I love sitting on park benches whether it's here at the arboretum or at one of the Metroparks in Michigan.......sitting, waiting for the birds to come. I have sat here in the summer, fall and winter. Yet to make it here in the spring....look out Mike and Twin I may be headed there to see the garden in the spring.

Monet Garden at Overland Park Arboretum

 Sculpture of Monet painting his beloved garden...of course his garden was in Giverny, France not Overland Park, Kansas but I can assure you that this garden is so beautiful in the summer.

 Painting the famous "Lily Pond"

 Yellow Columbine

 Tree Peony

 Lily Pond at the Arboretum in Overland Park, Kansas

 I stayed here to watch the hummingbirds

 Oh, I wish it were summer! I can smell these roses in my memory.

 Volunteer gardeners that come every Friday morning in the summer.

 Clematis
(note yellow spotted bug on leaf)

 A lotus flower in the pond....one of my favorite photos

Christmas in Kansas (again)

 The "fabulous" Carney Family

 Mike's bike lite for Christmas eve

 Waiting

 There is a long story behind this duck

 Twin showing off her bling that Santa brought her

Now what 12 year old reads the card....Mikey that's who!

By The Fireside

 Well, this morning I decided to tear myself away from the fire and go out to take some photos......I got no further than my back stoop when I became a big chicken. I decided that it was way too brutal outside. So, all these pictures were taken from inside through windows that are not very clear...as you will see.

 Neighbor across the street....it's suppose to be garbage day but somehow I don't think they will be coming. Oh, and by the by, the city plowed our streets...yea!

 Jack Frost nipping at all my upstairs windows

 This is my neighbor, Patty, shoveling my drive. She is a saint. I was looking for a clip art halo to put over her head.. It is so bitter cold and I know that she must be frozen.

 Well, here is someone who is looking very smug for some reason.

 I'm between Christmas and Valentine Day

A Flower to Cheer You

It has been snowing all day so I decided to post this beautiful red poppy that I took last June to cheer us all up.
My trip back from Kansas on Friday was a long and grueling day. My flight was delayed and I spent 5 hours at the Kansas City airport. Since I have gotten home the weather has gone from bad to worse. There was already snow on the ground and due to budget issues our streets here in Lincoln Park were not plowed or treated. Now, more snow is piling up and about a foot of new snow is expected. To add to that, on Tuesday the high is expected to be around 1 degree.
I went to the store when I got home on Friday and already people were stocking up. Meijers was packed and some things, like bread, were in short supply.
Luckily, I have no where that I have to be so I am staying home and spending much needed time on my computer. My son rescued all my pictures off my old external hard drive and I am busy organizing all my photos. I also have over 500 pictures from Kansas to look at and edit. So this snowy day will not go to waste.
Can't wait though to get out and take some snow pictures when I feel safe enough to get out there.
Sorry to say that I missed January's Crack O' Dawn Coffee Club this past Saturday. I was too tired from my trip to get up and go. That's two month's in a row and I sure do miss everyone.
Keep warm and safe everyone!

Seasons

December 2013

June 2013

December 2013 

June 2013

While I Was Gone

in Kansas, my neighbor's garage burned down.

You can see his SUV on the right and on the left his boat. I look directly across the street at this and it makes me feel so sad.