21 April 2012

Thanks, Gene. You are the best!!


could eat him up - and, BEST hubby ever for picking up all 4 boys from 2 practices!

could he be ANY cuter?  xox Love you little man!

Fwd: I needed to update my wallet prints




and these seemed like good choices.  All the old photos were pictures
of Dru and Ernie as babies!

17 April 2012

Fwd: Mom watering the garden by Ernie 17 Apr 2012 (5 years old)


Ernie loves to draw - here's his latest ! I love how skinny he made me!



16 April 2012

Look at my new brace-a-let, mommy!



She handed me a dandelion and wanted me to make her a bracelet. And so
I did. She was so proud of it!!



13 April 2012

ponies, posies, and poses

I just love living next to this farm. My kids adore the owners - and
the feelings are mutual. Lea Ann called me this morning to tell me
that the picture that Ernie drew for Bob was in a frame and on their
break table. How sweet. Ernie was over the moon. Then we went on to
look at the horses, check out the chickens, feed the chickens
dandelions and grass (they love both!), hung out with the stud pony
(his mare is due any day now), looked at the babies including Julie,
pictured. She's GORGEOUS. Then we hung out on some of the sculpture,
took a daring walk over some rocks. Picked some of Lea Ann's tulips -
what a fun morning. I love the picture of the yearlings -- they were
hugging necks and grooming each other in the exercise barn!

11 April 2012

bugs ...

have been alive for millions of years. They have adapted special
skills to survive. The only thing they don't know how to do is follow
rules. BE A BUG!

06 April 2012

another Joker Apple!

It's amazing to me that I don't see these more often, this is the
second in 2 years that I can recall. All commercially viable apples
are hybrids. Pretty amazing really.

05 April 2012

tin roof. Rusted.

this was shot in Bunn, North Carolina, on the way to our favorite farm, the Vollmer Farm. Oh how we miss the drive up, in any season, the people, the farm, the produce.  It was just *good* all the way around.  

This home, and the old train depot across from it were so visually arresting each time we'd drive by.  The final time we went to the farm, I finally grabbed pictures of it.  :) Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

27 March 2012

spring 2012 springing + streethockey + evelyn's hair

just love this series.

a day at the park

the mastadons, the bald eagles, river otters, turkey -- what fun!