Outside my kitchen window

Valley Forge Chapel

E.T. Phone Home!!

The Dew Chillin' outside today

The Dew is having a good day. I'll spoil him and enjoy him while they last. I'd like quantity for me, but it's quality only for him. The brat intentional knocked over my tea this morning and then couldn't get off the desk quick enough to lap it up from the floor. Yep, I wanted to strangle him, but gave him a kiss and ran for a towel instead!! Took this today of him running under the little paper 'tent' a game he's played since he was a kitten! Almost 15 years of fun and trouble, let's hope for a few more weeks of fun and trouble

This Little Ole Bumble Bee Is Sure Loving Him Some Flower.

Heaven Gained An Angel Today

Heaven gained an angel today. The sweetest of angels that is. My cousin Jordan won the

battle, he beat the beast and gained his wings. I may live over 3000 miles away, me here

and Jordan, Sean, Nia, Chloe & Tessa in Scotland, but I'm fortunate to be able to say that

we're family forever and always. I so treasure the times we all spent together - learning to

'fart' with straws under our armpits! Oh Jordan what fun we all had. We now all have a

Jordan shaped hole in our hearts, but we also have a reason to smile whenever we think

            of him.  What a great kid

~ Fly High Sweet Jordan Fly High ~

Love Ya Forever and Always <3

An American goldfinch singing his little heart out

 

Sitting pretty until ....

 

... a big ole bumble bee chased him away!!!

"When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure."

"When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure."

Exactly 10 years ago today I realized what a treasure my Dad is. Love him lots I do.  He wanted to come back as a butterfly, "butterflies are free" he said.  I saw my first butterfly of the year this week <3  He may not be here in the world as we know it, but he's here and will be a part of my life till the very of time and then some.  Remembering the fun times with smile :)  

Joe's Crocus and Tulips

It's Old, It's Huge, It Has Character!

Thirsty!

Thirsty ...

Art!

She's Lovin' Her Some Mike!!

I see an elephant leaning his trunk on the tree, no really I do!!

If what I say resonates with you, it is merely because we are both branches of the same tree.
W.B. Yeats

I LOVE Snow!!

We're Gettin' There!! ;-)

We got another 6" on top of that by morning, OH YEAH!

My bee pic got picked by the BBC!! 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/12258884

 

I Tried To Catch A Drip I Really Did!!

So Close ...

... to catching a drip!

My Favorite Tree Through The Seasons (1&2)

Summer Into Fall

Winter

"What big eyes you have," ... "All the better to see you with, my dear."

This Morning's Sunrise!

This Morning's Sunrise!

I've decided to head into 2011 with the faith of a child ... BELIEVING!

I've decided to head into 2011 with the faith of a child ... believing in the miracles that so many desperately need, praying for those that are hurting and looking for simplicity and the joys within it. Here’s wishing you all a Very Happy New Year's Eve with the hope that 2011 will bring you all a feeling of peace within. Let 2011 be the year of good health & a year to have fun, laugh more and most of all ENJOY! ♥

The faith of a child … if only life were still that simple.

"Maybe Christmas", he thought, "doesn't come from a store." "Maybe Christmas... perhaps... means a little bit more."

"Maybe Christmas," he thought, "doesn't come from a store.  Maybe Christmas ... perhaps ... means a little bit more."

Yep, It's Cold Out!!

It's My Udder Brudder's Birthday

It’s my udder brudder’s, my baby brother’s, birthday today!! Love you Michael, love your warped sick sense of humor, love your gentle caring ways, your sensitivity and your creativity. You’re talented in both music and art, you’re loyal, funny, kind, caring and sarcastic. You know how to really laugh, you give great bear hugs and, at times, you really know how to piss me off.  Growing up your really didn’t get in that much trouble, although I do remember you coming home from school once in handcuffs, real handcuffs without a key!  Mom and Dad were away, so being the KIND sister that I AM (after I made you cry saying you had to wait till they got home which I believe was a week away) I drove you down to the Springfield Police Station where we found a nice cop whom, with grin on his face, unlocked them for you!! Remember that, you were about 7!!  Anywhichway, speaking of YOUR MANY TALENTS, after you ENJOY your birthday which I really hope you enjoy would you get your ass over here and finish my kitchen for me?  PLEASE OH PRETTY PLEASE!!   xxxx :-))))))

It's Beginning To Look A Bit Like Christmas!!

Firebird Festival 2010

Dancing Dragons

Jingle Ball 2010

"Jingle Ball" Feet!

Happy Happy Birthday David!!

Happy Happy Birthday David!! ♥

I love my brother. I really do & I would never suggest otherwise.  I remember the day he was born. Almost 5 I was & he was mine, mine to play with mine, mine to mother!

I loved you dearly David. Then things began to change. My sweet little kitten went missing. Poor little Footso was found half dead in the little trunk on the back of your tricycle after almost a week!! Mom saved my poor little Footso by wrapping him up in blankets with a hot water bottle & feeding him warm milk with a teaspoon. Little Footso made a full recovery no thanks to you. Dave, you then took that poor kitten in the bathtub with you. Scratched to bits you were & it serves you bloody well right!!!  You got a Bundt pan stuck on your head when you were 2 AND I’ll never forgive you for getting your legs stuck in my favorite chair.  I loved that little white chair & because you got your fat legs stuck in it, Dad had to saw it in half.  You set the house on fire before you were walking, you drank Dettol and you once threw a brick up in the air and watched it come down on your head.  I must say, I don’t think you’ve been quite the same since!! Despite all the horrors that you caused, I actually still love ya & am glad you’re my brudder! Happy Happy Birthday David & here’s to many many more!!  Oh and as the old saying goes, paybacks are a bitch and life ain’t over yet!!   HeeHee

A little Critter Climbing A Sycamore Tree

A little critter climbing a sycamore tree, she's looking 
back with a baby hanging on her neck!!
Do you see them and no, I'm not crazy!!  ;-)

Old & Forgotten 10'31'2010

Pawlings/Wetheril Mansion at Valley Forge Park, once loved 
now long forgotten.

If only it could talk, think of the stories it could tell!