Where Did Spring Go ???

 Gosh, it's cold out today.. .going into spring 46 degrees should be good. But it's not feeling so warm around here. This is after having 80's a couple days last week. The weatherman just said maybe snow flakes in the northern part of our state, Indiana. That is way to cold for me in May.
   There are containers of flowers such as these all through our town. Not all are in this type of container.  Some are urns on pedestals. It give the feeling of summer being near. LOL
  I hope some of you are having great weather and sunshine.  xo

Flower Shopping.....

 Saw these flowers at the Horton's greenhouse. I do not know what they are....Begonias??

 These next two photos are at Jean's Plants. Inside she has displays of potted plants and knick-knacks.

It is not a big shop, so getting  through with anyone else there is a tight squeeze. But I love to go look at things there. Jean or her husband Lee will visit with you, if they are not too busy. They do cut flower arrangements, potted plants, and balloons. The annuals are outside. Town was buzzing on Saturday. I liked seeing that.
 It rained here again last night and may thru the day. Hope all of you have a great day.  xo

Beading......

   When my daughter Kathy came down to visit, she stayed the night. We had the best conversations. Plus running around town and looking at things. This is some of the stuff she brought with her, to work on. She makes bracelets, from beads and buttons. She had some charms made from washers, clever, I thought. She gave her sisters some things she made. Kathy is my crafty girl.  I got the leopard print head band. :)
  With all my daughters here and my camera right on the coffee table, I still did not get pictures. They all have phones that take photos, and they did not get pictures.  So that proves we were really into our talking. LOL
   Hope everyone is having a good start to the week.  xo

Gifts.....

  This is one of the containers of flowers I got for mother's day. I left it out and the rains last night, beat it down, almost stripped the blooms off . It's a pink geranium and purple petunias. It'll pop back and be pretty again.

Here's pictures of my grandson who is graduating at the end of the month. Where did all those years go. Brock is a great young man, with a kind heart. He's been working as a waiter through this senior year. I have not seen much of him, it seems. His mother brought these photos to me on Mother's Day.
 I had the best Mother's Day with my daughters. Lots of wishes from the grandkids too.  I hope all of you had a beautiful weekend also.  xo

Love Your Mothers....

  Wishing all you a very happy mother's day. I have truly enjoyed mine, it started yesterday. Gifts of flowers, lunch, hugs, nice visits. Hope everyone gets some hugs for their children.  xo

More Park Pictures....

   Well actually this is not at the park :):) It's from in front of the house. This is Thursday's sunset.

  The park has many of these new benches, made of recycled plastics. They will never need painting  and won't rot. Sure will not be as hot as metal benches. They are dedicated to groups and individuals.

 This is a sheltered water fountain. Years ago, the water was cold and sweet. Today you couldn't pay me to drink out of one of these fountains. I noticed the shorter one's bowl was full of water...not draining. So yuck to that. I still love the old stones that were used in making it. Needs some  paint on the roof line. We will be celebrating our park being 100 years old this July.

I have always love this little earth bridge. It looks as if they have been working with the stone barriers. This leads to a walkway bridge over the creek. Lots of new trees were planted in this area. There's new playground things being installed. Some are for handicapped  children.  This is nice. All kids want to play. Hope your Saturday is wonderful.  xo

Flowering Trees.....

 These flowering crabapples are in front of a cute little house, Right on the main street going into town. I love how very bright they are, and just about the same size.

 This is the lilac bush(tree) , that my sister and I stood near just so we could smell that wonderful scent. This picture just doesn't show how very blue looking the flowers are.

 This white lilac is in the back yard where I grew up. Mom was so happy when she planted this bush. Daddy pulled his car into the yard once to wash and wax it and backed into this bush.....mom was not at all happy with him.  Dad staked it back up and it grew fine.

This kid's playhouse looked so cute, I had to get a photo. It has a wee flowering tree of it's own. I think the children who lived here are grown and gone now. Their father keeps it nice even now.
  Hope everyone has a great weekend. Don't forget your mothers on Sunday. If you still have your mother you are blessed. Hug her for me.  xo