Jade Blooms

I have some very old Jade houseplants and I love them! One is blooming so I thought I would share it's beauty with you! The flowers are tiny miracles…

Reina de la Noche (Queen of the Night)

This morning I received this beautiful gift from the Reina de la Noche!

Isn't she lovely?  She blooms in the night and so one must watch and wait patiently!

And oh she has the most heavenly fragrance!

Longwood Gardens

Spent an incredibly beautiful day at Longwood Gardens with my hubby and friends…

Aloe Bloom & Key Ring

Mother's Day was special!  My sister, her husband and son joined me and hubby to celebrate the day by taking my Mom to dinner.  We had a great time! :)

Here is an updated picture of the aloe vera bloom!  Amazing, isn't it?!  Who would know that this houseplant blooms?!

If you look at my earlier post, the flowers were tightly closed and snuggly tucked beside each other.  Slowly the stem grew, spacing the flowers further apart.  This past weekend, the strange buds began to open.  Fascinating - watching the miracles of life unfold!  Aren't the blooms amazing?
In this photo you can see how long the stem is...  You can also see Puffy, my sweet furry boy!

Last, but certainly not least, I'd like to share a photo of a key ring that I bought for myself!  It's just lovely!  It is made by the father of a friend of mine, Rose!

It's a bit hard to see, but the key ring is fashioned from a fork!  It is so cool!  You can clip it to your purse and know where your keys are!  Mine were always lost in "the abyss"!  If you look, you will see it clipped on the left and another picture of it (super-imposed) on the right!  The dear little lady is Mrs. T. Bagg.  A wonderful creation by my dear friend Rose!  She sells both on Etsy.  Check out her blog where you can seem them better and learn all about them!  Rose's blog is a real treat and either the key ring or Mrs. T. Bagg would be a *wonderful* gift for someone you love!

Aloe Vera

My aloe vera plant has done the most "amazing" thing!  It is getting ready to *bloom*!  I didn't know that they bloom!  Take a look!

Pretty cool, huh?!

Worldwide Water/Whale Wave Meditation

I was happy to join in this wonderful worldwide effort to focus on the restoration of the earth's waters at a beautiful lake near my home.
The first image combines a view of the lake with a carved whale tail super-imposed...  A beautiful piece that represents balance and harmony...

The water table was high and there were plenty of turtles and fish.

I looked into an old barn and found that the swallows were building their mud nests in the old beams...

It was an incredibly beautiful day!  Perfect for a meditation on the restoration of God's waters, the whales, and all living creatures...