Enchantment Lillies

I planted flowers at Sandy Pines that I took from my yard on Charlesgate, since I was letting my garden go to pot. Here are a few of the pictures before the rabbits got them. I had the flowers for a couple of years and even gave some to neighbors when they started to spread. Unfortunatly, the rabbits ate all of our flowers and even ate the bulbs so it was the end of our Enchantment Lillie.

Wildflowers from the past

Years ago, maybe 20 years ago, when we lived in Wyoming Michigan on Charlesgate Ave, I decided that I wanted my backyard to be like a 'secret garden'. I wanted a lot of flowers. So I planted a lot of wildflowers. I mentioned that I wanted to have a path to go to the upper level of our yard. I came home one day and found my son, Denny, digging the path. So I went to the store and got stepping stones. He even made steps for me. The yard was starting to look beautiful. Then we decided to buy into Sandy Pines so I had no time to work on my garden. Here are pictures of the bottom level of the yard.

Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus Martius)

I got a card from a Postcarder today. It has a picture of a Black Woodpecker on it. I didn't realize that there are birds in other countries (other than tropical birds) that we don't have here in the United States. This card came from Finland. The bird is found in all of Europe.

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My Little Sister's Birthday

Oh my gosh! Laurie is 60! I can't believe it. I can still remember her as my 'kid' sister. I'm seven years older than her. We still get together since we live so close. Every Saturday night we eat out with Steve and Laurie. And every Sunday morning, Laurie, our two friends that also happen to be sisters and I all go to a movie. First we go to Starbucks or the Corner Bakery for coffee, chai and a goodie. We have popcorn at the movie, of course. I'm sure glad I live close to my 'little sister'.