Mixed Nuts: Flowers and more flowers

Quotes

"There is no better way to thank God for your sight than by giving a helping hand to someone in the dark." - Helen Keller
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me." ~Erma Bombeck
You may never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.- Unknown
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow' ~Helen Keller
Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."- Dr. Seuss
"Life is 10% what happens to you, and 90% how you react to it."
"God doesn't give children with disabilities to strong people: He gives them to ordinary, everyday people, then He helps the parents to grow stronger through the journey. Raising a child with special needs doesn't TAKE a special family, it MAKES a special family."Author Unknown
I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go – Abraham Lincoln
Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man. ~ Benjamin Franklin
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is a miracle - Albert Einstein
The journey of a 1000 miles starts with a single step
Sometimes in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives you a fairy tale
Where there is great love, there are always miracles - Willa Cather
The Difficult we can do immediately, the impossible takes a little longer
Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness
There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots. The other is wings.
Be the change you want to see in the world
Don't tell God how big the storm is, tell the storm how big Your God is..........
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it
Fall down seven times - get up eight - unknown
Despite our differences, we sink or swim together
Life may not be the party we expected, but while we are here, we might as well dance
"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones." -Confucius

Monday, July 9, 2012

Flowers and more flowers

Not much happening today. Arlington started Club Invention camp today. She will be going every day this week from 8:30-3pm. She loved it. The littles missed her today, but we did just fine. Finley had braille class. She has been closing her left eye when she reads print. Has us a bit concerned that the vision in that eye is worsening. It has been the worse eye, but not enough that we really noticed. But it is starting to affect her, so we are working on that. Her vision teacher gave us some great suggestions today (and so did some of my other parents with kids with vision issues) so we have some things we are going to try.

I took a few pictures of the newest flowers to bloom in the garden. Things are still emerging, which is fun. Love seeing what is coming up. Most of the flowers that were here were done blooming by the time I started work in the garden (thanks to that lovely broken foot last summer), so I was not sure about what color some of them are. It is exciting to see what color the plant becomes.

Enjoy!

This is a balloon flower. This is one that it just starting to emerge. To me it looks like a hot air balloon: If you feel it, it is really cool:

Here is one just about to open:

Here is our Balloon flower all open and pretty!

Daylilies started to open. We have many different colors:

I like this one the best. It has a few layers:

Our Echinacea is now in full bloom:

And of course - Shasta Daisies!! We have trillions. Okay - maybe not that many, but close. I actually gave a ton (a ton) away last year, and kept about 40 plants of them: