Gypsy's Photo Blog

RIP Gary Lee Pelton, Jr.

2010-02-07T07:48:00.000-08:00

RIP

Gary Lee Pelton, Jr.

December 6, 1961-January 13, 2010

It's so hard to believe you are actually gone.

♥
January 8, 2010, I got the call, my oldest brother had collapsed.

He had a simultaneous stroke and heart attack.

We lost him on Wednesday, 1-13-10

It's still so hard to believe.

Flash flood

2009-06-20T19:02:00.000-07:00

We had a flash flood the other day.

These pics were taken down the hill from my home.

Cat 'n' garden pics

2009-06-20T18:50:00.000-07:00

Little Butchie... He's a cutie. lol

Cuddlebear and Princess

Golden Moneywort

Pink roses - I love these, but have no idea what kind of roses they are.

May 25th - Pinata Roses, Wild Roses

2009-05-25T16:59:00.000-07:00

~May 25th~

Pinata Roses

Sylvester

I wish it would bloom more than once a year...

Climbing Blaze, front porch

May Photos

2009-05-23T17:08:00.000-07:00

May 22-23rd, 2009

Duke.. lol

I think it's so pretty, the way the sunlight is on a few of the trees..

CuddleBear, in the rock garden.. =)

Some of the first strawberries of the season..

CuddyBear, Echo and Tiana - shrub garden

Princess.. lol

What is this? It's growing on the hillside, near my yard..

..And, what is this? A ton of it is growing near my yard!

Some Flame Azalea, growing behind the shed.

That stuff is all over the hills this year, love it! =)

TeddiBear, in the Wild Rose bush..

TeddiBear and his Mommy, Echo

The Wild Rose in the backyard - soooo fragrant. =)

Flame Azalea (same one from last year's photo - toward the end of blog)

Any idea what this plant is?

What kind of vine is this? It's trying to climb one of my Tulip Poplars..

Golden Moneywort..

"Peace" Rose

Dianthus

"Knockout" Roses

The front garden.. You really can't tell with this pic,

but I replaced the Azaleas with miniature Roses..

(between the Hostas)

I love how well the Clematis vines are doing this year.

One of the Clematis vines.. The other isn't blooming, yet.

The 2nd "harvest" of strawberries.. lol 5/23/09

One of the first blooms from Blaze (climbing rose on front porch)

Pinata Rose

A bloom from the "Love" rose..

A bloom from "Gypsy" rose..

Soooooo pretty.. A bloom from my "Peace" rose...

Jewell and Furby, in the rock garden.

You can see the shrub garden behind them,

or, what there is of it, at this point. lol

HunniBear.. =)

May 2009 Garden

2009-05-12T20:04:00.000-07:00

My Garden in May

This Hosta was small last year!

It's a piece of one of the Hostas in the front garden..

These things spread like crazy!

Speaking of spreading... That strawberry plant sent out

runners over the past year, I have at least 5-6 new plants from it.

Blueberries - already setting fruit..

This is it's first year. =)

This strawberry plant is huge this year! lol

Dianthus... It came back from last year..

Sylvester... lol Smiling for the camera??? rofl

One of my Clematis vines - front garden.

Columbine - Planted it last year, it's huge this year!

The plant itself - not the flowers.

The flowers are actually kinda tiny.

Not sure what kind of Iris?

It's the only one that bloomed!

The only one out of at least 10.

I've had them a couple years now... =/

Clematis - again. =)

I was surprised to see a Daffodil blooming..

I just planted them this year,

didn't expect a bloom until next Spring.

rofl He was soooooo freaked out! A low flying plane was overhead.. lol

The gift basket I made for my Mom - Mother's Day.

Also gave her a Gene Boener rose bush..

Beautiful roses.. =)

Columbine

Front garden.. Replaced the Azaleas with Miniature roses.

(between the Hostas)

The Clematis vines are doing really well this year,

since I staked them. They're climbing the bamboo stakes really well.

Tyger - my baby. =)

I didn't know Pinecones form on the trunk of the Pinetrees?

Hmmm...

Springtime 2009

2009-03-27T15:36:00.000-07:00

~Springtime 2009~

Spring is *finally* here!

So...

I thought i'd share a few photos -

Spring flowers, and ofcourse, my cats. lol

LilMiss... lol

Part of the hill behind my home..
The reason I don't have much garden space for a veggie garden - also the reason I have such a drainage problem! lol All the run off - hills on 3 sides of the property, it's like living at the bottom of a bowl. lol

Princess. =)
Last year, she had a VERY serious injury - I think a dog attacked her.
He couldn't walk for a long time, had to drag her hindquarters..
She could pee/poo without help (had to apply pressure and stimulate),
and constant cleaning. I wasn't sure she would ever be "normal" again,
but was ready to care for a "Special needs" kitty, anyway.
Over time, she started to limp around a bit, and the leaking urine stopped.
Now, she is walking, RUNNING, and jumping!
She's "normal" again, and it's a huge relief to see her able to be a normal cat again.

Kiana, Tiana, Sylvester and Lillie in the "rock garden"..
I can't do any gardening without the cats involved. lol
(the rock garden isn't finished yet lol)

Sylvester and Tiana

(6 toed) Lillie

"Soon-to-be" Shrub garden...

It will have Golden Barberry, Dwarf Burning Bush, and Knockout Roses.

And ofcourse, Tiana thinks it's her huge new litter box! lol *sigh*

Pansies in the rock garden

Grape Hyacinth - at an upward angle.. lol

I *love* Grape Hyacinth!

Cutiepie rolling around in the "shrub garden"..

Yeah, Cutiepie is a silly name...

But, it's fitting. =)

The "Shrub garden" from another angle

Grape Hyacinth

Hyacinth (not the grape variety lol) - soooooo fragrant!

More Hyacinth. See where the land slid a few years back??

I need to do something with it, maybe a groundcover plant?

Wildflowers?

Pansies

They came back from last year - a pleasant surprise. =)

My yellow climbing Rose (unknown type?)

This one started leafing out EARLY, even before my red climber,

which is usually the first to leaf out, and first to bloom.

It was in horrible condition when I bought it,

but did well the first year.

The 2nd year, it died back to the ground - I thought it was gone!

Now, it's one of my strongest Roses.. =)

Yay, my Columbine is coming back!

Got this one (close to totally dead) on clearance last Summer.

So.... It's good to see it coming back already.

Eastern White Pines..

They were only a few feet tall when I moved here, about 5 years ago.

They are HUGE now!

They had a growth spurt last year, after I limbed them up a bit.

Tiana... lol In the rock garden.

See the Queen Anne's Lace starting?

It popped up in the garden out of nowhere last year.

I transplanted it the other day, near the new shrub garden.

It gets too big for the rock garden..

The rock garden looks so bare right now.

I added some flower bulbs this spring,

won't see them till next year probably though..

I'm adding more creepin phlox, golden moneywort, strawberry plants..

It'll look good, eventually. =)

Angelle......in the rock garden... =)

I soooooo love springtime!

I hate the tedious task of weeding a garden, though.....

And, I have sooo much weeding to do, it sucks =/

I've made a little progress, anyway.

I've got to get my little veggie garden ready and started soon, though..

Atleast the cool weather veggies, anyway.

Unfortunately, my roses didn't all make it over this past Winter =/

I don't think so, anyway.

I *could* be surprised, some of them may just be late to start..

..but, I think they are gone.

Last summer, I went crazy planting Roses... lol

I'm not sure that i'll be so Rose-happy this year.

It seems that I have lost 6 JFK roses, my Mr Lincoln, Gene Boerner, Angel Face,

Peace rose, Hot Cocoa, and all 3 climbing Queen Elizabeth Roses. *sigh*

The only ones that I *know* made it are my red climber (Blaze?), yellow climber,

Iceburg rose, and knockout roses.

Last Summer was very bad for Blackspot and Japanese Beetles.

More photos, coming soon... =)

Family Photos - Part 1

2009-01-04T15:39:00.000-08:00

More recent Family Photos - More coming soon! =)

July 2007

Clarence Gillespie, Rick Gillespie, Vic Gillespie

Peggy (Gillespie) Pelton and Shelby (Gillespie) Fiddle

Charity, me, Alissa

July 07

The Gillespies
Myrtle Beach - July 2007
Rick, Ronda and Charity

Nathan and I
2008

Mom

2004

Robert Pelton

My uncle - Dad's brother

OLD Family Photos...

2009-01-04T15:15:00.000-08:00

-A few old family photos-

Me 1980-81

1982-83
Me (age 3-ish) and my uncle Rick

1980

1983-84

Age 3 or 4?

Always loved talking on the phone. lol

March 1980

Just a couple days old

Age 2 1/2

Don't ask, I have no idea! lol

Age 4 1/2

I soooo remember this!

They decided to give me one Christmas gift a day or so early..

So.. They wrapped it, and put it on the front porch..

Pretended they heard Santa's sleigh bells, and that he left me a gift.

I was SO excited!! lol

I remember this toy clearly.

A little fluffy white Poodle.

It barked, walked, and did flips...

I can remember this all so clear...... lol

3rd Birthday

March 7, 1983

1980-81

Me and Neil (my brother)

Neil was 15 here

My Dad and I

I think i was biting his finger? lol

I have NO idea!

RIP Gary Lee Pelton, Sr.

5/5/43-2/1/96

Miss you everyday, and love ya lots!

Not such an old photo, but adding it anyway

1998

Gary (Jr) (oldest brother)

Neil

1991

My Moma nd I - she was mad about something. lol

1980-81

My Great-Grandmother holding me

Ruby Honaker

My Mom's Mom's Mom.

RIP

Grandma Pelton

Ruth (Collister) Pelton

My Dad's Mom

She passed away before I was born. =(

RIP

Grandma Gillespie

Ruth (Honaker) Gillespie

My Mom's Mom

I feel blessed that I was able to meet and know her.

But.....I do wish I had more time with her,

and wish i could have really gotten to know her better.

She lived here in Richlands, Virginia

And.. I lived 2000 miles away in Casper Wyoming most of my life. =/

She passed away 11/11/94

RIP

My Dad and I with the Easter Bunny

My Dad always made Easter special for me.

My Mom and Dad

Sometime in the '70's

Me with my Dad on Father's Day

Will add more old family photos and childhood photos soon! =)

Old photos - teen years

2009-01-04T14:33:00.000-08:00

Some of my "old photos"

Mostly 1996-1999

1999

Age 19

Age 16

Age 17

17 years old

16 or 17.. Me and April

Me and Christy lol

1996

Lisa, me, Abby

Billy in the background lol

My teeth were so messed up back then. lol

I had "double" fangs.. lol

Teeth grew in behind babyteeth - they didn't come out until I was 18/19.

Desiree..

We have been friends for about 23 years.

We had lost touch for a few years,

but we are back in touch online now. =)

Christy and me 1996

I haven't talked to Christy in years!

I thought I found her once, on myspace..

But I guess it wasn't the right Christy Connolly?

Hope she is doing wel - would love to catch up sometime. =)

Amanda, Lida, and a very bad shot of me. lol

1992

Amanda and I..

I felt so silly being in this photo.. I was 12. lol

Amanda was like a little sister to me,

we went everywhere together, we were close.

In our teens, we went our separate ways..

But, in the last couple years, we've been back in touch.

Brandon, Brenda and Christy

Billy, me, Bobby, Lisa

1996

A bad pic of me..

As always, I was about to do something with my hair,

and the photo was snapped. lol =P

Amanda Alban, and Kristy Pettijohn..

They were some friends I partied with as a teen..

I recently got back in touch with amanda..

Haven't talked to Kristy in years.

1996

Me, Amanda (Markowski) and Christy

Taken in 2000

I miss having my old car on the road..

It needs some work. Mostly cosmetic - window, t-tops, interior..

But, it need something fixed with the wheel now, too. =/

Am hoping to have it back on the road soon.

This car was given to me when I was 16..

Not too long after my Dad passed away..

He asked, before passing, that my brothers be sure to get my car road-ready.

At the time, my car was an 80 Trans Am - and it needed a lot of work.

So.. They decided to surprise me with an 80 Corvette, instead.

Sadly, I didn't take care of the car like I should have.

I was a wild teenager, and didn't baby the poor car like I should have. lol

Melissa, me, Heidi, and Rachael in front.

Me to the left, Abby to the right,

Amanda in front.

1997

Me and Rach

Amanda, me, Suzy, Lisa

1997

Me - yes, with orang-ish hair lol - and my Mom

1998

2000

Nathan, me, Bruce and Rach

Me, trying to look all sweet and innocent. lol =P

Age 16 or 17?

1996/1997?

This is the size I want to get back down to..

A size 12 or 14..

I looked/felt good at that size, and still have some curves.

Lisa, Abby, me, amanda

1997

Christy, Amanda, me

Christy, Amanda

"Glamour Shots"

Age 16

1996

I remember being so shy and insecure that day..

I hated the way they did my makeup (TOO much makeup lol)

I've never liked this shot much.. lol

This one is my favorite out of all..

Age 17

Roses and Spiders.... =P

2008-06-13T14:53:00.000-07:00

Roses..... ...and, umm, spiders.... lol

June 2008

This Roses is doing well this year. I bought it last Summer, and it was in bad shape.

It was only $3, and definitely more than worth it! (IMHO)

I bought it at (ironically?) Roses Department store, on a clearance, and am not sure of the species. Any idea? Leave a comment and let me know. =)

Another Rose from "Roses", and again - what species? It's a climber....this much I know. I have it growing on my front porch, this is it's 3rd year.

My climbing red rose again.... Species unknown. Excuse the 1/2 painted porch. lol

This is a Red Redrazz Knockout Rose..

Got this one on clearance at Lowes this year. It's doing pretty well, so far.

Another closeup.

The first bloom for this particular strawberry plant. Pretty good size, huh? It's either Ozark beauty or Quinalt variety - can't remember?

This creepy thinf has been hanging out on a lily pad in my goldfish pond for days now.. He actually swims under the water, and comes back up.. So creepy. What kind of spider is he, anyone? I have these all over the place!!! *sigh*

Roses, etc =)

2008-05-29T11:57:00.000-07:00

..Roses, and..

Thursday

May 29th, 2008

The "Peace" Rose

The "About Face" Rose

The "Gene Boerner" Rose

My red Climbing Rose.. This is it's 3rd year, and it's doing great.

A bloom from the red Climber. I wish I could remember the name of this Rose. Anyone know?

Jewell =)

Pink Hydrangea

WildRoses

2008-05-28T19:07:00.000-07:00

End of May!

These wild Roses are SO fragrant, I love it! =)

This "fountain" of wild Roses is in my back yard, at the base of the hill. I love the fragrance it puts out!! =)

A shot from the very end of my driveway one afternoon.

One of my Upside down Tomatos =)

May 20th

2008-05-20T10:41:00.000-07:00

*~May 20th Photos~*

Wild Azaleas growing on the hillside next to my yard/soon to be patio. =)

They come back every year, and are spreading. Love it! =)

This year is the 1st time I had yellow ones, though.

Bright blue skies

This is a tree or LARGE shrub growing along my driveway. Not sure what it is?

This Columbine was clearanced, and doing badly. It's doing so much better now. Love those clearances! =P

Frog pond

A Marigold

I can't remember what this flower is called?

Blue Lobelia

Strawberry patch... The blue and red broom sticks are temporary!! lol

Iceberg Rose

One of my wild Rose bushes. This one is growing in the backyard, lots of buds, but not blooms yet... Some of the wildroses have blooms already.

This one isn't wild.. lol One of my pink Azaleas.

One of Chelsea and Pinkies babies.

Two more...

Chels and her babies =)

My first Portulaca bloom this year! (Moss Rose)

I love Portulaca!

Wild Blueberry bush, growing on my hillside!

Beautiful bloom... Iceberg Rose.

Gold Glow Rose

Chels and her first born, soon after birth.

Daddy Gerbil and his babies

Savannah Rose

Sissy

Vanni again =)

Neiko and Vanni

.....More, soon.....

Upside down tomatos

2008-05-01T21:32:00.000-07:00

~Upside Down Gardening~

Yep.... I'm giving it a try this year!!

Upside down tomatos, cucumbers, peppers, maybe strawberries!

So far, i've start a couple upside down tomato plants.

I will share my progress with photos, throughout the season.

My first attempt at the upside down tomato.

I started with a small plant,

and will see how it does!

I planted Marigold on top.. Have to have something pretty! lol Marigold is an excellent companion plan to the tomato, anyway.

So..... We'll se how it goes!

..More photos, later..

More Springtime photos

2008-04-27T18:33:00.001-07:00

Some Springtime Photos....

~My newest blog~

I posted another one yesterday,

check it out, too. =)

Buffy... lol

Jewell with some of my Creeping Phlox..

Bonita, in the Spring garden... Early April.. =)

The frog pond...

BonBon again.. =) The Spring garden, April 2008

English Daisy and Cherry bloom, maybe?

One of my kittens, with a branch from what I think to be a Flowering Cherry tree? I'm trying to root it. Wish me luck.. lol

A couple of Toads in a puddle in my driveway...

Miss Jewell..... =P

Grayci, Dumpling and Pinkie - guarding the garden? lol

A Wild Rose bush? I don't know whether to cut it or leav it! That thing is thorny..... But.... If it were to bloom, it would be worth keeping. *IF* it's a Wild Rose?

A closeup of one of the thorny branches. Does it look like Wild Rose, or something else?

My thornless Blackberry or Raspberry. I planted both last Summer, and only one survived. Not sure WHICH one. lol

You can barely see my little yellow Rose bush in that mess!! This was before I cleared out the area, and turned the corner (between my porch and Goldfish pond) into a flower bed.

Those Aloe plants were on clearance at Walmart, and nearly dead when I got them. They are both doing a lot better now... I gave one to Mom and kept the other.

I *love* strawberries.. And this plant is already producing a few. Yum. =)

Wandering Jew plant

This Strawberry plant hasn't set fruit yet, it's doing really well though.

This Azalea will be soooo pretty when it blooms! ..Next Spring, probably. It's blooms are white with pale pink.

My four surviving Goldfish. This is their 3rd Summer, they have grown so much.

My favorite - so pretty!

The new flower bed, you can see the small yellow Rose bush in the back corner.

Creeping Phlox

Blue Lobelia

One of the Hostas in the front garden. I think it's a "Patriot Hosta". Not sure?

My climbing Rose bush. I need to finish painting that porch!! rofl ...Ummm, yeah, it was a bit messy in this photo. Going through stuff, and the porch ends up cluttered every time! =P

A work in progress..... lol

I need to find a way to keep dirt and rocks around the Goldfish pond, so I can plant some flowers and make it look 1/2 way decent. =/

Purple Dead Nettle is taking over my yard this year! So is Creeping Charlie vines. Both smell nice, they are in the Mint family. But NOT all over my yard, please!! ha

Hostas... "Patriot", "Golden Tiara" and "Whirlwind"..

My little "Rock Garden", in my shade garden. Water accumulates in the corner of the garden - washing the soil away, so I decided to give this a try. It's working GREAT so far! =)

My Lucky Bamboo planted in the Frog Pond.. Looks like a lil tree. lol

It was a big mess, I just finished the flower bed. See what I mean about needing to do something with the Goldfish pond?!? It looks soooo tacky.

Springtime 2008! =)

2008-04-26T21:25:00.000-07:00

Wow!

Has it really been a year since my last PhotoBlog?!

It really doesn't seem THAT long ago!

Anyway.. Spring is here!!

I sooo love Sporingtime, don't you?

I thought i'd share some photos I took today around the yard,

and up in the woods...

It was a rainy day today, and I loved it! =)

One of my Clematis vines. I need to give it something to clime! lol

Some of my Pink Splash plants. I love these. =)

My red Azaleas, in my shae garden. Didn't catch them blooming. =/

Pansies

Pink Azalea in bloom

A unusal, but pretty, plant.. Bromelaid

I just made this flower bed a couple days ago... It should be a fragrant garden.. Lavendar and Rose..

Impatiens in my shade garden

My shade garden

I'm trying the "Upside down gardening" technique this year. lol Upside down tomato plant. =)

Pink splash in my new garden

Thornless Blackberry.........or was is Raspberry? lol

Like my stone walkway around the garden? lol I have GOT to do something about that Goldfish pond, it looks terrible!! lol That's the mound of dirt you see on the other side of the little path.

Went for a walk in the woods above my home........ A huge tree has fallen. =/

Pinkie HAD to come along... As did some others..... lol =P

My Rock Garden needs some work. lol

Someday, there will be a very small stone patio and a little Bistro table where you see this chair. =)

My yellow climbing Rose died last year, but is coming back THIS year.. Yay! =)

A pink Geranium Nathan gave to me to cheer me up one day. I planted it in the hanging pot with blue Lobelia, and it cheers me up everytime I see it. =)

Princess showing off her tree scratching skills up in the woods. She looked so intense. lol

A view from the hill. lol

A peaceful area up there. I'd like to clear all the leaves and briars, and drag a swing/glider up there. It would be a nice place to just get away and relax. Oh, and that Duke in this photo. =P

Jewell.... lol

.............More photos, coming soon!! <3>

My babies... lol

2007-04-10T15:00:00.000-07:00

A few pics of my "babies".... *lol*

They're great cats.. :)

Casanova.. :)

Tyger... My spoiled lil brat.. :)

This is Mysti.. She's unique, in so many ways. :)

Lil Grayci.. An older pic...

Furby

Mitzi, beating up Peni.. She loves to beat the dogs up. *lol*
They play all the time.. :)

"To be, or not to be" *lol*

My lil Bon Bon.. Bonita.. :)

Mitzi, being "Mommy" to a cat I took in from the dump.

Mitzi and Cleah (Cleapatra, yeah, I spell it differently.) :)

Jewell

Mitzi and Princess

Jewel again :)

Tyger, again :)

More pix, really soon... :)

Charlottesville/Roanoke Virginia

2007-03-20T17:46:00.000-07:00

A few photos from my recent trip to Charlottesville, and through Roanoke. So many didn't turn out right, I somehow got smudges on my lense and didn't realize it until I downloaded my pics.. *sigh*

So.. Anyway.. Here are a few...

Roanoke, in the evening..

Around Fort Chiswell/Wytheville area

Dr. Pepper, on top of a building - Roanoke VA

Roanoke

Nathan, near the DOT Memorial - near Blue Ridge Parkway

Unique gas station/convenience store

Charlottesville

I love this fish..... *lol* I wish the photo had turned out better... :)

So pretty

Nathan

UVA Hospital

Room @ the boarding house

UVA Hospital

Motel room *lol*

Ok, so he had nothing to do w/the trip... But so cute.. :) I got this pic just before I left..
Duke and Peni - I had to leave him outside while I was gone.

He had all of his toys to keep him company.. *lol* But.. *sigh*

He was aggravated that I left him, and shredded them ALL...... :*(

Blue Ridge Mountains
(*sigh* Those smudges. Will try to re-take next month)

I'll be in Lynchburg next week for a Leadership training conference, and will try to get some photos, if I have any free time at all. I'll also be in Charlottesville again at the end of April, and will try to get more pix - w/out the smudges this time. *lol*

Yeah.. It's me..

2007-03-05T10:38:00.000-08:00

Ok, not sure the month this one (above) was taken.

I am thinking February?

The above photo was taken April 2007

Below pix taken March '07..

Duke and Neiko

2007-03-04T12:29:00.000-08:00

I'll add more of these later.. For now, here are a few pix of Duke (St. Bernard mix) and Neiko (tiny toy Chihuahua)

He's always wanting to play ball.. *lol*

He bit the ball, and it shot forward.. Love his ears in the one! *ha*

Trying to figure out how to get his ball out of the pond.. *rofl*

Lil Neiko, just before he barked, you can see his lil nose crinkled up.. *lol*

Rest time for Duke.. :)

Cowboy Up club

2007-03-04T12:22:00.000-08:00

Some pics from a night out at Cowboy Up in Bluefield WV - Jamie, Courtney and Amber.. I'm not in any of these, for one thing, I was the one w/the camera (well duh *lol*) and secondly, I wouldn't have wanted to be in the pics that night, I looked like crap. *lol*

Family & Older photos

2007-03-04T11:14:00.000-08:00

A collection of photos, mostly of family, some old and some new.

I will add many more family pix in the near future... :)

My sweet Unlce Robert Pelton and I - 2006

Robert again, signing one of his books...

My cousin, Ruth Pelton

(My uncle Robert & aunt Kristy's daughter)

My 2nd cousin, Adam Honaker, his wife, Hope and baby Matthew

My cousin Brittney Gillespie (My uncle Rick and aunt Ronda's oldest)

My cousin Alissa (Fiddle) Deel (aunt Shelby's daughter)

My 2nd cousin, Lila Honaker

My aunt Kristy Pelton, Robert's pretty wife..

My cuz Charity Gillespie and her date (Charity is Rick & Ronda's youngest)

My uncle Vic Gillespie

My aunt Shelby Fiddle and my Mom, Peggy Pelton

My oldest brother, Gary Pelton

My brother, Neil Pelton

My cousins - Charity, Ricky and Brittney Gillespie

Me and my cat, Ki.. 1981

My cousin Chris Gillespie, Shelby's oldest son

My aunt Patty Gillespie

My aunt, Shelby (Gillespie) Fiddle

My uncle Clarence Gillespie

*lol*

My Mom and I, 1998

Neil again, a few years back

Patty, again

Nathan and I - 2000

My uncle Rick Gillespie and I. I was around 3 here..

An old friend of mine, Amanda Markowski, and I.. I was 16 or so here.

And it wasn't a great picture of me.. *lol*

My Dad - Gary Lee Pelton, Sr. - 1991.. I miss him so much.. RIP 2-1-96

My Grandma - Mary Ruth (Honaker) Gillespie - I miss her too, RIP 11-11-04

Shelby, Gary and Alissa - 1994

My Dad and Mom - 1991

Me - Age 19? Maybe 20.. The year 2000

Me and an old friend, Rachel Cady - 2000

Me w/a group of girls I knew back in Casper.. I'm the one w/the red shirt, and sunglasses 2000

I'm in the center

Blurry

Me, age 11.. And my cousin Alissa, age 19 in Washington DC

My body guards... *ha* I was 3.. My brother Gary, on the left, would have been about 21 and Neil was 17.

I've always liked this one - I was about 5, maybe 6

I was about 4 here

Me @ 3

Nose biter

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Spike, biting my nose.. *lol*

Spike's a cutie, most of the time. :)

This is what Duke has to say about it all......... ;)

Mysti

Sugar Hollow Park

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Sugar Hollow Park

December 29, 2006

The car in the parking lot...

Had to leave the dogs in the car this time.. :(

Didn't bring leashes, and for some reason,

they just wouldn't listen.....

Oh well...

Yeah.. They weren't exactly happy about it, either.. *lol*

*lol*

I thought this one turned out to be kinda pretty..

It doesn't really look like Winter, does it?

So pretty...

Beautiful day..

Nathan and I

I'll get more pics next time i'm out that way...

It's a huge park, this is just part of it..

Me 2000

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I found this one recently, and thought i'd post it..

I was 19 almost 20..

Nathan, me, Rachael and Bruce

Wyoming

I'll have some more old photos posted sometime soon.

I have tons..

Will post some new ones too, now that I have a better memory card..

Had a 16 MB, now have a 256.. Love it..

More pics coming soon! :)

Patty's photos

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Some photos I scanned for my aunt Patty..

Figured i'd share them here while i'm at it. :)

Not sure of the year...

But, this is Patty, my Grandmother, my Great Aunt Francess,

my Great Grandmother, Ruby Honaker with a friend (Mrs. Addison) of theirs.

The St. Bernard reminds me of my dog, Duke and his brother Brutis (Lissa's dog).

Patty

The Gillespie sisters.. :)
Shelby, Patty and Peggy (My Mom)..
1994

Myrtle Ann (cousin) and Patty
1991

Victor

(Uncle)

Year unknown

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I need makeup! Aaaack! *lol*

Bad day for me..

But, this is Mysti and I :)

Duke & Peni

Duke... *lol*

Jewell... Winking at me?? *ha*

Again

Aliegha (AliKat)

Jewell, etc

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Jewell

I love her eyes...

She's so cute here... :)

Jewell is a sweetie...

She love to give "kisses"...

She's always coming up to me,

getting in my face to give kisses.. *lol*

Pretty lil Jewell

Mysti and her silhouette

Peni..

This was taken at Lincolnshire Park..

I somehow left it out of the Lincolnshire pics...

More photos, coming soon!

Lincolnshire park - Tazewell Virginia - December 21, 2006

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Linolnshire Park

Tazewell Virginia

December 21st 2006

Nathan on the dock

The lake is so pretty..

You can see the trail to the left..

I love the reflection of the trees on the water..

I'll take some more pics here in the Spring time...

So pretty

Duke and Spike...

Duke was sooooo tired.....

He love to run, and had a lot of hills to run up... *lol*

Yeah.. So I didn't look so great... *ha*

I was tired, no make up, hair messy...

But, it's one of the only photos I have with Duke and I.

Running.........

This photo captures both Peni and Spike mid leap... *lol*

Duke goes crazy and goes after Nathan!!! *ROFL*

It almost looks like it, though, huh? ;)

Nathan was playing w/Duke..

Kinda cute pic anyway..

.....Yep, will get more photos at Linolnshire Park this Spring.

I had only been there one time, with my cousin Alissa...

When Duke and Brutis were puppies we took them to that park...

Brustis had a lot of fun, Duke was so insecure though....

He kept throwing himself to the ground and rolling over for a tummy rub. *ha*

He's becoming less "Afraid" of everything and everyone now..

It's taken 2 years, but he is getting there...

There were a few people at the park fishing, and he didn't seem to care..

In the past Duke was very nervous around people...

Very insecure dog...

Lincolnshire park - Tazewell Virginia - December 21, 2006

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Linolnshire Park

Tazewell Virginia

December 21st 2006

Nathan on the dock

The lake is so pretty..

You can see the trail to the left..

I love the reflection of the trees on the water..

I'll take some more pics here in the Spring time...

So pretty

Duke and Spike...

Duke was sooooo tired.....

He love to run, and had a lot of hills to run up... *lol*

Yeah.. So I didn't look so great... *ha*

I was tired, no make up, hair messy...

But, it's one of the only photos I have with Duke and I.

Running.........

This photo captures both Peni and Spike mid leap... *lol*

Duke goes crazy and goes after Nathan!!! *ROFL*

It almost looks like it, though, huh? ;)

Nathan was playing w/Duke..

Kinda cute pic anyway..

.....Yep, will get more photos at Linolnshire Park this Spring.

I had only been there one time, with my cousin Alissa...

When Duke and Brutis were puppies we took them to that park...

Brustis had a lot of fun, Duke was so insecure though....

He kept throwing himself to the ground and rolling over for a tummy rub. *ha*

He's becoming less "Afraid" of everything and everyone now..

It's taken 2 years, but he is getting there...

There were a few people at the park fishing, and he didn't seem to care..

In the past Duke was very nervous around people...

Very insecure dog...

Assorted Photos 1

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Assorted Photos - #1

Yanni

My adorable pet possum.. :)

One night over a year ago I was going driving down my road,

and I seen something in the road...

I pulled closer, and it was a possum sitting in a puddle of blood.

He looked at me, we made eye contact..

I didn't know what to do, would he bite?

I took off my coat, and put it over him to pick him up..

Took him back to my car, turned around to head home.

He got startled and tried to jump out the window...

I grabbed him, he opened his mouth wide to show me his many teeth...

I held on, pulled over and managed to get him back in the car.

When I got him home I didn't think he'd make it.

His neck and mouth were sliced open, he just kept bleeding.

I made him comfortable, thinking atleast he'd pass away loved..

He slowly regained his strength, his wounds healed...

Today he is one of my favorite pets.

I will be sharing more photos and stories in the future.. :)

Geneva
A couple weeks or so ago someone dropped her off here.
She was so friendly, so sweet from the moment I picked her up.
She was very sick, but it slowly getting better.....

Ginger
Ging was found the same day as Geneva,
just about a 1/4 mile or so down the road.
I am thinking they are sisters,
but will never know for sure...
I found Ginger on my way to class...
I ended up late for class.... But... She's worth it. :)
She was slowly staggering down the center of the road
with her head down, meowing...
I picked her up to bring her home,
as I went to turn the car around I seen where
another kitten had been dropped off,
he/she didn't have such luck at Ginger...
someone had ran him/her over... :*(
Ging was very sick, she is also recovering well...
Sweet cats, both of them...

Jewell
Isn't she pretty?
I love her eyes..

Duke
This dog is one of the best dogs i've ever known...
Seriously..
He is so gentle, and so sweet...
He does have his faults, though..
Since he was a young puppy he has been afraid of people.
Not all people..
But a lot of people - even some people he's known since he was a pup.
I don't understand it..
But, over all... He is a great dog.
Complicated dog, But I love him.. :)

My pond, Summer '06..
I still have some work set out for me,
but it's turning out fairly well so far..
*Can't wait for Spring!*
I planted a nearly dead, twig of a Eucalyptus plant,
which I bought for 25 Cents,
next to the pond this past Summer...
And it's doing great!
I'll post a pic of it sometime soon.

This was taken in my front yard.
I desperately need to re-do the driveway!

Furby... Doesn't he look sneaky?! *lol*

Halloween 2006

I was SO sick...

It sucked..

But, we kinda had fun anwyway..

Me.. Glenda.. Alissa..

This was taken across from Crabapple Orchard Museum,

Near Tazewell Virginia.. Early Spring 2006

My uncle Robert W. Pelton,

at a book signing, Spring '06.

I was 3 or so... Maybe 4? No, I think I wa 3..

Oh well... Anyway... *lol*

Nathan and I - Spring 2006

1996

I was 16

Taken June '06

The smokies

June '06

Our campsite...

Camping w/friends near Gatlinburg TN

June 2006

My spoiled rotten BABY! *ha*

Tyger

Pouty baby....

Me - 1980

Cedar Bluff, Virginia - Route 460

Taken from Cedar Bluff Overlook park

Summer 2006

Claytor Lake

Memorial Day 2006

My Cavalier...

I wanted this car when I seen it at the car lot..

Then someone bought it..

While out car shopping months later, it was back...

Now it's mine....... :) *ha*

I dunno why I like it so much,

I usually go for the more sporty cars...

Transams, Eclipses, Tiburons...

Oh well. I have a sports car,

just need to fix it up and get it back on the road again.

My aunt Shelby, and my Mom

2005

Ruth Collister & Daniel Pelton

My Grandma and Grandpa Pelton,

before they were married...

I never got to meet either of them..

They had passed before I was born..

(A special thanks to my uncle Robert

for this photo, and others he has shared

with me.. Lotsa love..)

Peggy (Gillespie) & Gary Pelton

My Mom and Dad..

Photo taken in the 1960's.

The Tetons

Wyoming

....Many, many more photos, coming soon!

My new Photo blog - maybe. :)

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Photo Blog

Blog #1

I have other blogs (MySpace, LiveJournal),

but this is my first "photo blog"...

I plan to be sharing A LOT of photos here...
Current photos, people photos, pet photos,

pics of Virginia (I think it's so pretty here),

as well as older photos... Baby pics...

Family pics... Ancestor pics...
If I bore ya, move a long..
If you like looking at pics, like I do, enjoy... :)

Duke and his favorite ball...... *lol*

.....I'm just testing Blogger right now.....

At this point, it doesn't seem to be the most simple

blog to use to make my "photo blog"...

So.... If this one doesn't work out,

i'll use another blog site, and post the url here..

Let's see how it goes... :)

Gypsy's Photo Blog

RIP Gary Lee Pelton, Jr.

Flash flood

Cat 'n' garden pics

May 25th - Pinata Roses, Wild Roses

May Photos

May 2009 Garden

Springtime 2009

Family Photos - Part 1

OLD Family Photos...

Old photos - teen years

Roses and Spiders.... =P

Roses, etc =)

WildRoses

May 20th

Upside down tomatos

More Springtime photos

Springtime 2008! =)

My babies... *lol*

Charlottesville/Roanoke Virginia

Yeah.. It's me..

Duke and Neiko

Cowboy Up club

Family & Older photos

Nose biter

Sugar Hollow Park

Me 2000

Patty's photos

Jewell, etc

Lincolnshire park - Tazewell Virginia - December 21, 2006

Lincolnshire park - Tazewell Virginia - December 21, 2006

Assorted Photos 1

My new Photo blog - maybe. :)

My babies... lol