Happy Friday Guys!

I don't know about you, but I had never seen MY name on a sign...

...until now, WOOP WOOP

Mother's Day Hike

One young son made the trip from the big city back to old timey town for a mother's day visit. Second annual mother's day hike! Not everyone went but it was still fun. 

Little gal was especially happy to see her big brother. I love how the almost-fourteen years between them doesn't matter one bit, and they are able to meet somewhere in the middle of things. 

My little brother and I were close like that too even though there wasn't quite as much time between us. I could always tell him what I needed to tell him and I knew he would be true. It's the coolest to see that kind of connection between your kids, too...aww, I'm getting all mushy. 

 Hope you had a great mother's day, but that is every day, right? 

Wisteria

We spent some time in the parents' yard, just walking around enjoying the day. This wisteria has the distinction of not being attached to an arbor or building and trying to reduce it to a pile of rubble, so it is freestanding but still arching and lovely. 

La la la, I zoom in and see what my wonky camera can do. 

So nice, so nice. 

And then this guy shows up! He was shy despite his very loud buzzing, 

and tried to avoid having his picture taken. I guess I was too close to his wisteria. 

I don't know about you, but spring just makes me feel better. I am so happy to be able to be outside and putter around in the yard. I feel like I get the other half of my life back. Yay!

Who's The Man?

 One Young Son crushed it and had a great time doing it. He earned his 2Fort Degree and a yearlong membership to the alumni association...wondering if he can get me into the alumni lounge? 

What to say? This guy is toowonderfulforwords,

full of love and love of life, and he makes my heart full. 

have been thinking of trees. i have all these plants in the kitchen mostly, and it makes me feel like a good person to take care of them and water them and not let them die. i am recalling an idea i had so long ago of a silhouette of a tree painted in the corner of the kitchen. we took a stab at it but it

wasn't what i was after. 

oh the lovely birch

what about this?

i have dreamed of trees on walls

or this?

even though pete says it is overdone, what the world needs is more cowbell, i mean pigeons

i think pigeons and doves are right next to each other, cooing and flapping in unison

maybe not for kitchen, though.

one more 

i think this would be a happy addition to any kitchen, a tree full of bubbles?

sigh.