Have you ever seen those pictures where the sun is rising or setting with bright, contrasty beams of light coming out from its center? I’ve seen plenty of them, and I thought they were neat, but I had no idea that it actually occurred in nature. It’s always relaxing to sit out at the lake,…  » Read more »

Sometimes the little things in life are the most inspiring. Take, for instance, this little snail I saw at Walmart. This little guy was lifting a plant pot on his back and moving it across the tank. It took him over 5 minutes because it kept swaying back and forth, but eventually he made it….  » Read more »

I am often surprised at the neat gifts people give me. This year, the most unusual present I received was a garden gnome. There’s just something about garden gnomes that makes me smile. And you can’t go wrong with a gnome sitting on a frog. Or at least that’s how I feel. Hubby begs to…  » Read more »

Per request by Amie, here are some more photos that were lurking in my temporary picture folder:

Still cleaning out the camera archives: Boulder was overflowing with gorgeous tulips on the day we visited. What luck to arrive when they were all in full bloom!