On a Rainy Day – An Eagle, Lunch, Wet Birds & Lilly of the Valley
~~~ Friday, April 28 ~~~ Coming home from town. I thought this view of the homestead looked pretty in the rainy, morning light. Cerwin noticed a bald eagle in a tree (next to the field below our house) when we left to have lunch at Hearth and Harrow with my brother Dale and his wife […]
Happy Birthday to Our Favorite Lauree
https://www.facebook.com/lauree.high.5 We love you! Grandpa and Grandma High
Sauder Cousins Lunch
~~~ Wednesday, April 26 12:30 pm ~~~ Table 1 There were 28 people at the cousins lunch at Lititz Family Cupboard. Table 2 Table 3 My BLT was delicious. It’s always fun to get caught up on a few of Cerwin’s cousins at this quarterly lunch.
Foggy Morning Photos
~~~ Sunday, April 16 6:24 am ~~~
Mulching at White Oak Church
~~~ Tuesday Evening, April 25 ~~~ Cell Phone Photos by Cerwin This was just a small group of those who were mulching around the exterior of our church. It’s always fun to watch children helping with church projects.
I Think We Have Proof of the Neighborhood Bandit Who Walked Through Our Driveway During the Night
~~~ Sunday Morning, April 16 ~~~ Diane was the first one to notice the footprints when she went for the morning newspaper at the end of our driveway. We were not surprised that it was a raccoon.
A Very Rainy Day
~~~ Saturday, April 15 1:00 pm ~~~ Wet cherry blossoms Wet cherry blossoms on the ground. Red Buds I love a rainy day!
Happy Birthday to Our Favorite Kristen.
https://www.facebook.com/kristen.z.high We love you! Daddy and Mother High.
Baptizing in the Rain at White Oak Church
~~~ Sunday, April 30 11:30 am ~~~ Instructions from Jon and Dave (right) for the young people who were going to be baptized. Dave reading scripture. Prayer Benson Jon Cassel did the baptizing. With his parents Christi and Joel Wyatt Grandma and Grandpa Fahnestock watching their grandson being baptized. His parents Dwayne and Kim Emma […]
Oh, What a Beautiful Morning
~~~ Friday, April 14 6:57 am ~~~ Somedays you just have to go outside and get pictures and feel the beautiful morning. You can see the southern corner of our house as I face east. I moved a bit to the right to avoid seeing the house in this shot. The tulips were also enjoying […]
Beauty in Our Yard
~~~ Thursday, April 13 Before I began the saga of Cerwin’s birthday celebrations ~~~ A pretty flower on a perennial ground cover. Red Bud Violets New leaves with “helicopter” seeds. Very old cherry tree. Cherry Weeping Cherry Red Dogwood Our Dogwood blossoms were slim this year. Tulips One yellow tulip among the red. Azalea Bleeding […]
Happy Birthday to Our Favorite Stetson
(5) Kayla Henley-Myers | Facebook We love you! Great Grandpa and Great Grandma High
Speaking at Heidelberg Church of the Brethren Mother-Daughter Brunch
~~~ Saturday, April 22 10:00 am ~~~ It had been a while since I was at this church, so I was looking forward to seeing the mothers and daughters who came to this brunch about half an hour from our house. The basement was beautifully and colorfully decorated. The beautiful welcome bouquet was a gift […]
Cerwin’s Ten-Day Birthday Celebration – Day 10
~~~ Saturday, April 22 His Actual Birth Date ~~~ The grand finale of his birthday celebration was taking our children to Ichiban Hibachi Grill. Jeff, Jere, Kristen, Diane, Cerwin, Me, Deb, Barb (Roy’s mom) and Roy. The yummy salad Delicious soup It was a stormy night which displayed itself inside the restaurant when the electric […]
Cerwin’s Ten-Day Birthday Celebration – Day 9
~~~ Friday, April 21 ~~~ Anthony, Jasmine and Natalie. Anthony is preparing water balloons. Our day started with three great grandchildren in our house, because they had an overnight stay with Grammy. After breakfast and morning chores, Diane took them outside for a water balloon battle. Anthony was ready to “fire” them at Grammy. 🙂 […]
Cerwin’s Ten-Day Birthday Celebration – Day 8
~~~ Thursday, April 20 ~~~ We began our day by going to Rachel’s Creperie for brunch – a place we have been wanting to visit for several months. This one is on the north side of Lancaster. Diane took these pictures. She was pleased that we invited her to go with us. The view from […]