Seed puffs at sunset

Seed puffs at sunset

After our Cinco de Madre party, I went out on the front porch to wave goodbye to the kids as they got in their cars to drive away.   A dandelion was blooming in the cracks of the brick…
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Let your light shine

Let your light shine

As I’ve been standing at my kitchen sink fixing breakfast in the mornings, or doing the dishes in the afternoons, there is a bright spot of color off in the forest that keeps catching my eye.   Drawn by…
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Seated at the table

Seated at the table

Last night my kids came over to celebrate Cinco de Madre.  (it’s something my kids invented in the place of Mother’s Day  …  we celebrate on Cinco de Mayo but instead we call it Cinco de Madre.)     Here…
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Seated in heavenly places

Seated in heavenly places

Hubby took me down to his work to see the treehouses on Sunday afternoon. It was great fun!Here you can see treehouse #1 ... this was the original treehouse. In the back, behind the treehouse you can see…
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Falling From Above

Falling From Above

The apple blossoms are falling from the apple trees.   The ground underneath the apple trees is carpeted with white petals, and whenever a breeze blows white petals float down like snowflakes.   It brought to mind a poem I…
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Baited …

Baited …

Would you believe we have another mouse in the house??   In all these years we’ve lived in our home in the forest we’ve never had any problems with mice in the house  …  until just recently.   This is…
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“Hay Day”

“Hay Day”

Bunny had a wellness checkup visit to the vet this week.  Obviously, bunny has the same opinion of doctors as I have!  (Ha!)    Bunny has never been to the vet before, so my daughter wanted to establish care…
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