THE RAIN CAN BE LOVELY

Hello folks, sorry I've been away for so long. Life has been very hectic for the last few weeks and now all that "business" is done with, I've got some time to be creative! Here are some pictures I took on Father's Day at my in-laws, in the rain.

These daisies are conversing about the rain, because EVERYBODY is!

If you click on this rose and make it bigger, you can see me in the large water drop in the center.

Thes coral-colored roses are my favorite. They smell the sweetest and they remind me of my grandfather, an avid gardener who loved roses. In the summer he'd cut a large one and put it in a bowl of water on the diningroom table, you could smell it through the whole house and it was just lovely.

I have been doing a lot of reminiscing of late. Summer was always the time of year that my extended family spent the most time together. Both sets of grandparents had homes on ponds so we always looked forward to visiting with them and all our cousins. Cookouts, swimming, playing in the front yard or on the beach, fond memories that I am so thankful for.