saved by the geese

you have no idea how lucky you are that I saw

them

a new little family there by the water's edge

four new little lives

running around in the grass

being watched over by two proud parents

you have no idea how fortunate you are

or I would be

ranting

about this morning's breaking news that

President Obama

is indeed

a citizen

d'ya think the

"birther's and tea bag waver's"

will go away and leave us alone now

wonder what they'll cook up next to waste time and money

anything other than getting on with the real

important things

and they really should be a little pickier about who talks for them

trump for president

running as a repug

really???

wonder how they feel about him taking

all the credit for this mornings little

show of

pettiness

:p

early morning tuesday

as you can see from the title

it's early morning

a couple of hours after the sun came up

it's going to be a warm one today

it's getting humid

the wind is blowing

and the clouds are gathering

storms predicted

hopefully not bad ones

the bottom of the garden

boring but there!!!

I sat in the chair you see so often in shots of the lake

there are no geese

no ducks

there was a big huge crow

but he didn't want his picture taken

and he let me know it

I don't like crows

they kill things

so I looked up

as I often do

and this is what was there

look at the leaves

how full the trees are already

and the sound of the wind going through them is

wonderful

the magnolia makes scraping sounds

guess because the leaves are so thick

the only bloom on the lilac bush

seem to be getting a lot of

only lonely single solitary

blooms this year

but one is better than

none!!

and it looks like he's back

still shy

still standoffish

giving me the stink eye

but he's here

and I'll get him

at least

once!!

then

I found this

 lying on the grass

and the sun kept going in and out

and I couldn't put it down

so I kept

snapping

 and the wind blew

and the sun came out

and I kept snapping

hope you have a snappy kind of day

:)

the day after...

well,

are you all still on a high from all the sugar you consumed yesterday

does the sight of one more chocolate

anything

make you a little

nauseous

:{

I don't over consume

I don't have a very sweet tooth

thank goodness

because if I did

I would be in trouble

I love,

love  love

to cook and

especially

bake

but I don't like to eat it...

just a bite or two is enough for me

Easter is fun to decorate for

and bake for

but the overabundance of sweet

is too much

when my first born was about 2/3 years old

he managed to eat the whole contents of his basket

when I put him to bed that night

and not to be too gross or disgusting

he lay down and straight away got back up

and

"leaked" chocolate

all down the front of his pajamas

and the look in his eye is what I remember

just complete surprise and horror

as I cleaned him up and told him he'd be OK

he confessed that he had eaten all the wrapped eggs and put the wrappings back in the basket

he doesn't eat very many sweet things anymore

and I still can't get over how sneaky he was

!!!

:}

it was very hot and a bit humid yesterday

for those that had plans for outdoor activities

it must have been perfect

but as the afternoon wore on

the storms started popping up again

and we had a couple dump buckets on us

again

lots of lightning and distant rumbles of thunder

but nothing too bad

so this morning it's all wet and sparkly outside

with raindrops on everything

and this wasn't there yesterday

I swear it wasn't because

 I was there

with the camera's lens stuck up close and personal

just inches away

if one had the time and patience

you could see the plants grow at this time of the year

this is an iris

if we're lucky it might be a black one

but I doubt it

as I have said many many times before

the voles have demolished my plants

and this is the only iris that has a flower on it

I managed to save three other plants in the other bed

but survive is all they are doing

so we'll have to watch this one

and hope it makes it

and if it isn't the black one

we'll enjoy it anyway

because it's all we're getting

!!!!!!

one single beam of early morning sunlight

on the moss that is spreading like

moss on bricks

the fern all unfurled and fresh and new

love it!!

and the hostas round the old stump

fully open and enjoying the view

I just love the colour of periwinkle

and the name too

would love to paint a room in this colour

or have some

"fine Dalton china with hand painted periwinkles"

like

the "bucket" woman in

"keeping up appearances"

:)

and now I have to confess something

I am completely

 hooked

addicted

smitten

infatuated

taken

gaga

enamored

in love

...

with little tiny

knitted creatures

I can't stop

and I'm not going to

:}

HAPPY EASTER!

it's raining

again!!

:)