Letting Mother Nature Nurture

Well, I hope you all had a glorious weekend that was full of all things you love...

I'll get right to mine...I took my pleasures seriously! They were a must, I know you know about those times.  A must for me - non-negotiable. 

I had a weekend that was full of nurturing myself. Yes, I did!  I had not planned on Saturday being a day of nurturing, but it truly was a day of doing nothing at all except deepening my ties with nature, and frankly, doing what I wanted to do. That little voice in my head was nagging, Nancy, this is impractical, I mean really, use your energy in another way, scratch things off your long list. Blasted little voice, I just ignored it completely. Don't you just sometimes wish that voice would just taking a flying leap and leave you alone? Well, full of rebellion, ( I'm finally at that age, seriously where I can do what I want and when I want and not feel guilty.  Oh that foul word and feeling, it's so making it's way out of my vocabulary, God knows, it's healing- My list flew back behind my chair, you know the Johnny Carson flip, flip and throw antic, that was it! Well, threw on my grubbies, laced up my shoes, picked up my camera, sunglasses, visor and was out the door. Chin up and proud, and I was on a mission. A nature and nurture mission.  As I got closer to the pond at the park, it just so happened that I did need my camera in hand! My feathered friend, oh yes, they were up for a photo shoot. Did my manager call them? I was totally in my "Nancy's Notes Nature Magazine" photographer mode. I certainly was not there to enjoy a good sweaty run on the track, no, a good workout was not in my plan. I don't like to sweat. I know, who cares, but I just am sharing. What a Saturday morning...  The weather was just delightful and my feathered friends, they were showy, so engaging, I truly was able to get some beautiful ducks shots, turtle shots, bird shots, weed shots, tree shots, flower shots, airplane shots, yes, I was in my glory. Oh my, just breathing in life's fragrances, feeling invigorated, watching the birds flying all around me, and yes, watching a plane fly over and wondering why I was not on it dreaming about where I wanted to be taken away. One of those mornings... Yes, I was tickled that I was up early and made the decision to let mother nature nurture me. Taking some time for myself, the walk in the park totally enhanced my well being. At the end of this simply wonderful day, we headed to dinner and enjoyed some friend time. At some point, I'll share some great appetizer recipes that I tried on our friends, they gave them a 10! We enjoyed scrumptious grilled steaks, baked potatoes, roasted vegetables with fresh sprigs of rosemary, a green salad and an almond cream cake that would knock your socks off.  And yes, great wine does make for a perfect evening.

Sunday...coming soon.

Here are a few many shots, hope you enjoy!

They crack me up~

Aww, see the baby snuggled up to mommy?

White as snow!

 

This little one is ready to take the jump of his life!

Just a floatin~

Turtle was disturbed and ducked!

Breakfast bugs are yummy...

Where's breakfast?

Delicious....

I've got my bling on today and my eyes on breakfast...

Bougainvillea in full bloom~

Little one's having a party...

A pretty little weed. 

This one here, was gone in a blink of an eye! Was lucky to get this shot!

Just love the brillant colors-

xo