played basketball at a nice little court in downtown peanutville and they both looked great. We picked Annie up at the S.A. airport late Friday night. Early Saturday morning we drove to La Vernia to take Peyton to his SAT test and drove back to fix breakfast and visit with Christopher and Annie. Before we left to pick up Peyton, I led some of the ponies to another pasture and rushed to jump into the truck where Tom was waiting. I tripped over the sidewalk and fell hard on my left knee. It’s a good thing we have a few canes around the house, so I borrowed one from the Rabbi and after getting home again from La Vernia, spent the rest of the day on the couch. I became absorbed in my stitchery until Bruno the parrot started screeching and all four dogs raced to the door. Tom looked out the window and said “Oh, NO, What are they doing out?” The Longhorns, Cactus Jack and Mesquite Joe were bucking and running towards the front gate. Daddy Tom Pop jumped into the truck and luckily they  followed him back into their pasture. Meanwhile, Grand Dana followed the advice of young Dr. Parish…..

He had great advice, even though I am still alive and kicking!

Chino Poblano

My costume for my Mom’s annual Birthday/Halloween party is called “Chino Poblano” but the skirt is too tight so I felt more like a Chile Relleño (stuffed pepper) after the dinner of salmon stuffed with crab and all the other food. The party was great fun. Lots of great presents.Tracy provided the Security, Rabbi Tom said the blessing. Peyton and Hannah represented different denominations in their Steampunk and Vampire costumes. Taylor was the muscle and Caitlin was gorgeous as a Princess. Robinhood of Sharonwood Forrest looked dashingly beautiful and kept the  party crashers away with her bow & arrow. We really missed Shana, BV and the twins, Tina & Dena!!!!!The Rabbi was missing part of his get up but was luckily able to improvise with my old riding helmet and last year’s wig. I recommend Gibson’s Costume Shop in the future…..Keep it local! See other Halloween’s of the Past by clicking here .

What’s In The Box?

“Don’t look!” Peyton says as I climb into the Montero. Tom took the truck, so I had hauled out several loads of my essentials before we made the switch….two pairs of shoes, one jacket, sox, iPod, sunglasses,books, magazines, fiber bars, water bottles, and more, but there was a medium sized box in the back seat……hmmmmmm……”Mom, it says COSTUME and it’s addressed to Dad!” Peyton warns me as I longingly pull back the tape………but that would ruin my whole month if I even took a peak! Every year we surprise each other and every year, Tom says “Well not this year, I don’t have a costume…. and then he comes out with some elaborate made for Hollywood masterpiece while I dash into Walmart at the last second, find a 15.00 last year closeout and change in the parking lot. The security cops look forward to it every Halloween. I am probably on the People of Walmart web-site. We sometimes do not recognize each other at first…….even his voice and personality changes to go with the character that he is portraying. I think my favorite was the French artist…..So this year we are looking forward to Grandmother’s annual Birthday/Halloween bash and all I know is that my better half will not be a Cowboy, Hippie, Sultan or Picasso. I’m thinking Balloon Boy, but the box was much too small…..can’t wait!

Photos of the 2009 Floresville Peanut Festival Parade

Duke and Duchess representing Sacred Heart School.

Duke Peyton Parish and Duchess Jordan Boswell

dragon master

The dragon in the cage is real!

The Grand Marshalls

The Grand Marshalls of this years parade are Al and Elaine Kolodziej, the publishers of the Wilson County News.

His Royal Highness

Ryan William of the house of Hubbard. Emperor of Nature’s Artistry and King of the Court of Enchanted Gardens

Queen Tunaep LXV

A beautiful girl inside and out…….Brooke Juanita AlumbaughDaniel M. Tejada, Mayor

Rene Peña

René Peña , district attorney and uncle of King Tunaep 1999 Michael Anthony Peña!!!!

she's got wings!

What a perfect angel!

Floresville High School mascot

The Floresville Tiger!

Shrine Circus elephant

Sacred Heart School Valentine Court

such a good little pony

adorable

Levi Campos representing the youth organization of the Lion’s Club, the Leo’s Club.

Duchess Daniela

Duchess Daniela Aguillon also representing the Leo’s Club.Future peanut farmer’s of AmericaDuke George Alonzo and Duchess Gabrielle Landrum representing FHS Drama ClubNo parade is complete without a clown. It was time to go try to sample all the Festival food that we could! For more photos of the Peanut Festival parade and activities, click here