My emotions are running wild and I'm finding it...
a little difficult to create a post...
This morning Herhusband and I took flowers to
the cemetery for his parents' grave site.
Today...May 22nd...would have been
his mother's 91st Birthday.
She passed in 1980.
.
Hazel.
June 4th marks the 2nd year anniversary of
my own mother's passing at the age of 81...
she passed on the day after...
.
Juanita.
my Dad's birth date of June 3rd...
he would have been 89 this year.
He passed in 1980.
June 3rd was their wedding anniversary too.
.
Gene
This is my dad with me...years ago...
.
this is my dad's mom taking a walk with me...
.
Nora
This is my sister Joyce on the left...
her birthday is June 7th...the day on which
our mother had been buried...
making it a bittersweet time for her.
.
Among these dates...
grandson Dylan has a birthday on May 28th...
daughter-in-law Cindy's birthday is June 4th...
granddaughter Alivia's birthday is June 6th...
and grandson Andrew's is June 19th
.
All so close together!
.
That's my reasons for my range of emotions...
So today I will do this small post for our mothers...
on his mother's birthday.
but even with today's beautiful sky...
.
the sadness makes me settle for posting
mostly about flowers and things of nature...
like the blackberry bushes that are really...
.
full of blooms this year...
My mother would forge right to the middle...
even climb a fence to get the largest berries.
.
At a distance they are so similar to the
wild roses that are blooming now too.
.
Just walking down the drive...
.
you can easily smell their sweetness.
.
It is Spring all over...everything is busy...
especially the wrens that built this nest in
the new birdhouse...almost full to the top!
.
I found a Cardinal's nest in the Forsythia...
with 1 egg the first day...
.
and today...2 eggs...one is larger though???...
Cow birds lay their eggs in nests of others...
maybe they don't make good mothers...
I'll keep watching...
.
This is a different variety of Poppy...
blooms slightly later...
.
This is a Japanese Iris started by mother-in-law
over 50 years ago...
.
and a Peony grown by her that I took
from the old home site.
.
This is the bird feeder out front with
a House Finch, Gold Finches, and a Cardinal's
tail just barely showing.
.
These wild flowers come up all over...
don't yet know what they are...
.
and a caterpillar making his way through
a forest of leaves...
.
This is False Indigo Blue...given to me
by my son Steve...just starting to bloom.
.
A flower basket Herhusband and I bought at
Lowe's while a Mocking Bird serenaded us!
.
Pansies by the front steps...in a pot that once
years ago belonged to my mother-in-law.
.
A basket of Lobelia...
The fawn was resting in the field one day...
.
Herhusband spotted it while mowing...
Walked back to the house to inform me...
.
I was able to get fairly close...
before it ran off...which I regretted causing...
.
but mother and child reunited...
This is a photo that I think represents
Here's an Honesty plant...
GeneThis is my dad with me...years ago...
.
this is my dad's mom taking a walk with me...
.
NoraThis is my sister Joyce on the left...
her birthday is June 7th...the day on which
our mother had been buried...
making it a bittersweet time for her.
.
Among these dates...
grandson Dylan has a birthday on May 28th...
daughter-in-law Cindy's birthday is June 4th...
granddaughter Alivia's birthday is June 6th...
and grandson Andrew's is June 19th
.
All so close together!
.
That's my reasons for my range of emotions...
So today I will do this small post for our mothers...
on his mother's birthday.
but even with today's beautiful sky...
.
the sadness makes me settle for posting
mostly about flowers and things of nature...
like the blackberry bushes that are really...
.
full of blooms this year...
My mother would forge right to the middle...
even climb a fence to get the largest berries.
.
At a distance they are so similar to the
wild roses that are blooming now too.
.
Just walking down the drive...
.
you can easily smell their sweetness.
.
It is Spring all over...everything is busy...
especially the wrens that built this nest in
the new birdhouse...almost full to the top!
.
I found a Cardinal's nest in the Forsythia...
with 1 egg the first day...
.
and today...2 eggs...one is larger though???...
Cow birds lay their eggs in nests of others...
maybe they don't make good mothers...
I'll keep watching...
.
This is a different variety of Poppy...
blooms slightly later...
.
This is a Japanese Iris started by mother-in-law
over 50 years ago...
.
and a Peony grown by her that I took
from the old home site.
.
This is the bird feeder out front with
a House Finch, Gold Finches, and a Cardinal's
tail just barely showing.
.
These wild flowers come up all over...
don't yet know what they are...
.
and a caterpillar making his way through
a forest of leaves...
.
This is False Indigo Blue...given to me
by my son Steve...just starting to bloom.
.
A flower basket Herhusband and I bought at
Lowe's while a Mocking Bird serenaded us!
.
Pansies by the front steps...in a pot that once
years ago belonged to my mother-in-law.
.
A basket of Lobelia...
.
Can you spot a baby deer...with spots?
Can you spot a baby deer...with spots?
.
-enlarges-
-enlarges- .
The fawn was resting in the field one day...
.
Herhusband spotted it while mowing...
Walked back to the house to inform me...
.
I was able to get fairly close...
before it ran off...which I regretted causing...
.
but mother and child reunited...
never any danger of being lost or forgotten.
.
.
This is a photo that I think represents
my mother's personality...she was dressed as a
fortune teller at a party for the grandchildren...
and told their fortunes...
a few.....years ago!
.
Here's an Honesty plant...
that just keeps popping up... all over the yard...
.
.
it was started from seeds...
given to me by my mother...several years ago!
16 comments:
I can see and tell in your posts and pictures the range of emotions. I hope you have a beautiful day, and God Bless you!
What a beautiful dedication to your mothers, I'm sure they would loved seeing the the beautiful flowers they started and you have managed to keep growing. What memories you have and I thank you for sharing. BTW you, Annette and your mother all resemble each other very much. Have a wonderful weekend my friend.....:-) Hugs
I expect everyone says this - isn't Alivia like your ma in appearance? Tread gently midst your surrounding beauty until your spirit strengthens my friend. x
Dear Wanda, I loved all of your photos and post today. I especially loved the old photos, very nice. And the last one of your mom made me laugh, simply because I wear a bandana around the house all the time and she reminded me of how I look everyday!!!!!
Very sweet and so amazingly beautifully put together as you always do. Memories are so important and yet so bittersweet as I dearly miss my loved ones too who are now in Heaven. Just goes to encourage us to make lovely and loving memories now (which you most certainly are doing excellently!)
blessings and peace of heart,
marcy
Wanda, I so appreciate your range of emotions. I think with Mother's Day and Father's Day, I am reminded that my Mother & Father are both gone & I have noone to buy a card for, and that always makes me sad. But then I have a son and a granddaughter's birthday in between those dates, and it draws me back to the present and the blessings I have as I know it does for you.
Wonderful past memories, and even more wonderful present memories my friend.......
Your lovely tribute has left me teary-eyed...from not only the sadness of missing them, but also from the wonderfully-warm feeling, of being loved by them. Thank you, Mom.
I can understand how you feel Wanda. Loosing your loved one's is never easy. But it's said that you never really loose your loved ones. You have always been together and will always be together. Dr. Brian Weiss (author of many lives many masters) said But if people knew that life is endless; so we never die; we were never really born, ... We have lived countless times before and would live countless times ... us at a given time… life is endless… we just pass through different phases Keep the faith Wanda. Wherever they are right now, they want you to be happy and strong. Take care!
This is just a beautiful and moving post. My father died on June 9, 1983, at 75; Mom on July 29, 2005, at 94. There's not a day goes by I don't miss them and sometimes the memories and impact still overwhelm me. But I do believe in God's grace and a life beyond this ephemeral earthly existence, and so I temper my sadness with faith and hope.
I loved the photos and words. Thank you for sharing.
Hi Wanda, I also loved the photos and your words, and I can tell that you love deeply, and have very fond memories. Some things just remind us of loved ones that are no longer with us, and although emotional it is good to remember, for it reminds us of who we are, and where we came from, our very deep root system.
Hi Wanda
m sure u must have gone thru a gamut of emotions....pretty overwhelming m sure...... life is a circle..now u r grandmom and once upona time u were a baby :) amazing hw life moves on.... the souls never die they say..they r alws arnd either watchng over us as Guardian angels or as reincarnating around us in some new realtion...could be ur grandchildren too... nice thought :) do read Dr Brian Weiss when u have time.. i swear by his books Many lives Many Masters n many more of his... take care dear :) u have beautifully taken over their role..the flowers blooming in ur garden r a proof of their love n presence in some ways .....
Dear Wanda,
I am once again overcome by emotion reading your post. The smile, embrace, and spirit of those that we hold dear remain somehow with us and in us, perhaps living on in our children and grandchildren. Today, little 6 year old Amanda called to ask my advise about some fears she has. I thought of my own mother and told Amanda a story about what her GreatGrandma had once told me in a similar situation. And so, we remember, share, and pass along the ageless wisdom and love. Tears and smiles - both healing and both present in your post. Thank you.
The photos of your family are delightful. The people are every bit as beautiful as the flowers and deer. Lovely post.
Dear Wanda,
What a lovely post. I too am sad this time of year (for the 1st time) Last year on June 6 my sweet baby sister Mary Sue died in my arms after a long hard fight with cervical cancer. I was her care giver for one and a half years and it was not at all like you see in the movies or tv. It was the hardest thing I have ever done in my 54 years. I had promised to be with her to the end and I kept my promise. I too find much solace in my beautiful surroundings. Your photos are uplifting and appreciated...thank you. I really love the baby deer. We found one under a daylily plant once and being new to the country..paniced. My neighbor , who is a Vet, said to leave her alone, that her mother put her there for safe keeping and would come back. She was right, mom came back and got her baby....so honored she picked my garden! I look forward to your next post. Take care.
I have Sweet Peas on my patio, my father brought them here. And now they're all over too! I wonder .... ?
What a gentle, sweet post - your parents are all honored. I do love the old photos - memries of love.
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