hope / faith

L - Nikon / T - Nikon

" Sustain hope and faith." - 54 precious keys to happiness


I hope you all had a beautiful Easter Sunday. I was happy to have Taylor home for the weekend and to spend time with my brother and my parents as well. The weekend couldn't not have been more relaxing and enjoyable. This Easter Sunday was one of the prettiest I can remember so we spent most of the day outside -just sitting and talking, laughing and playing with the dogs. No Easter egg hunts but I did fix a basket with a few goodies for Taylor. I don't think one is ever too old for such things do you?

"Easter spells out beauty, the rare beauty of new life. " - S.D. Gordon

vibrant / full of life

solo post - L, Nikon

"Hail in the Spring, a start of new beginnings.
Creativity awe-inspiring gives a reason to be living.
Plant life showing life anew, a wonder to be found.
New born lambs playing in the fields, birds nesting all around
People enjoying the sun and the warmth, feeling good to be alive.
Spring gives a purpose to our lives, a touch of Paradise."
- Kay M. Sutton, Bring in the Spring

I hope everyone had a marvelous Easter. This time of year it just really feels great to be alive doesn't it? There's hope and new beginnings all about us. Flowers that bloom, children with bright smiles on their faces, birds singing and preparing their nests, warm sun that embraces us, trees sprouting a vibrant green soon to give us shade - all these things bring us happiness.
I have to say I had a wonderful weekend - there were these things and more that brought a smile to my face... a road trip, a baby pig, a slobbery giraffe tongue, a butterfly flittering on my arm, a field of sweet scented daffodils, pecan spoon bread, a thrift store find, a new and beautiful book, a bike ride on gently curving pathway, a trickling stream, turtles sunbathing, finding the perfect Easter egg for my mom, harp music at church this morning, and last of all bird watching from my hammock. I felt exhilarated this weekend. I'll tell you later where I went. What about you - did you spend the weekend doing something special?

eggs / chicks

L - Nikon / T - Nikon sigma 30mm lens

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter weekend - enjoyed some glorious spring time weather too. T was home for the weekend and we had a nice time together - but the weekend flew by. We dyed some Easter eggs, but I didn't really plan ahead - just sort of made it up as we went along - so the egg decorating wasn't very creative but they were still pretty. The most exciting thing to happen this weekend was getting the chicks. It was an affair I did with my brother but I'll tell you more about it on my other blog - it was quite the experience./ sadly i missed the trip to visit the "chicken whisperer" to pick these cute chicks out, but i had the pleasure of playing around with them and hearing their cute peeps when they returned home. i took it upon myself to name them, this one being penny for her copper color (which doesn't look so copper here). they were all so adorable, i sort of wish they wouldn't grow into hens.