Thanks so much for your words of sympathy and encouragement
over our loss of Edith.
Living at the edge of the woods brings both the beauty and the beasts of nature
right to our front door.
And we learn to take the good with the bad,
the happy with the sad.
It's the natural order of things I suppose.
So, today I am writing about happier things....
like flowers and grandchildren and pigs!
On the subject of flowers....
If I had to pick one flower to call my favorite....
over our loss of Edith.
Living at the edge of the woods brings both the beauty and the beasts of nature
right to our front door.
And we learn to take the good with the bad,
the happy with the sad.
It's the natural order of things I suppose.
So, today I am writing about happier things....
like flowers and grandchildren and pigs!
On the subject of flowers....
If I had to pick one flower to call my favorite....
(which would be a difficult thing to do... picking just one!)
I suppose I would have to choose the iris.
The irises are in full bloom here.
This "black" iris (above) was sent to me by a dear friend.
It looks black on a cloudy day, but in the bright sun is a lovely shade of purple.
Tall bearded irises...
Irises remind me of my childhood...
we always had them in our back yard.
This past Mother's Day weekend brought visits from my kids
and my best little buddy, Tyler.
We took the goats for a walk and visited with the pigs.
This picture reminds me that I wanted to show you how the pigs have grown in the past 6
months.
Here they are with Maddie this weekend...
and yes, they love the mud!
Here they are back in November....
Can you believe how they've changed???
And yet our Maddie still thinks she's their mother.
She loves her piggies!
Comments
Irises are beautiful and that must be one muddy dog!
♥'s
Sherry
My iris(s) are about to bloom. It is Iris Festival here though Memorial Day. I love visiting the fields and have a weakness for ordering just one more. I only wished they bloomed all summer long. Take care dear friend and have a fantastic day!!!
Beautiful irises. I think I may try planting bulbs this fall and hope no critters decide to dig them up.
Give her a BiG-Huge Mothers Day (belated) HUG from mE!
She's such a LOVE!
She hAs raised HAppy piggy girls!))
Your Big Boy looks kinda smAll now next to Ginger & Maryann...
*Buzz*
Thanks for some Iris pics- they're my favorites too . I absolutely Adore those soft lavender ones- wow !!
Kris @ WoodFinn
But then - we look to the brighter side! (And remember that everything has to eat - even predators.)
I LOVE irises as well. They grow like weeds up here, but I always divide and replant to get more. Mainly purple with light orange centers, but last year there was a beautiful yellow one that I'm hoping to see again. Plus, I like the look of the leaves.