Friday, February 10 I always enjoy seeing a Northern Flicker at our feeders. This is a male. The male flicker has a black patch of feathers next to its bill. When we left the house at 2 pm to go to Costco I noticed the icicles glittering in the afternoon sun. These were hanging from our […]
Thursday, February 9 Day six of my birthday week I was glad that I didn’t have to go anywhere on this day. We have had so little snow this year that I treasure every snowflake we get. 🙂 A starling in its winter feathers. After enjoying the snow and birds, I opened the goodie bags […]
Wednesday, February 8 We don’t get here very often, but Cerwin knows that this will be my choice if I choose my favorite restaurant. My salad My favorite meal here is a breakfast: Eggs En Cocotte (Sheared Eggs, Baked with Asparagus, Lump Crab Meat & Mornay Sauce) When our waitress saw Cerwin taking pictures of me, […]
Wednesday, February 8 Day 5 of my birthday week Our living room window presents a new “Painting by God” each morning – and it changes by the minute. Love my morning view It was a beautiful morning to take a TFC mailing to the post office – then meet our youngest daughter Deb at “Nails […]
Tuesday, February 7 Day 4 of my birthday celebration 🙂 Tulips and chocolates from Cerwin – for my birthday and valentines day. Each piece of candy was fabulous, but the piece on the bottom left was the best. The tulips were a bit “wimpy” when they arrived and the buds very tight. Look at the difference half an hour later. […]
Monday, February 6 One trip that is still on my bucket list is a photo safari to South Africa. So I visited the South Africa vendors in Outfitters Hall. It may never happen, but one can dream – and to make a dream happen we must sometimes take the first step. 🙂 Some of the safari vendors interested me, […]
We love you! Grandpa & Grandma
Monday, February 6 Jim Shockey posed for pictures before his part of the program started in the Small Arena. This is when Cerwin and I had agreed to meet as we both wanted to see his program. This was my favorite part of the day – other than my delicious ham and cheese soft pretzel sandwich. […]
Monday, February 6 ~ Harrisburg, PA Raptors Up Close – Birds of Prey – The Ultimate Hunters Because I enjoy birds, I made sure to be in the small arena at 11:30. I like listening to Howard Caldwell’s information about his birds. The first one was a Great Horned Owl. (Do you think he noticed that I was taking his […]
Monday, February 6 (Day 3 of my birthday week) We arrived early so we could park close to the building. There was already a line, but not too bad. It was a nice day to stand outside for 3/4 of an hour and talk to people around us. Before long the line went around the […]
This morning on the news we heard a marriage counselor say – if you want to keep your love alive, don’t keep on doing the same old thing – same gifts, same restaurant, etc. So when I came out of the shower – there stood Cerwin with guitar in hand singing, “You Are My Sunshine.” […]
Monday, February 6 (day three of my week of birthday events and celebrations) We went to the post office in Lititz early Monday morning – with a bulk mailing for TFC – because our excursion of the day was The Great American Outdoor Show at the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg. After leaving the post office we saw a […]
Day two of my week-long birthday celebration. I love to celebrate what God has done in my life and the people and beauty He has given me – and continues to give. I challenge myself to celebrate life all 360 days in a year, but I up that celebration to a higher level during my birthday week. […]
Saturday, February 4 A section of orchids. There were white orchids… …black ones – and many colors in between. Butterflies and orchids – a beautiful respite in the middle of winter. The butterfly house and orchid display – on top of the hill – were quite busy while Hershey Park rides below us were silent on this mid-winter day.
Saturday, February 4 The ceiling in the entrance area The 2017 Orchid Show was in the Horticultural Wing – from February 3-5. The show is hosted by Susquehanna Orchid Society where the orchids are brought in to Hershey Gardens for the three day show. The advertisement said, “See 1,000 orchids.” The building was full of people […]
Saturday, February 4 Visiting Hershey Gardens was the beginning of my birthday week – a gift from Mark and Diane. We chose to see the butterflies first. I love butterfly houses – especially in winter. It was so warm and humid that I had to keep defogging my camera. Mushrooms This was a huge butterfly […]
