Flowers -- Part Deux

After a little prodding from Jim...:)

Beautiful Columbines

I went out on this beautiful afternoon...when the sun was behind a cloud and tried out a few shots of my beautiful flowers. Not too sure if these are the caliber of the other professional pics but I think they're kind of pretty.

Multiple Daisy's

(I love the depth of this photo, how the flowers appear to be floating and how they are all facing different directions)

I can't remember the name of these..maybe Snowball-something

Yellow Lily - notice the water drops

Purple Lupine

Deep Pink Daisy's

Pink Lily

Flowers...

For those who know me well.....I love flowers.

What a wonderful weekend I've had. The weather was absolutely perfect and I was able to spend all day outside playing in my yard. Keely and I went to the local garden center and spent about an hour deciding what flowers we were going to buy and plant in the flower beds. I enjoyed a little one-on-one time with my Little Bug...she's a real pleasure and is at the age where she is fascinated by everything around her...so inquisitive.

I finally decided this year I was going to incorporate more perennials into my yard. Year after year I have planted annuals and have been sad when they are permanently done in the fall. I've slowly been adding a few perennials each year. This year I decided to go almost exclusively with them. It was hard to select which little beauties to go with but I finally narrowed it down to Columbines, Lupines, a variety of Daisies, and several Lilys. My favorites are the Columbines because they have such a delicate look about them....very pretty.

I have the larger flowering bushes such as.... Honeysuckles, Azaleas, Rhododendrons and Hydrangeas. This year I wanted to focus on the smaller flowers. Early every spring I wait with anticipation for my Crocus to emerge, usually in late February. NOW I will have lots of flowers to look forward too..:)

It's Graduation Day!!

“Though we all shall try, we may never meet again
(never meet again, never meet again)
School is almost over. Graduations near
Though we try to hide it, we all shed a tear
Happy days are over. School is near its end
Though we all shall try, we may never meet again
As the school year ends, we will surely try
Try to face our friends. Try to say good-bye
Happy days are over. School is near it's end
Though we all shall try, we may never meet again
What will happen now is not for us to say
We will each go on, our own and separate way
As the years go by, Time will have it's say
But we will all remember graduation gay
When we stop to look back, we will surely say
The best day of our lives was graduation day
graduation, graduation
graduation, graduation
Graduation Day !!!!!!!!” by William Stark Whiteman

Today was a wonderful day, a day I will never forget. The emotions one wouldn’t think would be there…were.

I was sitting in a seat between two young women I’ve never met, but we had an instant connection because we were there for the same reason! We sang the school song together; we prayed together, clapped together and laughed together.

Finally, we each made our individual journey across the stage when hearing our names called. A warm smile and handshake awaited us, and the blue folder that held our diplomas. As I walked off the stage I was congratulated and welcomed by the head of the Alumni committee. Further down the isle I was embraced by one of my instructors. “Hey Mom!” My kids jumped out of nowhere and started snapping pictures!!

The following reception was a kaleidoscope of family and friends, punch and cookies, and goodbyes to people I’ll probably never see again. Our family continued on to the Olive Garden to enjoy one another’s company and close out the celebration of this momentous event.

I have great memories of my high school graduation, but with age comes wisdom of how important education really is. This was a graduation day I’ll not forget very soon.