Little Grand Canyon, GA

This little know canyon in mid west Georgia, just south of Columbus, officially called Providence Canyon is a small wonder. Difficult to photograph because the sky is normally cloudless and gray. My father and I have photographed this canyon for over thirty-five years with everything from large to small format cameras. Most of the photos on the park website were made by my father over 20 years ago. I have added a larger photo gallery to the sidebar on the home page under Providence Canyon.

While visiting the family for the holidays we stole dad away for an overnight trip to the canyon.

If you are traveling in west Georgia this is near Plains and there is a nice campground, Florence Marina State Park. -L

Yuletide in Valdosta, Georgia

December 24-29, 2008 We surprised Lloyd's mother, Josephine (Jo), by showing up right in front of her all the way from Yuma, AZ. That made her day, if not her Christmas, to have all the family together once again.

We had a great time relaxing and visiting with family. The warmth and sun greeted us each day, as did family dinners which are always enjoyable, and filling. Lloyd's Dad makes a pound cake that thrills his oldest son; he is one of several gifted cooks in the Williams family. Thank you all for accommodating our veggie-ness.

Here's the gang ready for another holiday feast:

We had plenty of time for leisure and, since it was our first time meeting the nephews's girlfriends, we took the "kids" out for pizza and fun to get to know the ladies better and catch up with the boys, uh hum, young men. They grow so fast! Kyle turns 18 tomorrow. Happy Birthday, Kyle! We send our love.

Lloyd and Kyle race one another in flashy sportscars. Kyle's girlfriend, Amanda, observes in the background.

Cole and his girlfriend, Kaitlyn, get into air hockey and accumulate many, many tickets to redeem for more fun stuff.

Kyle wins against his uncle, I'm sure of it.

We had a wonderful time.

Work and travel beckoned us back to Atlanta where we eased into the new year with a film-a-thon, wine and cheese and key lime pie - just what we wanted.

Happy new year to you! We hope 2009 is your best year yet.

Our best wishes,

-P&L