No spring flowers...but this
beautiful sunrise started my day!
The pale moon
even hung around
to see it...
they both...
shared the same sky.
.
Me...
I hated to go in...
so decided to have...
this treat outside.
and dunking was...
necessary!
Afterwards...
I still...
hated to go in.
But...
spring flowers are no where...
to be found.
Only
a little green moss...
and patches of snow.
So...
it's down to the creek
to watch the water flow.
While walking the creek...
I found this heart...
I made it glisten with water.
Look closely at the tip...
underwater...
another small heart!
The next day...
company came...
sometimes I goof...
I call her...Alivia Shayne,
but that's NOT
her middle name.
It's Alivia Ruth!
You see Shayne...
and big sister Amanda...
well...
it's her...middle name.
I had promised Alivia...
a walk in the woods.
It was the treasure tree
she wanted to see.
It was as empty...as could be...
Maybe "next time"
there will be something to see!
Alivia saw the creek in the distance...
I convinced her...that we should
search the woods before we go...
that maybe...
we could find things of interest.
You never know!
Luckily...
She found this rock
It's not a flower...
but...it is new spring moss!
.
Farther along...
we found an ancient skeleton..
maybe a cross between
an anaconda and a dinosaur!
Maybe!
(photos enlarge)We also discovered an odd tree!
A very hollow Beech Tree!
Alivia didn't crawl through...
but she could have!
Maybe another time!
As you see this tree was
was very close to the creek
She did explore the backside...
which looked like this!
Then it was down to the creek!
Immediately...
the hands went into the water...
...and the mud!
Eventually the feet went there too!
We do NOT stay clean or dry...
when near the creek!
We don't even try!
The path home is just around the bend...
...and up over this hill is home.
This is the large tree that fell
last fall!
Closer to home...
she runs off and leaves me...
over behind the garden area.
Remember that colorful
Sunrise
that started my morning...
...the day before?
The one
with pink, purple and yellow hues...
The one that made me
think
blackberries and peaches...
...mixed together in a pan...
...and baked till brown and crisp!
Though craving it badly...
I had to wait...for it to cool
and settle for...
vegetarian chili for lunch.
But !
though...no spring flowers yet!
It is a gift from a friend!
I told HER... I would share it with YOU!
Thanks to EVERYONE...
vegetarian chili for lunch.
But !
I did enjoy the Crisp later.
~
I also...
enjoyed this lovely flower...
though...no spring flowers yet!
It is a gift from a friend!
I told HER... I would share it with YOU!
Thanks to EVERYONE...
that visits...Moments of Mine!
♥.....Wanda
57 comments:
Fruit crisps are a favorite of mine...the crunchy topping is the best part ;-) Love your sunrise!
What a peaceful way to greet the morning...I notice Alivia has no jacket on for her walk..it will soon be no jacket weather for me. I must train my eyes to look for the hearts that are abundant in nature. I bet I have past them buy many times. I was thrilled to find my snow heart. The one tree that Alivia is standing buy looks like it could be prehistoric bird feet. :) Do you ever place tiny treasures in the teasure tree? I may find a treasure tree for my grands when they visit. Your crisp looks yummy. I have never had peaches and blackberries. I must give it a try. I have enjoyed my walk today and look forward to your woods when the flowers start to bloom. Blessings! Dee
From beginning to end, this post was full of wonderful food.... faces.... and forms(those trees with tunnels in them and heart-shaped stones).
I'm always fascinated by skies that hold both sun and moon at the same time. You captured that scene so well.
My goodness. I love to read your posts. Love the music. Love the walks in the woods, getting to listen to the clear mountain stream. Something about running water that eases the mind. Cute little granddaughters playing and enjoying the woods with her Gramma.
Memories she will have forever. Flowers from friends are Great! Flowers to look forward to are even greater! Blackberry with peach cobbler sounds wonderful. Love it for breakfast with cold milk. Yum. Thanks for letting us be with you this morning....debbie
Thanks for taking me along on your morning explore. I had so much fun.
Simply stunning. Your creativity and ability to capture ordinary things and make them extraordinary is astonishing. I wish I had your talent.
Lovely, the creek sounds are great but it does still look cold, hope the spring flowers come soon.
I am coming to your home. You ALWAYS make yummy looking food.
It's funny , I just commented the other day to Eileen that Jayden had changed over the winter and now I see the growth spurt in Alivia too! I find it very nice to know that we have followed each other long enough to notice! I love your creek Wanda,it always reminds me of one that I used to explore with my cousin when we were young girls, Alivia's age! I don't think it will be much longer before we see more green in your pictures. Your lunch looked delicious by the way,wish I were there! Thanks for the visit.
Love Di ♥
Love,love those mornings with the sun and the moon in the sky. We have had two days of spring weather - 60's! In MN! But no spring flowers. I would settle for moss on a rock. Love the tree opening - something out of THE HOBBIT. So glad you are sensible and know creeks are for getting wet. And I am gearing up for my fruit crisp...
Heart touching heart -- what it always feels like to pass a few moments with you Wanda.
I didn't think blackberries and peaches when I saw your beautiful sunrise - but it certainly fit when you pointed out. A sunrise crisp!
Love the new look of your blog Wanda, it is lovely.
I think I have used every adjective and adverb to describe your post and still I am amazed at the joy, love, warmth and relaxation I feel every time I visit.
The skies, the woods, the walk with my favorite little girl, Alivia......all beautiful.
The crisp looked delicious but I couldn't make out what you were dipping in your morning coffee. What was that, it looked like it was covered in chocolate so I know it must be good.
Big Hugs to Miss Alivia...:-) Hugs
Oh my!
Wanda, whenever I come here I think to myself that you must live in such a beautful place as the pictures you share are just so lovely!
Loved the heart you found in the creek!
I've been here for a while now just taking in all the beauty of this post.
Thank you, Wanda.
I know you bring joy to all with your lovely posts.
Margie :)
Hello Wanda. I'm glad I'm here. The pastry looks so yummy.
Beautiful and delightful post!
Have a lovely day.
Your food makes me hungry. It's eight o' clock in the morning and I'm sipping my morning coffee, enjoying the walk together with you There are so many treasures to be found in your backyard, I loved the hollow beech tree, and it must be wonderful to dip your hands in that clear water of the creek! May your whole week be as colorful as the sunrise you saw, Wanda!
I'm so glad I stopped over here first! Your blog always puts me in a peaceful state of mind to start my day! The pictures are al beautiful Wanda...I think I would get lost on your property...Alivia has grown so much this past year since I first "met" her. Love the video of the rippling creek...Your fruit crisp looks so good! And I'm laughing that Bernie doesn't know a biscotti when she sees one. Italian that I am, I'm addicted to those things. This music is wonderful...have a beautiful day and I hope you find some flowers soon.
Below all those dry leaves lie lots of tiny seeds waiting for the perfect sunny breeze to lift away their winter blanket and invite them to see the sky. Soon, the flowers will be with you..everywhere..their smiling faces will greet you everywhere you go, even some through the snow.
Enjoy your crumble/crisp..I was nearly licking my computer screen it looks so good!!
Come over some day and discover our forest...you just might find another hidden heart or two for your collection!!
Have a nice day...Cat (in the Czech Republic)
Good morning Wanda!
Thank you for sharing your moments with us... I enjoyed your sunrise {my sky is still a deep shade of dark blue at 6:40am} so it was lovely to see "an early sunrise."
Our "walks" through your woods are wonderful to share. It's fun when we get to revisit God's landmarks!
I smiled when you progressed from the colors of the sunrise to your blackberry and peach cobbler...and it DOES look amazingly delicious!
Have a sweet awakening to springtime life, Wanda ...
~Maria
Ahhhh, a Wanda fix is a marvelous way to start a day. You have such a wonderful eye. Love seeing Alivia exercising her curosity. It makes me realize, the child in me is still alive and that we need to quit seeing only the big picture but should be enjoying the beautiful and interesting details.
Thank you.
HI WANDA-
I SO love your nature-land and walking and explorig with you and Alivia too.
Headed to the doctor in a bit. phew.
ANd vegetable chili and peach/blueberry crisp? Oh my. Yum :-)
Love and Springtime
Gail
peace....
Another nice walk with the two of you! Diana is right, Alivia has grown and is maturing. Such a beautiful girl!
And warm enough for short sleeves and a walk in the creek! My goodness! It's still cold here today, but I'm not going to complain after all the rain we had, today is sunny and bright! Jayden still needed his winter jacket going out this morning though. Tomorrow it's supposed to get very warm here and that makes me very happy!
Your delicious meal and baked goods are making me head to the kitchen (not to bake, to EAT!). You always have the nicest scenes and the most appetizing foods!
I love all the hearts you always find along the way, it's like God's Hand reaching right down to you. Lovely.
Beautiful gift your friend gave you! Enjoy!
Love to you,
Eileen
A beautiful post Wanda, full of such delicious and welcome-to-spring photos.
Lovely to see you enjoying this time with your granddaughter - the memories of the love and adventure never fade.
I especially love the sound of the creek - I could close my eyes and imagine dangling fingers and toes.
Thank you for taking us along.
I do stay busy, Wanda, but never too busy to take a break for your blog. A walk and a visit with you with flowers and food is refreshing. As always, thank you for visiting me and your kind comments. Maybe there will be a gnome come to live in one of your trees.
Beautiful sunrise. You have so much fun with Alivia. Hope you're having a wonderful week.
Hi Wanda,
Wow! such a beautiful sunrise! I can understand why Alivia always come to visit she has you and there is always something new to explore! Lucky for the both of you! Your food always looks yummy and I do know that it taste yummy.
Love the orchid. I went to a Garden show with a friend on Sunday and bought a white orchid.
Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful world.
Hello Wanda, I really liked the moss on rock photo - a whole little ecosystem to enjoy. Alivia is growing taller as is my Amanda. Your sunrises are so lovely, Wanda - i miss the wonderful color in the sky here in the city. It's nice that I can sit, pretend to enjoy a latte and biscotti with you, and have a visit. Is that a Birthday orchid? I was thinking March is your month, but can't remember for sure. At any rate, I wish you smiles.
Wanda....could you seriously consider adopting me...just for a week...and then we could talk about adding more time. I love it here....spectacular, my friend.
(I always look for the heart rock...sigh. )
Love,
Jackie
Hi dear Wanda,
I've been away for awhile and was taking a few moments to catch up on some reading. It is back to work soon. I will be back. Your posts are so peaceful and sometimes they give me cabin fever. I did get out for a nice walk today. Yay! Your place is so very comforting and soothing. I think you will easily live to 100. Many blessings to you.
Brenda
Hello Wanda
What a difference a few days makes to the gardens around your home and what a difference a few months has made to Alivia...she is so much taller...
I do wish I lived nearby so I could be invited to share that fruit crumble...and your company...and look at your lovely orchid too...
Happy days
What a delightful post. I loved it all from the beautiful photo of the sun rise to the very end! What fun you must have with your granddaughter. So much fun to have someone along to "explore". And the crisp-oh yummy!
What a lovely day you had. Alivia is so fortunate to have a playground provided by Nature, as I once had. I loved nothing better than doing exactly what she is doing, and still recall it fondly.
And the fruit crisp, I'll bet it was even more delicious than it looked!
hugs
x
What an absolutely lovely and peaceful post. Thanks for sharing your walk, your granddaughter and your treats!
Your sunrise is as colorful as a bouquet of wildflowers, and it's so nice to see Alivia without a coat on!
I love spending the day with you...Your life is full of good things and beauty...and that's because you make it so...your family is so blessed by you...what a lovely walk...yummy treats...and peaceful words...simply a delight!! I love your photographic poetry! Have a wonderful week's end...Love you, Janine XO
I don't know what looks better--the orchid, the sunrise, the crisp, the lovely trees....
I mainly just enjoyed visiting.
Wanda - OK I think the consensus is that we all want to come over, go for a walk with you and have you feed us.
Your blog makes me feel like I've just done that. A treat to visit you.
Wanda, you may not have Spring flowers but you have just about everything else. First of all your most beautiful grand-daughter, delicious food, a fantastic sunrise, beautiful bare rooted trees, heart rocks, moss and running water, isn't nature is wonderful.
Wanda, what a wonderful stroll with Alivia! She is such a character! I bet the water was freezing cold, but children somehow do not have thermostats in their little bodies until they hit teen age years! PLEASE forward your recipe to me, that looks like a wonderful yummy dessert to serve my guest that are coming next week! lindahiggins@q.com
THANKS! ooooohugsoooo
You are absolutely incredible at this. I would give anything to join you on one of your walks.
I just think.... your are full of wonderful things. I can't wait to read more.
Joey from Texas
I enjoyed the walk, especially the sound of the running creek. Always welcome after the long winter. Such a beautiful post.
All precious. xa
What a great job. I don't know what part I enjoyed more.
Hello Wanda!
I love the sunrise pictures!! Oh so very pretty!! Actually I loved all the pictures. I really LOVE going on walks with you :)
I hope your flowers bloom very soon for you so that you can enjoy them as I am mine!!
Hugs to you sweet friend :)
Jerelene
What an icredible journey, full of joyful things, you have shared with us. I love the look of your blog, and then stepping into the book of your life, is like falling down the rabbit hole, but to a familiar place, of comforting and wondrous things..
The photos are excellent and the blackberries and peaches look good too. Wow.
I love fruit crisps here too. I love your trips through the woods. You seem to see something new every time.
I have said it before and I will say it again...WHAT A BEAUTIFUL! BLOG THIS IS! I just love coming here.
You always show your heart.
This blog is so peaceful and the pictures you take are just beautiful. I love seeing your grandchildren and lets not mention the sweet treats you serve up. Yummy!
The flower your friend sent...beautiful!
Just had to add...I LOVE THAT TREE...I think I'll crawl through it, too!! Love you! Janine XO
Ooo..aaah... thanks for the lovely treat. Just what i need for a sane afternoon!
~Silver
Thanks for sharing your wonderful walk in the woods with Alivia. The sound of running water is so soothing. Your pictures, the food, all was so enjoyable!
Wanda,
Your posts are so magical. I start them and am reacting and responding in my head and by the time I get to the end I've had 10 different awe moments that I wanted to thank you for but can't even hold on to them long enough to comment because it all just comes together in this amazing sense of peace and wonder. What a gift you give us here.
Thank you.
Oh and the food, you kill me.
Loved that heart rock washed, and the birch. Wow. And I always found that so magical as a kid, when the moon is in the day sky. Thanks for reminding me.
How fortunate you are to have so very much of the beauty of god's creation right in your own "back yard." Which you did a excellant job of capturing. I'm going to follow this blog for more in the future.
Maybe you'll take a peek at mine as well. And then maybe not.
I was so lost in your marvelous adventure and pictures that I fogot about the pain in my back. Thank you!
Sunny :)
How beautiful Wanda! I love all of the simple yet lovely moments you share with us. It's always so peaceful and relaxing to come here. I love the sound of your creek. Thank you for this wonderful post.
A very nice walk and lovely rewards waiting at the end of the trail. That crisp looks amazingly good...I've never thought of putting blackberries and peaches together! The chili looks really good, too.
Beautiful photos and post, Wanda.
And a very Happy Birthday to you ~ Eddie
I came over from Bernie's blog. Happy Birthday!
Blessings,
Donna
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