{"id":5877,"date":"2014-02-19T00:31:22","date_gmt":"2014-02-19T04:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=5877"},"modified":"2014-02-19T01:00:53","modified_gmt":"2014-02-19T05:00:53","slug":"kt-rome-azalea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/?p=5877","title":{"rendered":"KT! Rome! Azalea!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kathy and I had a fun Valentines weekend in Rome, GA!  Jesse gave us a good send off.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Rome-GA-215-1814\/i-VJ7PC9X\/0\/M\/IMG_5714-M.jpg\" alt=\"j\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;d never been there before.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Rome-GA-215-1814\/i-WMLj2Qd\/0\/M\/IMG_5889-M.jpg\" alt=\"k\" \/><br \/>\n Lots of fun stuff to do.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Rome-GA-215-1814\/i-m2Zw3h7\/0\/M\/IMG_5759-M.jpg\" alt=\"f\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been a bird watcher for over forty years. <\/p>\n<p> Seeing a Bald Eagle has definitely been on my bucket list!  There is a breeding pair of eagles there on the campus of Berry College.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Rome-GA-215-1814\/i-fzDWzJK\/0\/M\/IMG_5772-M.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m a big fan of the &#8220;EagleCam&#8221; streaming live video from the top of a pine tree where the eagles have their nest!  So K and I went to see the real nest.  We were able to see the top of his head.  Super cool.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Rome-GA-215-1814\/i-QcKQ5vH\/0\/M\/IMG_5866-M.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Enjoyed biking.  Lots of good trails in the area.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Rome-GA-215-1814\/i-vSZKfLN\/0\/M\/IMG_5909-M.jpg\" alt=\"t\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Rome-GA-215-1814\/i-9PVMx4K\/0\/M\/IMG_5910-M.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Rome-GA-215-1814\/i-NkP3Hx9\/0\/M\/IMG_5874-M.jpg\" alt=\"t\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Rome-GA-215-1814\/i-5fsGLgp\/1\/M\/IMG_5876-M.jpg\" alt=\"t\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Rome-GA-215-1814\/i-X6DXHFT\/0\/M\/IMG_5885-M.jpg\" alt=\"b\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Rome-GA-215-1814\/i-36r3pT9\/0\/M\/IMG_5922-M.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Rome-GA-215-1814\/i-hskbCgz\/0\/M\/IMG_5941-M.jpg\" alt=\"k\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I also enjoy looking at the architecture.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Rome-GA-215-1814\/i-ZnS2L6K\/0\/M\/IMG_5734-M.jpg\" alt=\"a\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Rome-GA-215-1814\/i-mbWPZTP\/0\/M\/IMG_5744-M.jpg\" alt=\"a\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Rome-GA-215-1814\/i-DWF5MfF\/0\/M\/IMG_5751-M.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Rome-GA-215-1814\/i-dNhmBz5\/0\/M\/IMG_5762-M.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Rome-GA-215-1814\/i-DzTJTvR\/0\/M\/IMG_5755-M.jpg\" alt=\"a\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Rome-GA-215-1814\/i-9hD2xPW\/0\/M\/IMG_5766-M.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Rome-GA-215-1814\/i-bnmCSBK\/0\/M\/IMG_5936-M.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><br \/>\nBerry College had some interesting buildings.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Rome-GA-215-1814\/i-sHHNHhf\/0\/M\/IMG_5788-M.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Rome-GA-215-1814\/i-G3vG5kB\/1\/M\/IMG_5789-M.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Rome-GA-215-1814\/i-47rzNc4\/0\/M\/IMG_5786-M.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Rome-GA-215-1814\/i-rrzzj2S\/1\/M\/IMG_5795-M.jpg\" alt=\"d\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Rome-GA-215-1814\/i-3zzQ8CC\/0\/M\/IMG_5794-M.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Rome-GA-215-1814\/i-VTng2TF\/0\/M\/IMG_5805-M.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Great food!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Rome-GA-215-1814\/i-dRVdBvf\/0\/M\/IMG_5768-M.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Rome-GA-215-1814\/i-6Bq8VSr\/0\/M\/IMG_5822-M.jpg\" alt=\"b\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Rome-GA-215-1814\/i-LgD5BtS\/1\/M\/IMG_5898-M.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><br \/>\nThis guy reminded us of Kathy&#8217;s daddy, Bill Doverspike.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Rome-GA-215-1814\/i-3SDfkPr\/0\/M\/IMG_5827-M.jpg\" alt=\"b\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Beautiful clouds.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Rome-GA-215-1814\/i-NFGngQM\/0\/M\/IMG_5717-M.jpg\" alt=\"c\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Rome-GA-215-1814\/i-sDrkdCV\/0\/M\/IMG_5723-M.jpg\" alt=\"f\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Rome-GA-215-1814\/i-zVj4fJb\/0\/M\/IMG_5856-M.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Rome-GA-215-1814\/i-LkXTsQH\/0\/M\/IMG_5857-M.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Rome-GA-215-1814\/i-Ss8PSn6\/0\/M\/IMG_5858-M.jpg\" alt=\"c\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The clock tower really stood out as something special. It was at the very top of a hill.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Rome-GA-215-1814\/i-fqF4TBx\/1\/M\/IMG_5836-M.jpg\" alt=\"t\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Rome-GA-215-1814\/i-b4wFhZj\/1\/M\/IMG_5840-M.jpg\" alt=\"c\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Rome-GA-215-1814\/i-PJCGNDz\/0\/M\/IMG_5847-M.jpg\" alt=\"c\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We worked at Azalea this afternoon.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Rome-GA-215-1814\/i-42scQ5D\/1\/M\/IMG_5962-M.jpg\" alt=\"m\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I also helped Adit start to learn how to ride a bicycle.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Rome-GA-215-1814\/i-MQth4HK\/0\/M\/IMG_5961-M.jpg\" alt=\"a\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Training wheels came off.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Rome-GA-215-1814\/i-ssJ5DwN\/0\/M\/IMG_5963-M.jpg\" alt=\"a\" \/><\/p>\n<p>J&#8217;s iPhone fell and cracked.  Sad.  We&#8217;ll get it taken care of tomorrow.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Rome-GA-215-1814\/i-6pR748W\/1\/M\/IMG_5964-M.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lots of wild things to see this weekend.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Rome-GA-215-1814\/i-FvbgHBb\/0\/M\/IMG_5716-M.jpg\" alt=\"f\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Rome-GA-215-1814\/i-mQrvFnL\/0\/M\/IMG_5810-M.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nice.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Rome-GA-215-1814\/i-5nvCDvt\/0\/M\/IMG_5954-M.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/whirlwindmissions.smugmug.com\/Trips\/Rome-GA-215-1814\/i-cHgJtsx\/0\/M\/IMG_5955-M.jpg\" alt=\"s\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kathy and I had a fun Valentines weekend in Rome, GA! Jesse gave us a good send off. We&#8217;d never been there before. Lots of fun stuff to do. I&#8217;ve been a bird watcher for over forty years. Seeing a Bald Eagle has definitely been on my bucket list! There is a breeding pair of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5877"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5877"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5877\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5883,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5877\/revisions\/5883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whirlwindmissions.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}