Visit from Son and Daughter-in-law

Jeff and Dawn Wilhite, 6/7/14 at Cumberland Mountain State Park

George and I were blessed on Saturday (6/7/14)  to have a visit from my youngest son, Jeff, and his beautiful wife, Dawn.  They live in North Georgia ---and you'd think we would get to see each other more often.  BUT--they stay so busy and so do we... SO--when we do get to spend some time together,  it's magical and wonderful!!!!!  That was true for this MAMA on Saturday!!!!  Thanks,  Jeff and Dawn for coming!

Today I 'll share some photos from our time with them.  We took them to Cumberland Mountain State Park for lunch/dinner and then took some time to walk around the area and get some pictures (of course)... ha..  Hope you enjoy seeing more from our fantastic day!!!!  Click on the photos for enlargements.

Reflections on the lake at Cumberland Mountain State Park

Standing on the fishing pier at Cumberland  Mountain State Park

There are MANY Canada Geese at the state park.

Love taking photos of the bridge when you can get these reflections!

A great day to be Kayaking!!

George on the fishing pier

Another photo of the bridge (and reflections)

Jeff and Dawn at the fishing pier (They were wishing that they had brought their fishing poles since they LOVE to fish!!!)

I'll close with two more photos of the bridge and reflections.. These may be the best REFLECTION-type pictures I have ever taken!!!!  What do you think?  Can you see where the water is??? It obviously was very calm on this day...

Hope you enjoyed seeing more of our 'adventures' today!!!!  It was truly fantastic spending a day with some of the family...   Next Sunday (Father's Day),  we have been invited to go to Nashville to spend some time with George's daughter and hubby... That will be PERFECT for him on Father's Day!!!!

Hugs,

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Favorite MAY ROSES in our Yard (2014)

LEMON SPICE ROSE --taken on 5/5/14  (Our FIRST blooming rose in 2014)

We have over 61 different varieties of Hybrid Tea and Grandiflora ROSES in our yard... This year,  I decided that I would organize myself a little better when it comes to featuring them...  SO---I will do what I did in May and that is to take pictures every day or so --as the roses bloom, and mark the ones I like.   Then at the end of the month,  I'll look at all that I have marked and choose 10 favorites from that month to feature on my blog.   Some of our roses bloom constantly and some only on occasion.  SO---some of my favorites may be featured every month,  and some may never be favorites....  BUT---I'll bet that by the end of Fall,  I will probably feature most all of them at least once.  BUT---we will just wait and see how each month progresses!!!!!

Hope you enjoy today's photos... We had a total of 24 different varieties in May ---and I chose 10 favorites....  Tain't easy!!!!!  But --I'll give you a bonus today since I'm featuring 10 favorites PLUS one!!!!! Get some coffee,  sit back and just enjoy...  THEN---you pick a fav for the month of May!!!!  (Be sure to click on them for enlargements.)

INGRID BERGMAN ROSE  5/26/14  (I have trouble getting the reds to come out right --but I was pleased with Ingrid!)

GEMINI  ROSES 5/29/14  (I usually feature individual pictures of roses,  but this group thrills me every time I see it...Gemini is always a favorite!)

PEACE ROSE 5/31/14  (Peace is always a favorite of many,  and the glory of this one is that it changes color through the bloom cycle.)

APRICOT NECTAR ROSE 5/25/14  (love this 'apricot' color, especially after a rain)

SUMMER OF LOVE ROSE 5/26/14 (This rose holds its blooms for a long time --and stays gorgeous even as it ages.)

ACAPELLA  ROSE 5/24/14  (love the combination of red/white)

PERFECT MOMENT ROSE 5/12/14

SHEER MAGIC ROSE 5/29/14  (I had so many good shots of this rose this past month that it was hard to choose just one!)

AND Number 10 ---and my FAVORITE in May:  SUMMER SURPRISE ROSE 5/29/14  (This is a new rose for us this year,  and boy--did we choose a winner!!!!  Wow!!!  I captured this one with the sun hitting it just perfectly early one morning.)

The PLUS ONE for May:  MR LINCOLN  5/23/14 

I don't care much for the photo --and Mr. Lincoln was almost bloomed out when I took it... BUT---this is always a special rose for us,  and the neatest thing about this particular bloom is that it was waiting for us when we came home from our beach trip ---smiling big as we drove into the yard... Mr. Lincoln was saying "Welcome Home" to us!!!!!  That's why he is so special, and why he is the "Plus One" for May!!!!

Hope you enjoyed my May choices.... As I said,  I had 24 different ones to choose from --and even though it was hard to do,  I enjoyed PICKING my fav's.....  NOW--did you pick a favorite out of this list??????

Have a fantastic weekend and I will see you on Monday.

Hugs,

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