Snow

It was a snowy day today!

BIG! FAT! FLUFFY! FLAKES!

It's the best kind of snow.  I love how it coats the branches of trees, 

and I really love how it looks on the berry bush in my back yard.

I decided that I needed some up close photos of this pretty bush, so into the yard I went.  The snow was coming down fast, and was a couple of inches deep.  I tiptoed through the yard (really need to buy some boots) with my umbrella (had to keep the camera dry), and got some nice photos.  Love the red, green, and white together!

The snow was so soft and fluffy!

Even the naked branches that used to be covered in bright berries 
look beautiful covered in fluffy snow!

Lots of little birds (a Sparrow, I think) hung out by this bush.  
They love the red berries as much as I do!

Besides being fat and fluffy...the snow was perfect packing for snowballs.  
I know because I packed several of them!

See!

Hope you get to play in the snow a little too!!

Roses in Bloom

Yesterday was my day off....I was so glad to have a chance to take photos of our roses.  We have several varieties and all of them were in full bloom. It was wonderful to have lots of time to look at them!  Roses on the same bush can look so different from one another.  I took so many photos so I wouldn't miss anything...but I'll only share a couple of each.

 

This rose is call Joseph's Coat.  You never know if the roses on this bush will be yellow, orange, or deep pink....or perhaps a combination of all three colors!

These (above and below) are Knock-Out roses.  The flowers are pretty this year, but the leaves are really having a hard time.  We have three bushes and some little pests have attacked all of them.

I think I'll share more than a couple photos of these pink roses...How about five of them!  They are my very favorite, and the bush is just loaded with buds this year. I'm hoping for quite a show!  I never know what to expect from this rose called New Dawn ~ Awakening. 
Click HERE to see how this rose has looked other years.

I don't know the name of these two roses.  We just call them the "orangey" one (above) and the "yellow" one (below).  The "orangey" one opens very fast.  Seem like it's a bud one minute and open wide the next.  The "yellow" one opens slowly....but what a beauty when it's finally done. 

I love the second photo of it!

My Clematis is in bloom too ~ I'll share photos of it tomorrow! 

What a treat it was to spend some time in the yard with all this color around me!!

 

I'm linking up to Elizabeth & Co. June Garden Party.
So many ideas....so little time!
 

 

Break Time

UPDATE:
The surgery went well....I had a Lipoma removed from my left thigh.  It was over 5 inches in diameter and pressing on some nerves....causing hip pain.  I have a lovely three inch incision (that is glued closed), and a bottle of Percoset to ease my pain. Thank you for your concern and your prayers!

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I'm taking a day off from work today....unfortunately it's not because I have any fun activities planned.  I'm having a little surgery.  Out-patient, but with general anesthesia...scheduled for 1:00 PM. 

I'd appreciate your prayers for a good outcome!!

 

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A Peek at My Work Space

When you spend 8 1/2 hours a day, 4 days a week, working/sitting in the same place, you like to have special things scattered about.  Here's a peek at what's been scattered around me the past couple months.

 

A Remnant of Christmas

I keep meaning to take this home...I will at some point because I want to plant it in my yard.

I wish I had turned my tape dispenser around...it's a blue bird!

Definitely Too Blessed To Be Stressed

Looking at these four makes every day a happy day!

Love my squirrels...should have turned them around too!

Paper Clips

Mandy bought the big squirrel for me...the fuzzy little guy "talks".

Squirrels...they're everywhere.

 

It's not a bad place to spend some time.....but I sure am glad that TODAY is my day off!!

 

 



Snapshot - A Day Off

It's not often that I get a day off from work with no appointments scheduled, no errands to run, no "have to get this done today" kind of list.  Yesterday was that kind of day.  (insert big smile here!)

 

I cleaned a little, hemmed curtains, enjoyed a quick visit from Jacqi & Penelope, watched some daytime TV (HGTV & news) while enjoying tea, strawberries & cheese, and just simply enjoyed the day.

 

I also spent some time just walking around the yard with my camera (trying to ignore all the work that needs to be done). The weather was perfect...sunny and a little breezy.  Just right for crawling around taking photos of little acorns on the ground.  It's like they posed themselves...just waiting for me to have a bit of time to come and discover them...click, click!

 

 

While "crawling" around I looked up and saw this....Click! 

"A picture is worth a thousand words". 

Indeed.......