Growin’ Like Gangbusters

Everything is growing like gangbusters around here; Puppies, Bunnies, Bluebirds, and three really cute gals I know.


 
This is Pete – better known around here as Mr. Blue Eyes.  We almost changed his name to Frank for Blue Eyes himself, Frank Sinatra.
   
           Pete                                         Sis                                                       Snip

                                                                                Scoops
   
                                    Scoops                                                    Sis                                    Peaches

                                                                      Peaches

                                                                      Peaches

                                                                Puppy Pile on Emma
 
                                                   Sis
 
                                                                                                                          Scoops
 
                                  Scoops                                                                      Peaches and Sis
 
                 Emma is arguably the puppies’ Biggest Fan                                                              Cowboy the Courageous
 
                             Peaches                                                           Pete

                                  Peaches the Kissable,  and Cowboy the Wishful (bottom L corner)

                                                                  Sis the Playful

                                                                    Pete the Blue

                                                                          Scoops the Eager
 
                                                           Snip the puppy, Avalyn the gal.


Snip is a favorite of many who come meet the pups.  She stands apart from her litter-mates in her dainty, mild manner and silky fur.
 
                  The Adoring and Adorable Sis.                                              The Exceedingly Plump Peaches

                                                               When hangin’ out is such a good thing.
 
                                This is a Sis.                                                                    This is a Bunny

Mr. Bluebird is busy these days!  He and the Mrs. are feeding a growing family of 5 Littles.

Our 5 baby bluebirds are just crazy-looking enough to charm the socks off us. Look carefully – right where eyebrows would be on a person, there is a single fanning feather sticking straight out and up.  Ha, ha. And their huge, yellow beaks make them look a little angry and severe. Love these little critters. And we can just begin to detect a whisper of that promised Beautiful Bluebird Blue color appearing. What an inheritance!  To fly through life dressed in such color, and eating all the bugs you can catch.
 
                  Missy and 2 of her Holland Lop babies.                                           Avalyn and her chocolate-flavored friends.
 
                                                           A new way to do one’s hair – in a Bun-nie.
  


                                                 Avalyn noticed Sis and Scoops resembling the Yin and Yang sign.

Singin’ the Blues and Pups

Mr. and Mrs. Bluebird have produced 5 lovely blue eggs and Meg and Cisco have produced 6 1 lb. pups.




  
 
 

Variety of Birds

 

 

Mr. and Mrs. Bluebird started moving in several days ago. I’ve been watching closely and seeing the progress of their nest.  It looks fully ready to me except for a lining of feathers.  We had a laugh when one morning we saw a strip of tinsel woven into the nest, and marveled at Mrs. B’s interior decorating and desire for a little bling. The next day when we checked we couldn’t see the bling and Mark speculated that Mr. B had set his foot – err, claw down – “It’s either me or the tinsel, dear!”  This morning I noticed a small candy wrapper and am happy that she’s at her merriment again.

Besides Bluebirds, this morning I also saw: a pair of House Finches who have built a nest high in the pine tree, robins, mourning doves, a sandpiper, sparrows, all just in the little patch of yard on the SE front of our house.

YSA Stake Conference

 

Saturday morning saw us heading over to Piano Festival for Kyle and Mark’s 9:00 session.  They played in a “Superior” way and I was Room Mother.  Shirley Frischkneckt and Marilyn Halling were our judges.  Aisia (I - sa) and Yuki Inouye (Een – o – way), and Rebekah Bishop were the other piano players.

We started Stake Conference with Elder and Sister Leavitt in Jay’s office with Ham Sandwiches, deviled eggs, and steamed asparagus.

 

 

Mark is full of “just kidding’ moments lately.  He had to photo bomb my photo shoot of the beautiful flowers Danon Jones sent us home with.

2015 Spring Recital

Carl Purcell, my favorite artist in water color, does an original each Spring for the program for Nan’s Recital.

Mark and Kyle have worked hard to get ready with their festival pieces.  It’s exciting to see/hear their efforts culminate at this very fine event.  They both have dynamic piano songs.

A Rose in Winter

On the one snowy morning we had earlier this winter, Briar Rose and her mother and I set out to capture some pretty moments from this pretty dancer.

  

    

Lil’ Bug Auri

Her sense of humor already being manifested, snaggle-tooth Auri hammed it up for my camera last summer.