Adventures of the LLB Gang

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!!

Only one more week until Spring is officially here. Have you seen any signs of it yet??

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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3/9/25

Napping Aaaaaws

Happy National Napping Day!

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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!