Hello Summer

 

A Wise Woman Once Told Me

 

The Truth

 

Happy Father's Day

 

Angel Dads - Happy Father's Day

My Dad, Bruce J. Stokes

 

Good One

 

Never Lose Hope

 

Wise Words

 

Josh Groban - Higher Window [Official Music Video]

He amazes me every time...every song.

Xanadu | Olivia Newton-John & Gene Kelly's '80s/'40s Hybrid E.L.O. Rolle...

A great production...love this song!

NEW * A Beautiful Morning - The Rascals 1968 {Stereo}

Who remembers this one? Yup...we are oldies but goodies. :) 

Things to Let Go Of

 

A Waste of Time

 

Hello, Turkeys

 

Our resident turkeys that came for breakfast today.

Nature at Home

 

Knock-out roses - counted close to 3 doz. blooms

Wisteria taking over back corner of dog's yard fence

The Mallards - beautiful pair of ducks that 

come almost every day to eat & drink

Friendships Are Like Gardens

 

Friendships are like gardens.

"What you sow so shall you reap."

Gardens and friendships grow and last depending on how you care for both.  If you plant seeds and water with joy looking forward to the happiness and gifts each brings to them, they will continue to flourish and grow for decades. 

If a friend begins to treat you less than with respect and love, the garden starts to lose that beautiful energy that has kept it blooming all these years. At its worst, when a friend starts to urinate on you - like the flowers in the garden, you will feel badly and begin to feel sick and eventually the friendship begins to die slowly. Unless you get away from the one who treats you like a toilet you will no longer have a loving and beautiful friendship like the garden it was.  And so you will only have use for a table for one in your still flourishing garden as you are the one left to tend and nurture it as it understands and knows it is still in good hands. So handle your friendships with care - but that will only work if both want the friendship in the first place. Once one has made the decision to pee in your garden...save the garden and yourself and send the friend on their way.

I'm Enough

 

I Will

 

Rest

 

In Full Bloom

 

This "big boy" has company 10' away now as we 

planted a light pink "rhody" with 2 blush pink azaleas each side. This is against our attached room off the garage (for storage) and leaves only a narrow side yard. All our yard is front and back.