Cathie and Nellie

This was a first. We totally forgot to get a group photo with John and Cathy, or even just a photo of the two of them. I did get a photo of Nellie, the big cat, but didn't get a photo of her sister, Dottie.

Like Clyde, Nellie lies in wait for
leftover milk in my cereal bowl

Cathie and Nellie although Nellie is John's cat = )

Out and About in Atlanta

Westin Hotel in background, foreground is American Cancer Society - CNN and Omni Hotel - corner art

Georgia Governor's Mansion

Where some rich folk live

Olympic Park

In 1996, the Summer Olympics were held in Atlanta. I bought engraved bricks for our family back then. Today we found them on the brick walk. We also found the bricks for John and Cathy.

World of Coca~Cola

John was our tour guide today. Our first stop was the World of Coca~Cola. Oddly enough, even though one could drink as much as one wanted from 60 different varieties of drinks, I didn't have much as it has to be savored as it is imbibed. Time was of the essence so we moved to the gift store, and after purchasing a t-shirt, left.

The World of Coca~Cola facade..our Senior entry tickets (woohoo!)..a Coke bottle trash receptacle

Coca~Cola all around the world

Bottles decorated by various countries

The vault with the secret formula?

The evolution of the iconic bottle shape...one of the first headquarters. Ironically when I would be at the Atlanta FDIC office building, this triangular building was down the street and a familiar landmark so I could find the office.

Fun with the fizz...an old soda fountain...an original porcelain urn that was given to stores that ordered 100 gallons of syrup a year

Don't know what language "Ik ook" is - wonder what it means...I'd have no problem buying Coke from this man!

As the bottles came off this assembly line they were placed in an area from which we were allowed to take one as a souvenir. I took the plastic bag, put my hand inside and picked a bottle. It's been untouched by human hands = )

Our souvenir bottles, The Secret is Inside - John had a bottle from a previous visit that he generously donated for my collection

John Pemberton -  inventor of the elixir of the gods that is  more commonly known as Coca~Cola

On the way to the Airport

We're off to Atlanta for the Winter Board Meeting. Our flight left and landed on time. Our friends, John and Cathy, met us at the airport. We are staying with them tonight and Thursday night in Decatur.

Three cameras and a Hawk

Look what I saw outside today. A Hawk on the neighbor's roof!

I grabbed the first camera at hand, old trusty green Canon 1200.See photo left. The hawk was still there. Ran for the newer blue Canon 1300 with a better zoom - 16x compared to the green's 12x. To my surprise, the hawk stayed in place so I grabbed the big girl camera, the one Sneed uses to snag great close-ups...it has a 200mm lens. The following photos are with that camera. What fun it was to watch and snap away. Click on a photo and it enlarges.

New Mailboxes

The mailboxes at the end of our street had rotting posts. They were supposed to have been replaced Friday or Saturday but due to the torrential rainfall, the installation was delayed until this morning.
I saw a message on the boxes and went down to see what the informative instructions could be. Very clear until my patience was expended. Seems as if someone went postal and no one proofread the message!!