Liz Flint

Olympic National Park -- coastline pictures. These pictures are from some of the 73 miles of coastline in Olympic National Park. It is only national park that has mountains, rain forest and an ocean in the same park.

It was a foggy day, but the pictures have the feel of black and white photos.

Sometimes off the coast were these islands (called sea stacks) covered with plants and trees. They looked really out of place towering out of the ocean. The three most popular coasts to visit in the park are Shi Shi Beach, Rialto Beach and Ruby Beach.

Another view of a sea stack.

A collection of of wonderfully shaped rocks from the beach. I just took a picture, instead of taking the rocks. Does anyone know what the white streaks are in the rocks?

After this beach we went back into the rain forest. Most of the beaches in the park can be reached from Highway 101. The next time you are in Washington state, I hope you have the time to explore some of the beauty that Olympic National Park has to offer. For more information about the park go to: www.nps.gov/olym/index.htm or call (360)565-3130 to speak to someone at the visitor center.

When you are ready to buy, build or sell in the Houston or Tomball area, give me a call -- I can help.

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Liz Flint, Century 21 Hardee-Team Realty, Houston & Tomball, TX 832-816-8066, sales_by_liz@hotmail.com

Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. The park service has done a good job of making nice signs for the park. While the cute puff of smoke above the volcano in the picture looks harmless, the eruption in the 80's was very destructive in terms of loss of life and property.

Here is what's left of a tree after the eruption. It is inside the observation center and is across from the volcano. The park service has a wonderful movie about the eruption, make sure and make time to see it. This observation site is dedicated to David A. Johston (who died in the eruption).

Facts about the Mt. Saint Helens eruption on May 18th, 1980 at 8:32am PDT:

1. Fifty seven people (including innkeeper Harry R. Truman and geologist David A. Johnston) and thousands of animals were killed.
2. Hundreds of square miles were reduced to wasteland, causing over a billion U.S. dollars in damage ($2.74 billion in 2007 dollars), and Mount St. Helens was left with a crater on its north side.
3. At the time of the eruption, the summit of the volcano was owned by the Burlington Northern Railroad, but afterward the land passed to the United States Forest Service.
4. Mt. St. Helens remained dormant from its last period of activity in the 1840s and 1850s until March 1980. Several small earthquakes beginning as early as March 15, 1980, indicated that magma may have been moving below the volcano.
5. A 5.1 magnitude earthquate (from 1 mile underneath the volcano) triggered the eruption.

To learn more, go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mt._St._Helens_eruption.

When you are ready to buy, build or sell in the Houston or Tomball area, call me -- I can help.

Helping Texans achieve their dreams -- one home at a time!

Liz Flint, Century 21 Hardee-Team Realty, Houston & Tomball, TX 832-816-8066 sales_by_liz@hotmail.com

2012 a movie review. I saw the movie 2012 on Friday night 11/13/09, its first night out. It had lots of stars I recognized, and some that I'd seen before but didn't know their names. John Cusack has starring role, as does as a man named Chiwetel Ejiofor. While most of us know John Cusack, many may have seen Chiwetel before in movies such as "Redbelt", "Talk to Me" and "Tonight at Noon". Both characters are heroes in their own way. Other actors in the movie are Woody Harrelson (who plays a wonderfully wacky role), Danny Glover (who plays the President) and Oliver Platt. Beatrice Rosen has memorable part as a Russian girl who is the girlfriend of a rich Russian ex-wrestler.

The special effects were wonderful. It would have been awesome if this movie had been 3-D. Critics give it 3 out of 5 stars, but the general public has rated it 4½ stars out of 5. Hope you enjoy it. If you liked "Earthquake", "Volcano" and "Towering Inferno" or any disaster movie -- go see this one, you will like it.

When you are ready to buy, build or sell in the Houston or Tomball area, call me -- I can help.

Helping Texans achieve their dreams -- one home at a time.

Liz Flint, Century 21 Hardee-Team Realty, Houston & Tomball, TX 832-816-8066 sales_by_liz@hotmail.com.

Veteran's Day Celebration Lone Star College - Tomball College, which is located at 30555 Tomball Parkway, TX 77375. The phone number is 281-351-3300. Please come celebrate Veteran's day at Lone Star College -- Tomball.

November 11, 2009 schedule:

10:30am to 2:00pm: will be a salute to our veterans. The Army, Navy, Air force and Marines will have display tables in the commons area and will be available to assist with any questions.

10:30am to 12:30pm: Outside display of military vehicles: Medic Vehicle, Strategic Vehicles, and more.

12:30pm to 12:50pm: in the commons is the main event.

• Welcome by Dr. Cher Brock
• Presentation of Colors -- U.S. Army Color Guard
• Pledge of Allegiance
• Lone Star College-Tomball Choir to sing the National Anthem
• Mr. Don Price reciting a poem on the U.S. Flag
• Wreath presentation honoring Veterans who have given their lives for our country
• Moment of silence
• Taps
• Missing Man Table -- honoring loved ones missing in action.

12:50pm to 2:00pm: there will be refreshments available. A movie will be shown in N103 for all veterans, visitors, students, Tomball staff and faculty.

Hope to see you there!

When you are ready to buy, build or sell call me at 832-816-8066.

Making Texan's dreams come true -- one home at a time.

Liz Flint, Century 21 Hardee-Team Realty, Houston & Tomball, TX sales_by_liz@hotmail.com 832-816-8066.

TexStar Austin II Model. TexStar is a home builder, and the Austin II model is one of the most popular of all the models that we build. The basic plan is 2016 square feet down stairs with an optional game room up above the 3 car attached garage. We are a custom builder and can alter almost anything as long as we have load bearing walls in certain places. We have been know to flip whole plans, add or subtract rooms or resize rooms to fit the customer's needs.

Close up of the front entrance. Several of our plans have covered front porches.

Located at 30310 Tomball Parkway, Tomball, TX 77375. We build within 75 miles of Tomball.

While our Rockport model next to this one has our standard features, this great room in the Austin II model boasts upgrades like the austin limestone on the fireplace, picture windows and slate floors.

Kitchen boasts upgrades of granite counter tops, stainless steel undermounted sink, oil brushed bronze fixtures, Stainless steel appliances, travertine backsplash, stained cabinets and slate floor.

This is a picture of one of the secondary bedrooms with the dormer in it. It lets in tons of light.

Master Bath with upgrades such as butcher block glass, slate shower granite counter tops, large jacuzzi, furniture look cabinets and slate floor.

Call 832-816-8066 for an appointment today for a tour or a price quote. We have 24 basic plans, but we can also build from plans you find on the internet. If you stop on by the models for a look, make sure and tell them that Liz Flint sent you.

Liz Flint, Hardee-TexStar Homes, sales_by_liz@hotmail.com, 832-816-8066