A sunny warm day calls for.......

spending time at the park.....

feeding the ducks....

walking the wieners....

and stopping to smell the flowers.

Toisnot Lake

Toisnot park and lake is not far from our house ~

so hubby and I got up early this morning,

stopped by Starbucks and then drove over to the lake.

It's a beautiful park for picnicking ~ or maybe just sitting under a big shade tree reading your favorite book. There are nature trails if you like, a playground for the kids, and fishing too.

I came to feed the ducks.

Oh, yes, they knew I had bread ~

even the ones in the lake.

Pretty ones and not so pretty ones.

They all had their fair share of bread, I thought, except for one little guy who scurried up the hill from the lake just as fast as he could, came right over to me, looked at me, and I had just thrown the last piece of bread away. Poor baby. Maybe I should have brought more bread. Maybe next time.

We enjoyed the morning by the lake, the company of the ducks, and a good cup of coffee.

A good way to start the day, I think.

Simple pleasures

A warm spring-like sunny day today brought me out of doors. Otis and Riley and I enjoyed some simple pleasures.


A walk to the park where they could run to their hearts content.


And sniff.

Some back yard gardening.

Digging in the dirt and smelling and feeling the warm earth ~ turning the soil in the raised beds as I plan what veggies I want to put in this year.

Riley in the strawberry patch....again. Does he see a squirrel?

Relaxing and enjoying the outdoors. Ahhhhhhhh..........

What a nice break in January from the very cold weather we've been having. Looking forward to spring!

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...

Otis and Riley and I are going for a walk. Why don't you come along.

It's an absolutely gorgeous fall day, the kind you of day that makes you want to be outside and breathe in the fresh air and warm sunshine.

Some of the leaves have started to change color.

We passed a magnolia tree on the way to the park. This is a beautiful pink magnolia bud.

Once we get to the park, Otis and Riley take off running. They love it here.

On our way home, the boys have their noses to the ground.

The leaves are so pretty.

We pass a cute little ghost...

and the most gorgeous mums (I wish mine would grow like that).

And so ends our enjoyable walk out and about the neighborhood.

Hope you're enjoying your day outside if you can.

Sunday afternoons are for playing

We went to the park Sunday afternoon.

Our granddaughter, daughter, and son-in-law came over to spend the day with us. We went to the park to enjoy the outdoors and also to run the radio controlled car that our son-in-law has.

Looks like pretty serious stuff.

Maddie and her Dad got it running.

Other kids in the park came by to watch and had fun running and chasing after it.

Dasher dog came along too. This little guy made friends with Dasher.

Dasher's waiting for someone to throw the pine cone.

There were a lot of people out enjoying the beautiful fall weather ~ taking walks, feeding the ducks, fishing, having picnics and playing.

I love days like this.

It was a wonderful day to play in the park.

Busy week

It's been a busy week full of activity. Sunday we had our "kick off" meeting for the Hemophilia Walk-A-Thon with a good turnout and all kinds of ideas for the walk on October 18. Lots of excitement!

And our granddaughter, Maddie, spent most of the week with us. Maddie is a ball of energy, and she wore me out but we had a wonderful time!

"Imagination Station", a hands on science museum.

It's hard to believe summer is almost over and school is starting already. Maddie's classes start on Monday.

I hope to get some R&R this weekend and I'll be catching up with everyone real soon!