Things You Learn Mowing the Lawn

Want to know a secret? I LOVE to mow my lawn. Crazy, I know, but I love yard work and look forward to spring when it seems to be never ending. With all the rain we've been getting this April and May I have to mow at least once and sometimes twice a week. Saturday morning I rode around on my mower and took in all the wonderful signs of spring. Below are a few things I learned:

Ugly Mushrooms grown at the base of my 200 year old tree

The Rhodies are in bloom!

When my mower approaches the Alberta Spruces near the front door the mama bird flys away and I can peek in at the new babies hungry for food.

"Guess she's got no food, so I'll just lay back down on my brother's head."

A few of my roses are open and are beautiful

A few more are just budding outThe Robin in my son's bedroom window is going to be a mama
I love the color of Robin's Eggs

Meet Autumn

On Mother's day I had the privledge of meeting my new neice Autumn for the first time. She was born to my sister-in-law and brother on April 5th.

Cousin Logan gives Autumn her bottle. (He loves to take care of the little ones)




My brother picked these out for her, aren't they sweet!

Let's Celebrate!

This past Thursday was my friend Kim's birthday, shhh, she turned 40. Jeanne came down from Northern Indiana and I came up from Southern Indiana to meet up with Katie and Kim from Central Indiana. We went to Archivers to do a little shopping then out to lunch at Cheeseburger Paradise.

Making Mother's Day cards at the scrapbook store

Doing a little shopping

She's a super clearance shopper!

In the checkout line

Kim opening her special photo album from Katie.

Katie enjoying present time

Jeanne with her new camera

Make a wish and blow out the candles on your chocolate nachos! yum!

Picture Time...Say Cheese!

Aren't we cute!

Aren't we funny!

Not so cute when the grown up's try it! Very cute when the kids try it!!

Strike a Pose!! S models another pose she learned from her sisterSaying hello to Dennis and the boys!!
Happy Birthday Kim!

I had a very fun day!

Around the Yard

I took the camera around the yard today...I love to photograph my flowers you know.

This is the petunia basket that Dennis picked out for me. I planted it and another one in big pots on each side of my garage door.

I would love to know what this cute little flower is. It's a bulb and they are growing all over my flower beds and even out in the yard. If you know, leave me a blog comment!

I love my azelea's! I wish they stayed in bloom all summer long!

The Sun Bed - it's full of roses and other pretty plants. Right now it's the bed I'm redoing.

The Shade Bed. I just planted impatients in here. Still a little more to do before it's done.

Bleeding heart. A pretty little flower I found growing under the bench in the shade bed.