A New Me....

Hello from Nashville and Happy Summer!

A lot of people have been asking what I look like...well, as of yesterday, this is me. I had a full beard, but the summer heat made me trim it down. So far, everyone has liked it. What do you think???

I'll be adding some more flower photos out here and maybe some others. Depends on the time I have.

Hope you are all well.

Mark

Coming Soon!

I was going to work in the yard today, but felt completely blah.

I'll do some work tomorrow. I'll take some more flower pics too as my iris, columbine and lily of the valley are blooming.

Easter Weekend...brrrr!

Winter returned to Nashville over Holy Week and Easter Weekend. The temps got below freezing Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. It flurried snow on Friday afternoon. And it was colder on Easter morning than it was on Christmas morning.

I took some photos before the cold really hit hard. Also took some inside church pics and my colored eggs. You can click on the pic to make it bigger.


The phlox in my front flower bed has finally gotten some nice blooms. Most of the past years it was very gangly and sparse.




Here's the climbing rose at Assumption Church between the church and the rectory. Beautiful roses so early!



And a single bloom..almost perfect. I cut three and brought them in the house to put on the mantle. They are still full and scentful.




The azaleas in the Church courtyard. There are these, some white and some light blue. I tried to cover them Friday night with bedsheets, but the wind was strong and not too much stayed covered.



Assumption Church main and high altars decorated for Easter.



The Peace Lily and Easter lilies in front of the main altar.



The main crucifix, fitted out in white linen symbolizing the cloths left in the tomb.




A beautiful lily. Sometimes you just have to be amazed at how perfect these flowers are.



Gerber daisies I bought for the statue of St. Ann, my mother patron saint. I also bought a red gerber for the statue of the Sacred Heart.



I love to color eggs. This year I found a new dye technique. You boil the eggs and dye them while still warm. You wear a plastic glove, put the egg in the gloved hand, drop a few drops of dye on it and rub it until it's colored. It dries as it cools and the swirl and type of dye makes the egg look marbled. Mom put them in this glass bowl which was my grandfathers.

So onto hockey this week with the Nashville Predators in the playoffs. They play at home against the San Jose Sharks tomorrow (Wed) and Friday nights at 7 pm. I think I'll take my camera. Vaidas is going with me so we should get some good shots.

Until the next post, Happy Easter! Christ is Risen!

A beautiful March day....

Yesterday, Saturday March 24 was a beautiful day. The temp topped at 83 and a gentle breeze blew. I started working in the yard about 11 am and lasted until 3:30 pm. A lot of work done and the yard looks great. Here are some pics... I believe you can double click on the pic and you will get a bigger pic in a separate window.



The front looks good! Even had some of my flags out for color...US, Bavaria, Lithuania and Ireland.



The full view of the front. My rose bush needs a bit of trimming I think.



My bleeding heart in the garden popped up quick. It's not a great pic, but you can see it if you strain your eyes.



Here are some of my red Dianthus in the back. I planted these at least 10 years ago and they keep on growing. They die back and will get full again in June!



I have a pear tree in the middle of the back yard. It has beautiful blossoms. The pears are great too, if the squirrels and birds don't get them all before they ripen.



See, the blossoms are perfect!

That all the pics for now. I want to make this a good pic journal. Unfortunately, it's hard to add the pics and move them around. I'll have to read up more and see if there is an easier way...there always is!


Have a great Monday!