Thursday, September 3, 2009

A Day in the Life

Eleven out of eleven Hectors agree; our blog was getting a little monotonous. Sail this, sail that, blah, blah, blah. In order to shake things up a bit and demonstrate that we have not become one dimensional, we offer the following post.

The McDonalds graciously shared their recipe for making pickles with us. The Kovacks graciously shared their cucumbers with us. This is a sample of the result. Mrs. H is to be congratulated for a job well done.

Today started in the one room school house. Sara moved a little faster than my shutter.

After class, a few of us loaded up for a trip to the dentist, a little shopping and dinner with Ben and Grandma. Mrs. H, Thomas, Nick and Becky were missed on this excursion.

Here we are at Costco (we forgot to take pictures at the dentist's office). Sara recommends Chinet brand plates for people who use paper plates.

Here we are at T.J.'s (we forgot to take pictures with Grandma and Ben).

Matthew did not forget to take a picture of himself. This photo is yet another example of how a wide-angle setting is not always the best choice.

The drive home can sometimes be a beautiful thing.

It can sometimes be a cruel thing. photo by Anthony

The drive home is always long. It can be boring if you are not prepared. Laura is prepared.

Low light and jiggly cars make for interesting images.

The car is not on fire. Matthew had some sort of device that gave off a lot of red light.

Cameras see things differently than people do. This is what Valley Springs looks like according to Matthew.

Our Post master gets a little cranky if we don't keep the P.O. Box empty. We make the stop no matter how late it is.

The clouds looked beautiful as we headed up the driveway. Our day is done.


How was your day?

be safe,
Hec @ 19

10 comments:

Thomas and Lindsey said...

Creative post. Nice keys.

TJH

Thomas and Lindsey said...

So you put the pictures up first and then the captions? Guess I caught it in the in-between phase.

Creative captions. Nice Keys.

TJH

Simply Tiffany said...

Oh, I love posts like this! Who is to be congratulated on taking such a nice picture of the pickles? They look lovely, Mrs. H!

Sara, I like Chinet too. :)

*sobs* I miss Coscto and Trader Joe's... You forgot to get pictures of Grandma and Ben? I don't think I've seen any recent pictures of Grandma, come to think of it.

lol, nice self portrait, Matthew. :)

Love the keys!

Miss y'all!

Ashton said...

Ahh...y'all are mighty blessed to have a Trader Joe's (relatively) nearby...they've some of /the best/ tea!

Hmm...DEH...what's the E stand for, if ye donnae mind me asking?

Miss Amy said...

Great post! I like the school one! :-)

Cheryl (Copper's Wife) said...

The pickles look great, and so does your school day!

Sierra said...

I loved the boating/lake posts! Never got tired of the beautiful pictures.

But this one was good too, looks like y'all had tons of fun! and those pickles look great! :)

kymk99 said...

Great post, very creative, looks like a great day with the Hector family!

Mrs. Reynolds :o)

Hec @ 19 said...

TJH, You must have had excellent timing because that in between period was short.

Tiffany, Matthew took most of the pictures, but the pickles are mine. Anthony shot the dragonfly. I will get a picture of Grandma Rose soon.

Ashton, E stands for Eric.

Sierra, Boating shots will return soon. We have a week long Family Camp coming up, on the shores of Pinecrest Lake.

Mrs. L, I'm not a big fan of dill pickles, but I like these.

Mrs. R, It was a great day. say hi to your wonderful husband for me.

JB said...

Nice shots DH, Matthew, Anton. Token family shots before the next set of sailing pics, right? That's okay, I like the sailing pics, too.

Seems I am always looking down at what is in front of me, lately in the pics, that is.

We had a great school day. The kiddos worked diligently. Now, to keep it up. Tomorrow, we add history.

First time I've canned pickles. It was easier than I thought it would be. Thank you for the recipe McDonald family. Nice shot of the pickles, DH.

Off to bed to get up early for another school day.

JB