JoAnn and Tom visited JoAnn’s daughter Janet who had arranged a mini-family reunion with Janet’s daughters, son and families and which was also attended by JoAnn’s son Kirby and his wife Penney. Of particular interest was meeting two new great-grandchildren of JoAnn as shown below.
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2019 May Daingerfield State Park
On the day prior to Memorial Day, Joann and Tom traveled to Daingerfield State Park near Daingerfield, TX. It was partly cloudy with temps in the low 90’s. Due to the holiday, the lake was somewhat crowded with folks having a good time in and around the water. JoAnn had brought a picnic lunch and a good table was found in the shade under trees. A small breeze made the day bearable.
2019 May Bob Woodruff Park
JoAnn and Tom went out to Bob Woodruff park to take test shots from a new FujiFilm Finepix 25-900mm point and shoot camera. The camera would be used as a secondary camera backup for the full frame cameras.
2019 May Lake Bonham State Park
On May 5, 2019 Tom and JoAnn traveled to Bonham State Park, just outside of Bonham, TX. The weather was fair weather cumulus with blue skies. A delightful day to make a drive to the country.
2019 May Mother’s Day
On Mother’s Day, JoAnn’s son and wife took us out for Tex-Mex. The food was great and the experience was quite fun.
2019 May Lake Texahoma
JoAnn and Tom ventured to Lake Texhoma for a first time visit to the area. Lake Texhoma is Oklahoma’s second largest lake with outstanding fishing opportunities and public facilities for boating and camping.
2019 Caddo Grasslands and Coffee Mill Lake
On March 17, 2019 JoAnn and Tom went on an excursion to the Caddo Grasslands and Coffee Mill Lake in northeast Texas. The weather was clear and temps were in the mid-sixties. A pleasant day for traveling.
2018 Bob Woodward Park South
On November 18, JoAnn went over to the Bob Woodward city park. The park has a pavilion, playground, restrooms, fishing pier, sand volleyball court, and hard surface trails. The sky was clear but the temperature was 51 degrees.
2018 Daingerfield State Park
In November, 2018 JoAnn and I went to Daingerfield State Park in east Texas to see the fall colors of the hill country. We have previously been to the park and enjoy it due to being serene and colorful.
2018 October Woolaroc & Keystone State Park
Woolaroc stands for “wood”, “water”, and “rock”. It is a collection of paintings some of which were done by Frederic Remington, Charles M. Russel, William R. Leigh, Thomas Moran and others.
Also in the collection are more contemporary artists such as Wilson Harley, John Clymer, Clark Hulings, and others.
Much of this collection was personally acquired by Frank Phillips (founder of Phillips Petroleum aka Phillips 66) and has been enhanced by donations from other members of the Phillips family.
The collection also includes pieces of sculpture by western artists including Remington and Russell. The collection is located on his ranch in Oklahoma which has since been turned into a protected area and museum. In addition, there are exotic animals from all over the world which roam these lands freely. In October 2018, JoAnn and I had a chance to visit Woolaroc and also Keystone State Park as part of a very lately celebrated 30th wedding anniversary.