Category Archives: Pretty places

Walk a while with me.

Posted on October 25, 2010 by raisingsmartgirls

Mr. RSG, I dedicate this photo journey to you.  I’m sorry you missed some wonderful stuff. ******************* I had a wonderful fall day in the woods today.  It was 75 degrees, partly sunny, and breezy.  A perfect fall day.  One … Continue reading →

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Fall Festival at Historical Farm

Posted on October 11, 2010 by raisingsmartgirls

We’ve gone to our share of Fall Festivals at local pumpkin patches over the years.  Now, they are all great fun for the kidlets, but this year we got an extra special treat by having a  fall festival at a … Continue reading →

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Garden of the Gods

Posted on July 21, 2010 by raisingsmartgirls

I’ll have to save the commentary for later, because hiking into the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs was pretty draining…but I couldn’t wait to share some pictures from earlier today.  These aren’t even the best ones, but they … Continue reading →

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Nature’s cool

Posted on July 3, 2010 by raisingsmartgirls

I loved so much the local arboretum that I went to in May that, for our anniversary weekend, I wanted to go back and take Mr. RSG with me.  We celebrate 13 years on July 5th. Gotta love a man … Continue reading →

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Healing that inner child

Posted on October 8, 2009 by raisingsmartgirls

I’ve had a lot to ponder from a commenter who kindly has been encouraging me to continue working through some of my anger issues that stem from my own family history so that I don’t repeat the patterns of behavior … Continue reading →

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Night at the park

Posted on September 8, 2009 by raisingsmartgirls

One of our favorite parks at dusk and at night. We went today and I’d forgotten how beautiful it is at night. (note: no pictures of the actual kid’s park part of the park. probably should go back tomorrow for … Continue reading →

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Starved Rock

Posted on July 19, 2009 by raisingsmartgirls

For my birthday, I decided I was going to make good on my promise to go to Starved Rock State Park. It took us two hours to get there, but it was well worth it. We need to go back … Continue reading →

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