Garden Meditation

On March 2 I fell and broke my leg in the hip area. After surgery and rehab Bill and I made a wonderful trip to Las Cruces, NM to visit with Anna and Jake. Five days on the road going, six days there and five days on the road home.  Spring gardening had to be put on hold until May. I knew that gardening would be good therapy for body and mind. It has been good an,d while I'm not 100% and I still move slowly and have less stamina, I'm working, walking and getting better.

Garden Meditation

Focused on the task at hand

Lost in the moment.

May 24, 2015. Garden is about a month behind (except tomatoes), and doing well.
Thanks be for last night's rain. Lots of mulching still to be done.

Snow Dust

A little snow dust

Reminds me of warm blessings:

Shelter, food, friendship.

January events

Gymnastics competition and indoor soccer now demand our time and attention.

Claire in the middle. She earned 2nd in the floor ex

Amanda is a great soccer player

New Year's with the Whitakers

David and family arrives just in time to ring in the New Year with us. What a great way to start 2015. We enjoyed our Christmas/New Year celebrations over the next few days, ending with a rare family celebration for my birthday.

Allison and David

Owen and his cars

petting the chickens

playing Candyland

Thomas the Train set

my precious family

Sandhill Cranes at Hiwassee

Once again we missed the Whooping Cranes but saw lots of Sandhills. Never have seen as many as the first year but spectacular nonetheless. The best experience this year was stopping just at sunset where the back road crossed a shallow cove. Flock after flock of cranes flew over, voicing their beautiful yodel. It was spectacular.

Christmas with the Matzeks

Before Christmas 2014

The days between getting home from Orange Beach and Christmas go by in a blur of holiday activity, extra volunteering, extra feast preparation, extra gift buying etc etc. I wouldn't trade a minute of those hectic days. David, Trisha, Owen and Allison were not able to travel here for Thanksgiving. Trisha's step-father passed away just before Thanksgiving and they needed to spend that time with their Missouri family for both Thanksgiving and Christmas. So they came for the New Year.

Claire's band concert

Cutting the tree

Ice-skating at Market Square

Matzek Family at home

Claire and Amanda being country girls