Thursday's Post

 Posting this on Wednesday evening.  

I will not be posting or doing my usual "Try It Thursday" post this week due to my heart procedure.  

I just want to take a moment to thank each of you, my sweet blog friends, for lifting me up in your prayers as I have this Angioplasty procedure done.  It is scheduled for 11:00 AM Thursday morning..

Your kind words have given me comfort and peace and it is such a Blessing to be surrounded by a community that cares deeply, even from afar.  I am thankful for good Christian friends.

I know the medical team has your prayers as well.  God is in control and HE has this...

Thank you all so very much and great BIG hugs to each of you...  

Faces in Everything.

There is a word for when you see things!!  No...not the word CRAZY...lol!  I see things ALL THE TIME....  like a bunny rabbit in my tile floor or old men's faces in tree trunks.  

I can see faces in all kinds of things...like in this river.  I took this photo a couple of summers ago in Colorado. Please tell me you all see it too.  I think I posted this photo way back then.  FYI...I also see a piano key board. 

I see other things too......

This is a tile in our bathroom that I see everyday...

This is what actually stands out to me...

A Bunny head.

The term for this is Pareidolia!  It's a tongue twister to pronounce, but it just simply means that our brains find familiar things in unfamiliar places. 

In reading about this, I found out that pareidolia isn't a glitch in our heads, it is actually a sign that our imagination is alive and well.  As in...when we recognize shapes in clouds or faces, we're practicing creativity.

Two people can look at the same thing and see something completely different. Some may see Nothing, while others (like me) see faces, animals and other objects. 

Laughing Shoes.

                                               Two eyes and a big round nose

A wooden post, that appears to be gagging

I honestly think it's fun to be able to see these kind of things...Keeps me laughing for sure!!  

Anyone else see things in unusual places??

"Happy Wednesday! I think I just saw a face in my pancake! I didn't give it time to talk before flipping it over." LOL

Shug....🐸

Shug.

 

A skunk..

Oh what a morning it has already been!

...I walked out onto the back patio early this morning, coffee in hand, ready to enjoy the peaceful sound of birds and maybe dip a toe in the the pool.  BUT....Oh my goodness...what do I see? 

Standing in our backyard was something that I've never seen around here, but have definitely smelled......A SKUNK!

I froze!! wasn't sure whether to scream or throw my coffee cup at it.  

After a moment of panic, I did what any logical person would do...I slowly backed away and yelled for Sam.

I'm thinking...How did this thing get in our back yard? 

You can't shoot guns in the city, so I didn't know what we were going to do.  Call the police? Just hope it goes away? 

Sam came up with the idea of trying to capture it by using his stun gun. 

YEP!!

It sprayed.... and Sam now smells like a SKUNK! 

He sure wasn't going to come in this house, so he jumped in the pool.  Oh goodness, what a morning!!

Okay, Okay, 

APRIL FOOLS!!!!!!!!

No skunks. No tail-fluffing. Please tell me that I got someone or did you immediately think April Fools? 

I hope your day is filled with smiles and absolutely NO REAL SKUNKS!!

But, just in case, you might want to peek before stepping outside.  

"April: is when your flip-flops, your rain boots and your snow shovel all hang out together like it's normal."

Happy Month of April my dear friends..

Shug.

 

Azalia Trails.

 🌼 Doctor Update:  Saw the cardiologist this morning.  I will be having the angioplasty procedure done on Thursday of this week.  My calcium level was extremely high and one of my main arteries has an issue.  It could be the stent that he put in about 3 years ago, or could be some blockage.  I have full confidence that the doctor will get this all taken care of.   Thank you all for the prayers!!

Yesterday afternoon was a beautiful day. The rain stopped and the sun was shining.  The end of March and first few weeks of April is when the "Azalea Trails" are held in our near by Bigger City.  Sunday afternoon, Trista, Shanda, Mylee and I, decided to drive by, but the gardens were so beautiful, that we had to stop. 

I don't even have the words to describe how gorgeous the plants and flowers were. 

The blooms on the azaleas were so big, and they were totally magnificent in various colors throughout the garden.  

One thing that made the trail seem so enchanting was the little statues tucked amongst the blooms.  

A cute little dog with a bonnet.  

      

                Another one, with a cute

               little basket in it's mouth.  

This was one of my favorites.  

Our adventure felt like we were stepping into a living painting, and each turn along the trail just kept revealing stunning scenes.  

This is actually an azalea tree.  Love the vibrant Orange color. 

Ponds, bridges and even a few tables just to sit at were scattered throughout the gardens as well.  Can you imagine the peace that would come from sitting amongst all of this beauty and sipping on a glass of tea and munching on a scone?

This is the back of the home where this garden is.

           

This lovely home is on the market for $759,900.

I can't even imagine the cost to have these gardens kept up the way they are done now.

For this reason, I will have to pass on buying the house!!!  😂😂😂😂😂  

Someone had to take the picture, so I chose to do so....Kept me from having to sit on the ground!  LOL. Ha, Ha. 

It truly was a beautiful afternoon and a sweet transformation of Winter to Spring...

Shug...