Communing with Nature

The statement above is powerful to me because, for me, it is about God and Jesus, the 2 people who created all natural things.


My new friend Kayla Allen and I went to Bicentennial Gardens and the Bog Garden yesterday. We started out with a picnic lunch and then strolled through the park. Kayla made some really good sandwiches with ham, cheese, lettuce, pickles, mayonnaise, and whatnot. She enjoyed the chocolate that I brought along for dessert. Below is a picture each of Kayla and me at the picnic table. Of course, Kayla took the picture with me in it.










I took some really good pictures of the wildlife, pretty flowers, and statues.

Bicentennial Gardens



















"All Ducked Out"

The Bog Garden was my favorite because we were out of the hot sun and there were a lot, I mean A LOT, of mallard ducks and geese to watch. There were also tadpoles, chipmunks, and bowed trees. I even got a picture of a tree standing in the middle of the lake. The picture of the chipmunk that I took was taken in the Bicentennial Gardens, and so it is shown above.



This picture is the one with the tadpoles in it. They are the dark spots under the water.

This is my favorite picture with Kayla in it.









These are juvenile male mallards.






This is a goose family. The baby blends in with its dark surroundings.

A close-up of the baby. By the way, a baby goose is called a gosling.






A "floating" tree.


2 pictures of a yellow-eared slider turtle in the water.
This is a good picture of a stork.
A mother mallard with her baby. I was so close that I could have reached down to touch them if I wanted to!

A juvenile female mallard.


A full-grown female mallard sleeping.










Thanks for a fun time, Kayla! I look forward to doing this again with you sometime.

Happy (Belated) Father's Day!

Last Sunday was Father's Day. I say "belated" because it took me a week to get this post up on my blog. This year, some of the Relief Society sisters brought pies to church for all the men in our church congregation to take home. Since there were leftover pies, I had the luxury of choosing a chocolate pie to enjoy for myself. Our family actually celebrated Father's Day on Saturday instead of Sunday because Allison was still in town and had to leave early Sunday morning to get back to New Bern. Anyway, we all ate ice cream at Cold Stone Creamery to celebrate.

Allison & Adam's Visit

On Wednesday, Allison and Adam came to Greensboro to visit, because Adam was participating in the Pioneer Trek that our church put on for Youth Conference. While Adam was on the Trek, Allison and I hung out with my mom and brother at mom's house. We went to the Natural Science Center in Greensboro. Boy, was it hot and muggy! We were very grateful to get back to mom's house after we were done! I didn't take any pictures of their visit this week, but Allison will probably have some on her blog.

Happy Mother's Day!

Last weekend was Mother's Day. This year, it was Allison's first Mother's Day and my mom's 31st Mother's Day, I think :) Anyway, while at my mom's house, my brother cooked a frozen chicken-potato-gravy-rolls dinner. It was so delicious, it almost tasted like something homemade. The gravy was milk gravy with pepper in it. Anyway, happy mother's Day to all you mom's out there :)

Birthday Month

Sorry it's been awhile since I last updated my blog. I just haven't had much to write about lately. April is "birthday month" for me and my 3 siblings, as well as my mom. I always look forward to this time of year because my mom always takes us out to eat somewhere nice.

Well, that's all I have to share for now. Have a great April and enjoy the spring weather! :)