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Looking Up...

When I saw this weeks assignment for the 52 Photos Project, I was very excited!!  This is something I do ALL the time.  I am constantly in awe of the immense space that exists above us...and so often is ignored.  Unfortunately, I seldom have my camera, so I rarely capture the images that entrance me.  However, I have been lucky on an occasion or two to have my camera handy.  This is the one I picked.  Hope you find it as lovely as I did!

Weekending (Part 2): Jump Start On Summer

Sunday dawned overcast and cold.  Not great news when we had BIG plans for Father's Day...BIG plans.


But we didn't let a little funky weather get us down!!  We packed up our picnic baskets and headed to the park for a day out in nature.  What better way to spend Father's Day?


A group of us got together for some fun and games.


There was tennis...

Some scooter riding...

Leisurely walks...

Nature spotting...

And some shelter building.

We had a great lunch and managed two games of volleyball and a game of Cranium, of which I have no pictures because I was too busy participating :)  


I have to say, it was a lovley start to what I hope will be a wonderful summer.


How was your weekend?


Joining Amanda for Weekending.

This Moment

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Nature's perfection...

A Walk Around the Neighborhood

The weather here has been kind of finicky lately…cold and rainy one day, then in the eighties the next.  Last Thursday we took advantage of a perfect evening to take a walk around the neighborhood.   We love taking family walks when the opportunity presents itself, and this was the first after several months of cold and rain. 

Bella took her scooter.  She loves to zip ahead, practicing her balance. 

The city put up this mural about a year or two ago.  It’s a beautiful way to spruce up the huge stone wall that wraps around this residential community and reminds us of our city’s rich history.

We saw lots of flowers on our trek…a sure sign that spring is in full swing.

Bella especially liked this one…a lone bloom amongst a plethora of flowering bushes.

Our walk would not have been complete without visiting Papa New Guinea, the community guinea pig. 

He belongs to a resident, but apparently he doesn’t like his cage and so they let him out on the grass to nibble.  The first time we saw him, a couple of weeks ago, we thought he was lost or abandoned.  We were prepared to rescue him on Easter, but we found out he does have a home, so now we just enjoy watching him roam about.

But the best part of our walk...

Spending time with my two most favorite people!