pohick bay

i sent steve and ander on an overnight camping trip last summer to pohick bay. they had a good enough time that i decided we would go together as a whole family - and invite a couple of friends and their families - for mother's day weekend.

best. idea. ever.

 

prominent pink

(from my facebook post): I pass this a few times every week. Today I decided to stop and take photos. What really appeals to me is the variation in color within one massive cluster. That the brighter color is at the top, supported and surrounded by a mass of paler blossoms. The pink is not hidden, and its vividness is made more so by the contrast. The entire plant is full and strong and open and beautiful.I 'm pleased that at this moment, the metaphors that take shape in my mind when considering these flowers are positive ones. I see what is possible in the daytime after the storms have come through and the skies are clear and bright.

i am

i am

a dynamic and powerful woman

intelligent, funny, beautiful, and kind

and i can do anything

to which i put my mind

and my heart

24

a new year, another wedding anniversary.

dessert date at baskin robbins

greek fest

greek fest

camping at cunningham falls, md

holiday lights at meadowlark

fancy movie date: rogue one at alamo drafthouse

happy holiday moments

finding moments of happiness in this holiday season

at home:

in a garden nursery:

 
on a walk

at an office building:

at meadowlark:

moments of perfection at noon

my back deck, ideal temperature, shining sun, breeze gently rustling the leaves, and so many birds: cardinals, chickadees, woodpeckers, nuthatches, bluebirds, blue jays, and possibly a junco.

herbs are still doing pretty well

look for the spot of red - it's cardinal fang