Saturday, April 29

We had rain and wind during the night – bringing down most of our cherry blossoms.

It was when Cerwin left to take Ian to a neighbors place to do some mulching (one of Ian’s jobs) that I noticed the flower petals on our van. I told Cerwin that he looked like a “flower child” going down the road. 🙂

I took this picture after he returned from the four-mile round trip.

Next he and Hezekiah went to Stauffer’s of Kissel Hill to get an azalea to match the other three. The one in this spot did not survive the winter.

This is our very old – and beautiful – azalea in another area of the patio.

I was pleased that our white dogwood was still blooming, because Mark and Diane were arriving by evening.

We planted this twenty-three years ago in memory of Elijah.

He is Mark and Diane’s fifth child, was born with a heart deformity, and only lived five months.

Our rhododendron was filled with buds, so we were expecting it to be beautiful this year.

…and it was

Later in the afternoon – while cleaning the patio – I noticed a Luna moth on our front door.

I’m not sure that I have ever seen one of these in person.

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By-the-way, Hezekiah did surprise his parents – especially Mark. Diane was a bit suspicious because of something he said, but did not know for sure that he was going to be here.

I was so excited to see them surprised that I didn’t think about taking a picture.

Imagine that! 🙂