This has been one of the most beautiful springs I can remember. Many flowers seem to be peaking this weekend. Sigh. Smile.
Gotta go now.
Okay. So how am I gonna get out of this one? Maybe I’ll hide. Nope. She’s still there. Maybe I can just hold really still until I become invisible. Nope. She’s still there. That’s it. I’m outta here. (While I didn’t actually hear this specific dialogue when this particular chipmunk encounter went down, that is…
Wednesday Walk
Went for a long walk with Tanner this evening after work for no other reason than we could. It’s spring, it’s beautiful…why not. So I grabbed my camera just in case. Oh, the variety of colors, shapes, sizes and scents. Lest it appear that my only focus is flowers nowadays, may I present this. As we walked,…
New Friends and Flowers
Saturday hike with Tanner on a perfect spring day. I’ll take it. We met new friends. This is Sadie and Sophie Bassett. We found random fields of flowers… …some Bleeding Heart… …and the show-stopper: loads of lilacs just starting to bloom. We’ll have to go back when the bushes are at their peak. But today…
So many shades…
…of pink. No wonder the bees are mesmerized.
Sunday at the Ball Park
Yesterday Tanner and I got to go see the Cardinals play the Cubs, courtesy of my sister and brother-in-law. Not only was it a ton of fun, we saw a winner! Above is a panoramic view from our seats. Click on the image for a larger look. “That’s a winner” is always a favorite expression,…
25 Questions to Ask Yourself — Last One
Wrapping up the 25 Questions to Ask Yourself with the final five questions. (Parts I and II here and here.) 21.) If you had to teach something, what would you teach? A.) Elementary school art 22.) Time or money? A.) I think this is kind of a dumb question. Money is pointless without time, but time requires money,…
25 Questions to Ask Yourself – Part II
Picking up where I left off from yesterday’s list of 25 questions after a gorgeous Saturday of sunshine, breezes, and kitties shoving themselves against the window screens trying to absorb it all. So here goes Part II, answering questions eleven through twenty of the list. 11. Would you break the law to save a loved…
25 Questions to Ask Yourself — Part I
One of the programs that my workplace offers to our hospice patients includes something called a life review. A life review is just as it sounds — a look back at one’s life through a series of thought-provoking questions. Since the program’s start, however, I’ve believed that this reflection process is something that should be done…
This World Needs More Unsung Heroes (video)
Via my wonderful friend Robyn.
Time to GO!
Today was a very good day. For several reasons. After several months of training, Drew and I got to run the GO! St. Louis Half Marathon! This was Drew’s first half and my third. And boy, did he smoke that course. Initial race results had him finishing 100th out of more than 6,000 runners, but…
Wednesday
Today was bright and happy inside (flowers from a colleague)… …but dark and stormy outside. Check out this hail that fell during lunch. It’s hard to tell how big some of these pieces were, but think sweet gum balls. Of ice. Falling on our cars. More of the same headed our way tomorrow, but this…
Life Lately…in Pictures
Graffiti: the evolution of cycling…and a Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em game of chess. Sheet metal store window display. Open house at my friend’s plant store. Just some random photos of visual goodness. Love this weekend.
Today…
“Today, give yourself permission to be outrageously kind, irrationally warm, improbably generous. I promise it will be a blast.” – Sasha Dichter
Friends
Feeling very grateful for friends today. Friends who enable my Sees candy habit and understand my sense of humor — all at the same time (above photo — you know who you are). Friends who bake a separate little dish of vegetarian lasagna just for me — even though there are nine other people to be served…
Hike in the 100 Acre Wood
“Hey Mom, let’s take a hike.” Sunshine…Saturday…time spent with my son in the great outdoors… Gee, twist my arm. It’s amazing how much scenery can be packed into a relatively short trek. Along the way, I’m pretty sure we found Piglet’s house in the 100 Acre Wood. If this thing had a door… Don’t…
Friday with Mom
My mamma picked THE most beautiful day of the year for a day trip to our zip code. Sunny, seventy degrees…so, so lovely. And we picked THE most beautiful place to start the day — the Botanical Garden’s Orchid Show. So many wonderful varieties, shapes and colors. But mostly just wonderful company. Loved getting to…
Why DO birds sing in the morning? (video)
This little fella greets my fellow office mates like this almost every morning. It’s the happiest, most uplifting thing. I just love him. When I saw this fun article (click here) explaining why birds sing in the morning, I immediately thought of him. Happy First Day of Spring!!
Top O’ the Weekend to Ya
Lemme start this by saying it: this has been a very, very good weekend so far. While there’s good in every day if you look around hard enough, this is the kind of good that hands itself to you in a colorful package with a big, sparkly bow. A Pharrell-Williams’-“Happy”-playing-in-your-head kind of weekend. It started…
Random
Morning… Evening… ….And everything in between. This little guy cracked me up. Totally reminded me of the Faces in Things blog. It’s a bathroom hook, but he looks scared to death. But it was a good day. I’m loving the extra daylight and warmer temperatures. I’m able to keep the windows open for the cats…
Distracted Runner, Sunday Edition
This morning brought sunshine and my long run for the week. While I enjoy them, long runs are tough for me — but not for the most obvious reasons. Ten and a half miles outdoors provides a lot of territory for observation and the risk for distraction is super high — especially for someone who dabbles…
Because…
…every Thursday needs a video of a newborn baby deer saying, “meep.”
A Look at Lent
Now that Lent has arrived, I’m passing along something a friend shared on Facebook. It’s called 20 Things to Give Up for Lent:* Guilt – I am loved by Jesus and he has forgiven my sins. Today is a new day and the past is behind. Fear – God is on my side. In him…
Bring it on.
Being snowbound on a Sunday made me feel like I had a good excuse to bake a bit. Boom. Birthday cupcakes. Extra sprinkles. And there you have it. Okay, forty-*ahem*. I’m ready. Bring it on.
hey there, friends 