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On Chris and I's quest to eat more local and organic food, we decided to head out to the new Haven restaurant in our neighborhood with friends. It is the first certified green restaurant in Houston and was absolutely delicious! You are surrounded in super modern surroundings and offered a menu of ever-changing seasonal meals. They are a "farm to table" type menu, which basically means what it sounds - your food comes directly from the farm. If there is an item they can't find at the farm, they take the item off the menu and replace it with something else that is in season. Basically, you are eating the way we were meant to eat. In seasons. Before we started shipping fruits and vegetables from halfway across the world...
I promise I won't go on and on, but I will encourage you to support the movement and go enjoy an amazing new restaurant! I had the long fin white tuna and it was soooooo good. I also strongly recommend the squash bisque. Oh, and the shrimp corndogs! Yum!
I promise I won't go on and on, but I will encourage you to support the movement and go enjoy an amazing new restaurant! I had the long fin white tuna and it was soooooo good. I also strongly recommend the squash bisque. Oh, and the shrimp corndogs! Yum!
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Just wanted to tell everyone happy Friday! I am off to hang out in Dallas for the weekend with my cousin. Time for relaxation and meeting the new babies that have joined this world. Don't worry, I'm bringing my camera. I loooove shooting babies.
Here is a little jumping action to get your Friday started. Just in case you were wondering if we were happy to be in South Africa...
Here is a little jumping action to get your Friday started. Just in case you were wondering if we were happy to be in South Africa...
margaret lee:
what do you mean time for relaxation?!? you just got back from a bada$$ trip to South Africa! Ha ha ha! I love this pic!
(12.11.09)
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Due to Mallory's early morning chanting, I decided to post the lion video. :) All of the other safari videos you see with corny statements and "WOWs" escaping multiple times is true for my video as well. I also do not plan on a career in videography, so I know my video won't be winning any awards. But I promise, it will make your jaw drop!
Click here to view.
Click here to view.
margaret lee:
cool video and awesome pics you've been posting. love the behind the scenes comments during the video...lol!
(12.10.09)
Mallory:
Yay! I'm so glad you did, thank you :)
this is way too cool. seriously, one day i'll have to visit..
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After many, many hours in the air getting to South Africa and then many, many hours in the car driving to Kruger National Park...you can imagine our euphoric feeling of relief and happiness when we finally arrived at our camp. We stayed at Letaba and although I thought we would be "roughing" it in the bush, the house ended up being huge and incredibly comfortable and plush. Just what we needed as ground zero as we cruised through the park looking for animals during the day and braaied (South African BBQ) by night.
It rained quite a lot on our first day in the park. At first, we sighed with our unluck, but it turned out to be the best thing to happen to us. It had not rained in the park for 6 months and the animals found the rain rejuvenating and fun. This meant we saw more animals than we ever even dreamed! Rhinos, Buffalos, Monkeys, Hippos, Elephants, Giraffes, Kudu, Springbok and a Lion actually feasting on a recently killed Buffalo. Craziness!
I guess I should first introduce you to our crew. As I share more of my images from our trip (I hope you don't mind!), you will see them many times: Left to Right, Up and Down. My newly-engaged sister Erica, husband-to-be Evan, trip planner extraordinaire and sister Cynthia, hubbie Chris, cousin Ann and new British/South African friend Kate. Oh yeah, and me.
First sighting of elephants on our way into the park...
We had a family of springbok (antelope) that lived in our yard...
I know these are a little graphic, but I could not help but share. It was absolutely jaw-dropping to watch. I felt like I was watching Planet Earth! I have a video, but I will save that for the individuals with strong stomachs :)
We also had a family of Vervet monkeys that visited us one morning. While I was still scrounging for coffee, Evan grabbed the top shot - love it!
Sunset safari...
It rained quite a lot on our first day in the park. At first, we sighed with our unluck, but it turned out to be the best thing to happen to us. It had not rained in the park for 6 months and the animals found the rain rejuvenating and fun. This meant we saw more animals than we ever even dreamed! Rhinos, Buffalos, Monkeys, Hippos, Elephants, Giraffes, Kudu, Springbok and a Lion actually feasting on a recently killed Buffalo. Craziness!
I guess I should first introduce you to our crew. As I share more of my images from our trip (I hope you don't mind!), you will see them many times: Left to Right, Up and Down. My newly-engaged sister Erica, husband-to-be Evan, trip planner extraordinaire and sister Cynthia, hubbie Chris, cousin Ann and new British/South African friend Kate. Oh yeah, and me.
First sighting of elephants on our way into the park...
We had a family of springbok (antelope) that lived in our yard...
I know these are a little graphic, but I could not help but share. It was absolutely jaw-dropping to watch. I felt like I was watching Planet Earth! I have a video, but I will save that for the individuals with strong stomachs :)
We also had a family of Vervet monkeys that visited us one morning. While I was still scrounging for coffee, Evan grabbed the top shot - love it!
Sunset safari...
Mallory:
ahhhmazing girl! these are awesome. i want to see that video.
do it, do it, do it... does my chanting this early in the morning help? ;]
Ann:
omg...early morning photo...LOL hilarious! Well, these are amazing. let's go back?? this time we fly.
(12.09.09)
R-Honda:
INCREDIBLE!!
(12.09.09)
Connie Luster:
Allison, this is absolutely beautiful. Thank you,
(12.09.09)
Greg Durst:
Lovely photos... Excellent composition!
(12.10.09)
lorraine:
AH-MAZING!!!
(12.17.09)
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I don't get the opportunity to watch a lot of movies or TV. Yesterday, in Houston, TX, it snowed. I know, your jaw just dropped on the ground. It's barely December! Anyway, this gave me the opportunity to be a little lazy around the house. In between working on my Africa pictures, I turned on a documentary my friend has been raving about, Food Inc. I always knew our food was made in far away farms and that our meat was produced in mass amounts, but I still wasn't prepared to see it first hand. I promise this is not a political post, but I encourage you to watch this film. To be knowledgeable about where our food comes from. I promise, it will make your jaw drop more than once.
Here is a link to watch it online for free:
http://steadfastfinances.com/blog/2009/11/12/controversial-documentary-food-inc-is-now-available-online/
Anyone want to join me at the farmer's market this morning??
Here is a link to watch it online for free:
http://steadfastfinances.com/blog/2009/11/12/controversial-documentary-food-inc-is-now-available-online/
Anyone want to join me at the farmer's market this morning??
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