Out of the Wilderness

I have an aunt Possum

Nicknames. We all know someone who goes by what seems to be a random (and odd) name, but isn’t actually their birth name. Well, my family comes from the south. So I have an aunt Possum. She’s a quirky lady, but then again, possums are quirky animals, right? My grandmother on my dad’s side was often called Nim by my grandfather. They called my dad Finnegan. My dad calls my oldest sister Scooter every once in a while. Somewhere along the line I started calling her Punk, or Punky, probably because she cheers for Jeff Gordon and I think that’s a punk thing to do. #TheChampDrivesthe48

My mom’s dad called her Teddy (her name is Terry so I’m sure it comes from that).

Do you have any odd nicknames in your family? Feel free to share in the comments!

-Out of the Wilderness

The Lord is testing me, not my emissions

Patience. Endurance. Self-control. All things I thought about as I waited my turn for a vehicle emissions test. I don’t even think waiting on God takes as long as waiting to have this done!

A beautiful rainbow at sunset

I’ve never seen a partial rainbow quite like this. The colors were amazing, bright and wide, almost straight up and down… and it occurred nearly at sunset. I love this beach!

I’ve only done this 3 times…ever

I’m so proud of myself for trying this little wakeboard trick. Physically it’s not difficult, but the biggest challenges are mental: A fear of biting it hard by catching an edge, and secondly, having your back to the boat. But on this particular day, it worked out and there was a camera rolling!

Bridge Art: Graffiti

I’m assuming these pictures won’t get posted on any street thugs Instagram page, so this might be the only way you get to see the bridge art I came across the other day. If you don’t see any more posts from OutoftheWilderness after this one, certainly I’ve been knocked off by the culprits of this graffiti crime. Light a lantern for me, please.