http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/ I am an introspective, creative, and somewhat unusual person! I have two children, am happily married, and am an R.N. teaching in Community Services at Angelina College, Lufkin, Texas. I am also a freelance photojournalist and writer. I have interstitial cystitis and must tailor my activities somewhat because of the chronic IC. However, I get around the world pretty well via my computer! I love a good story, especially true crime stories, stories about the sea and natural disasters, and stories about things that haunt us. I love to take a good picture and give it life with the beauty of words. To me, the written word is as music is to a pianist. I have learned that through trials, one may still find beauty and wonder. http://www.smugmug.com/img/feed-icon.png Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:43:31 -0700 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:16:40 -0700 http://www.smugmug.com/ Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Biography/Who-Am-I-About-the/Mattie-of-Mom-085/539662806_PEeWV-Ti.jpg http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/ http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Biography/Who-Am-I-About-the/8248450_oPkmA <p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com">rhondamadgirl</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Biography/Who-Am-I-About-the/8248450_oPkmA">Who Am I: About the Photographer/ Author.</a>'</p><p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Biography/Who-Am-I-About-the/8248450_oPkmA" title="Who Am I: About the Photographer/ Author."><img src="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Biography/Who-Am-I-About-the/Mattie-of-Mom-014/539552184_BpeB5-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Who Am I: About the Photographer/ Author." title="Who Am I: About the Photographer/ Author." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Biography Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:16:40 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (rhondamadgirl) http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Biography/Who-Am-I-About-the/8248450_oPkmA http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Animals/Boomer-the-Bob/8937603_Twzw3 <p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com">rhondamadgirl</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Animals/Boomer-the-Bob/8937603_Twzw3">Boomer the Bob</a>'</p><p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Animals/Boomer-the-Bob/8937603_Twzw3" title="Boomer the Bob"><img src="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Animals/Boomer-the-Bob/pi2-012/593534465_mirVh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Boomer the Bob" title="Boomer the Bob" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Animals Fri, 17 Jul 2009 06:10:23 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (rhondamadgirl) http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Animals/Boomer-the-Bob/8937603_Twzw3 http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Nature-on-the-Road/Neches-River-Museum-of-East/8197148_6eWEE <p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com">rhondamadgirl</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Nature-on-the-Road/Neches-River-Museum-of-East/8197148_6eWEE">Neches River, Museum of East Texas</a>'</p><p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Nature-on-the-Road/Neches-River-Museum-of-East/8197148_6eWEE" title="Neches River, Museum of East Texas"><img src="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Nature-on-the-Road/Neches-River-Museum-of-East/Neches-River-058/430205323_skg63-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Neches River, Museum of East Texas" title="Neches River, Museum of East Texas" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature on the Road Wed, 13 May 2009 07:50:45 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (rhondamadgirl) http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Nature-on-the-Road/Neches-River-Museum-of-East/8197148_6eWEE http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Other/Misc-Pics/6245055_JvGvQ <p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com">rhondamadgirl</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Other/Misc-Pics/6245055_JvGvQ">Misc. Pics</a>'</p><p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Other/Misc-Pics/6245055_JvGvQ" title="Misc. Pics"><img src="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Other/Misc-Pics/s42577ca11637684/533787639_mFcNg-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Misc. Pics" title="Misc. Pics" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Other Wed, 13 May 2009 06:39:10 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (rhondamadgirl) http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Other/Misc-Pics/6245055_JvGvQ http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Natural-Disasters/Bolivar-Peninsula-Five-Months/7672535_KZpYc <p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com">rhondamadgirl</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Natural-Disasters/Bolivar-Peninsula-Five-Months/7672535_KZpYc">Bolivar Peninsula Five Months After Hurricane Ike</a>'</p><p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Natural-Disasters/Bolivar-Peninsula-Five-Months/7672535_KZpYc" title="Bolivar Peninsula Five Months After Hurricane Ike"><img src="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Natural-Disasters/Bolivar-Peninsula-Five-Months/Bolivar2-696/496268169_v3wXD-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Bolivar Peninsula Five Months After Hurricane Ike" title="Bolivar Peninsula Five Months After Hurricane Ike" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Natural Disasters Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:06:46 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (rhondamadgirl) http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Natural-Disasters/Bolivar-Peninsula-Five-Months/7672535_KZpYc http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Beach-Fun/Galveston-Island-After/7732205_XPS2M <p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com">rhondamadgirl</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Beach-Fun/Galveston-Island-After/7732205_XPS2M">Galveston Island After Hurricane Ike</a>'</p><p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Beach-Fun/Galveston-Island-After/7732205_XPS2M" title="Galveston Island After Hurricane Ike"><img src="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Beach-Fun/Galveston-Island-After/Bolivar2-058/498139467_fE8kh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Galveston Island After Hurricane Ike" title="Galveston Island After Hurricane Ike" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Beach Fun! Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:20:46 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (rhondamadgirl) http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Beach-Fun/Galveston-Island-After/7732205_XPS2M http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Farm-and-Pasture/East-Texas-Farm-and-Pasture/7683856_G3uDm <p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com">rhondamadgirl</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Farm-and-Pasture/East-Texas-Farm-and-Pasture/7683856_G3uDm">East Texas Farm and Pasture</a>'</p> Farm and Pasture Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:11:21 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (rhondamadgirl) http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Farm-and-Pasture/East-Texas-Farm-and-Pasture/7683856_G3uDm http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Zoos/Peacocks/7616316_e2WyK <p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com">rhondamadgirl</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Zoos/Peacocks/7616316_e2WyK">Peacocks</a>'</p><p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Zoos/Peacocks/7616316_e2WyK" title="Peacocks"><img src="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Zoos/Peacocks/Canon5-Zoo-129/492643878_bJy8V-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Peacocks" title="Peacocks" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Zoos Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:59:48 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (rhondamadgirl) http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Zoos/Peacocks/7616316_e2WyK http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Holidays/Halloween-Man/6831934_PtshT <p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com">rhondamadgirl</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Holidays/Halloween-Man/6831934_PtshT">Halloween Man</a>'</p><p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Holidays/Halloween-Man/6831934_PtshT" title="Halloween Man"><img src="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Holidays/Halloween-Man/1001714/436638695_fuYFB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Halloween Man" title="Halloween Man" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Holidays Sun, 14 Dec 2008 16:59:23 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (rhondamadgirl) http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Holidays/Halloween-Man/6831934_PtshT http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Roadtrip/Neches-River-Texas-Slideshow/6802380_bcPy5 <p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com">rhondamadgirl</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Roadtrip/Neches-River-Texas-Slideshow/6802380_bcPy5">Neches River, Texas Slideshow</a>'</p><p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Roadtrip/Neches-River-Texas-Slideshow/6802380_bcPy5" title="Neches River, Texas Slideshow"><img src="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Roadtrip/Neches-River-Texas-Slideshow/Final-Neches-River-1/434747963_9xG3r-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Neches River, Texas Slideshow" title="Neches River, Texas Slideshow" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Roadtrip Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:17:28 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (rhondamadgirl) http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Roadtrip/Neches-River-Texas-Slideshow/6802380_bcPy5 http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Natural-Disasters/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/6802159_kyntu <p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com">rhondamadgirl</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Natural-Disasters/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/6802159_kyntu">Bolivar Peninsula Post-Ike Tribute Video</a>'</p><p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Natural-Disasters/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/6802159_kyntu" title="Bolivar Peninsula Post-Ike Tribute Video"><img src="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Natural-Disasters/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/Hurricane-Ike-Bolivar0001/434735918_Gp9Wm-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Bolivar Peninsula Post-Ike Tribute Video" title="Bolivar Peninsula Post-Ike Tribute Video" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Natural Disasters Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:46:15 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (rhondamadgirl) http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Natural-Disasters/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/6802159_kyntu http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Events/Downtown-Dallas-and-American/6690585_mm6Wv <p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com">rhondamadgirl</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Events/Downtown-Dallas-and-American/6690585_mm6Wv">Downtown Dallas and American Idol 2008</a>'</p><p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Events/Downtown-Dallas-and-American/6690585_mm6Wv" title="Downtown Dallas and American Idol 2008"><img src="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Events/Downtown-Dallas-and-American/0000036/427066849_oivTv-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Downtown Dallas and American Idol 2008" title="Downtown Dallas and American Idol 2008" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Events Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:34:15 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (rhondamadgirl) http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Events/Downtown-Dallas-and-American/6690585_mm6Wv http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Nature-on-the-Road/Neches-River-Roads-and-Bridges/6735395_xvPkz <p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com">rhondamadgirl</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Nature-on-the-Road/Neches-River-Roads-and-Bridges/6735395_xvPkz">Neches River, Roads, and Bridges, East Texas</a>'</p><p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Nature-on-the-Road/Neches-River-Roads-and-Bridges/6735395_xvPkz" title="Neches River, Roads, and Bridges, East Texas"><img src="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Nature-on-the-Road/Neches-River-Roads-and-Bridges/Neches-River-045/430205275_U6nFF-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Neches River, Roads, and Bridges, East Texas" title="Neches River, Roads, and Bridges, East Texas" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Nature on the Road Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:05:03 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (rhondamadgirl) http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Nature-on-the-Road/Neches-River-Roads-and-Bridges/6735395_xvPkz http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Let-It-Snow/New-Mexico-Snow/6691166_HChtw <p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com">rhondamadgirl</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Let-It-Snow/New-Mexico-Snow/6691166_HChtw">New Mexico Snow</a>'</p><p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Let-It-Snow/New-Mexico-Snow/6691166_HChtw" title="New Mexico Snow"><img src="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Let-It-Snow/New-Mexico-Snow/My-Pictures-019/427101117_UhgUe-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="New Mexico Snow" title="New Mexico Snow" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Let It Snow! Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:33:18 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (rhondamadgirl) http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Let-It-Snow/New-Mexico-Snow/6691166_HChtw http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Natural-Disasters/Best-of-the-Best-Bolivar/6341564_TiwXQ <p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com">rhondamadgirl</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Natural-Disasters/Best-of-the-Best-Bolivar/6341564_TiwXQ">Best of the Best Bolivar Peninsula After Hurricane Ike.</a>'</p><p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Natural-Disasters/Best-of-the-Best-Bolivar/6341564_TiwXQ" title="Best of the Best Bolivar Peninsula After Hurricane Ike."><img src="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Natural-Disasters/Best-of-the-Best-Bolivar/1001575/400308690_9SP2h-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Best of the Best Bolivar Peninsula After Hurricane Ike." title="Best of the Best Bolivar Peninsula After Hurricane Ike." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Natural Disasters Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:27:50 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (rhondamadgirl) http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Natural-Disasters/Best-of-the-Best-Bolivar/6341564_TiwXQ http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/6238985_bv5ix <p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com">rhondamadgirl</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/6238985_bv5ix">Bolivar Peninsula Post-Ike 2008 ***For property/business/ landowners needing pictures of your property, please contact me at rhondamadgirl@rocketmail.com.</a>'</p><p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/6238985_bv5ix" title="Bolivar Peninsula Post-Ike 2008 ***For property/business/ landowners needing pictures of your property, please contact me at rhondamadgirl@rocketmail.com."><img src="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/1000866/393904012_iH273-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Bolivar Peninsula Post-Ike 2008 ***For property/business/ landowners needing pictures of your property, please contact me at rhondamadgirl@rocketmail.com." title="Bolivar Peninsula Post-Ike 2008 ***For property/business/ landowners needing pictures of your property, please contact me at rhondamadgirl@rocketmail.com." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Journalism Wed, 22 Oct 2008 05:29:24 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (rhondamadgirl) http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Journalism/Bolivar-Peninsula-Post-Ike/6238985_bv5ix http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Animals/Cats-Cats-Cats/6291373_xKbYi <p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com">rhondamadgirl</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Animals/Cats-Cats-Cats/6291373_xKbYi">Cats Cats Cats</a>'</p><p><a href="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Animals/Cats-Cats-Cats/6291373_xKbYi" title="Cats Cats Cats"><img src="http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Animals/Cats-Cats-Cats/0000010/396613672_Epjcs-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Cats Cats Cats" title="Cats Cats Cats" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Animals Sat, 18 Oct 2008 15:50:21 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (rhondamadgirl) http://rhondamadgirl.smugmug.com/Animals/Cats-Cats-Cats/6291373_xKbYi