This Is the Life (at least for an 8 and 6 year old)

Palo Verde in the Afternoon

So beautiful, but I can never enjoy these blooms without being reminded of what they foretell.

POTD over at Becky Higgins

Thought I pop back over here to say that Becky Higgins shared my POTD (picture of the day) today (taken by daughter Hannah) over on her Facebook page as an idea for capturing the details of your life.  If you don't know about Becky Higgins, she has a great product called Project Life and offers all sorts of inspiration for documenting your life. 

A Good Moment

Visual Trick -- Happiness

How great is a super-huge mirror that lets me feel surrounded by books as I walk down the hall?  Pretty great.

Flower Fields and Legoland

Flower Fields

More Flower Fields.  Micah refused to smile.

I'd love to have a backyard that looks like this.
Oh, and a gardener to maintain it all.

Oh, ranunculus, how I love you.

Fields of blooms.

Rows and rows.

Conquering the king of the jungle at Legoland.

Finding amusement in the little things (at the amusement park)

We spent about 20 minutes on the rolly polly search, capture, and release.

An old favorite ride.
Micah was so disappointed that he wasn't old enough to ride.

A common scene in our house.  The herd of "bouncies."

The Week in Instagrams

I haven't posted an update here for several weeks, but you should just take that to mean I've been overwhelmed.  What's new?  

Here a handful of quick photos of images that caught my attention this week. If time allows, I will also post photos from a quick weekend trip to Southern CA.  

Cactus flower drinking the rain

The night is young

Rain run

Beauty in the midst of the pricks

At the hands of his sisters

Palo Verde!!!

Morning Sun vs. Clouds