Tulips - the squirrels seem to love them. This head was cut off and left to die. Not eaten, just left. So as a good flower saver I put it in a cup of water to enjoy in the house. It created an opportunity to "get close".

Yea!! it was warm today! Grab your hat and dance!

The tulips finally opened up in the warm weather. Spring is here.

Spring is in the air! The magnola trees are blooming and it rains to water everything. Get out and enjoy the day!

Here you go ... clean up with kitty help! We now have a new look to our living room - no carpet! Since everything is kitty toy Bonnie decided to help.

What can I say ... a good time is being had by all. We are having fun in the sun and loving the beach. A few left over springbreakers to spice things up. We are slowing down to ocean level!

Thinking about children today and was reminded of a piece by Erma Bombeck I'd cut out to the paper and put in my oldest son's baby book. She referred to children as "kites". You spend a lifetime trying to get them off the ground. You run with them until you're both breathless ... they crash ... you add a longer tail. .. they hit the rooftop ... you pluck them out of the spout .. you patch and comfort, adjust and teach. You watch them lifted by the wind and assure them that someday they'll fly.

Finally they are airborne, but they need more string and you keep letting it out and with each twist of the ball of twine, there is a sadness that goes with the joy because the kite becomes more distant and somehow you know that it won't be long before that beautiful creature will snap the lifeline that bound you together and soar as it was meant to soar .. free and alone.

Only then do you know that you did your job.

Children are wonderful creatures to watch grow up. It's a lifetime of joy!