Still Breathing?

If you held your breathe for the last year, month, and few days I am sorry I missed your funeral but did not recieve word of it and warned you it was not a wise decision.
It seems the world of blogging is now oh-so new and improved from all the little pop ups that are coming my way as I log back in after my year long hiatus. I thank a friend for starting his blog "Postcards from up in the air" and getting me back here, I look forward to his wise words and likely humorous quips.

I am surviving this little heat wave we have going on thanks to central air, a job with central air, and our pool that is luckily for this purpose, not heated. I am doing the best I can to make sure my garden and plants survive as well but not sure the likelihood of my success. All this to bring me to what I want to touch upon, my orchids. Yes, I know...I am pathetic and wierd for blogging about plants but I like taking pictures of them and pictures are what I like posting on this blog so it is what it is. So my second reason for getting back to this blog. I have a rescue orchid that has just bloomed!! I am pretty excited since 1) I seem to have successfully rescued it and 2) I had to wait to find out what color it ended up being. I really was hoping for a blue one but got this beautiful deep purple instead. Big disappointment, right? The surprise of waiting for it was the fun in itself.

Older and wiser

They say those who are wise speak less and listen more.  I guess that is what I am doing now days :D  Either that or I am just lazy and haven't posted in awhile.  I changed my layout and that is all you are gonna get from me right now.  I hope to be back and post soon, but don't hold your breathe.

Last post of my twenties :)

I don't have much to say in these last few minutes of the day but I thought if I didn't take the opportunity it would soon be gone, literally!!  Tomorrow is my 30th birthday.  So far it doesn't seem to be a big deal and I don't think I am bothered by it (as so many tend to be).  I guess I will know for sure in the morning or once it settles in more.  Maybe as a thirty year old I will be inspired a bit more and get back to blogging :)  My blogging has been pretty minimal on the thoughts, that always run rampid but are genrally boring, and more about the pictures I mess around taking.  Call it moods, call it inspiration, call it silly....but I tend to focus my efforts on a picture idea that strikes me and then blog about it.  No surprise, I have never liked writing or even much literature for that matter.   I would like this to change.  There is some amazing stuff out there.  Changing this has been slow.  I ripped through a couple of chick novels on vacation in March and am currently reading a memoir.  No, I don't really think those count but the memoir is a step in the right direction.  It's not a bad book but so far all it has done is make me want to travel back to Italy.  I am also attempting to read the Bible consistantly, also not an instantly successful endeavor but progress none-the-less.  So skip the amazing inspiration that you have looking at 30 and settle for this meek update.  Goodnight.  Next post I will be older and wiser ;)

Orchid bloom

Hard to believe this happened over night!!  Below is the pic I took yesterday as it was coming out of a loose bud and today here it is, bright eyed and shining.

Sun

We had a beautiful day yesterday and my indoor flowers loved it!!  This is my Aunt Dee's violet and it hasn't bloomed since the year I got it.  It was from her funeral and I tried really hard to get a violet that day because she was a purple lover and it would remind me of her.  This past fall I repotted it in some soil with African Violet food and apparently that and a little sun is what it needed :D  I am so happy to see "her" again.  A little touching that she shows up with buds and flowers in the days surrounding Jarod's grandfathers passing.

Friends

Days like today are when a good friend is all you need.  I am so glad to call our family our friends.  Grandpa's memorial was touching and very nice.  Afternoon was enjoyed in the back yard.

Day 14

Just an update. Nothing special about the picture or the post...not to me anyways.  Seed starts are growing and attempt to stunt them are only minimally working.  These are the beans...a solid 10" tall.  Corn is probably 6" tall.  Peppers are showing up more along the lines of what I thought would happen, just showing their first true leaves.  Garden still needs to be tilled up and the transistion of these outdoors hasn't yet started due to a dip in the weather and rain.