I've Been Missing In Action...

I can't believe it's been so long since my last post.

The end of the school year always gets crazy,

so many year end meetings, award ceremonies,

end of church activities for the kids are

just a few of the commitments filling my calendar.

Last Thursday my son Jason turned 30

(not sure how this happened since I barely feel 30 myself)

That meant, baking a cake, planning a get together

and having company to celebrate.

Then this young man, my youngest son Alex,

made his Momma quite proud by

earning his third Academic Letter Award in high school.

This meant  attending an award ceremony.

All wonderful reasons to celebrate...

but keeping me very busy!

Add to all of this year end book studies,

final meetings for High Schoolers at church,

etc, etc, etc...

So all of this brings me to a huge apology

for not posting and not visiting your blogs

as often as I like :(

I've been busy using my new

zoom lens, an anniversary gift from DH.

Our yard is full of birds nesting, enjoying

the feeders, bird baths and splashing in the pond.

My oleander trees are in full bloom!

They aren't winter hardy in this region

so I plant them in very large pots

and then winter them over indoors.

Some of my lupines,

and portulacas,

my yellow tea roses

and orange climbing roses...

all doing quite well right now.

I hope this little visit to my yard

makes up for my absence.

Now I'm off to visit all of you!

Have a marvelous day, whatever you choose to do :)