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Negativity Gets You Nowhere!

26 Sunday Jun 2016

Posted by Tim Hughes Living with CML in Cancer, Depression, Photography

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Anniversary, Beach, Condo, Doctor, Down, Family, Heat, Humidity, Kids, Sand, Steakhouse, Sunset, Vacation, Water, Waves

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I’ve been down on myself the last few weeks. I thought being on vacation would snap me out of it but the whole time I was gone I kept thinking of the time lost that I would have when I returned back to work.  The exciting news that I got from my doctor while I was away seemed to have helped but now that I have my doubts about the results I just can’t help but feel down again.

The heat has a lot to do with it I feel because I wanted to do something with my kids today being that they were home and not working but everytime I went outside I was just drained from the heat and humidity.  Plus, with all this humidity, it makes it difficult for me to breath.  The next two days the rain chances has increased to 70% so maybe after the storms roll in here at least it will cool things off a bit.

This coming Thursday, June 29th, I will have been married for 25 years.  I have already made reservations for Saturday at a place called Perry’s Steakhouse.  It’s a bit pricey but my wife is worth it.  Putting up with me and all my ailments; she deserves more than a pricey steak and a night on the town.  She’s going to flip when she sees the prices on the menu though. But maybe the flowers that I have ordered that will be sitting on the table when we arrive will take away some of the shock.  We don’t usually go out on the town like this.  It’s usually places like Logan’s steakhouse where you pay $12 to $15 for a steak or go to Cracker Barrel.  Those places are more to our taste.  If I get out of Perry’s for less than $200 I’ll be lucky.

July 4th is coming up in a week and I have that day off which means a three day weekend.  If I can just make it through this week.  So you see, I have a couple of things to look forward too.  With this in mind maybe I can get out of this slump that I’m in and I can have a brighter outlook.  It’s going to take me some time for me to build up more vacation time but at least my doctor’s appointments are down to a minimum right now.  That’s another thing that has me upset is the fact that right now if I have a family emergency I can’t do anything about it.  I can’t take off right now if I had too.  Tomorrow, if I’m not wrong, I should have 10 hours built up.  That’s not much but it’s a start.

I hope everyone has a great week ahead.

 

 

365 Day Photo Challenge 266/365 “Change, I Don’t Have to Like It, Do I?”

22 Tuesday Sep 2015

Posted by Tim Hughes Living with CML in Photography

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365 Day Photo Challenge, Beach, Change, Photography

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Francois de la Rochefourcauld stated that “The only thing constant in life is change.”  This may be the case but I don’t have to like it.  My boss has implemented a few changes in our department that has made himself a few enemies.  Me for one.  I won’t bore everyone with all the details but the point is that he’s messing around with our pay.  His excuse is that these changes will “make us better stewards of our time.”  Now with these changes we’re spending more time on the computer keying in our time than we are on the jobs.  It makes no sense to me nor to anyone else in our department.  It’s enough to pull my hair out.

“Life Goes On!”

365 Day Photo Challenge 198/365 “Not Ready to go Home!”

16 Thursday Jul 2015

Posted by Tim Hughes Living with CML in Photography

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365 Day Photo Challenge, Beach, Florida, HDR, Ocean, Photography, Sunset, Vacation, Waves

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Vacations are never long enough.  Even though we had two full days at the beach I could’ve used another week at the least.  Everyone had a great time and we had great weather.  The waves were a bit rough but that didn’t keep us out of the ocean.  I was able to get to the front row this morning.  I had to get up early to do so but I was there when they set out the beach chairs.

Kids are wanting to do some shopping before we actually set the gears in motion toward home.  It’s a five hour trip so I’m in no real big hurry to get home.  The girls will have to go into work Saturday morning and my wife and I will be moving our son out of one apartment and into another so Saturday will be a busy day for everyone.  Sunday will be my rest day before having to start my work week on Monday.  To be honest, I am not ready to go back into that Hell hole.

“Life Goes On!”

365 Day Photo Challenge 194/365 “Busy Day”

12 Sunday Jul 2015

Posted by Tim Hughes Living with CML in Photography

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365 Day Photo Challenge, Alabama, Beach, Family Time, Ocean, Photography, Photoshoot, Weekend

Normally at this time I’d be trying to prepare myself for tomorrow, Monday.  Tonight I’m rejoicing the fact that I will not be going to work tomorrow.  Instead, I’ll be getting ready for the trip planned for Tuesday.  Tomorrow, I’ll have a lot going on including a small photo shoot.  Once the shoot is over with I’ll have some stuff to do but because I did most of it today it won’t be so bad.

Today, I cleaned out the back of my truck.  I’m not sure how the back gets so cluttered with junk.  Anyway, I got the back cleaned and hosed out.  I vacuumed the inside of the cab and gave her a good washing.  I then backed the truck up to my trailer and hooked up to it to pull it out to be able to work on.  I removed both tires and loaded them into the back of the truck so that I can get some new/used tires tomorrow after the shoot.  I looked like I had took a dip in a pool when I got done with all that today.

“Life Goes On!”

365 Day Photo Challenge 192/365 “Officially on Vacation!!”

10 Friday Jul 2015

Posted by Tim Hughes Living with CML in Photography

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365 Day Photo Challenge, Alabama, Beach, Photography, Sand, Surf, Vacation

As of 16:15 hours today I am officially on vacation.  I do not return to work until next Monday.  Believe me, work will be the furthest from my mind.

I met up with a beautiful young lady tonight that, if everything goes well. I’ll be doing a photo shoot with her on Monday.  I’m really excited about working with her.  She does professional Hula Hoops.  I’ve never heard such a thing.  We’re going to see if we can’t combine her hula hoop with some of the pictures.

Got a lot to do tomorrow and Sunday, yard work is one of them.  I’ll be getting up early to get started so I can be finished with everything by Sunday evening.  It’s going to be a busy weekend.

365 Day Photo Challenge 191/365 “Can’t Get Here Soon Enough”

09 Thursday Jul 2015

Posted by Tim Hughes Living with CML in Photography

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365 Day Photo Challenge, Alabama, Beach, Cycling, Destin, Florida Coast, Ocean, Seaweed

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The sand between my toes, the sound of the waves crashing on the beach and watching my kids play in the serf, this is what I’m longing for and it won’t be too much longer.  We will be heading to the beach on Tuesday of next week and after a day like today, it can’t get here soon enough.  I’m even going to take my bicycle and do some riding along the coast while we’re there.

“Life Goes On!”

365 Day Photo Challenge 54/365 “Thoughts of Summer”

23 Monday Feb 2015

Posted by Tim Hughes Living with CML in Photography

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365 Day Photo Challenge, Alabama, Beach, Feet, Global Warming, Photo, Photography, Summer

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More bad news as far as the weather is concerned.  Icy roads in the morning and snow accumulation for Wednesday.  When I was a kid these would be the words I’d die to hear.  Anything to get be out of school but unfortunately I didn’t hear these words near enough.  It seems these days we’re experiencing more and more of winter activities.  Call it Global Warming, call it another Ice Age, whatever it is, I’m tired of it.

I spent the first full day back at work today and it was tough.  I made it but I kept thinking of getting home and getting in bed.  Funny, once I did make it home I haven’t made it to bed yet.  I will shortly though.

I’m longing for the warmth of Spring and Summer.

“Life Goes On!”  Even though it’s cold.

365 Day Photo Challenge Day Fifteen “Longing for Warmer Days”

15 Thursday Jan 2015

Posted by Tim Hughes Living with CML in Uncategorized

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365 Photo Challenge, Beach, Dusting, Photography, snow, Umbrella's

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I’m so ready for some warmer weather.  Today was another cold and miserable day.  Granted, I know some of you are dealing with much colder temperatures but it just seems like the cold will not go away.  We’re supposed to see some warmer temps this weekend and I’m so ready for it.  There were even reports of snow and ice just north of where I live.  It’s funny how we are so not prepared for any depth of snow here in Alabama.  They got a dusting of snow in Huntsville today and our satellite office there sent everyone home.  It’s funny I know but we are not prepared to deal with it.  All we have are sand trucks that put sand on the bridges to help with traction but the ice and snow is still there.  Some people here are so hard headed that they think they can drive in this mess that all the do is stall the traffic with their wrecked vehicles.  I just have to laugh at their stupidity.

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