Picture from Saturday Evening

Western Tanager...one of the prettiest birds in Utah...

My New CD Mix

1. All At Once 4:06 Pete Yorn Day I Forgot Alternative & Punk
2. Angels Are Messengers From God 4:08 Whiskeytown Rural Free Delivery [EP]
3. Animal 3:34 Neon Trees Animal Alternative Rock
4. Eyes 2:31 Rogue Wave Publish My Love (Single) Alternative & Punk
5. Killers Track 11 Live album 4:59 Ryan CD May 2010
6. The Man 3:26 Pete Yorn Nightcrawler Pop
7. The Passenger 2:56 The Wallflowers Rebel, Sweetheart Rock
8. The Plan 3:33 Built To Spill Keep It Like A Secret Alternative
9. Road to Joy 3:57 Bright Eyes I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning Alternative Rock
10. Still Be Around 2:46 Uncle Tupelo Still Feel Gone Rock
11. Technology 3:44 The Whigs Give 'Em All A Big Fat Lip Alternative & Punk
12. Trojan Curfew 4:08 Stephen Malkmus Alternative & Punk
13. Violet Furs 3:33 The Whigs Give 'Em All A Big Fat Lip Alternative & Punk

Hummers

bird photos

it is Spring/Summer again, so I will have a few more wildlife shots...

Shutter Island

I am reading my first book in about 3 years...I think the last book I read was the 2nd Fablehaven book. It is Shutter Island and I have enjoyed it so far. Maybe I will start reading more and doing photography less...

Surname Houston

Local Studies Library
Central Library
High Street
Paisley PA1 2BB,
Renfrewshire
TEL. 0141 889 2360
FAX. 0141 887 6468
EMAIL locstuds.els@renfrewshire.gov.uk

18 May 2010


Dear Ryan


Thank you for your e-mail enquiry.

The ancient family name of Houston was Paduinan from a place of that name in Lanarkshire.

The village of Houston in Renfrewshire was originally called Kilpeter meaning “ the chapel of Peter”. In the 12^th Century the lands of Kilpeter were granted to Hugo (or Hugh) de Paduinan, a follower of Walter Fitzalan, High Steward of Scotland, who founded Paisley Abbey about this time. The settlement which grew up around Hugo’s castle became known as “Hugh’s toun” and later as “Houston”.

I hope this information taken from George H Black’s The surnames of Scotland clarifies the origin of the surname Houston.

Yours sincerely


Fiona



Fiona Richardson, Senior Library Supervisor

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8 fiona.richardson@renfrewshire.gov.uk

* Renfrewshire Local Studies Library, Central Library, 68 High Street, Paisley PA1 2BB

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Pictographs near my house

These are about 5 miles from my house...Thanks to my cousin Whit for letting me know the approximate location...They weren't really that hard to find. I have fished here several times and never noticed them...

More family history links

http://www.henrie.org/red_book/chapter_13.html

Samuel Osborne Henrie/Evans/etc...

Mt. Timpanogos from Tibble Fork

Took the little girls up the canyon tonight...

This was my fav shot...

Mount Timpanogos Temple in May

Miranda's Dream

Miranda had a "terrible dream" last night.

She dreamed she had a birthday party and all of the kids came. She had a big bag of Combos snacks. The kids ate all of them and she didn't get any ... :)

Mountains near Golden Spike National Monument

Took this a few months ago near the Golden Spike National Monument...

Desert Bighorn Sheep in Zion

My favorite photo from Zion so far...