Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Memorial Weekend and our world is heating up!!

                      How i love when the weather heats up and the world bursts into color.
                Our cat Spruce joined us for some relaxing and garden time in the back yard.

                Mycena gave me some gifts...found in the driveway and some of my favorite things...
                                      fungi and wasp galls.    She loves me so so so very much!!
                       We enjoyed our memorial day weekend with a neighbors gorgeous flowers
                                                    and a bubbley walk thru our little town.



                          My little girl is getting so big, the last time she had braids like that she was 5,
                                                   5 years later she amazes me every day!!


                                  We took a wonderful walk in the woods behind our house....
                                     enjoyed lots of new growth and some lovely humidity, 
                                                          and touched base with the ivy.

                                Mycena helped me harvest nettles and strawberry leaves for tea.
                  Yeah, she is big enough to handle nettles, although she still doesnt like to eat them.

                          Just thought i would share a few glimpses from our weekend. Enjoy!!

Friday, April 29, 2011

What do you see? I would love to know!



The bright blue skys and the constantly changing blanket of clouds make me so very happy.
I am always cloud gazing and enjoying all the details.
I would love to hear about what you see....................Enjoy!











April rains bring with it wonderful april flowers.....................



            Thought i would share some of the beautiful blooms i have enjoyed this week in Ithaca.

                                                                









Monday, April 11, 2011

motivated by the warmth



This weekend we packed up for maybe, our last for the season trip into town on the bus first thing Saturday morning to do laundry. (Something we have enjoyed many times this winter)
Our van is going in to be fixed tommorrow.

But the weather was gorgeous and the hang time in Ithaca waiting for the bus home was fun
and springy.
We enjoyed vegan sundaes at Culture shock, played a board game
And took a jump into the ball pit, and a bit of a swim back and forth.
Its been  4 months of bus riding and oh how our view of life has changed.
It was so sweet out we jumped on the bikes
and headed to the market for some grocerys.

We gathered together to assemble our new fire pit.
we were joined by our cat Spruce and this buzzing wasp
who at this time of year is welcomed as a amazing sign of life
Mycena collected the kindling and set up the fire of the season.
The neigbors yard are full of  crocuses.
Sunday we headed to a beautiful spring birthday party.
Hula hooping and acrobatics.
Shaka playing music and lots of fun folks.

                                        The evening heading home was so bright and beautiful
                  until we realized that birthday cake at 7 on a school night might not be a great idea. 
                                               Good thing it was such a nice weekend.
          Thank you spring time warmth for blessing us with warm sun, bird symphanies and lovely winds.