A Walk Around the Gardens . . .

They looked so much prettier a few days ago.  : (

These are my son's plants still waiting to be planted.  He promised it will be today.  We'll see.  : )

About to bloom.

Mr. Bigglesworth was following me.  : )

This baby sits in the bush outside of my office window and stares at me.  At night, he sits in the tree outside of the living room window and tweets at the top of his lungs.  This happens almost every night at the same time.  Very sweet but very loud!!  : )

 

I've been home since Sunday with a little girl with strep throat.  The doctor called today to confirm it.  She's had a fever and has barely eaten a thing in three days.  She seems to have taken a turn for the better today though.  I heard her singing in her room this morning and she just told us she's hungry.  The medicine they have for strep is a wonder drug.  Just a couple of doses and you feel a hundred times better thankfully.  Next week is her last week of school before summer break so I'm glad she's getting this over with now.  Lots of activities going on the next couple of weeks.  We need a healthy girl!! 

Anything exciting going on in your neck of the woods?  I have to catch up with my favorite bloggers now.  It's been too long!!  xo


~ Wendy

A Very Good Day . . .

It's been rainy and grey and quite cool here in New York these last few days.  Those of you who know me know that this is my favorite kind of weather.  I may have mentioned in one (or five) previous posts that I believe I must've lived in England or Ireland in at least one of my past lives! : )  I've always been drawn to all things European, especially those two countries.  I visited Ireland years ago but haven't been to England yet.  For now, I'll dream as I look out my window at the grey skies and threatening rain clouds.  Also, when I check in with my favorite bloggers who lately seem to all live across the pond.  : )

Do you see the heart?  : )

There was a break in the weather on Saturday, though.  Megan played her last lacrosse game of the season.  She has her season ending pizza party tomorrow at 5:00 with her team.  That reminds me that I have to pick up juice boxes.  : )

A little in-between-games snack.

My honey on the sidelines.

That's a wrap!!!

After the games ended (they played five 20 minute games all together) we headed home.  I'm not familiar with the area and ended up taking  a different route then before.

Then this happened . . .

Are they . .??  No, they can't be!!!  YES THEY ARE!!!! . . .

CAMELS!!!  And lots of them!!!  Well, that's a first for me!!!  LOL!! 

This guy was in a field by himself on the other side of the road.  He was probably the trouble maker of the group and needed a little time out.  He definitely wasn't camera shy either!!

Closer to home, we couldn't go by this little roadside stand without stopping and grabbing some ice cream.  It's never a bad time for ice cream in our world!!

All in all, it was a wonderful day.  Blue skies, lacrosse, camels and ice cream.  Not too shabby!!  : )

Happy Tuesday!! ~ Wendy  xo

A Walkabout in Cornwall . . .

Join me while I take a little walkabout in downtown Cornwall.  These photos were all taken on Sunday during my photography class.  You'll be able to see why I love this town so much.  : )

Today it was in the 80's here.  I swapped out my boots for clogs and my jeans for capris.  The family has been working on making the garden bed bigger and we've decided not to change its location until next year.  My honey has one more day off from work before it's back to the grind for him.  We've added another extra child to the mix for the remainder of the week.  Brendan's good friend from our old neighborhood has come to visit for a few days as they're on spring/Easter break from school as well.  I've been thinking about whether I want to make a roast pork or a roast beef for Easter dinner.  Possibly both.  I guess I should hurry up and make that decision, shouldn't I??  : )

I wanted to say thank you for all of the wonderful comments regarding my photos.  It truly means a lot to me.  I love that some people have even contacted me to say that I've inspired them to pick up their camera again as opposed to using their phone camera for their blogs.  If I could help with your photos in any way, please do not hesitate to ask me.  I am FAR from an expert but I may be able to help.  I started blogging years ago and didn't know anything about anything.  My photos were about the size of a postage stamp and it took me forever to figure out how to add them to my blog without them being off center.  Learning new things sometimes gives me a bit of anxiety but I'm learning to step out of my comfort zone much more.  In fact, I'm going to the gynecologist tomorrow for the first time since I had my daughter almost seven years ago.  LOL!!!  Is that T.M.I.??  Oh well.  : )


Happy Tuesday evening!!  ~ Wendy

Class Dismissed . . .

 
 

 

 

Yesterday was my second and last photography class.  All of these photos were shot on the "manual" setting on my camera.  I have to say they make me smile.  I have a long way to go before I feel like it comes naturally to me to use the different settings but this is a good start.  It was such a beautiful day yesterday and we got to walk around and take photos.  Spring, I think, has finally arrived.  There were a few bits of snow here and there in the shady spots but we paid them no mind.  We cooked on the grill for dinner last night and Jim set up our gazebo/tent where we spend most of our warm weather nights eating and chatting with friends.  Today we're having company in the form of my beautiful sister in law and very handsome nephews.  We're hoping to make it to the farmer's market.  : )


Happy Monday!!  ~ Wendy  xo