Monkey Trees

Wednesday, May 23 ... I have never been fond of Monkey Trees.  They seem so out of place and unbalanced somehow.  BUT ... I saw a Monkey Tree today that I had to stop and take a picture of.  Not only was it beautifully shaped, but it has flowers.  I have never seen a Monkey Tree in bloom.  They appear to grow out of the tips of the spikes, like a cactus.  Amazing!

Can you make out the yellow blossoms on this tree.  Even the shape of this tree looks more like a pine Christmas Tree than a Monkey Tree in Bloom!

Time to catch up! May 20, 2012

Where to begin!
Let's start with Pink Snow!  When we finally got spring this year ... the Japanese Cherry Blossom Trees were spectacular until the first big March wind storm ..... and we had pink snow for a couple of days!

Now comes my favourite time of year!  It stays light for so long ... and gets warmer and warmer.  This pictures was taken last night at 9:45 p.m.

Did I miss telling you what a great Birthday I had??  Look at these fabulous flowers from my favourite daughter!  There is little "Sugar" ... one of the great little doggies I dog sit.

And then along came Mothers Day!  Great to hear from both kids!  And another fabulous flower arrangement from Sherri

BUT ..... The best treat of all was a package from Greyhound Bus Depot on Friday!!!!  New Quits!
These are fabulous ... so I had to re-arrange everything here so I could display them properly.  Three of the quilts I have you won't see here because they are on the beds .....  But take a look at these .fabulous quits all done by Sherri!..

 This quilt has "no name".  I've had it for a long time now hangs proudly in my living room ...

 This is one of my new ones ... "Circles of Light" sitting quietly on the rocking chair ...

 And this has beautiful flowers .... my heart melts everytime I walk by it .......

and this one is an older one but one of my favourites is hanging now in the second bedromm.

This past week-end has been full of things to do ... The Pro Rodeo at Luxton Fair, the Celtic Highland Games, The big Island Parade tomorrow and lots and  lots of biking and walking ...
and now I look forward to having Olivia with me for a week starting on June 8th!  Getting ready for her I have starting getting out her toys and of course one of her very favourite stories ... Little Red Riding Hood which she loves to have read to her while she points out all of the characters on this next fabulous quilt from Sherri ...