Bragg Family South

Here's my typical spring teaser photo for y'all up north--some crocus flowers in bloom in our front yard. Daffodils are blooming, and a few trees are flowering--we're well on our way towards spring. That also includes, unfortunately, spring storms--some severe weather is forecast for tomorrow :( . Fortunately, there are nice days, too, and we've taken advantage of some of this nice weather to enjoy local attractions, including the kids posing on a crazy tree at Cane Creek State Park: We've featured Cane Creek State Park in blog posts of the past--it is relatively close to Monticello, and has some nice hiking trails. And lots of armadillos, like the character below: The day we went, there was some breeze, but clear skies and pleasant temperatures. Cane Creek State Park surrounds part of a reservoir on Cane Creek, which drown a fair amount of timber, including the large cypress in the picture below: (Even cypress can't take too much water). The dead timb...

Kenny's look on Super Bowl Sunday says it all--don't mess with the Packers!! More on this later... It has been a busy 2 weeks since I wrote the last blog posting while fretting about the Packers' chances in the NFC title game. Below, Kenny and the rest of his Cub Scout den learned about the basics of pocket knife safety, and carved pieces of soap: Of all the kids there that day, Kenny was only one to nick his fingers--twice! Fortunately, they were mere minor flesh wounds. The last weekend of January was unseasonably warm--we hit 75 degrees on that Saturday! Such a nice day seemed to be wasted on staying home, so we drove to the neighboring county and did some outdoor activities. First, we went down to a place called Green's Island, which has a large Indian mound that we hiked to the top of: We then went to nearby Moro Bay State Park, which had an old ferry that once transported cars to the other side of the Ouachita River: We also had a nice picnic supper at ...

As I'm worrying away the last few hours between the NFC Championship game between my beloved Packers and the evil Chicago Bears, I figured I'd take advantage of this opportunity to do a blog posting. Yesterday was a lovely day, and I had an Arkansas Archeological Society executive committee meeting up at Toltec Archeological State Park, so we made a family trip to the Little Rock area. We had some time to kill, so we decided to take the kids on a trolley ride around the downtown Little Rock/North Little Rock area. Kenny and Beth had ridden the train before in years past, but we hadn't taken Stephen on it in some time (perhaps ever over the course of his 3 years). Below, Stephen awaits the arrival of the trolley: Here it comes! Beth and Kenny were pretty excited, too, but y'all will remember that Stephen is the kid who goes around constantly carrying his little toy trains. Stephen is absolutely in love with the Thomas the Tank Engine animated series, and spends h...