Published on Monday, May 23, 2016 by Katherine How many times have you seen a picture that stopped you in your tracks?  One that was perfectly timed, capturing a moment that is not often seen, much less caught in a photograph?  I think every photographer dreams of that single once in a lifetime shot. This weekend I had my chance. AND MISSED IT. I can’t tell you how many times I have tried to take a picture ...

Published on Thursday, November 27, 2014 by Katherine I'm going to tell on myself.  I went through the entire month thinking the November Photo Challenge was "A Road to Nowhere."  Boy did I have some good shots, thanks to my daughter.  Her ideas included cigarettes, bullying, judging and money.  It wasn't until yesterday that I saw the REAL theme is "where the streets have no name."   Yup, that's how I generally ro...

Published on Friday, November 2, 2012 by Katherine Day Two, Nablapomada.  I mean… wait, let me copy and paste.  NaBloPoMo.  Oh what the heck… “The November 30-day Writing Challenge thing.”  Yea, that! The suggested topic?  It’s too easy to pass up. If you could live anywhere, where would it be? Corolla, NC.  My mother’s beach house.  It is where my heart lives no matter where I am.  It is my esc...

Published on Thursday, February 10, 2011 by Katherine Last summer schools of jellyfish seemed to take over Corolla and all of the Outer Banks.  We are used to seeing the typical clear moon jellies, but for at least a month we encountered jellyfish of all colors.  One afternoon I took out my cell phone and snapped a few shots of some beautiful copper colored jellyfish.  That night I posted them on my Outer Banks blog. ...

Published on Saturday, July 3, 2010 by Katherine We are back, for better or worse. In the seven days we were at the beach house we could only swim TWO DAYS.  After these two glorious days, the wind came offshore which dropped the ocean temperature TWENTY DEGREES.  Try putting anything but your toes in 53 degree water and YOWSA!  The day the water warmed up we couldn’t swim due to thunder storms.  THEN ...

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Published on Friday, April 2, 2010 by Katherine Today is THE DAY.  After a full day of work, I will be going home, loading up the van and hauling three teens and my daughter to the Outer Banks.  No doubt I will need a Java Monster to keep me awake on the road.  We will be meeting Mom at the beach house for three full days and four nights of glorious peace over Easter break.  This is our first trip of the year a...

Published on Monday, October 26, 2009 by Katherine This weekend we were blessed with a “last hoorah” trip to Corolla.  Basketball is around the corner, taking up every Saturday and Sunday.  We didn’t care that Saturday was going to be rainy and cold.  After all, it is the BEACH HOUSE!  No stress, no germs, nothing but time.  Time to leave worries behind and to concentrate on getting better. To our GREAT ...

Published on Friday, September 4, 2009 by Katherine This weekend has great adventures in store.  With STUPID school already in session, weekend beach house trips have pretty much come to a halt.  But tonight, come 9 pm we will be on the road, heading for the amazing OBX!  Woop! Woop! With the past two weeks of stupid school, I've already had two kids down sick.  The second is on the couch as I type - I hope he w...