Almost Time To Bid Spring Goodbye...

 

Hello sweet friends.

I am returning to blog land...

I apologize that many have not been 

able to access my blog by invitation only.

Please keep me in prayer

as I again open blog and heart online:)

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My, oh my!

Has this year gone

by in a jiffy?!

Seems like Spring 

was just yawning and 

sleepily waking up dressed

in her lovely pastels....

My peach and pear trees

were full of blossoms

in March this year.

Early arrivals, but lovely

and welcome...

Sweet daughter bought

a beautiful collection of

fresh flowers to plant

in her office window.

Isn't her office charming?

(She has moved to yet

another office since I wrote this,

but I like the pictures so much I left them:)

We were blessed with two

Spring seasons this year.

Our land,

Little Piney Acres,

sits atop a mountain.

Spring arrived there 

about two weeks after it

graced our cottage yard.

What an unexpected blessing.

We took a lovely day trip to

Maymont Park in Richmond.

Spring was in it's glory

that day. I especially enjoyed

the Japanese garden...

The Italian garden was

lovely also. Lots of

bright tulips..

The Maymont stately 1800's

mansion is quite beautiful..

Our bike rides were glorious

in late Spring. My!! The fields were

emerald green. I love the sun dapples

under the trees...

I found a beautiful

tulip poplar flower 

while on a bike ride...

Before we knew it,

warmer days 

brought sunshine and roses.

We girls took a canning 

class at our local extension office

then bought a box of fresh picked

green beans from a little 

village store to can at home..

We canned 36 pints,

plus had about a one gallon 

bag of fresh beans left to cook

for a couple of meals...

We spent a beautiful day 

in Meadows of Dan at

a lavender farm and book store..

Mabry Mill

near Meadows of Dan....

We rode on over

to Floyd Country Store

where the locals gather on

Sunday afternoon for mountain

music and flat foot dancing.

I so enjoy my lovely

Appalachian neighbors.

They're a lively bunch...

So far it's been a lovely Spring.

Really one of the nicest I have known.

Lots of rain, cool misty mornings, 

pretty in every way.

Dear One and I always lament

Spring leaving quickly,

so we were thrilled to have

the blessing of this long

luxurious Spring season.

I will leave you with some

lively flat foot Appalachian music

from Floyd Country Store...