Happy Valentine's Day....

  I would love to give all of you a beautiful bouquet of flowers....but these photos will have to do.

  I got flowers for my birthday and I had them a good long time.  Taking out the dying ones and making smaller bouquets. LOL

  These are from the backyard here...there are no flowers blooming at this time.

  One of my favorite yard flowers, black eyed Susans.

  This was a very nice bunch , complimenting colors.

I am ready to look at plants and flowers. It won't be much longer before the garden centers will have many to choose from....I still like to look at seed catalogs. :):)
   Wishing all of you a very happy valentine's day.  I have sunshine here and you know I am loving that.  XO

Another Boy....

  This is a picture that my granddaughter Lynzie and her husband Mark sent us this weekend.  The little sign says It's a boy. :):) Due in May.  They are also Max's parents.

 This little guy is going to have a baby brother. They will be one year and five months apart. I don't know how Lynzie will do this. She did get a wonderful new nursing job that will allow for weekends off. That will be a huge plus. Max is walking, climbing now....so it goes.

  Yes, once Lynzie was a little girl herself.  A sweet adorable girl....she is still sweet and adorable, I am thankful for that.
   It was a great weekend. Hope all of you had some fun too. Thinking of everyone who needs prayers this morning. XO

Moon Rise/ Sunset...

  The full Snow Moon on Friday evening. Just starting to come up over the woods down the road.

  The sun was setting at the same time. I wanted to see the eclipse, just saw the start. I wanted to see the comet go flying by, couldn't make myself get up later to go out to try to see it.  Our snow was almost totally melted by evening.

  The sunset got very yellow.

  The moon was sitting on the  tree tops. The dusk to dawn light came on.

 This sunset is beautiful.....wish we did not have to deal with  poles and  power lines.

 The last color is fiery , time to go indoors.

 This is this Sunday morning. The snow has melted. It rained in the night and the sun is out and it's to be a warm day.  Looking forward to being  in the yard. I saw a robin this morning on the porch rail. I have heard them chirping the past two days.
   I hope to have some pictures to post...other than this area. LOL.  It's nice enough to be out and about. Trying to stay away from crowds. I am upset at the grown people , who will not cover when coughing. Good grief.  I wear a scarf when out and I will cover my face when someone is coughing.  Washing hands is number one when returning home...we have sanitizers in the cars too. I keep wipes in my pockets.  Some scary flu going around.  Have to stay healthy.
   Wishing everyone a good day, stay safe. XO

Thursday's Sunshine......

 You can see the porch is still snowy and icy. The sun did not melt much of snow.

As the sun was setting , it became a bright yellow ball, reflecting on the snow.

I love the long shadows with a  cast of orange.

  Here it's getting near dark and the dusk to dawn light is on at the shop.

 The sun is sinking  below the horizon, leaving it's beautiful colors

 The backyard  is taking on the blue color of late dusk.  You can see Ted's foot prints where he walked around looking at the roof ..We always make sure the melting snow is clear of the gutters...to keep from having ice dams. We just never take that chance.

 The sun goes beyond the horizon giving us, a sweet bit of  it's glow. I did enjoy  Thursday's  beautiful sunshine and blue skies.
    Today I went to goodwill to junk. Ted dropped me off and he went to Menard's for a new tool. Then we went to Big Lots to look around. Picked up some  tidbits. We ate lunch at Steak n Shake. I nice quick lunch and then back home. I did not find anything I just had to have at goodwill. :(  I am mad at myself for forgetting to take in the bags I have of things from the closets.
   Today had a peep or two of sun, not near enough.  It's been enough to melt some of the ice from our roads. Thankful for that. Hope your day was a good one. I know many had the bad snows and winds. I am thinking of you and sending prayers.  XO
 

Snow Day....

  This is how our Wednesday snow day started . At noon , it started to snow ans snowed till after 8:00 pm.

 Super gray and visibility was poor.

 Later the snow is building up sticking to the trees and roads.

  I took this on the back deck at that blue hour of the day. Still snowing.

  The total was about 3 inches of snow . The sun is trying to come out. It's 13 degrees here at 9 this Thursday morning. Not going to be a very warm day, that is for sure.
   We watched a couple movies yesterday, Rabbit Proof Fence and The Story Of Us.  Nice to enjoy a roaring fire in the fireplace and relax.
    I know the eastern states and the coast are in for a northeaster. Please be safe. XO

Winter Today....

 This is a pretty birthday card I received from my friend Gert. She did write that she saw on my blog I had a birthday , so she sent a "late" card.   Some of you know Gert and her little dog Rusty.  Gert is a beautiful person with a kind heart.  You'll find her at Gert, Tom, and Rusty Too. :):

  One day last week when the skies were blue, we drove to town and saw a huge chicken. It was parked outside the Jim Dandy restaurant.  Three of my daughters used to work at the Jim Dandy. I can remember driving by very early in the mornings ,on my way to work,  and seeing my Kathy making the coffee for the morning shift. Karen bused tables and then wanted to cook. Angie used to waitress and then did the hostess job.

   This was taken in town. I sat in the truck while Ted went into the post office and mailed our taxes. Look at the blue sky we had Monday.

  This is yesterday in between rains.  Today is going to bring us snow and cold.  We have been having a couple days of spring and then a couple days of winter. By this weekend it will be spring temperatures again. I know this is February...normally our coldest month.  We will be staying in for a couple days. Do some movie watching. LOL
  Please send good thoughts and or prayers for those in the tornadoes yesterday.  Be safe. XO

Let's Pretend.....

  This shot's a bit dark...my niece sent some photos to me. Max and cousin Layla are sledding in the house. LOL She's 10 months older than Max but he's almost as big.

  Here they have their backpacks on and are pretending to go to school. Layla will be 2 this month , Max is 14 months. How do they know to go to school?? LOL

 This is one little Valentines decoration I have out. I need to get busy or the special day will be here and gone. :) This dish is one I picked up at goodwill . The birds are from Horton's.  The dried rose is from last year.
  We had a wonderful weekend. Sunshine and chilly. More sun till later this afternoon....then rain is coming into Indiana.  Hope all of you enjoyed your weekend.
  I saw bluebirds checking out the two houses we have for them., this morning. They are a month early in this area. Ted made sure the houses were clean and put out some dried meal worms.....hope the bluebirds come back. We will have to watch to make sure wrens and sparrows don't take over the little birdhouses.
   Enjoy this week, spring is 42 days from now. XO