Monday, July 27, 2009

Catching up ( yes again)

Where does the time go???  I feel like I haven't blogged in forever, and in the world of blogging I haven't. But we've been spending most of our free time getting the house ready to sell.  It's been painted, spruced up and mostly decluttered, so I think we are about ready.

But this blog is not about the house, and it's not about anything in particular.  We took some nice pictures this weekend and I thought I would share.  Now if y'all are from the Atlanta area you will be familiar with most of these landmarks, but for those that are not, I will put a brief explanation.
( and please forgive any odd ramblings, I am on Lortab and flexiril and I am quite happy and content, albeit a bit high at the moment.  Feeling no pain as they say :) - thanks to a sore back from hauling boxes around)

So here goes:

Ladies and Gents, the Big Chicken.   A historical landmark in Marietta -  Where you are in Marietta is defined by how close or far you are from the Big Chicken( and in which direction).  The beak and the eyes actually work:

The next photo is of the Strand Theater in Marietta Square.  It was restored to glory this past year and I do aspire to go see something in it, just don't know what yet.

The next stop on our tour is Kennesaw Mtn  Battlefield park.  A favorite of hikers, Reilly and Civil War enthusiasts:

And speaking of Reilly, no blog with pictures would be complete with out a picture of Reilly.  This was taken this weekend at one of the many parks along the Chattahoochee River.

That concludes this evening's tour. I am going to head inside whilst I can still walk upright :).....

Good night!



5 comments:

  1. LOL I am so sorry you hurt your back, but you are cracking me up with the Lortab side effects. I thought you did a great job narrating the tour!

    LOVE the pic of the Big Chicken. It is so hard to explain the concept to those who have not seen it. Now I can send peeps this way to see it!

    And don't worry. I haven't blogged in forever either. I think I am at a record low on blog posts since I began my blog two years ago. Sigh. But that's what traveling 4 weeks out of 9 and having Dad visit another 3 weeks does to my schedule, LOL!

    At least the summer has been tons of fun. And has FLOWN by.

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  2. This comment made me laugh -- a favorite of hikers, Reilly and Civil War enthusiasts. ;-)

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  3. Cool chicken!! And I hope you feel better soon.

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  4. Wow, it's been so long since I've seen that chicken! I have relatives in Marietta and used to head down there every summer and I can remember thinking how freaked out I was by that particular landmark. I'll have to check it out again sometime. LOL!

    Hope your back is feeling better!

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  5. My back is better, thanks everyone!! And Janyne, Reilly certainly gives the mtn 2 paws up! Emma would love it!

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