But if you don't get up and get out, you might miss something important.

Not everything is in black and white.  You might miss the colors of God's painting today.  

Thank you so much for making me smile and sharing your love.  

I love giving a compliment to someone I meet or even saying something nice over the phone to someone who helped me!  

Besides, it will bless you too.  Remember, things are returned to you in double or more.  

So here is to showing up and participating this Tuesday and every day; to being kind; to loving each other.  See you tomorrow my friend.  

Making Monday Marvelous, right?
Warm fuzzies all day, friend:) *hugs* -di

Most of you know I love to take pictures.  But to capture the moon like that, you need the right camera.  

Even with a phone camera, it takes the right "eye" to "see" the right angle to capture the right picture.  

I also just like looking at pictures.  I came across this one that had a caption of the name of a plant.  This is a Double Angel Trumpet.  

A lot of you might not know that plant or remember the name Cricket.  She was the first person that asked to be my friend when I joined Not Over The Hill in 2008.  The above picture is her Angel Trumpet plant in her front yard.  

While Cricket is no longer with us on earth, her Angel Trumpet plant lives on at my home just as she lives on in my heart.  She would take cuttings in the fall and root them over the winter.  She sent me a couple of cuttings and I still have one growing in a tub.  It is inside our garage today because it is cold.  It has been pulled in and out (in warmer weather) of our garage so many times over the years (hundreds) and will soon be at home in our backyard in another month when the weather stays warmer.  

Every time I spoke to Cricket with all her health trials, she would say she couldn't wait to get to Heaven and have a "Woo Hoo Party" with Jesus.  I was blessed by her friendship and I am also blessed by your friendship.  

I have said prayers like this.. wanting His blessing my way.  

And you never know who is looking over your shoulder.  It could be a dove flying by or an angel that you don't even see.  

Sometimes when things seem to go wrong, it could be that God isn't saying "no" but just "not right now".  

There are times when it is hard to have faith and not think that God isn't listening to us.  BELIEVE  

Good Morning SunShine!  I am just checking to see if the neighbors are up yet.  

You don't think they can see me, do you?  Maybe they won't recognize me.  

I guess I could just sit in the window with my human and be obvious like she is doing right now. 

Now if that isn't the truth.  Do you have a cat?  I don't!  

After all, they can be kind of scary.  Has your cat ever scared you or itself?  

Are you crazy?  Just look at that... Not scary at all, just cuteness.  Ok, all babies are cute!  

Have a super fun Friday!!

Finally, it is Friday.  I hope you have had a good week and I hope the temperatures have warmed up for you too.  

Now that Easter is past, I have moved flowers and hanging baskets out into the yard from under the makeshift greenhouse.  

Time to get out the potting soil, pots, shovels, and fertilizer and get busy.  Do you like this time of year?  

Kick your shoes off and let's go pick some Spring flowers.  I love going barefoot.  I rarely wear shoes in the house or around the yard.  

Look at how vivid the colors of the flowers are this time of year too.  It just takes my breath away!

Time to get outside and enjoy the sites, smells, and fun times.  And get that squirrel away from my computer... 

Oh wait, That is me!  

It is Thursday and the weekend is getting closer.  Let's find something fun to do today.  

Instead of sitting on a bench, let's sit here on this tree in Hawaii and visit.  

We can take a road trip in our minds.  Were you ever into the Hippie era?  I still love long hair on guys.  And boy did our parents hate it.  Kind of like we feel about a man bun now.  Sorry if you have one.  

Did you ever stop on the side of the road to eat... not at a roadside park but on the tailgate of your station wagon?  I still love those cars.  Remember the ones with the back seat facing the rear view?  

I will admit that I LOVE Mopar and the bigger the engine and the faster it goes, the more I like it.  We both still have our motorcycle endorsement on our drivers license even though neither of us own one anymore.  

Some things last forever, like Multnomah Falls.  Some things get more valuable with time, like old cars.  

Some people age well... like my girlfriend and I shopping and having a fun time together.  

Then some things just get better with time, like Robert and I.  I love him more every day.  I hope you are as blessed as I am.  

Middle of the week is here.  Let's make it awesome!  

I love giraffes, oh, you know that already.  I know everyone loves kisses.  Want one?  

How about just a peck?  The zoos are full of new babies.  It is Spring time after all.  

Did you know someone in my home likes zebras?  There are only 2 of us here.  

Ok, I will admit, that is a beautiful painting of a zebra, especially with the red background.  

They are very spectacular in the wild and with an orange (my favorite color, oh, you know that too) moon.  

Even the wind and the trees seem to like the zebras.  How about you?  What is your favorite wild animal?  

Animal lovers know how special this hug
is:) Have a great Tuesday, friend! -di

After coffee, let's take a trip outside today.  What shall we explore?  

Oh look!  Birds have laid eggs.  Babies are hatching.  "I am all alone!  I am hungry!  Where are you?"  

"Stop yelling!  I am here now.  I am working as fast as I can to feed you!"  

"How many are in there?  How can you all be hungry at the same time?"  

"I think I found a new home for us."  Have you seen any babies yet this Spring?  

Our neighbor next door has been sharing the new family of birds (eggs to hatchlings) that need a new home instead of in their security camera.  Can't wait to find out what kind of birds!  

But maybe their old home was turned into a flower pot.  Great ideas for tea pots, don't you think?  I do hope you enjoy my rants.  I love you all.  

Here we are with another new week and a new beginning.  

So let's put a smile on our face to share with everyone we meet today.  

Do I look good in this hat?  The sun might be shining sometime this week.  

Or I might wear this one if it is a dreary day when we go grocery shopping.  

Do you think this one would be good if I go to Brighton to pick up my key fob?  

I don't think it really matters how you look or what you wear as long as you show kindness, caring and love to others.  Enjoy today and every day!  

May you, your children, your grandchildren, and all your family & friends know Jesus and may we all meet one day in Heaven.  Don't forget to share Him with those you love!  

Blessings and Hugs!  Pam

Happy Caturday!  Easter is tomorrow and don't you just love the colors of Easter?

After the whites of winter, it just puts joy in my heart to see the beautiful colors of spring. 

And to see the flowers "spring up" out of nowhere from the year before is truly amazing!  

Even the Koi fish come up from the bottom of the pond to show off their colors.  

I tell you Easter is my favorite time of year.  

 It is so much fun to paint eggs and to dye them too.  

And since eggs cost so much now let's go find some eggs.  After all, chickens lay all different colors of eggs.  

I am looking for the CHOCOLATE eggs, how about you?  

Enjoy your Caturday and share your colorful smile!

Wishing you the Joy & Hope today brings.
 *hugs*  -di

Easter is about the journey Jesus took all the way to the cross.  From being loved to being spit on and what He did for us.  

Is there anything more magical than a butterfly?  

Have you ever put a caterpillar in a net Habitat and watched it change into a butterfly?  

Don't laugh... How old is your driver's license picture?  I guess that is why we have to go in person and have a new picture taken every now and then.  

I love seeing how many different colored butterflies I can spot in a day or sometimes it takes me a week to find different ones.  

But again, isn't it magical to see them and even more special to have them land on you.  Do you smell sweet enough to have them land on you?  

Oh look... There is a bee too!  

We started the morning at 5 am at 77° and we are now 52° and still dropping.  

I guess we are all in agreement with that statement.  We had a thunderstorm and LOTS of lightning beginning way before daylight as the cold front came through.   

One again, we were blessed.  We were on the very edge and only got 2/10" of rain this morning.  

Spring is here and there are some plants that are showing us their beautiful colors.  However, it is so windy that any tulips that have come up are probably laying on the ground now. 

Sunshine one day and a cold north wind the next.  We have been above 90 and will be back in the 40's for several nights.  

All we can do is share our smile with everyone we meet.  I will be working tomorrow before the long weekend starts on Good Friday.  See you soon.  

The sun is bright, and not another storm
front coming thru 'til tomorrow. Voila!

Welcome to April.  It is the beginning of a new month.  And it is almost time for what?  Easter of course!

I think that Easter has always been my favorite time of year.  As a child, I had a Peter Rabbit that went everywhere I went.  

I remember that Peter Rabbit got left behind in a motel once and had to be mailed back to me.  Did you have a favorite blanket or stuffed animal?  

We have bunnies all around us where we live but my dogs don't like them in our backyard.  When bunnies are discovered, they have to run fast for safety outside of our fence.  

Run! Hide! Seek!  My dogs can still smell you, Mr Bunny!  Do you hide eggs and do you color eggs?  

... beginning w/Easter week.🌺🌷 *hugs*