Check out the pretty sunflowers in my yard!
beauty
hello little one
miss wispy
all dolled up
sunflower blue

I LOVE SUNFLOWERS!

I was taking a walk through my back yard yesterday afternoon and this morning and look what I found!  
This white agapanthus and this beauty that'sfully and beautifully bloomed, then I found this hibiscus tree bloom and this rosemary flower.

Next I came across this lovelyred hibiscus, and right across the way I saw the last of thepetunias.

Finally, our little palm tree has new leaves.  And our Japanese auralia is lookin' good!
Down the way a bit I saw that our
begonia is doing well as are our fuzzy black-eyed susans and purple geraniums!

Just around the corner are a new rose just opening and a pink baby rose.  And last, but certainly not least, is the queen beauty of this morning the red daisy.

I hope you enjoyed your tour through my back yard!

Just wanted to share some pictures of my two canine children whom I love more than most.....Sierra is a 9-year-old chocolate lab and Zephyr is a 3-year-old black lab/greyhound/dalmation mix.
Sierra's all wet
a rare peaceful moment
happy Zephyr
me and my girls in 2003
what did you say?
Miss Sierra

I want to take you on a journey through Ireland.  My husband and I went last year in October and it was the most memorable trip of my life.  We started in Dublin where we went to the huge farmer's market, then we found ourselves in my favorite spot, Glendalough....that day we hiked 11 miles and saw a monastary that dates back to 500 A.D.  There were grave markers celtic grave marker dating back to the 1400's!  We also visted the nature center and met this cool little guy.  

We headed to Blarney to visit the Blarney Castle where, YES, I did kiss the blarney stone! We then headed onto this beautiful drive called the Ring of Kerry and saw some beautiful places like this breathtaking view and thisstunning place.  We also visited a place called Ladies View

Eventually, we were on our way, passing a barn,
to a ruggedly beautiful place, The Cliffs of Moher, a place of mystery, where the land just drops away into sheer cliffs and the rough ocean.

We drove the coast until we hit Waterville,and saw this mosaic of sea
rocks where Charlie Chaplin liked to visit.  I am sure he loved the waterscape views as much as we did!

On to Kinvara and  Galway Bay was next, a beautiful little village where my husband's family/clan comes from and once ruled Dungaire Castle.

We did not want to come home, but after two weeks we had to get back to reality...hope you enjoyed your short tour Ireland.....

One day I saw herDESCRIPTION_HERE the beautiful one, whose beauty did not last forever.....