Quote of the Week

Better late than not at all! 

Friendship is like a prism through which the many variations of beauty are revealed in our lives.
- anonymous 
 

We are all made up of many facets, some of which we cannot see.  As the prism separates light into colors, looking through the eyes of friends can bring out all the spectacular colors of our lives.

I Entered a Contest

I have some exciting news to share.  I entered a contest on Ba-Bootie, a delicious food blog featuring South African recipes, and the prize was free ad space for 30 days on his blog.  Did I let the fact that I didn't have a completed ad stop me?  No, I identified the pictures and submitted my entry.

Now I didn't expect to win, 'cause I just don't win contests, scratch-off lottery tickets have produced a few bucks, but honest-to-goodness contests, not so much.  

So, this morning after breakfast I settled down to check out things in the blogosphere.  I signed into Tribal Blogs, a community of serious bloggers, found the winners had been announced, and headed over to Ba-Bootie to see who won.  At this point, you see, I hadn't even checked my e-mail, which held the "winner" notification.  OK, gimme me a break, it's Sunday morning and things move a little slowly around here, including me.  As I scrolled down through the pictures I saw that Alison of "Being Me" had won.  But wait, there's more.  That's right, there was second space up for grabs.  There's another winner, and it's me!

I immediately ran shouting to my husband, I Won!  I Won!  You know that contest I entered for free ad space? I Won!  Needless to say, I was excited.   Now y'all need to visit Ba-Bootie and check out all his yummy-looking recipes.  I'm looking forward to making some myself!

Nature's Sun Catchers

When the late afternoon sun gets together with the fresh green leaves it creates a magic that demands you drop what you're doing and grab your camera.  That's just what I did.  Dinner could wait, but the sun had nearly completed it's westward journey for the day.  Enjoy!

Looking West

Dark clouds make the trees look even brighter.

The tree tops are glowing.

A stately Locust tree.

Sun Dance

Bits and Pieces

I thought I'd share some bits and pieces from the last few days.  Saturday we attempted, once again, to spread weed and feed on the yard, and once again it clumped up in the spreader.  This was a bag that was left over from a couple years ago.  A word of advice...buy just what you'll use, and use it soon.

I love clouds, especially the wild, stormy looking ones this time of the year.

 

   

Spring Clouds

The best of buds

Bun let me snap a quick picture of her.  She belongs to our friends Bruce and Dixie.  We enjoyed a wonderful evening at their house Sunday.  

Bun

Here is Doodle hanging out with his favorite human.  I'm in the race for second place.

DH and the Dood

While I was mowing the yard this afternoon, I spotted my first Iris bloom of the season.  This is my favorite color Iris.

 Purple Iris

Quote of the Week

I nod to a passing stranger, and the stranger nods back, and two human beings go off, feeling a little less anonymous.

-  Robert Brault

An act of kindness, no matter how small, even just a nod or a smile, can brighten someone's day and ultimately our own.  Let's take a moment today and give it a try.