Timeline of her progress…
Saturday 
Monday 
Today– she’s actually sitting in my lap outside watching my baby swing! 
Category: In Search of Beauty
Relationship Goals
growing old together…
holding hands as one watches the other die…
Simple Beauty
So this morning I walked out into my yard and discovered this…
These are blooms from one of the many crepe myrtle trees in my yard. Notice the colors and also notice the stems they are growing on and from. Yes, this one tree has produced blooms in two different colors. Simply beautiful….
And so it begins…
What happens when you find yourself falling in love with your very best friend? Do you simply relax and enjoy the ride? Do you fight it for all you’re worth… afraid that it’ll ruin things forever? Or do you stand down…run like hell leaving both relationships to dissipate like a cloud of dust after a windstorm on the prairie? Well, if you’re anything like me you wind up wanting to do all of the above— simultaneously, and then some.
You’ve got a wealth of emotion riding on your sleeve with every waking moment… not to mention the ever so romantic horse drawn carriage rides you take together in your dreams. Where did this come from? Has it been hidden, ever so conspicuously, just below the surface… just out of reach… waiting to smite you into the tailspin of a lifetime? Come on it’s your best friend. You’ve known all along that there was a helluva connection but you both thought it was strictly platonic… until that fateful day when the rubber (no pun intended) hit the road. It happened so suddenly… so suddenly that the fireworks that would have gone off in your head were silenced by the sound of your own beating heart. You became entangled in a rapture of love, no holds barred, get it and give it where you live type of affair never before seen or felt. An affair that would break all the rules, stand the test of time and stand the test of writing, making and breaking new rules of engagement for people throughout history.
How do you handle this when its too good to let go; you know, too scary to fathom, not to mention too nerve racking to fully embrace such an outlandish notion. Who does this? Do people in their right minds really allow this type of nonsense to happen? Well they do, it does, and it has.
And So It Begins…
Tuesday humor—-
If there’s any truth to this then I must have the healthiest brain known to man!
Day 2 of 5 in 5
I was invited to participate in the 5 photos in 5 days Challenge; many thanks to Dorne over at dorneawhale wordpress for the invite.
The rules are simple:
1) Post a photo each day for five consecutive days.
2) Include a story which can be fiction, non-fiction, poetry, prose or a short paragraph. It’s entirely up to you.
3) Nominate another blogger to pick up the torch and carry out the same mission – if he or she so chooses.
Magnolia Tree
the pride of Mississippi
just drive ’round, you’ll see.
And today I nominate: sporterhall over at sporterhall.wordpress.com
“Love Locks”
Padlocks of Passion: 
A Campaign Push created by Runaway Nuns and Leprechauns
Today I read an article about the famous Pont des Arts bridge in Paris. If you’re not familiar with it, in brief, it’s the bridge that’s been adorned with approximately one million padlocks. So much so that it has earned the moniker “Love Lock” bridge; not to slight the padlocks which are affectionately referred to as “love locks”. The locks have been placed there by a mere fraction of the lovers who have toured this city of love. Using the bridge and the lock as a way of expressing their undying feelings for one another, they sign the locks then lock them on the bridge’s metal grills and toss the key into the beautiful Seine River below. The bridge connects the École des Beaux-Arts to the Louvre and it overlooks the Eiffel Tower.
This simply beautiful tradition, so rich in sentiment, affection, passion and devotion has come to an end. Sadly, the locks have been deemed a safety hazard and must be removed.
In a tribute to this lovely tradition and in an effort to preserve it’s foundation and dedication to undying feelings, we are creating a “padlocks of passion” campaign. This campaign is designed to afford everyone an opportunity to embrace and showcase his or her passion and affection for the person, place or thing that makes them who they are, or that drives them crazy or wild, or that completes them or that simply makes them smile. This can be you lover, your children, your parents, your favorite ice cream or your pony. Basically, you can declare your passion for whatever suits you!
Instructions:
1. Purchase or pull out an old padlock
2. Write your name and your “passion’s” name on it
3. Snap a pic of it
4. Email the pic to us at elitepottagold@gmail.com
5. Attach the padlock to a chain link fence, a bridge rail grill, a park bench rail or anything/place that you can securely place it
6. Throw the key into a river, lake, the ocean or any other large, deep body of water (no, your backyard pool doesn’t count—no take backs)
7. Place a comment in the comments section of this post letting everyone know you’re in, where you hung your padlock and where you tossed the key
Each day we will copy, paste and upload any new pics and we will keep everyone updated on our progress.
If this takes off like we think it will, we will create an entire page dedicated to our “Padlocks of Passion” campaign. The plan is to eventually have our entire blog family featured (somewhere) by way of this campaign. Hopefully this will spread like wildfire.
Having a passion fosters love, life and hope so let’s start a blogfest of passion!!
Definition of Passion-
Strong or powerful emotion
Boundless enthusiasm: any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love or hate.
Strong amorous feeling or desire; love; ardor.
A person toward whom one feels strong love or sexual desire.
A strong or extravagant fondness, enthusiasm or desire for anything
(for example a passion for music.)
See original article at: http://nydn.us/1GcdXmo
Please invite and encourage your fellow bloggers, Facebook friends, etc., to join in. Be sure and provide them with the instructions and our email address.
Home grown beauty!
thought we’d share a bit of our “lavender love” tonight…
Scenes from our greenhouse—
Recently, we posted a pic of our special bougainvillea and tonight we’d like to share a few more shots. The flowers featured here have been in our 10 x 10 backyard greenhouse all winter. We have hibiscus plants, sago palms, banana trees, a wandering jew, a variegated bougainvillea and that plant with the beautiful orange blooms. We bought it two years ago, and after almost losing it last winter, we were able to nurse it back to health and showcase it in one of our many flower beds over the summer. It was nestled in a corner of the greenhouse this past winter and to our welcomed surprise it started putting out new leaves and beautiful orange blooms a few weeks ago. Long story short- we don’t remember what the plant is called.
If anyone is familiar with it, please feel free to enlighten us….
(we inadvertently forgot to get pictures of our hibiscus plants but we’ll be sure and post some when we do)
Hope you enjoy—-
A Beautiful Petal
Exciting news:
So, a couple of days ago I went out to check on our prized greenhouse growings before leaving for work. Since I recently removed the plastic walls from the south and east sides, I was able to see the plants without actually entering the greenhouse. When I approached the south side, my eyes were immediately drawn to one of the hanging baskets that holds a bougainvillea plant which has beautiful blooms the same color as the kernels on corn on the cob. Now here’s the interesting part, one of those blooms has what can best be described as a bright pink “stain” running from the center vein to just shy of the outer edge. I thought this was such a beautiful and unusual bloom that I had to share. Enjoy…
Runaway Nuns and Leprechauns 