Some Fun Saturday Stuff

Mommie said it was my turn to write the blog post, so here's what's been happening today!

For a little while Mommie kept seeing this Log Yard Swing on the porch of our local building supply store, and she kept saying to Daddy how much she'd love to have a swing to put in the Secret Garden. 

Well, today my brother Scotty was off from work, and he has a pickup truck, and Mommie said, I sure would like to go get that swing before it disappears. And so Daddy agreed it was okay to buy it (with Mommie's share of the tax return money, LOL), and Scotty said he'd be happy to go pick it up.

My brother Scotty is so strong, he was able to lift that swing and put it in his truck all by himself, and take it out and set it up in the yard all by himself.

He said to be sure and get a picture of him flexing his muscles. LOL.

So here it is all set up in the Secret Memorial Garden.  Mommie and Scotty are swinging and Mommie is so happy.

Then Mommie talked Daddy into swinging with her. He was afraid he'd break it if he sat down in it.

Now there's a sweet picture! Mommie and Daddy sitting in a swing, K-i-s-s-i-n-g!

First comes love, then comes marriage...

Then comes Lily in a swinging carriage! Ha Ha. Had to make it rhyme!

I really like to swing! Remember the little poem by Robert Louis Stevenson? We talked about it HERE once before.  

"How do you like to go up in a swing,

Up in the air so blue?

Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing

Ever a child can do!

Up in the air and over the wall,

Till I can see so wide,

Rivers and trees and cattle and all

Over the countryside...

Till I look down on the garden green,

Down on the roof so brown...

Up in the air I go flying again,

Up in the air and down!"

This swing doesn't swing quite that high, but it is still high enough for me and Mommie:

Here we are trying to take selfies of ourselves while swinging. 

It was a very pleasant time in the cool breeze and shade of the Secret Memorial Garden.

Isn't it lovely?

Mommie said to never mind the sheets under those chairs. She still has to finish painting the undersides of them. Everytime she thinks she can do it, it acts like it's going to rain, so she can't finish them. But she will, she says. She will...

Now, guess what THIS is?

Yes, you are correct if you said it's another birdhouse for the chickadees!

Yes, Mommie and Daddy put up this other birdhouse today so the chickadees and the bluebirds will quit fighting over the one birdhouse.

Right away "Father Goose" came swimming over to see what was going on and if there were any intruders coming to his pond.

Once he saw it was just another birdhouse for the silly chickadees, he turned around and swam back to keep watch out for other bigger threats to his lady love sitting on her nest.

And guess who came next to check out the new birdhouse?

Yep, you guessed it!! Mr. Chickadee came right away and looked it over very carefully!

He even peeked inside to see if it would accommodate his wife and children:

And after all that work, he went and had a snack to build up his strength for the tasks ahead...

Meanwhile, Mrs. Bluebird is very busily gathering twigs and grass to build her nest in the old birdhouse, which is just fine for her!!

She stayed busy doing this most of the day, so I hope she really means business this time around!

I will say that both Mr. Bluebird and Mrs. Bluebird also flew over to the new house to look in the windows and check it out...but I think they decided their house was just fine for them and they got back to work building their nest.

Meanwhile, there is always a threat of danger nearby...This Red Shouldered Hawk was resting in this tree over on the island for quite a while. Father Goose stayed very close by, keeping a "hawk-eye" on Mr. Hawk, to make sure he didn't venture too close to Mother Goose sitting on her nest.

One other bird of note flew in to the neighborhood this afternoon and had a look around to check things out, and then he went on his way...Mr. Catbird. I don't know if he was interested in the new birdhouse, or just visiting...but he didn't bother anyone and they didn't bother him either.

Meanwhile, in between putting up new birdhouses and swinging in the swing, Mommie and Daddy also went to the local flea market this morning to buy vegetables and look around.

Besides buying more corn on the cob and cantaloupe, squash and tomatoes, Mommie spied this pretty big bowl and really liked it. She asked the nice lady who was selling it how much she wanted and she said $1.00.  Mommie thought that was a great deal, and so she bought it.

Isn't it pretty? That is a peony, which doesn't grow here in Florida, but Mommie loves them and wishes they did. Then there is a lovely moth, two butterflies and a dragonfly too, all things Mommie loves, so she was very happy to get this pretty bowl for just $1.00.

When she got home she looked up the information on the computer to find out more about the pattern, by looking at this label on the bottom of the bowl.  She discovered that this particular design and brand of dishes is VERY expensive, and this bowl would have cost  at least $25.00 if it was new! So Mommie really  likes that bowl a lot more now!! It doesn't even have a chip in it!

So that was her big bargain for today!

So now to finish this post out on a more "serious" note, I wanted to share this very nice little devotional book with you.  One of Mommie's friends from church, (I call her Auntie Opal), gave this book to Mommie especially because of me!  She said because my name is Lily Grace, when she saw this book she thought of me and thought we would like to have it.

It has nice little short daily devotions in it, and Mommie said we can read them together each day.

This is the first one, and Mommie and I really liked it.  It tells us that when we keep our minds set on God, He will help us to stay "completely whole", and "steady on our feet", because we don't give up. Even when we might fall or lose our balance, speaking about our spiritual walk, we don't give up because we know that God is there to hold our hands and help us get back up and stay steady and strong.  Sometimes when we make so many mistakes we get frustrated and want to give up. But God helps us to keep trying and not give in to fear or disappointment or even embarrassment. And when we trust Him to help us, we will surely be stronger and better!!

Those are some good thoughts for today, don't you think?

Well, I hope you enjoyed this little visit with us today. Did you do anything fun or different or interesting today? Mommie said to tell you she will get caught up with you soon. As you can see, today was kind of busy! But it was a good good day.

Thank You, Jesus!!

Amen.

Bye bye for now.

Love,

Lily Grace