Older and wiser

They say those who are wise speak less and listen more.  I guess that is what I am doing now days :D  Either that or I am just lazy and haven't posted in awhile.  I changed my layout and that is all you are gonna get from me right now.  I hope to be back and post soon, but don't hold your breathe.

Last post of my twenties :)

I don't have much to say in these last few minutes of the day but I thought if I didn't take the opportunity it would soon be gone, literally!!  Tomorrow is my 30th birthday.  So far it doesn't seem to be a big deal and I don't think I am bothered by it (as so many tend to be).  I guess I will know for sure in the morning or once it settles in more.  Maybe as a thirty year old I will be inspired a bit more and get back to blogging :)  My blogging has been pretty minimal on the thoughts, that always run rampid but are genrally boring, and more about the pictures I mess around taking.  Call it moods, call it inspiration, call it silly....but I tend to focus my efforts on a picture idea that strikes me and then blog about it.  No surprise, I have never liked writing or even much literature for that matter.   I would like this to change.  There is some amazing stuff out there.  Changing this has been slow.  I ripped through a couple of chick novels on vacation in March and am currently reading a memoir.  No, I don't really think those count but the memoir is a step in the right direction.  It's not a bad book but so far all it has done is make me want to travel back to Italy.  I am also attempting to read the Bible consistantly, also not an instantly successful endeavor but progress none-the-less.  So skip the amazing inspiration that you have looking at 30 and settle for this meek update.  Goodnight.  Next post I will be older and wiser ;)

Orchid bloom

Hard to believe this happened over night!!  Below is the pic I took yesterday as it was coming out of a loose bud and today here it is, bright eyed and shining.

Sun

We had a beautiful day yesterday and my indoor flowers loved it!!  This is my Aunt Dee's violet and it hasn't bloomed since the year I got it.  It was from her funeral and I tried really hard to get a violet that day because she was a purple lover and it would remind me of her.  This past fall I repotted it in some soil with African Violet food and apparently that and a little sun is what it needed :D  I am so happy to see "her" again.  A little touching that she shows up with buds and flowers in the days surrounding Jarod's grandfathers passing.

Friends

Days like today are when a good friend is all you need.  I am so glad to call our family our friends.  Grandpa's memorial was touching and very nice.  Afternoon was enjoyed in the back yard.

Day 14

Just an update. Nothing special about the picture or the post...not to me anyways.  Seed starts are growing and attempt to stunt them are only minimally working.  These are the beans...a solid 10" tall.  Corn is probably 6" tall.  Peppers are showing up more along the lines of what I thought would happen, just showing their first true leaves.  Garden still needs to be tilled up and the transistion of these outdoors hasn't yet started due to a dip in the weather and rain. 

Life Cycle

Today was tough.  Life is a beautiful, delicate dance.  We all have a place and time.  Touch others when you can make them better for it.  Let loved ones go and know they have made you better for knowing them.  It isn't always fair, we don't always understand.