He Leadeth Me

I haven't been a very good blogger lately.  I have become enamored with Instagram and it is so easy to post pictures that I often post things there rather than blogging. (If you are on Instagram, my username is karenavengibson). But today, as I gazed out my back window, I got excited about spring  and decided to blog. I spent the week last week in Houston, Texas where the flowers were BEAUTIFUL . When I left Colorado Springs, a few things were blooming, but not much. When I got home, Spring had Sprung. This is a snowball bush that we planted last year. I had never seen this bush before we moved here. I have seen huge ones with flowers that look just like snowballs. Mine is still a baby bush. Purple ground cover. I love the way it grows amongst the rocks. This picture and the next are supposedly the same bush.  Maybe just a different variety??? I love purple, so these blooms make my day. Views from the deck. Hap...

We had a wonderful Easter! One of the reasons I love my Fiesta dishes so much is that you can mix and match colors for whatever table decor you choose. (Of course, every once in a while, if I don't have the right number of dishes for the desired look, I have to buy more-oh, shucks.) These precious "Bunnykins" dishes were gifts to my two children when they were born from their Great Aunt Wilma. I had been wanting to implement this Pinterest idea for a while. The little guys loved their special meal and it was "mostly" healthy. Each egg carton was labeled since each little guy has their own favorites and "I don't like that Nana's". We had to purchase spring flowers since spring has not yet sprung in Colorado Springs. My tulips are peeking out of the ground.   Another cute Pinterest idea.   It was a beautiful day and the egg hunt was big fun.     The funny thing was that both David and Aaron had to stop and examine ea...

And Then It's Spring by Julie Fogliano My rating: 5 of 5 stars For this relatively new gardener, this book is magic.  Since I now live in Colorado instead of Houston, Texas, I have to wait longer for Spring to arrive. View all my reviews

Stillmeadow Seasons by Gladys Taber My rating: 5 of 5 stars I'm not really sure how to classify this book published in 1950 and written by Gladys Taber.  It is beautifully written with passages that you just want to stop and savor.  The whole book is about a Connecticut farm family as they go through the seasons in a year.  It was recommended to me by Patti who said she found the Taber books when she was in high school and has loved them ever since. View all my reviews I would like to share a passage.  This quote, found on page 39, was obviously found beautiful by another reader because it was marked in pencil. "It is good for us, I think, to keep as much joy in life as we can.  We busy ourselves with so many things that are not of the heart and spirit.  We worry about money, we agonize over the terrible state of the world, we fret at household duties or business minutiae, we work, we argue, we squander our strength in a million ways." "...

Texas Bluebonnets and Spring are synonymous! What a beautiful display of God's beauty! My friend, Lea, gave me a beautiful silver bluebonnet charm created by James Avery . You can see it by clicking the link above. I love wearing it because it reminds me of my roots. I still remember the Bluebonnet Song that I learned in elementary school. Bluebonnets, Bluebonnets, With your coats so blue Your bright eyes are shining In the morning dew. They say you're a dolly Offered for the rain And Texas wears blue Bluebonnets in the Spring. Anyone else sing that song as a child?

First Daffodil of the Spring in my front flower bed. WELCOME SPRING!

I'm getting spring fever. How about you?