Pianist

Say it.

Three times, fast!

Pianist.

Nephew #1 is taking piano lessons.

He plays gladly when asked, so far.

And memorizes his tunes well.

{May2012}

Day at the couch

So, we live near a town called Davenport.

And we went there one Saturday to wander around.

I asked the squids to mimic this face.

The reactions were....interesting.

We wandered around the park for awhile

whilst waiting for the circus.

Turns out, watching the elephants BEFORE the circus

was almost more entertaining than the circus itself!

{May 2012}

Wildlife in the lilacs.

Come on!

You know you thought it.

But its not what you thought...

its only some pretty bugs!

 Butterfly

 and Hummingbird Moth...

sipping nectar

And with its proboscus curled.

Sooo neat!

{May 2012}

The promise in the bow

The weekend before

Mike and Lisa's wedding

was a little rainy.

It even rained on our picnic!

But the rainbows were beautiful.

Yes, it was a double!

Check the upper left

for the second,

much fainter

arc.

{26 May 2012}

Scratch cupcakery

All I can say is: LUNCH!

This deliciousness brought to you by

Scratch Cupcakery

Salty Dog style.

{26May2012}

Conversation with a goose

A lovely trip to

Anderson Japanese Gardens

in Rockford.

 In which le Kiwi speaks to a goose. Nicely.

 And we see lovely dogwoods.

 Cascading water.

 Pose with our momma.

And contemplate the possiblity of adding water features to our own gardens.

{May 2012}

Poppy!

I recieved a new camera lens recently.

And had fun playing with it a bit.

Before using it for its real purpose.

{April 2012}