Feeling Blessed

We've had a lot of rain this May in Seattle. So when the sun came out the other day it coincided with the second storm to hit Oklahoma. It's hard to understand how we can be enjoying a perfect spring day and people thousands of miles to the East of us have a wind so strong their houses are being blown apart.

I said to my husband, "I don't want to feel guilty about being so happy today." But I think it's important that we take stock of what we have now at this moment in time. The attitude of the people in Oklahoma instills in me what's really important.



They have lost everything, but they are grateful to be alive. Some of them have experienced this before, they rebuild, they come back stronger.

It's a long road that's for sure. But after all what they really lost is "things".

I look around my house and I see a lot of things. Some have lots of special memories attached to them. But the memories are also in my mind and I can still share them without having the things.

It's a sunny spring Sunday afternoon. For the last two days we have been able to work in the yard. I have beautiful flowers blooming. The plants have enjoyed the rain. The winter here was mild. Things bloomed early. And I love looking out the kitchen window into the back yard. Better yet I love to go out there barefooted with the dog.

No matter what is going on in your life right now, take a look around you, relish the good, be grateful, be content, but keep growing.

In the last month I lost two friends, one suddenly of a heart attack at the age of 60 and one on his 41st birthday after a powerful 7 years battling cancer. Also this month my niece had a beautiful baby girl.

This is life, we are smack dab in the middle of it, every single day. We are blessed.

Spring

Something to look forward to.

For the Beauty of the Earth

Seattle Summer

Lillie loved the flowers.
Lillie took this very cool shot of the EMP and Space Needle.

This week I had a visit from my niece and got to play tourist. I'm embarrassed to say I hadn't been to Pike Place all summer. We had so much fun. We did a lot of walking and rode the monorail to the Seattle Center.

The weather was perfect, the market was crowded, flowers were beautiful. We had a fun time.

Friday night we went to dinner at Mama Stortinis at Kent Station. Lillie flew home to California Saturday morning.

Seattle in May

Such a beautiful day we had today, especially after the days of wind and rain. Here are some pictures from the Seattle Temple grounds in Bellevue.

I've always thought Seattle area was really pretty in May.

Evening Primrose

This is a really cool flower that my sister in Idaho has had for years. This summer I was able to bring home a small plant from hers. The flowers open up at dusk right in front of your eyes. I was able to capture one opening tonight.

May Flowers