Hooked Up At Sunset

Shawn writes about catching a sunset on his blog.

Croaker for Dinner

This is what Shawn brought me home for dinner tonight.

Yum!

Shawn's Double Play

One lure, two rockfish!

Sunset at Kent Narrows

Oxford, MD

We decided to celebrate Father's Day with a boating adventure. We headed toward Oxford, Maryland - a town we'd seen signs for, but never been to - for brunch and sightseeing.

What we didn't realize when we made this plan is that Oxford is a SLEEPY little town with very few places to eat on a Sunday afternoon. After wandering the downtown streets and getting turned away every place we tried, we ended up getting some snacks from the local grocery store before heading back to Kent Narrows for dinner.

Oxford = very pretty town without much to do!!

Happy Father's Day!

Old Friends

Shawn took my old friend & law school classmate Tim Mellett and his boys Michael and Ryan fishing today. I missed the fun on the boat - opting instead to get my hair cut and meet a friend for lunch in the city.

I didn't completely miss out: they brought me home a mess of perch for dinner.

The highlight of the day for the boys, I'm told, was an after-dinner game of whiffleball, complete with ghost runners and improvised rules.

Heron at Sunset

A Blast From the Kimbro Past

Found in a pile of old pictures: Jacob, Cory & Daniel in their younger, more fashion-conscious days!

Banana Snow Cones

Shawn pays tribute to the fallen at the Alamo by lifting a banana snow cone in their honor.

Note the tie and badge - he really is at a conference!

Looking Back Over My Shoulder

On the walk back to the hotel.

A Sentiment My Husband Can Relate To

Though the sign said you could mail a postcard from the old San Antonio post office exhibit in the museum, the postmaster had other plans!

In The Museum of Texas History

Shawn talks about the Native American culture of Texas with a docent, before settling himself into the middle of an exhibit illustrating my favorite part of Texas culture - the music!! Sadly, neither Lyle Lovett nor Robert Earl Keen were on hand to give us a guided tour!

Tower Of The Americas

What is it about a World's Fair that causes the organizers to build a tower?

In any case, we were thrilled to duck into the Tower of the Americas to get out of the blistering heat. We rode the glass elevator up to the lounge for free and cooled our heels, literally, with a 360 view of the Texas landscape.

Sadly, our server was as clueless as we were about what we were looking at, so we're still not sure what towns we were seeing in the distance!

On The Way To the Hemisfair

Shawn Pays Homage To His East Tennessee Roots

Remember The Alamo

Of course, if you want to see San Antonio's most famous attraction - the shrine to Texas independence - you have to find your way out of the River Walk maze. I don't know why I was surprised to find the Alamo sitting on a lush green yard, surrounded on all sides by the city. I guess I wanted it to be in the middle of a dusty desert, the last outpost in the new world.

That being said, it's quite a sight to see.

San Antonio

Shawn has a conference in San Antonio this week, so I tagged along to see the sights.

It took us a minute to get oriented to the River Walk, but we quickly realized that it's a big loop around downtown. Very well manicured, beautifully landscaped, and laid out a level below the surface streets along the San Antonio River in such a way that tourists and conventioneers never have to leave. The Army Corps earned their pay on this project!

Needless to say, we found plenty of places to stop as we wandered.

Spotted on the Bay Today

Our neighbors Mark & Eva Nichols aboard Der Fischadler.











I'd love to have this guy's boat gas bill!

Cory's Whopper

Cory caught this Black Drum a little north of the Bay Bridge.

Cory's personal best is almost as tall as he is. Best guess is that it weighed 75 pounds, maybe more.

Shawn writes about the battle to land this monster on his website.

Shawn's & John Page Williams' rockfish look puny in comparison!

Cory & Shelly in Annapolis Harbor at Sunset

Shelly's flight landed last night - we went straight from BWI to see the Dave Rawlings Machine in Towson.

She's in town this week to do some job shadowing as part of her ADA internship. We're glad (especially Cory!!) she had some free time in the evening to hang out with us!