Flowers at the Park 8-12-14

Went on a walk at the park with my pups and husband. We found these pretty flowers there. 

Lilies 7-25-14

These beautiful lilies are in front of my in-laws home. Debbie, my mother-in-law, is excellent at growing all kinds of things and she grows some of the prettiest flowers.

Worth It 5-27-14

After I got off work and before my niece's softball game, I stopped at Clysta Willett to take some flower pictures. I got flower pictures, unfortunately I picked up some hitchhiking ticks and chiggers too, but I think these might be worth it. If you click on the pictures and make them bigger they look even better. My favorite out of this group is the little fragile poppy with the tiny grasshopper in it.

Another Rainy Day 5-13-14

 It's been another rainy day here so much so our niece's softball games where cancelled. On our slightly moist walk this evening we saw these pretty little wildflowers on the side of the road.

Raindrops On Roses 5-12-14

It's been a stormy evening at our house tonight. We sat out on our porch swing and watched the lightening for a bit. some of the strikes lit up the whole sky as if it was mid afternoon. I love the way raindrops look on plant life, it brings out the color and detail of nature.

Rose Reflections 5-9-14

While I was home for lunch today I took some pictures of the roses out in our front yard. I love these roses because like the Irises, these don't require much care and they come back year after year.

 

This bridge and pond is at the Clysta Willett Trails. The moment was actually more serene than I could capture on camera. The sky was a light pinkish gray. We love taking the dogs here in the spring and late fall but unfortunately this will probably be our last visit for a while due to the over population of teeny tiny ticks that get everywhere. If I do go back the dogs probably won't be coming with me and I will be wearing my rain boots and some sort of tick repellant sprayed on those.

Iris 5-5-14

Our Irises are blooming finally. They are so pretty! I love that they require no care. They just grow out in our forgotten area where the hose won't reach. 

 

Flowers and Eagles 4-25-14

After work I went by the hospital to see mom. She was looking so good! She also has a ledge full of pretty flower arrangements and cards from all her supporters. This is shot taken from behind the arrangement from my boss at That Print Shop. The flowers and mom look so pretty!

 

After the visit with mom, Dustin and I took our pups on a walk on David's Trail. We happened upon a family of Bald Eagles! There was one in the nest, probably with babies, and one keeping watch just outside of the nest. It was super neat to see them!

 

Dogwood Blossoms 4-16-14

The Dogwoods and Redbud trees where beautiful on the Clysta Willet trails tonight. We went back to the Dogwood tree from the post on the 8th of April. I tried to find the same exact flower as I had photographed in that previous post, and I am pretty sure we found it! The whole tree was just filled with beautiful white blossoms!

 

 

Before I found that tree though I got this picture of these blossoms with the pretty pink shade in them. 

 

Little Dogwoods 4-8-14

Back on Clysta Willett Trail tonight with my usual walking partners, Dustin and our pups. These sweet little growing Dogwood flowers where begging to have their picture taken!

Planting Flowers 4-6-14

My dad gave us some daffodils and day lilies to plant at our house. This is how we spent our Sunday morning outside enjoying the nice weather and cleaning up around the yard just a bit. This little garden area up by our driveway is where we put things that will grow no matter how much care they don't receive. We just seem to forget about this spot and also don't have a hose that will reach all the way out there. Several plants seem to manage holding onto life year after year here though. Weeds and grass grow here too in the summer. As I was cleaning out some of the dead grass and well rooted weeds, I shared a thought with Dustin. Most weeds grow a strong root system that goes deep into the soil making it very difficult to remove them from there chosen home. The good plants that we want around are not usually so easy to grow and often have a delicate root system. We can relate this easily to the lives we live. The weeds in our lives, addictions of all kinds and all our bad habits, grow easily in our lives and wrap their strong roots around our hearts and minds. Just like weeds in the garden, the weeds in our lives can grow root systems that are even more destructive underneath than they appear to be on the surface. The good growth in our lives takes nurturing and has a tender root system that can be damaged by all sorts of sources. We must remember to  nurture the good growth and do some weeding every-once in a while.