Lovely Days

What a pretty sunrise it was

as Charlie and I headed out bright and early 

~ 5:45 a.m to be exact ~ 

to get him to his job at a local farm stand. 

Today they were picking strawberries. These are some from the quart he brought home for me.

It will be strawberry season for the next two weeks. I can imagine we're going to be having the most delicious tasting strawberry shortcake with strawberries as fresh picked as these!!

 ~ ♥ ~

Almost a year ago (already!) when we moved in, our house looked like this.

Now, after lots of work such as painting, mulching, weeding and planting (the list goes on and on), it's coming along nicely, and it looks like this:

Even after that picture was taken, I've been busy doing more....

We've mulched around the front trees - this one being my bird feeder station.

Before

After

I've painted two benches that were left here, and in much need of attention.

Now I have lovely planters setting on them in the front flowerbed areas.

And I've placed a bit of this and that in my flowerbeds as well:

(The cute 2 tiered fountain has birds sitting on it)

 Lastly, I hung an adorable lighthouse birdhouse in our peach tree (it has lots of peaches coming!)

 About a week later I spotted nesting material in the house!

 Much to my delight, we have a cute little House Wren pair that moved in! I spotted one of them who was busily tending to the nest. :)

 I am awakened every morning to the beautiful song it sings, and continues all throughout the day!

~ ♥ ~ 

Life is good. If you look around and take notice,

 there's something beautiful to be found in every day we live! Wouldn't you agree?

 ☺

Blue Skies And Sunshine

In contrast to the many days of "winter at it's worst", today we were blessed with a day that began with a beautiful sunrise, followed by an afternoon of wall to wall blue skies and sunshine!

Even in spite of the still frigid temperatures, and unbelievable wind chill, today was a fabulous day!

Such a pretty sunrise

The sunlight just glistened off all the bright, white snow

Just look at that fabulous blue sky

No matter which room of the house I was in, I saw sunshine and not a cloud in the sky

I like how the sky in winter is so much brighter and such a deeper blue.....

Days like these help winter to pass much more quickly, and that's one thing that makes my heart happy indeed!

Morning On The Front Step

Early every morning I fling open all windows to let in the fresh, cool air. I also love to hear the birds chirping as they visit my feeders and bird baths. Today I decided to sit out on the front step as the sun was making its ascent into the sky. Oh, it was so peaceful and absolutely enjoyable! Here's my view from that vantage point....