Flowers & Friends from my little corner of the world...

Our Lady of the Angels

has blessed my garden this

year with such an abundance

of beauty!

I am amazed by her gift to us,

so you will be, too!

Next comes her living and breathing gifts to me.......

Families are starting to sprout....

as you can see from the

photos.

The robins are now

gone from the nest on the

extension ladder.

She had to build a second

nest above the first, due

to the rain and wind.

Another sweet robin has decided to return

to the rain pipe and build her nest -

even tho' I did clean the spot out this spring,

guess she likes us!

Last but not least,

this family of flickers is ready to

fly the coop any day.

All five are stuffed in that nest,

on top of the light fixture in the garage.

I so love this time of year.

Makes you welcome summertime all the more!

Guess who is 1?

Hey, where are we going?

To the park?

For a ride to recycle?

Oh, NO, not the vet!!!

None of the above....

it's time for a party!

Moose is 1 today, yeah!!!!!



Frosty Paws for everyone!!!!

The "Derby" 2012

He came,

he saw,

and he conquered

The Kentucky Derby!



......couldn't be more proud of my guy

who took a week out of his life & worked like ---

the reward was like nothing he'd ever known!



The Colors of Easter

This Easter had colors of spring

so bright and beautiful,

I felt kind of guilty to be

able to have this kind of joy

surrounding me.

But above and below,

I know who to behold.

Easter-time begins at my table,

covered with elements of

my Ukrainian heritage,

and it finishes something like this!

My Easter has sprung!

We started out with tarts and pies,

and soon there was cake!

Lots & lots of cake!

Lauren is 27!

What more is there to say,

because we all know when

Lauren celebrates her day of birth,

Spring has sprung!

Visual spring thoughts.....

Just some ways to make this

week seem like it's going to

be all uphill from here.

A very happy Spring

&

an even happier

St. Patrick's Day!