WILD FLOWERS

Everyday I try to take a little walk,

it's mostly just around the property.

If I was at home in Johnson City I would  take

my coffee outside and see what has sprung up during

the night.  Here I content myself with the wild things

that are blooming.

If you look closely, you might see some

extraordinary things.

I don't know what this is, but it is beautiful.

Some kind of brier.

We are lucky enough to have lots of open space

around us.  Pastures on both sides of the house

and a small wooden area in the back.

I know I should but I haven't taken the time

to find out what everything is,

for now I am just enjoying its beauty.

Yesterday on my walk I decided to pick a few things.

Some didn't even make it into the house

before it went limp.

Others did.

Enjoying the life I'm given.

MARIGOLDS

 Today I planted marigolds.

 Marigolds are said to be a perfect companion

in the vegetable garden, they keep away pest

both above and below ground.

 Not to mention the pop of color

is heavenly.

Many people are turned off to the smell,

but it really doesn't bother me.

I guess their scent is what helps them do their job.

All my pictures were pulled off Bing.

I'm sure when mind start to bloom they won't

look anything like these lush beauties.

A girl can dream.

THE HEAD DOCTOR

Mom and I were out early this morning.

She had a doctor appointment with a neurologist.

It has been almost two years since her last evaluation

so her medical doctor made the referral.

He simply talked to her, ask some question,

and checked out her motor skills.

He and I talked about her current meds, some

behaviors I've observed, and what she can and can't remember.

He ordered an MRI and some bloodwork.

We have a follow-up appointment next month

which should tell us more.

Mom did not know:

What month this was

What season we were in

Who was president

What was her favorite TV show

SPRING DAYS

We've had a couple of delightful days.

The weather could not have been better.

Sun shiney with at bit of a breeze.

Mom and I have taken to sitting outside on

our front porch in the mornings

after coffee and breakfast.

I found this wonderful wind chime

in the hall closet, still in the box.

Another "go figure" moment.

I got that bad boy out and hung it

immediately.

 Now the whole house is filled with music.

I've been opening the windows whenever I can.

Fresh air is a must when you are living with the elderly.

For some crazy reason the folks never

opened the windows

"go figure".

 Today Dad picked up our tomato and pepper

plants for our garden.

  We will be adding them to our already

full garden.  We've planted

squash, zucchini, lettuce, radishes and beans

so far and hope to add some herbs and flowers.

Last week we got the Martin boxes raised

and have been watching for the birds

to return.  We've seen six or seven, but I hope

for my Dad's sake, we see many more

come home to nest.

 This family is a bird loving family.

We have several bird feeders, as well as

quite a collection of bird houses.

 Seven or eight Blue Bird boxes

line our yard.

Needless to say we spend lots of time

watching the birds.

Until next time.

Happy Spring Days

to you.

EARTH DAY

I am celebrating Earth Day

by celebrating my little piece of it.

My Dad and I, with the help of my

sister's persuasion,

have decided to take a little piece

of our backyard and make a

kitchen garden.

We enlisted our next door neighbor to

turn our little plot with his tractor.

Then my Dad and I went to work.

We've been working on it now going on

two weeks.  Using hoes, picks, pitch forks

and such to break up the large chunks

and remove the grass.

My 90 year old Dad then

used his 50 year old hand tractor

to break it up even further.

There is no stopping this man

when he sets his mind to something.

The seed has been purchased

and we are ready

to plant.

Wish us luck!

FAYETTEVILLE TENNESSEE

Take a look at this great video

of my new

home town.

Thanks to Angie Beyer who allowed me to 
share this video by Vince Beyer of
Fayetteville New Technology. 

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AWARENESS DAY

Didn't know this,

consider yourself lucky,

if you did then

God Bless.

Do what you can to help the cause.

PRETTY IN PINK

All dressed up and ready to go.

We had a bone density test this morning

so we were up and out early.

While out we thought we would

kill two birds with one stone.

We stopped by Walmart

for a quick hair cut.

"I feel lighter already"

she says on the way out.

MY SISTER ROCKS

My sister Susan.

She can do anything.

Cook, sew, knit, design,

and the list goes on.

I know you've seen these two rocking chairs.

I call them our bird watching chairs.

Every morning this is where my parents

have their coffee and look out

over our back yard

and the bird feeder.

This ugly green cushion

has been on this chair for more than

25 years.  It wasn't always ugly, well

maybe it was, but I'm sure it was great in the 70s.

Needless to say, it needed a refresh,

as did it's companion.

My sis came through for me.

She took some measurements

when she was here Easter,

look what she's done.

I couldn't be more pleased.

You could even say

I'm tickled

"PINK".

FAMILY TIME

This past week was all about family time.

My younger brother, Rick was in from Germany.

He was attending a class at Redstone Arsenal

during the day and came out to spend time with

us every evening.  My sister, Susan drove down

Wednesday to spend some time with us as well.

Friday everyone was together.

My older brother, Bill and his wife Pat

drove up from Trinity Alabama.

We took the opportunity to eat birthday cake

once again and celebrated Dad's 90th.

We even had the dogs up to celebrate.

this is Roxie.

Had to get some family pictures,

we always like to compare

then and now.

BACK IN THE DAY

We've had a really good week

and I want to tell you all about it, 

but for now I just wanted to

get this great picture of my

Mom and Dad

up so you could see who the were

"back in the day".

EMPTY LONG ENOUGH

I've stared at the two empty urns long enough.

The two concrete planters have remained

empty since I tossed out the

faded silk ferns.

Today I have had enough.

I've been telling myself that it's just too early

to think about color yet.

This morning while doing my weekly shopping

I came across these pretty

yellow and purple

violas. 

The tag said "Robust and Reliable.

That's all I needed.

Funny how the smallest thing

can just make your day!