Liz Howell

I don't know about you but I dread software updates.  Microsoft updates are the scariest because while they say these updates are to improve stability, reliability and security I know the real truth. Something is going to break! Its funny how my computer will be running just fine until the little icon at the bottom of my screen starts flashing indicating a new update is available. I ignore it as long as I can but within a week or two my computer starts misbehaving so of course I HAVE to run the update. This last update broke my printer (boom drivers were gone) as well as two of my neighbors printers that I had to help fix. Then I realized it had also broke the scanning software of my network printer so I had to reinstall the software. Read the rest of this entry »

Sea Shell found at Silver Glen Springs. Picture taken under water.

Bonnie got an AGFA DC600UW underwater camera so we headed to Silver Glen to try it out.  The camera was easy to operate and so long as you remembered to press the underwater button and the land button during your photo shoot it operated nicely.  After some playing around with it we were unable to get the flash to work all the time but decided to head on out to Silver Glen so that we could see how well the pics showed up underwater.  They are pretty good for a 6mp camera but the flash was still only working sometimes so she decided to take it back. Read the rest of this entry »

These pictures were taken with a one time use Walgreens underwater camera.  They came out ok but the view finder was hard to see through so mostly I just held it out and clicked when we were under water. Read the rest of this entry »

The last place on our list to visit while Mom and Zach were here was Silver Glen.  Like Alexander and Juniper it was very beautiful. This springs was the shallowest of all the places we had visited but the snorkeling was awesome!  At one point in the area the bottom gave way to a huge cavern with a quick running current and HUGE fish.  Read the rest of this entry »

Alexander Springs was totally different than Juniper Springs. At Alexander there was more of a wilderness feeling, with trees and grasses in the water. I introduced Bonnie to snorkeling and she has never looked back.  There were lots of fish to see under the lily pads and through the grasses growing on the bottom. We saw lots of Sunfish and other pan fish. Read the rest of this entry »

We went to Mill Dam recreation area the day after going to Juniper Springs.  The boys really liked it as the water was a lot warmer than at the springs.  The lake is very pretty but I felt it was dirty and too hot for me to want to swim in it. Bonnie and Mom went swimming with Zach and James while I stayed on the shore watching our stuff and reading a book. Bonnie said she definitely did not feel refreshed after going in for a swim. Read the rest of this entry »

My Mom came down this weekend and brought my nephew Zach with her.  Jim went and picked up our other nephew James and brought him down from north Florida for the Memorial Day weekend.  Saturday myself, my Mom, James, Zach and my friend Bonnie all went to Juniper Springs.  What a beautiful place it was!  Read the rest of this entry »

This weekend was very stressful. I had been advertising Maricita and Zee Zee for sale for the past month as one of them needed to go. I liked them both equally so it was hard for me to decide which one to sell. I hadn't had much interest in either one and then "Boom" I was getting calls and emails galore. Read the rest of this entry »