May 30

Always take time to smell the flowers.

May 29

A couple of you guessed that yesterday's picture was of a lupine...
You guessed right:)
(this is a picture of a different variety)

May 28

Anyone want to guess what this is?

May 27

Interesting things hiding in my garden.

May 26

Hmmm....
Breakfast, lunch, AND dinner.

May 25

Wood Duck Story: Chapter 3 (see Chapter 2 here)
Well, there has been no duck sightings for more than a week so we decided to open up the box
and check for evidence.  And evidence there was!  Many egg shells and a bit of fluff.
Too bad we missed seeing the babies leave the nest, but exciting non-the-less that the
mother duck successfully brooded her young and that all the eggs hatched.
And the box is cleaned out and ready to be used again:)

May 24

Busy bees:)

May 23

Relaxing...

May 22

Dustin was looking out the window last night when he got all excited!!
'Mom!  Look, like right now!  Check out this bird!'

So happy to see this Western Tanager in our tree...
and even happier to get a picture of it when it came back with a friend this morning:)

May 21

When I gave Blake his bottle, he went racing into the playroom...'Dussy, Dussy!'
He climbed onto Dustin's lab and snuggled in for his bottle...

Times like this make the fighting and bickering and crying fade a little into the background....
...sigh...

May 20

Happy Victoria Day

May 19

Enjoy your long weekend:)

May 18

Did you took advantage of the deals at Just Dandy Clothing today?
It was Customer Appreciation Day:)

Wishing you all a wonderful Victoria Day long weekend!!

May 17

I think this might be my favorite all-time picture of this little guy...
or at least from recently;)

May 16

Looked out the window to see this:)

May 15

Blossoming Hawthorne

May 14

Look at the size of this lilac tree!!
It's in full bloom now and smells just wonderful.

May 13

I think this would make anyone's day a little brighter:)

May 12

It may not be clear, but I love this photo anyways.
Happy Mother's Day!!

May 11

Playing with one the the newest baby bunnies:)

May 10

One day these keys are going to go missing...
Blake is constantly going into the shop to find Rich's keys.
He then proceeds to 'unlock' Rich's truck, wanting to go for a drive.
So most days, he and I go for a quick little drive in Rich's truck:)
And then he's happy again...oh, the simple pleasures...

May 9

Thanks to all for the birthday wishes, texts and phone calls, flowers and gifts.
You all made my day better than it already was:)

Top left - Dustin made this.
To right - Reuben draw that for me.
Bottom left - even Google knew it was my birthday.
Bottom middle - thanks secret sister, it's already found the perfect spot in the garden.

May 8

Adah, it was so nice to see you and your family again.
Wishing you safe travels on your trip home again.
Til next time:)

May 7

Sometimes customers conveniently leave their undesirables behind in Rich's shop.
Well, this chair is one of those things.  After watching the paint peel off it for too long,
it was time to get rid of it.  The boys happily built a fire with it this afternoon.  Bye bye chair:)

Does anyone by any chance recognize this chair?  Hope you didn't want it back...
If you still want your 'sand spreader' or your table saw, they are still available for pickup;)

May 6

The new deck resident:)  This little bunny roams freely around the deck.
Here he is, hiding under the potting bench, away from Blake:)
And he's a bit wary of me too...and rightly so, I guess.  This morning when I tried to catch him,
all I ended up with was a handful of white fur.  Reuben looked all shocked...'Mom, you pulled off his tail!!!!"
I do have to admit though, he is quite cute with his floppy pink ears.