FLOWERS

People ask me why I like lillies so much and ,

how could I like a flower that does not have a sweet smell?

And I answer them by simple saying I have no idea , but I do like lillies!

I think I might like them because of their simplicity and colors,

and the fact that they are simple to find, some can be found along the highways,

others can be grown.

But lillies are not the only flowers I like, I really enjoy all kinds of flowers!

Especially if they are brilliant with color!

I do so love daisies too!

I always think of that song,

"I'll bring you a daisy a day, I'll love you until,

The rivers run still and the

Mounatins they all pass away!"

Ah the daisy , I also am reminded of the childhood saying,

when you pluck each pedal one by one and say

"He loves me, He loves me Not"

Until you get down to the last pedal and what ever you say then, is how he loves you!

Over the weekend my granddaughter was showing me

how she could skateboard.

It fascinates me how a child of 9 can maneuver On one of these boards,

if you look close she is tipping the board to the side a bit, apparently so she can make a turn.

She showed me how she could tip from side to side and how she can maneuver the board now.

She said she is trying to make the board jump and turn over,

so she can land back down on it after the flip.

I say GOOD FOR YOU,keep that sense of skill seeking .

Remember with practice in time you will succeed!

This duck landed at the baseball field,right behind the parents and families lawn chairs.

It started to walk toward the camera as if to say,

Ok lady take the picture!

 

Then it turned sideways and just stood there in this pose,like,

"Is this side better?"

I have never seen a duck so people friendly

when no one was feeding it.

My grandaughter even got a shot of it.

Seemed like it did not care who was taking the picture,

just as long as it could pose.

This duck just stood and posed for a while,

My grandaughter took this picture of it.

"Hey little girl didn't the lady like my other side ?"

"Is this side better?

"How do you think my photo shoot went ?"

Then,the duck turned and walked away as if to say:

Well I have to leave now,Nice posing for you!

Enjoy the photos!

Ahh the wonders you can find in a swamp!

These little flowers were growing on this bush,

and I thought how wonderful they looked amongst the greenery of the swamp!

This is a real closeup of the flower on that bush.

And to think when you first see this bush it is just

another swamp bush with some kind of flower growing on it.

But, a closer look reveals something that is quit pretty to look at!

Global warming?

When I was young we used to watch birds and other creatures

go to the swamp to bath, it was across the street from our house.

I went back there not to long ago and I was amazed at what I saw!

The swamp that used to have a lot of water in it, now has a

slight muddy area. My question is where did the water go?

Is it global warming? And if not ,what happend to all the water?

Hmmm? mystery unsolved so far.

I just love these delicate flowers!

When I was a child these grew on our side lawn.

My babysitter(the lady who babysat me) picked one of the flowers,

she put the end in her mouth and sucked on it.

I found out when I tried to do it that I had to hold the flower between my fingers.

The first time I did it I sucked the whole flower into my mouth.

When I learned the proper way to suck on this flower,

I got a very sweet nectar from the flower,if I did not know better I would say it was honey.

My brothers and I used to taste these flowers everytime we went outside.

I have no idea what kind of flower it is, but it is very sweet  and pretty too.

This is not one of this years sunsets, but I thought it was amazing!

This is one of the many different sunsets I saw while I was at the island .

It was so beautiful!

Even through the trees it was a beautiful sight!

And when the sun gets down to the horizon the whole sky turns a bright orange!