Sunday, March 14, 2010

a few days off


We're home, at the country house with all four grandkids. More time digging in the garden getting it ready to plant this week.

Busy busy as only I am when they are here. Lots of cooking (they eat ALL the time) and the subsequent cleaning with bouts of other activity in between.

Here's a few pictures of some things that greeted me when we got home (click to enlarge).


The red bud tree.

The iris that appeared during the week we were in the city.

A huge flock of cedar waxwings perched in two trees eating the red berries on another in between.

22 comments:

  1. awwww wow flowers and berries and blossoms and birds!!!! gifts! gifts! thanks for this ellen. enjoy your time. steven

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  2. beautiful flowers, trees and birds--spring has arrived --how exciting--enjoy the grandkids and the sun!

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  3. I love all the pictures, but especially the red bud tree. :-)

    All of a sudden, crocuses have appeared here.

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  4. Beautiful and grandkids too! Would you like to be there all the time?

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  5. With those sights, a very pretty Welcome Home, indeed :)

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  6. Nice! Spring chores will wear you out; but oh, the rewards.

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  7. Lovely pictures. Hope you have a great time with everyone staying - and have time to relax afterwards.

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  8. Wow! Spring happened!!! Very cool!! Love the waxwings..they are so beautiful!
    Hugs
    SueAnn

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  9. You are just ahead of us in seasonal time. The redbuds and iris are beautiful!

    Have fun cooking and eating and digging, Ellen. Sounds like a blast!

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  10. Oh you are SO far ahead of us on this spring thing!

    Pearl

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  11. I love the red bud tree, it is boooootiful. I forget how much I miss green and flowers.

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  12. Always nice to be greeted by the familiar things of home :)

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  13. Lovely lovely. We arrived home to NO SNOW & GREEN GRASS. Simple pleasures!

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  14. Well I'm a tad envious. Beautiful photos of such a lovely season. Send some of that this way, willya? :)

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  15. Oh spring is in the air and it seems that in the trees too! Great pics, as always.

    have a great time with your family, then come back and tell us about the fun you had.

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  16. See what happens when you go to the city? If things are not going well in the county- go to the city and when you return VOILA! CHANGE!- magic.
    I would like to see you work, as well, I have no idea how you do it- all of that beauty out of stuff you put together somehow- amazing to me! More magic!

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  17. Hi Ellen

    what lovely surprises to return to...

    Happy days

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  18. Gorgeous pics..especially the red bud tree. Enjoy every minute with your grandkids!

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  19. Oh, you lucky girl!

    How beautiful!

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  20. --how exciting--enjoy the grandkids and the sun!
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