Mom and I
Samantha and Casidy (lovely face expressions, don't you agree?)
The Brown Trio
My Wonderful Parents!
And me

Kaylie

This timer on the camera is starting to get fun! Here are a few..

"A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life." - Charles Darwin

Quote of the day

"Be proud of who YOU are instead of wanting to be like someone else"! --Kaylie Brown

Birthday Pictures Continued...

My Mom
Samantha (notice the bit of cake on her nose?)
My Dad
Samantha and I

Now I thought this would make an interesting picture.... These are some beets.
Samantha 
Me
Personally I like this one a lot!  Sparkling cider...
Look at the steam coming off of that....WOW... :) Haha
My wonderful Grandma whom I love so much. God Bless her though, as she can't stand having her picture taken and when I'm around it's even worse, as I usually have the camera on me.  (Notice the cake on her fork, she was going to through that at me if I took another picture. )

Sorry for the large amount of pictures.  Silly me, I just figured out that you can add more then 5 pictures to a post, so look out! :)

Samantha and I.

My 16th Birthday.

Casidy posing on my new cedar trunk.
Samantha, who made the delicious cake! (She is quite the cook.)

Grandpa and Me.


Well, today was my 'sweet 16' I didn't have a large party, just my grandparents and of course my family. To start the day off, my Mom made these pancakes, okay so I'll admit they weren't exactly "round" how most pancakes are they were "micky mouse" pancakes... My Mom wanted to start a tradition when we all had our 1st birthday, so from there out it's been micky mouse pancakes (with chocolate chips for the eyes, nose and mouth.) And spahgetti dinner was always the meal for a birthday dinner, allthough tonight I broke the tradition, you can do that at 16... :) Haha I was getting quite tired of the spahgetti, so instead we had delightful chicken, potatoes, beans, beats, bread, salad and all the works! From my Mother and Father I got this beautiful cedar chest to put at the end of my bed, my sister made a lovely pillowcase and my Grandparents got me this pretty necklace. I'll certainly say I had a wonderful day! Even though it was my birthday it seemed like any other day, really.... For my 16th birthday my Mom took me to get a "french manicure" and ummm. lets just say I rather have dirt all under my fingernails, but well it was fine. At least I can still play the piano and type this out!!! Oh, I almost forgot to mention my favorite part - for lunch we went out to this Greek Restaurant, which is currently my favorite food. I had this lamb Gyro pita bread thing, which was delcious!!! Of course my Mom had to tell the cook that it was my birthday and just as we were heading out the door the waitress gave me two Greek desserts... I can't begin to pronounce what they were, but they were very good. Anyways, wow I did not mean to type that much...

All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
The Lord God made them all.

--Cecil Francis Alexander

The Ancient One

Back when I was growing up life was indeed a tough one. I went through so much to get to where I am today. Many storms I survived through: snow, hail, thunder and even lightening. Day in and day out there I stand, noble and towering over nature’s beautiful land. All of the interesting things I’ve seen and been through over the years, are the stories I sweep down to share with the young tender ones as they begin life. Gracefully, my arms sweep down to you. Silently, I stretch in the breeze. Some feel that we are adorned in regal green ball gowns as we appear to float over the ground-keeping perfect time to nature’s orchestral procession. I am one of many protectors of the forest. I am a Hemlock.



By: Kaylie Brown

Guess Who?

After my sister's saw a poem by friend of mine they insisted that there poems shall go on the blog as well, so here they are...

Casidy Brown
Comp.1 D

I come out at night
high in the sky- searching below for any movement
I spot a mouse a mile away
I fly down swiftly
I caught a meal and flew off without a sound

I am the Owl

Samantha Brown
Comp 1D
At night I come out of hiding searching
for food that is lurking in the
shadows of the moon.
I lie down in
the tall grass waiting for my next move.
I howl and yelp to call in the rest
of the pack to say dinner is served
I am the coyote.

Thankful

What are you most thankful for?

Maple Leaf

High in the sky, fluttering there,
I stand.
I am part of a crowd, I am an individual,
I am looked at and gazed at,
For we are beautiful together,
But ignored individually,
Many shapes, designed by God,
All expertly designed and made.
I live for the summer,
I die for the winter,
Taken away at life’s end,
To never be seen again in whole form,
My pieces fall from me,
I become one with the soil,

I am a leaf.

By: Theo Wiersema
You can view his blog at
http://www.theosphotoblog.blogspot.com

Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand.
– Neil Armstrong

Ornamental Pear Leaves

This is the original photo with no changes whatsoever.

The four above it have been edited. Which one is your favorite?

Snow Level, Leaves and Spider.

I took this photo yesterday morning. I'm showing you how far the snow level dropped over night...
Leaves

That there is a spider and the object tightly woven next to him was a fly until the spider, well kind of got him. I watched the spider as it spun the fly in it's thread. It was very interesting to watch.

Another Quote

Edmund Burke:

"Truth resides in every human heart, and one has to search for it there, and to be guided by truth as one sees it. But no one has a right to coerce others to act according to his own view of truth".

Quote of the day

"Cherish each hour of this day for it can never return." – Og Mandino

Here is the stack of omnibus books I'm reading this school year.
I lit a candle and was just playing around taking shots. I edited this one quite a bit. What do you think?

God is so powerful. He really is amazing beyond belief. God loves us all so much, it feels wonderful to be loved. This week I've been really busy with schoolwork and I just keep thanking God for such an opportunity to be busy with all of this geat curriculmn I'm using. It really is a blessing no matter how frustrated and overwhelmed I feel, I continue on thanking him. If you are feeling sad, frustrated, tired, clueless or even happy pray to God and he will lift your spirts. He is wonderful and I'm just so thankful with my life right now. I truely feel blessed.
May God Bless You All Too.

--Kaylie