This may seem a small moment....but Mom's roses are blooming. She planted them in the half barrels and always loved the tiny rosebuds when they appeared.
I walk by them daily as I put the birds outside and it makes me feel closer to her. These tiny little buds are simple and beautiful. They were her favorites. I'm still hoping her gardening skills will surface within me.
Hello!
Not sure if anyone ever checks this blog but I wanted to say hello and share some thoughts.
All goes well around here. I am kept busy with the bird business and Paul is here daily to work on his cars in the driveway. We both meet by the pond to catch up with each other's lives. The turtles are always calming.
Still looking for the right tenant for the Studio Apt but cannot be in a hurry. The right person will come along.
Boy, is it pouring here! I hope Tom and Karen are happy! That reservoir should be filled any minute! I had to drive this morning and the roads were all under 8" of water. Sirens blaring left and right... now I'm home and Paul is working on his car in the garage. Just like old times when my brother would be working on his car! I think there's still some metal flecks spinning around out there.
Here are some photos showing spring here in Lafayette. The daffodils are a family tradition and the turtles are a tradition now! Our turtles came up to bask in the sun and they actually ate! This truly means that they don't intend to go back to hibernation. Now we anticipate a whole week of wind and rain...go figure.
The other day I was in the corner room, the small bird room, my brother's old bedroom, when a loud rotor sound seemed to be coming closer and closer. The birds got excited and I looked out the window to see two Chinook helicopters fly over at a very low altitude. I called them Hueys but my son, Paul, corrected me. He, too, is into helicopters and witnessed them fly over while he was on his walk.
The instant memory of being in that room with my brother as he explained his model of a Sikorsky helicopter and the other copters that intrigued him overcame me. My brother got into some varied interests! Orchids, Mollys, Maps, Chemistry, but at that moment, the helicopters came flying back into my memory. Those huge copters were probably heading to Travis. It felt like Apocalypse Now!
This may seem a small moment....but Mom's roses are blooming. She planted them in the half barrels and always loved the tiny rosebuds when they appeared.
Here are some new photos. Auntie Lou's Black Elephants sat on her mantle for years. I don't know the story behind them but they evoke fond memories of 68 Fairview! Now they reside at my foyer windows. Outside on the porch, my Japanese maple is leafing out and my "hobbit succulent" is getting bigger! If you know anything about the elephants, please leave a comment below! Thank you. gayle
Here are some photos of "other than birds"... The little turtle is a new addition! Like we didn't have enough to do! He is a Cooter and seems to get along well with the much larger female red-earred sliders. Althouh we've tried adding a male to this group twice and they disappear. This time, I added wire fencing to keep him from leaving the pond area. 
Boy, is it pouring here! I hope Tom and Karen are happy! That reservoir should be filled any minute! I had to drive this morning and the roads were all under 8" of water. Sirens blaring left and right... now I'm home and Paul is working on his car in the garage. Just like old times when my brother would be working on his car! I think there's still some metal flecks spinning around out there.
Here are some photos showing spring here in Lafayette. The daffodils are a family tradition and the turtles are a tradition now! Our turtles came up to bask in the sun and they actually ate! This truly means that they don't intend to go back to hibernation. Now we anticipate a whole week of wind and rain...go figure.
