A New Try

Many, many thanks for all the advice on trying to upload my photos to where I want them. I will give it a try with this post. It is always good to try to keep the mind sharp by learning new things. I hear that it helps to delay the big "A."

I have finally finished the rose pruning task. If I didn't love fresh flowers so much I might not feel that the result is worth the effort. I always feel a bit saddened as I prune the last rose as I know it is a few months before I will have such a lovely bouquet in the house. I was able to pick three beautiful vases full as I pruned.

Wow!!! It actually worked! I moved it down. Thank you all.

The weather has been positively gorgeous this week. On Sunday afternoon we took a drive along the coast and up through the wine country, Santa Inez Valley. The coastline was so pretty and I DIDN'T have my camera with me. The USS Ronald Reagan was in port in Santa Barbara and it was a spectacular sight. There is nothing quite like and aircraft carrier anchored in the water to take your breath away. It was huge and very impressive.

We had a couple of our grandsons for a few days and had bunches of fun with them. They are brothers and the best of friends. Grandpa and the boys had to take the tractor out to the orchard to pick some lemons for fresh lemonade.

The next day we went to the park for lunch and to feed the ducks. All was fine until the ducks decided they wanted the food a little faster.

It was a quick retreat for this one. One duck is cute, but too many is intimidating.

Again.....many thanks for all the photo help. I feel that I have accomplished a lot with this post.