MAY JOYS

Clouds keep the hot sun from our eyes.
 A great day for a beach walk

This is the month of 'Maying' . . . a wonderful time for playing.
We begin with multiple thanks that we can take a short vacation and breathe deep.
God's blessings abound.
Taking time to warm up a bit is a huge blessing.

#2368-2370:: Walk on the beach; linger on the lanai; hubby sleeps most of the day to regain all the hours he lost over the past week.

#2371-2373:: Early wake-up to greet friends for bible and breakfast; So good to see the "girls"- all of us old ladies by now; OH JOY!

#2374-2376:: A lovely walk past popping water spouts; beautifully decorated shop windows; enjoyed touching unique fabrics.

#2377-2379:: A visit to a church which celebrated 'first communion' for 2nd graders - lovely.  Cool morning and nice breeze warms my bones.  Hubby is so dear as to endure 'hot' weather that seems mildly warm to me.

We love to walk down by the 'old' pier that has been
rebuilt numerous times.

#2380-2382:: Errands and a trip to the book store where we touch and feel the pages we turn.  Home to download a book onto the computer.  A visit with old friends . . . memories and laughter. . . until way too late in the evening - well worth it.

#2383-2385:: Up at 6:30 as usual but loved the little morning nap before visiting with a dear friend.  More chat for hours under a Banyan tree with a cool breeze.  We enjoyed our one day a year together.

These new plantings will soon be HUGE in a few months.

#2386-2388:: Chat with my friend's 90 year old mom - sharp as a tack; long lunch with my dear friend who is just now feeling better from triple bypass surgery; theology discussion that was a delight to my soul.

#2389-2391:: Fun time with hubby began with the botanical gardens; Chinese take-out for lunch- YUM! Lingering outside in the heat was a delight with the cool breeze.

#2392-2394:: Early meeting with friends I've known for seventeen years - nice. Tough chores with hubby went fast - great sense of accomplishment. A nice evening lingering  with a late sunset.

My sister took this picture a few years ago.
This is what I'd love to be doing . . .
next time we are down here.

#2395-2397:: PTL, I am alive.  Survived severe food poisoning last night - both of us. at the same time. unable to help each other lose everything; but, we feel clean inside.  A good day to rest and try to recover.

#2398-2400:: This is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad . . . even if we both feel really weak.  A wonderful Mother's Day will slip through the cracks this year but that's OK.  God embraces us with His love as we try to put something in our tummies.

#2401-2403:: Morning packing for our trip home.  LOVED the warm weather AND the rest.  We did very little and accomplished even less - WONDERFUL!

#2404-2406:: Only two weeks away and everything seems different; Gathering with the gals to explore scripture; A flip-flop day! . . .  sort of . . .  I am determined.

Our Hosta this year is blooming in grandeur.

#2407-2409:: One more load of laundry; GREEN and blooms and growth - everything grew so fast while we were gone.  A Looooooong meeting tonight but accomplished much.

#2410-2412:: Torrents of rain and dropping temps invite me to nap between work sessions.  Nice.  Great sense of accomplishment as I complete reams of documents.  Sun shines at the end of the day.

#2413-2415:: Rain brings blooms and some blooms need to be plucked - a GREAT day for plucking; Sun shimmers on a mini lake left to us by yesterday's rain; I finally saw some birds flitting in and out of our bird house - nice.

Each time we see this barn we know we are almost home.
Amazing way to show off the business.

#2416-2418:: Warmth comes late in the day but the sun lingers longer and makes each day longer; Clean clothes; hope for summer soon.

#2419-2421:: We blessed the children and the teacher who gave their time teaching the children. The boys, especially, loved getting sprinkled with holy water. It was nice to be back our our little church and linger a little longer with everyone before the town's memorial day parade.

#2422-2424:: The fire in the fire place takes the chill off of the early morning hours; Nice time digging into Leviticus - love the feast details.  Early wake-up to a sunny day.

Harsh winter, late spring, pansies spring forth.

#2425-2427:: A beautiful day to run errands with hubby; We push the envelope as we do 'one more thing' . . . fun; our simple salad and fish for dinner is so healthy.

#2428-2430:: The rain lets up for our travel to the east side of the state; Good meetings; A surprise offer from a neighbor church to take part in our Ascension Day service.



#2431-2433:: I love lingering in God's word for hours; clean laundry smells so fresh; A trip to pick up herbs for the garden - fun!

The Allium came up this year.
Perhaps the harsh winter stimulated
new growth.  We had none last year.

#2434-2436:: Purchase a few more veges and my garden will be complete; planted everything so that empty spaces will soon become full; my little porch has life with my chair and a table.

#2437-2439:: Reams of work becoming a small pile; Dust bunnies in the house were conquered for another few days; New plantings are intact so perhaps no bunnies in my garden - yet.

#2440-2442:: Words for today hard to grapple with as we focus on Memorial Day remembrance; Warriors and first responders' Blood shed for our freedom and Christ's blood shed for our salvation; Two flags (Christian and U.S.) side by side, inseparable, just as our life in Christ is inseparable from choices we must make as we live in this nation of so much freedom to do as we choose.

#2443-2445:: Flags flying high; Memories of those who died so that we have amazing freedoms; Sun-filled day with gardens bursting with color like fireworks.

#2446-2448:: Fast paced day with a list a mile long - and we

Notice all the purple that blooms in Spring?
These are going WILD with happiness.

finished it all!  A special meal at our favorite dive; FINALLY we got some rain with a swift passing thunder storm - plants are now happy!

#2449-2451:: Humid and warm and just the way I love summer; Lunch with the Bible group to celebrate a wonderful year together; sounds of chat were deafening but oh what fun!

#2452-2454:: Ascension Day! COLD but not raining yet; Storm than clearing then a fabulous Ascension Celebration with three other churches.  We Celebrate . . .  and eat a delicious meal together.

Finally, some BLUE . . . just now popping up.
I so love my french iris.  The cool days may keep my
favorit bloom fresh for longer than usual.

#2455-2457:: Sun sneaked out from behind the gray morning; My first Blue Bird sighting of the year! Read, rest, relax - to keep a sore throat from turning into more.

#2458-2460:: Linger longer, says my heart.  Another month has flown by too fast to catch more snippets of time. I finally write in my other blog before time/thyme creeps into unknown crevices and disappears.