Craziness

It storms often this time of year in Nashville and I got to know that fact a little too close for comfort not too long ago. My friend Kristen and I frequently walk a hilly six miles at a very wooded park. On one of our walks we were only halfway through when a very electric and windy storm hit the area. The sky went black and the trees started creaking and cracking from the wind. We took off running since the only shelter was a few miles away, and by sheer adrenaline made it to safety. We still had over a mile to get to our cars so had to wait out the storm in the shelter with other hikers who came running in to join us. I had my camera with me that day hoping to catch a picture of one of the two owls that live in the park but spent most of my time trying to keep it dry while running. The first picture below is before the storm hit, the sky is getting dark. The second picture is of Kristen and I in the shelter, the sky is black and we're soaked.


Saturday we golfed nine holes (rain check) at Henry Horton State Park course, which is 38 miles south of Nashville in the boonies. On our way home we stopped in a little town to check out a flee market. It was like we were back in Mexico; hardly anyone spoke English. People in Nashville call this area "Little Mexico." Tuff and I usually try the restaurants in Little Mexico because they are so tasty and cheap.



When we got home Tuff noticed we caught something unusual in one of our spider traps. It was a little lizard! Don't worry, the trap was outside on our patio. The poor lizard was still alive but really stuck to the trap so Tuff used a stick to peel him off and he flicked the lizard into the woods. I looked up what kind of lizard it was because it had a really bright blue tail. It is a young male Broad-headed Skink. This one was about six inches long including its tail but they can get as long as a foot long. Below is a picture of the lizard we caught in the trap and then a picture representing the species so you can get a better look.


Sunday after church we played ladder golf (everyone has a different name for this game) and had a picnic with our friends. Then we golfed at Nashboro golf club. After 5:00pm you can play for $10. After our experience golfing there I don't think we will go back. Each hole is lined with apartment complexes. People (mostly kids) were roaming around the course like it was a park. Several times we had to wait for a group of kids to get out of the way. On hole five I hit a drive up the fairway and a kid ran out and took my ball. I yelled at him from the fairway to drop it but he took off running. This happened the next few holes, including a hole with a bridge crossing where some teenagers decided to post up on the bridge and smoke weed together. They also stuck their feet out when you tried to cross as if they were so intimidating that we wouldn't cross. I wanted to take out one of my clubs and whap somebody. I've never seen anything so out of control on a golf course before. I forgot my camera that day but do have pictures from the park.


Ladder Golf? What do you call this game?


Our friend Casey and The Parthenon in the background. The Parthenon in Nashville is a full-scale replica of the original Parthenon in Athens. It was built in 1897 as part of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. Today is functions as an art museum and is the center of Centennial Park, where we usually picnic on Sundays.


A tiny little Praying Mantis joined us for the picnic. It was ant size.


Below is one of many house centipedes we've killed in our apartment, including one in our sheets! They are harmless but creepy.


The Titans updated their website and changed Tuff's roster profile. Make sure once you've opened the link below that you click "More+" so you can get his full profile. The "More+" button is located below his biography.
http://www.titansonline.com/team/roster/Tuff-Harris/4b58759f-a2f5-474b-8445-fbb85f0281c4

I found some more great pics of Tuff during OTA's. LenDale White (#25) must still be on a weight loss kick because it's stinking hot outside and he's wearing long sleeves. Tuff's in the background (#26).


Tuff attempting to tackle Chris Johnson.




Finally, Titans cornerback Cortland Finnegan hosted his first annual ARK 31 Celebrity Golf Tournament on Monday, June 15 at Saddle Creek Golf Club in Lewisburg, TN and Tuff was one of the celebrities. His team shot 19 under and took 4th.

Next week Tuff has three more OTA's and then vacation until the end of July.