A Walk in the Woods

It is a beautiful Sunday here in North Carolina, the kind of day that you just have to get outside and enjoy the day. Come join us as we go for a walk in the woods that are in our backyard. I think I've told you before that there is a public greenway right at the back of our property. Lots of things are blooming- trees
wild geraniums

keys from a maple tree
wild flowers

up close

Watch out for the poison ivy!

more wildflowers
ferns

There is a lovely stream we cross over
The view looking the opposite way up the stream.
These are little tiny wildflowers in my favorite color!
After we cross the stream we leave the woods and follow a wide path for awhile.

Cheery buttercups

This is one of the paths that provides access from one of the nearby neighborhoods.
A dear little violet growing in a rock.
more wildflowers
a fisherman on the banks of the stream
another stream nearer to our house

just bubbling along minding it's own business
Then about a month ago a lot of equipment came in and some engineer thogutht that this is a more eficient way to let the water run through a woods, so instead of a pretty little stream like the last phot, with a quaint bridge crossing over it we now have this eyesore and a huge clearing that used to be filled with lots of very tall trees. What were they thinking? It makes us very angry and sad at the same time!
In the distance you can see a little bit of red in the bushes. Those are the azaleas in our backyard, which I'll show you one day this week.
And so we are back home and we wander up the hill through these trees to our home, where I'll put on the kettle and make us a pot of tea.
What a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon! I'm so glad youwere able to join us.

Rhondi xo

In the Garden

The weather is beautiful. The garden is calling. If you see this sign hanging by the door just come around back and find me. I'm always glad to take a break and if it's hot we'll have some ice tea! Hope you have a great weekend.

Rhondi xo

Thankful Thursday Photo

This photo was there when I posted my blog but somehow it disappeared. It is a collage of friends' gardens and mine.

Thankful Thursday

Hi to all my dear friends in blogland.

Today this post is about you. As I was thinking about what I am thankful for I thought of you. So today I am thankful for all the new friends I've made since I began to blog in November. You have helped me to grow in so many ways, to think more creatively, to become a better photographer, to notice the world around me more, just to name a few.

It all began with my dear friend Mary Lou Weidman's blog. As I was reading it one day I noticed these links she had at the side. That began my adventure in blogland. After reading lots of blogs, I decided to try it myself. That's when I dscovered what wonderful people bloggers are. I tentatively left a few comments and to my surprise they actually wrote back to me. I was hooked! Dear Kim and sweet Angela were the first to leave a comment. I found out later that they were very widely read blogs and yet they took the time to respond. Thank you for giving me that first encouragement Kim and Angela. Since then it has been a wonderful experience and I have made so many new friends: from the UK, Netherlands, Canada, Germany, Australia, Belgium, Sweden, artists, decorators, mothers, granmothers, animal lovers, gourmet cooks, writers, and brave, hardworking, creative, kind, generous and loving women.

So today I am thankful for you.

Rhondi xo

House Avaliable

HOUSE AVAILABLE

LOTS OF ROOM FOR GROWING FAMILY

NICE NEIGHBORHOOD

MOVE IN CONDITION

SERIOUS INQUIRES ONLY

Yesterday I bought 2 ferns to hang on our front porch. For the last 2 years a little house finch has made her nest there . A couple of hours after I hung the ferns I noticed the male finch checking it out. I hope Mr. and Mrs. Finch will decide to raise another brood of babies here. I'll keep you posted.

Have you been over to visit Beverly at How Sweet the Sound ? She has a great parade of roosters going on there. A whole lot of bloggers sent photos of roosters they have collected and she has posted them. It's a lot of fun. Make sure you check it out and tell her I sent you.
Hope you enjoy your day.
Rhondi xo

Goodwill Find

Good morning my dear blogging friends.

What are you up to today? I am going to visit my daughter's kindergarten classroom this morning which should be fun. I have heard do many stories about the kids it will be fun to see them in person.

Last week when I took you shopping with me and you saw all the beautiful blossoms I bought something at Goodwill and I said I'd show it to you later.

This is what I got for $3. At first I thought it was a real paint by numbers but on a closer look I think it's just made to look real. Anyhow it just spoke to me. I love the old fashioned feel it has, the rich color of the roses, the blue vase and blue and white plate.
Here are some close ups. See how it looks like paint by numbers. It even has some texture, but I think it's fake.

We have 2 rooms waiting to be made into guest rooms. We haven't started yet because mattresses are so expensive! Right now we use one of those inflatable matresses if we need it. When I begin to decorate the rooms I think this will be my inspiration for one of them.

Did you ever do paint by numbers when you were young? I did. I'd be curious to know how many others of you did it also.

Hope you enjoy the day. Rhondi xo

Awards, Tags, Books

Hi

How are you tonight? It seems there are always games of tag and awards going on in blogland. My dear friend Adrienne gave me this award. Thank you Adrienne. There are so many blogs that are excellent that I find it hard to pass this one on and leave out so many of you! So if you are reading this and you have a blog consider yourself awarded and pass it on to someone you think has an excellent blog.



Also my English friend Louise tagged me with a book tag.

The rules are -

Pick up a book of at least 123 pages

Open the book to page 123

Find the fifth sentence

Post the next three sentences

Tag five people.

So I took the book I am reading right now called Quilts From Heaven. Here is what the fifth and next 3 sentences on page 123 says:

I'm quite certain that many of the women who first developed this pattern, Trip Around The World, felt like pilgrims. The Greek word for pilgrim is pareipidemos, which simply means people who spend their lives going someplace. For those of us who have chosen to be followers of Christ, we are spending our lives going to God.

I'm just going to tag one person: Karen at Scrapbook of Inspiration.





Heidi, my sweet friend from The Netherlands tagged me to give a six word Meme. That was a hard one! Here is mine: Laughed, cried, worked, played, loved, prayed. I can't remember how many I am supposed to tag, but I'll just tag one: Deb at Posted From Home .



So that's all for today. Talk to you tomorrow!

Rhondi xo