Creeping...Flying..... Swimming.... CRITTERS

Finally...an Oriole stopped in this Spring. We always had several at the lake, but this is the first one to visit us here.

Feeding the fish....this "cute" little guy has lots of relatives in the pond.

It seems that I'm always chasing geese off the pond...still we somehow ended up with a whole family. Cute? Yes, but now when I take a walk around the pond, I sing a little song (to the tune of Tiptoe Through The Tulips), that I call Tiptoe Through The Goose Poop!!!

Our koi...the perfect pets. Here they are sunning themselves along the edge of the pond.....until I scared them away.

Up close & personel with Mr. Turtle

This morning the Goose Family provided me with a little entertainment. They mosied up close to the house, so Toe-toes decided she would check them out...it didn't take long for her to realize that was not such a great idea.

Sisters in the Big City

Sis & I just got back from a trip to New York City! We saw lots of people, places, and things....Central Park, The Dakota, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Rockefeller Plaza, Harlem, Ellis Island, The Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, etc, etc, etc!!! We went to a Broadway show (A Chorus Line) and bought purses in China Town!!! It was a great time! We went on a tour bus with Air Bear Travel and it was fantastic...no worries about TRAFFIC or PARKING or ANYTHING.... the only way to see New York. Our hotel Times Square

The Lovely Lady

and of course, The Empire State Building I am soooo scared of heights, but I handled this with no problem.... the upper level of Carnegie Hall, however, scared the crap out of me!!! Go figure!!!!!!

Mama Toe-Toes

This sweet little kitty was our neighbor, but decided she likes this side of the road better! Our sister-in-law Linda took one look at her little paws and said "Well, hello Toe-Toes" and so Toe-Toes she is. This was Toe-Toes a couple of days ago, just waddling around the yard.... And today she gave birth to 6 kittens.....here are the 4 surviving babies. Newborn kittens sure are cute, BUT Toe-Toes WILL be visiting a vet real soon.

Our "Lake"

The pond is filled to the MAX and it looks great!

Almost HOME!!

One week ago...we stopped at Jim & Donna's (Bob's sister) on the way home. They took us to check out Bobbie's store. This is Donna with her girls. Bobbie (on the left) and Kim.

That long ride done tuckered somebody right out!! We all are rather "tuckered out" and so much to do.....coming home to a mantle full of Santas in mid April is rather depressing, so much cleaning and putting things away, etc., etc., etc. ANYWAY it's great to be home and I can only hope I will be more organized next year. Just before we come home I started a "digital scrapbook" - I figured since I haven't done any scrapbooking since Anna's house, waaaaay back when, (yes I miss my scrappin' buddies) maybe I should make a new plan. I have posted a few of the pages on my scrappin' page. Check them out....AND it's great to be home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Eufaula Weekend

We love to visit Eufaula's Pilgrimage. Their old houses are so beautiful and decorated with beautiful antiques. This year we also visited some gardens and a couple of homes on the candlelight tour...LOVED the candlelight tours, hope to do that again next year! It was a misty but warm night and walking up the candlelit sidewalks to the houses felt like a combination of a warm night in Lexington at Christmastime and the anticipation of trick-or-treating. I'm pretty sure Bob didn't experience the same nostalgic feelings, but we both really enjoyed the evening.

Everywhere Flowers

The flowers here are BEAUTIFUL right now.

Wisteria, Azaleas and Dogwood are everywhere. The Wisteria grows wild and climbs up in trees.

This one is growing in the Azalea bushes.

The perfect time for a trip to Callaway Gardens.

5 Generations!

Aiden on his great great grandma T's lap~his great-grandma Yevonne (aka GG) is standing between his mom Leah and his grandpa Thayer (Randy). I went to my nephew Randy's house in Tennessee Easter weekend with Russ, Yevonne and mom. Leah and Aiden were there (from Washington state) also. We took lots of 5 generation pictures and lots of pictures of Aiden. My great-nephew sure is a cutie!!