Discovery...

He was helping me with the laundry...

And found a new playhouse!

Just his size!

Gotta watch the boy!!!!

The Full Pink Moon

Named thus because it heralded the appearance of the grass pink or wild ground phlox - one of the first spring flowers. It is also known as the Sprouting Grass Moon, the Egg Moon and the Fish Moon.Now you know.

And here it is!

Another!!!!

Rainbow Day!!

Double!!!

And complete!!

Awesome!!!!!

Rainbows!

I do love them! Rainy days & sunshine...
Making magic!!!

Sunday...

Fun!...Kids & Grandkids...
Play in the spring sunshine...
Enjoying...

Room to roam...

Delighting in family...

Communion...

Leisure...

Perfect!

Fastinating...

Mom's air plant... A new blossom...
How does it do that....
With only air & a bit of water?
Beautiful!!!!

Nature's Signs

A squirrel chomping a nut in the sunshine...A butterfly pausing on a blackberry leaf...
A pansy delighting in the day...
Yes...Spring has arrived!

Tara Cake!

It's an Italian Blackberry Cheesecake~

~with a chocolate cookie crust~

~and strawberry hearts~Delicious!

Celebrating!!!!!

Thirty-three years

of

Tara Nicole An amazing gift...

And truly a blessing!

Happy Birthday, Sweet Girl!!!!!

Do I...

Tire of Mt. Hood sunrises?Nope!!!!!

Sunday Drive...

T'was a beautiful spring Sunday...

As my buddy Candace & I headed north...

To Woodland, WA...

The Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens...Lilac Festival!So much fragrance and such a variety!!!

Maiden's Blush!
Wedgewood Blue!

Sensation!

And a nursery in which to buy!

Bouquets and starts!

To grow our own!!

And down the road...

Holland America Bulb Farms...

Tulip Festival!

Sensory overload!!!!!

Beauty abounds...

Sunshine in a flower!!!

What a lovely day!

Sighting!

The first 'peeper' frog...

this spring!So cute!

My Point of View!

Check it out!!!

The sun is moving north...

Changing the sunrise...
And the mountian finally peeked through the clouds...
As the sun was setting...
On a lovely April spring day!

Mom's Flower Garden

We visited a couple nurseries...Bought flowers for the pots on Mom's deck...
I spent the day planting...
Now we sit in the warm spring sunshine as the day closes...
And enjoy!!

Sleepover...

I do enjoy waking up to a toddler...

Early quiet morning while Mom & Dad catch a couple extra winks...Cereal snacks in the sunshine...
Morning gazes as the world awakes...
And later a trip to the park...

With Todd & TJ...

For a frisbee toss...

And soccer practice...

Perhaps he'll be ready to take on Uncle Trav soon?

Discovery!

We went for a walk...Huck & I...

To the library...

And discovered lilacs!!! In bloom...
Delicous fragrance...

B'ma's favorite!!!

Perfect!!

Huck's favorite...too!!

Very sweet!

:)