May 20

As you know I always take my camera along when I go walking. I love to take pictures of flowers, trees or maybe a bird. Today I didn't see anything cute when I was out. Instead, there was this snake sunning himself on the road. He just sat there while I took the picture, then slithered off into the grass at the side of the road. Although snakes don't thrill me, there really is something neat about the way they move!

May 19

These lilacs are on our bush in the backyard. I thought I would post them today in memory of my Mom who just loved lilacs. She passed away suddenly, 6 years ago tonight. She was only 69 years old when she died. I've been thinking about her a lot today and am happy that I know I will see her in Heaven!

May 18

Today I had the day off and went to my sisters house about 20 minutes from me. On the way I passed a farm where I spent a lot of time as a teenager. I worked on this celery farm all through high school. In the spring we planted tiny plants in the green house, later we transplanted them into a field riding on a 2 person planter down these rows. When they were grown, we trimmed, cleaned and packed it for shipping.

I think these fields are neat to see, with the black dirt and the long rows of celery.

May 17

It was a very busy day today. I had to work, followed by a meeting at church, then on to a Bible Study group. I snapped this picture from my car. I thought this little creek looked so pretty with the sun shining on it.

May 16

It's cool and windy today, but these calves don't seem to mind! They just sat and watched me as I walked by this morning. Since my walk, it's been quiet here; a little laundry, a bit of baking and reading a book. It's rare, but nice!

May 15

These little violets grow wild in the wooded area next to our house. We find them in our lawn at times too. I guess they are technically a weed, but aren't they pretty?

May 14

About a week ago, my husband was up on the roof, checking our rain gutters. I was in the house when the phone rang and it was Bob, asking me to bring my camera to him on the roof. Of course - I was quite curious to see what he wanted to take a picture of.
It was our flowering crab apple tree, nearly ready to bloom. He had noticed that it looked even prettier from above than from on the ground.
This is the picture he took, looking down on the tree from the roof.

May 13

It's a rainy day here but the flowers are still beautiful in the greenhouse!

We have a huge greenhouse about 5 minutes from our home. People come from all over West Michigan to buy flowers here. I went there today to buy some hanging baskets for the front of the house. I got a beautiful fuchsia and a large mixed basket. They still have a huge supply, but since Mothers Day is done, everything is on sale. So - I got beautiful flowers for a good price!

May 12

I took this picture on my way to work this morning. It was only 6:30 so it was still rather dark. It got quite cold here last night so there was mist rising from the ponds and I thought these geese made a pretty picture swimming through the mist.

May 11

This flowering crab apple tree is in our front yard. It flowers every spring, but some years we've threatened to replace it because it has had very few flowers. This year it is loaded with flowers and looks just beautiful!