Meet Me On Monday

I haven't joined in on Java's Meet Me On Monday for quite a few weeks. I actually miss doing it. Her questions are fun and I love to meet all the new bloggers.

Here we go...

Blogging  is a funny thing...we tell our most intimate thoughts for all to read  and yet most of the time we find ourselves sitting and wondering, "who is  this person!?"  I know them...but yet I don't know them!  I want  to know who the person is behind all those words so I thought I would join Java at Never Growing Old for Meet Me on Monday for a great  way for all of us to "meet" each other!

1.  What is your favorite yogurt flavor?

 LOVE this stuff!

(I hope frozen yogurt counts)

2.  Ankle or knee socks? and on the same theme, white socks or coloured?

That's a tricky question. My ankle socks are white...

and my knee socks are colored.

 

3.  How is the weather right now?

 Since I live in Wisconsin we never know what the weather is going to do.

Last week we broke records in the 90s.

and this weekend we barely hit 60 degrees...

I just don't know if I should turn on the A/C or the furnace!

4.  Are you a fast typer?

 I don't know what people call fast. I type between 50 and 60 wpm.

Unless I had to use one of these old typewriters...

5.  Red or White Wine?

(Come on Julee.....what's this answer? I know you know it.)

Yep, the sweeter the better.

Well now you know "a little bit" more about me. Why don't you play along?

Wordless Wednesday

Summer's Here

 The warm summer weather has finally made its way up here to Wisconsin.

 We've been enjoying every minute of it.

 The flowers are blooming and gorgeous.

 Even the smallest ones are enjoying a good nap on the back porch.

 I think pink is moving up on red to becoming my new favorite color.

 Warm summer evenings.....love it!

 Did I mention that I love flowers?

 Mommy love

 

 Sharing ice cream....

I hope you all had a great weekend....we sure did.

Muddly Puddle

A puddle, a puddle, a beautiful puddle

A beautiful puddle, a muddly puddle

A big beautiful muddly puddle

What'll I do?  What'll I do?  What'll I do?

I could close my eyes and just walk by

Or jump right over if I try

I could....I suppose....walk around the outside

And then I could...(splash!)

I simply had to decide.

A puddle, a puddle, a beautiful puddle

A beautiful puddle, a muddly puddle

A big beautiful muddly puddle

What'll I do?  What'll I do?  What'll I do?

So here I am right in the middle

You can only do this when you're little...

(splash splash splash splash)

I HAD to do it...HAD to do it!

It won't be here the next time I come by

A puddle, a puddle, a beautiful puddle

A beautiful puddle, a muddly puddle

A big beautiful muddly puddle

Wordless Wednesday

Happy Memorial Day

My Dad

 Today we are reminded of the great sacrifices 

that the men and women of the Armed Services

make to defend our way of life.

Thank you for your service.

 Freedom isn't free..

Enjoy your day...

Summer is here!

A Walk Around My Yard

 Spring is finally peaking its head out here in Wisconsin. One of my favorite trees are the flowering crab trees. The pinks are so bright and beautiful. It is just too bad they don't last very long.

 I bought this grassy plant at a nearby nursery the other day. It is so fine with little ball-like things at the ends.

 Here's another shot of the flowering crab. Can you notice the lighter green leaves in there? A couple years ago we noticed some big green apples growing in there. Somehow an apple tree started growing right inside of the flowering crab tree. How does that even happen?

 There are frost warnings here for tonight so all my baskets of flowers had to spend the night in the garage. (The ones in the buckets have pointy bottoms so they don't stand on their own. They really are super cute baskets.)

Yep....I drive a VW beetle. I'm cool like that.

 Bleeding hearts are so calming to me. They remind me of my Grandmother.

 This little lilac is still trying to bloom. Maybe it just didn't bring it's parka.....brrrr.

I absolutely love the smell of lilacs. These white ones look so pure and serene.

 The garden is planted.

Hopefully the frost doesn't get the plants.....in June.

 I just loved how the sunset looked on this tree.

 Does anyone know what kind of bird this is? I've never seen one like it before.

And finally, the apple trees have blossoms for the first time!

Can you tell I am anxiously waiting for some warmer weather...

Soon, very soon.