Blue Monday

Been doing a lot of work in the yard and want to feature my Hens and Chicks.  They are spreading out nicely this spring.

They are spilling out of the blue ceramic flower pot.

The flower pot has plenty of blue bugs crawling every which way!

Linking with Miss Sally @http://smilingsally.blogspot.com for Blue Monday.

Ann

Pink Saturday and Seasonal Sunday

In honor of Thomas Kincaid who passed away this week, I wanted to share one of my favorite paintings by him.
My hubby bought this for Christmas for me several years ago.

The title is "The Light of Peace", I really love all of his work. I adore the Christmas scenes he painted and all of the country homes and gardens.



Iris in my front yard have bloomed and few more have opened this week.

It has touches of PINK in the centers.

There are more buds. Yipee!!

Looking forward to a very special wedding today and church tomorrow.

Linking with sweet Beverly @http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog

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Ann

ABC Wednesday - M is for Monarch

Kansas Prairie

                                                                          M is for MONARCH

Monarch is such a beautiful butterfly and we see many of them in Kansas.  The Monarch is also known as the Milkweed Butterfly.

I did  some research on wickipedia and found out some interesting facts:

The Monarch can be found in a wide range of habitats such as fields, meadows, prairies (Kansas), parks, gardens and roadsides.  The milkweed is the host plant.

Each fall clouds of 70 million Monarchs fly from a small mexican village (Anganqueo) and migrate the fartherst distance than any other butterly.  Anganquo is where the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve is located.

Aren't they exqusite!!!!

I have quite a few in my yard in the fall around my Sedum Plants.

 A local school in our district has a Butterly Garden.

It was developed as a habitat for Monarch and all other butterflies.  The garden has plenty of Milkweed which is the only plant that Monarchs will lay their eggs on.  Kindergarten and Preschool students get hands on science experience of watching the entire life cycle of a butterfly.  They can see the eggs, watch the caterpillars grow bigger and see the cocoon and eventually the adult butterlies.   Their goal is to help the children appreciate nature.  They teach the  children not to pick or damage plants because that plant is home to many animals. 

The schools mascot is also the Monarch and my daughter taught their for a number of years.

I'm linking with ABC Wednesday @http://abcwednesday-mrsnesbitt.blogspot.com

Ann

RESSURECTION SUNDAY POSTING FOR BLUE MONDAY

Christ the Lord has risen today,  Hallelujah!!!

The Easter eggs I made for each of their Easter egg collections.

My girls bags filled with candy.
We're having our Easter dinner at 5:00 today which is a change from our usual time. We usually have it right after church but this way we have had the afternoon to prepare more of the dinner.

Our newest great nephew--didn't do any egg hunting.

Our crew posing after searching for their eggs.

Enjoying her barbeque Brisket.

That looks like some story dosen't it!!!

We all enjoyed being together. Hope your Easter was a memorable one.

Ann

Linking with Sally @http://smilingsally.blogspot.com

Ann

Pink Saturday - Easter Post - Royal Purple

This year I decided to create a focal point for my front yard on Good Friday.  I took some old wood garden stakes and created a cross.  I drape the cross with purple fabric.

The purple represents Christ's Royalty and purity.  He is the KING OF KINGS and LORD of LORDS.  Purple was reserved for the eartly kings of Rome of that day and the color purple was very expensive to make so it is symbolic of all the Christ has done for us.

Also displayed on my front porch is my Easter flag.

Have a glorious Easter weekend.

Ann

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ABC WEDNESDAY - LETTER L

L is the letter for ABC Wednesday this week.  My LILACS are in full bloom. The lucious scent lingers in the yard as we work in our gardens.

Their are clusters of purple and white ones.

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Also linking with Outdoor Wednesday http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com

ANN

Blue Monday - KANSAS JAYHAWKS IN THE TITLE GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                                                                      I'M TRYING

Well all of us Kansans and BIG 12 fans are SO EXCITED because our Jayhawks are in the NCAA Mens Basketball Championship Game tonight!!!!

Our team has so much HEART, we find a way to WIN!! We have won three championship titles in our school history and are hoping this will be 4.

Whatever happens we will be so proud of the way they have played this year. All of the media counted us out, gave us bad odds but we have surprised them ALL.



GO HAWKS.
Linking with Sally@http://smilingsally.blogspot.com for Blue Monday.

Ann