No words…

Sometimes no words are needed. Today is one of those days! 

 

orange magic

True Love?!?!?!

Have you ever had a moment when you were thankful you had your camera in hand? Today was one of those moments for me!

As I stood on the big deck, just thinking about life in general I could hear the eagles off in the distance. Turning to look at the sky just in time to see this scene.

I felt blessed to say the least!

Dancer - Daredevil…

I have had the pleasure of watching two of our youngest daughters recent activities. Guess which one I enjoyed the most.

 

Select - Pluck - Swallow

We seem to still be waiting for summer to arrive in our neck of the woods. I can count on one hand the number of full sun, warm days we have had. Each morning I wake up hopeful that the turn is coming, seems I am mostly greeted by clouds… but it could be worse!

The cedar waxwings are still hanging around, and I am loving watching their antics. Since their arrival into the hawthorn tree I have watched them munch down on the berries, but could not seem to get a picture of their dining pleasure as the process happened very quickly. Scout out the perfect berry, grab it, swallow. However after many weeks of watching them, I finally got their routine down, and managed to get the photo I was hoping for.

I know that they have a nest somewhere, or at least I am presuming they have a nest, as I have watched them fly overhead with nesting material clutched in their beaks - no sign of babies yet, but I am on the lookout.

Just this morning I spotted them having a drink out of the bird bath, which was a first or at least a first that I have seen. Of course I didn’t have my camera with me, so the photo is living only in my memory. (I really have to learn to keep my camera with me at all times!)

On the home front, things are going well. Despite the rain I did finally get the garden in. Not sure how productive it will be as it has been only string and sticks marking the rows, with no sign of green other than the never ending weeds. However when I checked yesterday, after one of our rare sunny days, things have started to pop out of the ground, so I remain hopeful.

Benjamin has been called out to two fires and several smoke chases so far this season. The fires were man made, with one being a forgotten campfire and the other a mini propane bottle with bullet holes in it. (Are people just plain stupid or what?!?)

Sullivan has reached the 5-month mark and has had his first taste of bananas, which he loves. He is like a baby bird the way he opens his mouth and leans into the spoon. We are still waiting for the arrival of the first tooth, which I am sure will show up soon enough!

I am running out the door now, but will post more soon!

Going Green…

There is nothing like a new baby in the house, to make a person sit up and take notice of their surroundings. While Sharlyn was pregnant, and in the first weeks of Sullivan’s life, and even now as Sullivan gets older we are making changes around the house, and in our way of thinking.

One of the things that has helped us along the way, and really opened our eyes is this book.

Sharlyn was reading this book with a sleeping baby Sullivan on her lap - I asked her to turn the book around so it looked like Sullivan was reading it, and as she did so his eyes opened up - I took the picture. He was 20 days old in this picture, and looking at it now I am amazed at how much he has grown! ( Can you believe he is going to be 5 months old in 8 days?!?!?! )

Anyway back to the book — if you are looking for ways to make a difference in your life this is a must read — and no it is not just for babies — the lessons you will learn are amazing!

I would also like to send out a big Congratulations to Dr. Greene for winning the Nautilus Book Awards Gold Medal in the parenting category for Raising Baby Green. It is well deserved!

Thank you Dr. Greene for writting this book - it has really opened up my eyes to the world around me.

If any of you out there want to read more reviews on this book you can do so here - and believe me when I say this is a book well worth owning!

News Flash….

We have hair!!!!

(Sullivan - 4 months)

Ok so he has had hair all along, but lost a lot of the brandnew baby hair…. but this week we have noticed that it is really coming in again, thick, and with that hint of auburn.

Have a look at the large size.