A couple more...

Here are the last 2 from our bloom fest. The pink roses are a special find. When we moved into our house last year, there was a rose bush that was in the flower bed. We almost got rid of it, b/c the previous owner said they had planted it a while ago, but never got any blooms.

Well, we staked it, and just waited...and this year, it is gorgeous and FULL of beautiful, velvety dark pink flowers.

I am SOOOO glad we waited it out, and decided to see what would happen. It reminded me of all the people that "waited it out" during rough times in my life, and were blessed to see when God bloomed me into something of worth and beauty (or so my husband tells me! LOL).

In bloom

Well, my kids are SUPER stoked...the garden is starting to do its thing! In less than a week, all of our seeds have sprouted, we have harvested cilantro for the kitchen, and have tomatoes on our Roma and Yellow Pear plants. Hurrah!

Of course, I have to document all this on "film" and while I was at it, decided to explore our yard to find more beautiful blooms.

Here are a few of the things we found and enjoyed. Truly, nature is the handiwork of our Creator, and we can't help but be in Awe of Him for what we see and enjoy.