Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Happy Tuesday!

good morning...
I am running a little bit behind today...

but wanted to get these photos posted that we took last evening in the yard...

got another pretty day here, just staying on the cooler side of warm...

but its not stopping things from growing...

its safe to say that mother nature is wide awake now...

one of our woodpeckers...

tulips are not blooming yet, but hoping by the weekend...

and the leaves have popped!

just big enough for a hint of green through the trees...

this one is a toe biter...
waiting for her new dad to get her...
;0)
I don't mind spoiler her for a bit longer...
I would be keeping her if we didn't have a house full already...

I hope your spring has sprung!
if it hasn't, you can enjoy mine with me...
;0)
have a blessed day...

Monday, March 28, 2016

Easter egg hunt on Saturday...

meet Eli...
I know you have probably met him here before...
but we have a tradition of watching him egg hunt every year...
DH works with his dad, so they are just friends of ours...
but we really like this guy...

 our egg hunt is on the square in our little town...

and all the kids come...
the little kids  hunt eggs right in the middle of the square...
the bigger kids are in grassy areas, just off of the square...
which I think is where we will have to go next year to watch Eli...

Eli was all about finding eggs this year...

he had his game on...

he knew just what to do and went about doing it...

there was just no stopping him until his basket was full...

it was a beautiful day...

a little cool, but a hoodie took care of that...

time to open the eggs!

they are full of candy and sometimes, if you are lucky, there will be a piece of paper inside saying that you have won a huge Easter basket from the Easter Bunny!
Eli got one last year, but not this time...
but he did get a pile of candy...
and he was good with that...

now the whole time the guys were hunting for eggs...
his mama was asking me about adopting dogs through the rescue where we got Charlie and I help out with at times...
so, when we got back home, I was on it...
by Sunday afternoon, Eli had a dog...
a rescue dog named Gretchen...

they met her and took her home...
and Eli has a new forever buddy to hang out with and take to the park with him every day...
isn't she just beautiful?
she came in pregnant and had her pups...
they are being adopted out now...
the pups go quickly, but not so much the moms...
so happy they picked the mom!
no more shelters for her!
its a win/win...
they got an awesome dog...
and she got an awesome family!

our Easter blessing this year...
;0)
I can't wait to meet her!

Saturday, March 26, 2016

thank you...

Jesus, for dying for me...

and for lilacs in the spring...

and all of your blessings on us...

and promises of better things to come...
;0)

heading out soon for the town easter egg hunt on the square...
going to see some little ones run for the gold...
;0)
and I know the easter bunny this year!
(well, we kind of know the easter bunny every year- small town)

hope your weekend is going wonderful and all those who got dumped on by the blizzard...
I hope your snow is gone!

Friday, March 25, 2016

good Friday...

we had dark skies and rain yesterday...
and then early in the evening...

the temperature dropped...
down into the 30s...

today is gray skies and not much over 40...
but I can see that the winds we have had are gone with the warm days...

DH has today off and is out walking the yard picking up sticks...
again...
getting ready for the mower guy to come this weekend...

I was up early and went back to bed...
need to get moving here and get something done...
;0)
have a blessed Good Friday...
the Lamb arose!


Thursday, March 24, 2016

not a bad day...

considering what the northern states are going through...
it is downright wonderful here...

see how warm?
that is a Kleenex box on the bench, for those of you wondering...
its full of dryer lint for the birds to use in their nests...

the dwarf lilac is leafing out and the iris are getting taller each day...

I love the forsythia...
nice bright yellows mean spring to me...

we do have some rain coming and we could use it...
an egg hunt on Saturday...
dinner on Sunday...
probably will be soggy and cooler...
but you have to have the rain to make things grow!

be well and stay safe in the storms...
;0)