May your day be filled with joy and cheer,
With luck and blessings throughout the year.
May rainbows shine and shamrocks grow,
And happiness in your heart always flow.
~An Irish Blessing
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3/13/25
Early Greens in the Backyard
Welcome to Nature Friday, where we get to meet new friends and share a picture or two of what nature looks like around Blogville. This week, we took a walk around our backyard and were thrilled to see all the green starting to peek through!
The Choke Cherry tree is starting to bloom...
The red leaves of the maple tree are sprouting and reaching toward the sun....
The lilac bush is ready for Spring to get here...
Mama hopes it slows down just a little, so these pretty flower buds keep sprouting!!
We have some early blooms too!
The forsythia is slowly starting to bloom...
The star of the backyard right now though, are the Crocus flowers!
They are sprouting through the rocks and reaching for the sky!
Their blooms always let us know that Spring is really on its way!!
No matter what your weather is, we hope you all get out and see some nature this weekend!
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3/12/25
Thankful for Flurries Thursday
The best kind of snow, is the kind you aren't expecting!
I am very thankful that when I woke up last Saturday morning, the ground was covered in white!!
Not only that, but it was still flurrying a little!
Although it didn't last long, I am thankful I got to see a few more flurries of snow before Spring gets here for good!!
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3/11/25
Backyard Wildlife Wednesday - An Evening at the Seed Cake
This week for Backyard Wildlife Wednesday, TC takes a peak at what goes on at the seed cake overnight....
What romantic little nocturnal creatures!
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3/10/25
Cruisin' With Mama on Travel Tuesday
As you might remember, we let Mama go on a cruise with her BFF a couple of weeks ago. We stayed home with Daddy(who did a great job taking care of us). Today, we are letting Mama tell you about her first cruise ever.
Thanks Sunny!!
I had a great time reconnecting with one of my oldest and dearest friends as we sailed from Tampa, Florida to the Bahamas on the Norwegian Jewel! As a admirer of all things ocean, it was wonderful being out on the cobalt blue water!
As I mentioned, we sailed from Tampa and enjoyed the first part of our journey out to the Gulf from our balcony. We were lucky enough to watch a beautiful sunset....
Of course, I found a lighthouse....did you have any doubt? LOL
The Jewel is one of Norwegian's smaller ships, which is wild...because it seemed humongous to me!
With 12 decks, a "broadway sized" entertainment theatre, a large pool, full sized spa, 5 or more restaurants AND a large buffet area, I can't imagine anything bigger!
Did I mention the balcony?? Better to see all that cobalt blue!
The ship stopped at Stirrup Cay, a small island owned by Norwegian, and we made the short trip from the boat to the island for the morning.
and look what I found.... another lighthouse!
Not an actual working lighthouse, but a beautiful structure they used to run their Zip Lines.
Of course, there were also tons of photo opportunities too!
After the morning in Stirrup Cay, we spent the rest of the time on the ship catching up and enjoying waaaayyyy too much good food and drink! I was very impressed with the quality and selection of foods at the different restaurants, along with the buffet. They also made it a priority, especially in the buffet, of making sure you sanitized your hands before entering.
My thoughts on cruising, after my first cruise? I would do it again, but probably only to Alaska, or a river cruise in Europe might be nice. But the cruises you see advertised on TV with water slides and LOTS of people aren't my cup of tea. I would definitely need a ship no bigger than the Norwegian Jewel, and a whole bunch of different places to visit!
Here is a video I put together:
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Of course, the best part of the trip was spending time catching up with my BFF !
Thanks Sunny, for letting me share my adventure today!
Ummmm, you mean I had a choice?? BOL
No problem Mama....but we better be part of your next adventure!!
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3/6/25
Flashback Dahlia Friday
Welcome to Nature Friday, where we get to meet new friends and share a picture or two of what nature looks like around Blogville. Mama is having a bout of Spring Fever and, after seeing a
beautiful Dalia picture YAM Aunty posted a couple of weeks ago, she went in search of a few "flashback" Dahlia pictures from our time in Northy North California!
One of the things Mama misses the most about our Northy North California home are the Summer Dahlias. Their colors are always so vivid...even the white dahlia blooms stood out with pink or purple highlights!
Whether vivid yellow....
or bright orange and pink, the dahlias never failed to brighten even the cloudiest of days!
Just like ME, right Mama???
Like Aunty C., the red dahlias are MY (and Mama's) favorites
Both the deep reds.....
and the red and whites!
We hope you enjoyed our little dahlia flashback...and, as always, we hope you all get to get out and explore some nature this weekend!
Show us your nature! It can be flowers, your current weather, a scene out of your window, or maybe a picture from a vacation, walk or other journey! Any kind of nature picture will do! If you don't see a link below, click HERE to go to our Hoppity Page.
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