Remembering Mama

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.  ~Romans 12:12

I've been thinking about my Mama a lot lately.  She's always on my mind but the last few weeks she's been there more and more.  I love remembering the times we spent together and talking on the phone as I drove home from class or work.  She was always interested in my day.  It seems that there isn't anything that doesn't make me think of her.  She's everywhere.  She loved spring time and Easter.  This is my second Easter without her and although today is a joyous day it doesn't feel the same without her here. Nothing does.  

I am so thankful for the time I had with her. She was an amazing Mom.  I love you more than I can say Mama and I miss you more than anything.  I will see you again one day.

I hope you all had a wonderful day celebrating the resurrection of our Lord and Savior.  Happy Easter!

Until next time happy blogging.

~Cindy

Northern Mockingbird

"You pray in your distress and in your need; would that you might also pray in the fullness of your joy and in your days of abundance."  ~Khalil Gibran

This is a small Oak tree that appeared to be dead.  However in the past couple or so weeks it has developed buds which you can see in the photo.  The Mockingbird seems to enjoy its perch here because I've seen it sitting in this tree before and often.

This post would have been up sooner but I heard a terrible noise around 10am and realized it was my Dad.  He had fallen in his bedroom.  My sister and I tried to get him up but we weren't able to.  No neighbors around to help so I called 911.  The EMT's came, picked him up and checked him out.  He's okay!  

Until next time happy blogging.

~Cindy

Yellow-throated Warbler

Yellow-throated Warbler

"Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence.".   ~Henry David Thoreau

This was probably the second or maybe the third time that this bird visited the tree where the feeders hang.  I was so excited that it came back.  It's a very quiet bird and at first I didn't even see it but luckily it caught my eye and I had just enough time to snap these before it flew off.

Wishing everyone a magnificent Monday.  Until next time happy blogging.

~Cindy

It's the red bird

Male Cardinal 

"Disappointment to a noble soul is what cold water is to burning metal; it strengthens, tempers, intensifies, but never destroys it."  ~Eliza Tabor

I love the way he's standing.  I think he was disappointed because there were no Sunflower seeds on the post for him.  I've been purposefully neglectful in putting them on top of the post because I want them all to feed from the feeders.  Happily I can say they are but on ocassion they still visit the post.

Wishing everyone a wonderful week.  Until next time, happy blogging.

~Cindy

Grace

Azalea blooms

"My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness."  ~2 Corinthians 12:9

Azalea blooms from my sisters garden.  I added an antique effect to the photo using an iPad app called PhotoToaster.