http://www.deltina.com It is by will alone I set my mind in motion... Sat, 24 May 2008 04:30:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have decided to keep track of how many bags I refuse at check-out counters each day. Today it was 5, yesterday 3, the day before 7, and so forth. They want to bag the world, I tell you! Please help me stop them: 1. When next you are asked if you ... http://www.deltina.com/2008/05/23/confessions-of-a-bag-lady/ Can't believe I was sick for nearly a month and missed so much of him. But, he is still gorgeous and precious, as you can see. He slept for 2 hours in my arms - what a joy! enough with the lights! in papa's arms And a couple from Brenda when he was ... http://www.deltina.com/2007/11/26/sasha-at-5-weeks/ Still beautiful, but very tired, Sasha would not open his eyes and pose for me this time - and I could not distract his mother long enough to pinch him, either... link to the full gallery here http://www.deltina.com/2007/10/29/sasha-at-one-week-old/ Sasha Hay is born October 19, 2007. He is beautiful, of course, all 6lbs 4ozs of him. Here are some photos of him, my son Chris, and Sasha's mother, Brenda. What a joy - I had almost given up! View all the photos here. http://www.deltina.com/2007/10/21/just-call-me-granny/ This is another of my favorite places in Texas. Just 30 miles east of Austin, Lost Pines (Bastrop State Park) is another of those ecological surprises one encounters in Texas. It is perfect for hiking in the summer because it is so shady. And it is very lovely - a ... http://www.deltina.com/2007/09/16/lost-pines-bastrop-state-park/ Enchanted Rock State Natural Area is a place I go to seek new beginnings. So it makes sense that I would spend this New Years Eve there. It seems a large enough accomplishment for most people to just make it to the top of this 430 foot high, ... http://www.deltina.com/2006/12/31/enchanted-rock/ A Day for the Birds we draw them in closer entice them with food & the illusion of safety and watch still, that is not enough closer, we beg, closer we point and shoot there, now we have you but, no, a simple image no matter the zoom will not appease us for long so we shoot harder & place them on a backdrop of ... http://www.deltina.com/2006/10/14/pedernales-falls-state-park/ Red Tide it is red algae the ranger explains he is so young, i think, it must be intern week it releases an odor like ammonia, he continues he doesn't know, i think, how i grew up on the coast my allergies must be getting worse, i think, as i cough with every breath it passes, though, as i head inland and, sometimes, ... http://www.deltina.com/2006/10/08/red-tide-at-padre-island/ I often tell people that I do not like my poetry - but that I can't not write it. I have managed, however, to not write it for some time now, and am thinking that it would be a good idea to start back up again - especially with this ... http://www.deltina.com/2006/08/12/published-poetry/ 10 Palmetto State Park is one of my favorite places in Texas. Yoda could pop his head up at any second and say, "I am wondering, why are you here?" and I would not think twice about it. This place is like another planet - a hidden sanctuary. Click the image ... http://www.deltina.com/2006/07/09/palmetto-state-park/