Somebody Had a Birthday

When we were in Arkansas, we celebrated my Sweetie's birthday on March 9. We had a good day. We visited a waterfall at Lake Catherine State Park and also Garvan Gardens near Hot Springs. We saw beautiful flowers AND we saw several waterfalls/cascades throughout the gardens. When we got to the cabin, George lit a fire in the fireplace for us --and we enjoyed some Beef Stroganoff for dinner. We saw the sunset from our back door. Then we relaxed and watched a little TV. About 9:00---we lit the candles on the cake; George made a wish; --and then blew the candles out. We enjoyed a piece of his chocolate truffle cake and some of his favorite ice cream, Cookie Dough!!!! YUM!!! Then he opened his cards. The rest of this special day was spent relaxing, reading and watching TV. I think he had a marvelous day and I KNOW that I did.

His big birthday dinner was the next evening (since the restaurant wasn't open on Mondays). We went to Savanah's Riverfront Cafe and had prime rib, baked potatoes, salads and homemade rolls. Delicious!!!! So I guess George can say he had a two-day birthday this year. (You know--as we get older---birthdays last many more days!!! ha)

Here are pictures from the birthday!!!!! Above is my favorite.. George is smiling after reading a card from ME!!!! Below are more pictures.


Here's the delicious cake... (NO---I didn't make it. It came from WallyMart!!! ha)



And he huffed and he puffed and he...







...almost burned the house down!!!! It's a good thing I didn't put 67 candles on that cake---or he REALLY may have caused a big fire!!! ha ha



Card time!!!!

















This is our fireplace in the cabin. We had a fire going almost the entire week--especially late in the week, when there was ICE all over the place outside. There's nothing more relaxing than sitting by the fire, reading a good book!!!!


Our only sunset of the entire week was on George's birthday, March 9th. AND even then it was very cloudy..


These pictures were taken from our back porch. I think that sun was only peeking out ---to wish George a Happy Birthday.



Hope you enjoyed George's birthday as much as we did. Sorry I didn't save some ice cream and cake for you.. Somehow(????) they both disappeared. Guess the deer came by and ate it all.

Have a wonderful Sunday. God Bless You and those You Love!
Hugs,

Arkansas 'Critters'

While we were in Arkansas, we saw lots of Deer on the top of the mountain. They seemed almost 'tame'--for I am sure that many people stop and look at them and take their pictures all year long. They are a different color of brown than our Deer here in Fairfield Glade.


I also took birdseed with us this year ---and put it outside on the back patio each day. It took them a few days to find it ---but to my surprise, I saw a new bird (new to me). Can you guess what it was?????


And the third 'critter' we saw was when we were hiking at Lake Catherine. Hope you enjoy my photos. Above is one of the many pictures we took of the deer. Below are more.





















The edge of the mountain is in the distance. The Deer are enjoying some shrubs and grass in someone's yard. Glad they aren't in my yard (here in Fairfield Glade).







I love this picture. That little Deer stood up and looked at me --and then he bent back down to eat some more. BUT---look at his eyes. He's STILL looking at me... Cute, huh?







This is our back yard/patio/ledge. There were big Blackbirds (crows???) all over the place --but they never came up to the ledge and patio to get the bird feed. I had to throw some out into the grass for them. We also saw some huge Turkey Vultures while out driving but didn't get any pictures.







This is my new bird!!!! He's a Dark-eyed Junco. I have heard others talk about this little guy so much--but had never seen one myself. I still have not seen any here on the plateau.







This was the day when there was so much ICE all over Mt. Nebo. Can you see the ice--as the Junco looks for the Sunflower seeds I put out there? It was a cold day on that mountain. AND--once one Junco came, we had LOTS and LOTS of them all day long. I was glad I took some seed for them.







I love this picture of the Junco on the patio. I was worried about those little birds all day since it looked as if their tails were icy.. They were constantly flipping their tails I'm sure to get rid of the ice build-up. Kinda scary for the birds ---I'm sure.









Our final 'critter' was a little Turtle we saw when we were hiking to Falls Creek Falls near Lake Catherine. This little guy didn't have a care in the world--as he sat on that rock enjoying the sunshine.


Have a great weekend..
Hugs,