8 Little Things I Love: One Gardener's Show and Tell

 

1. The beautiful flowers blooming in my front yard and the extraordinary smell of spring flowers in the air.

2. Delicious ripe strawberries growing in my garden and watching my boys devour them each time they go out the front door.

3. A beautiful pot of pansies

(I've had the hardest time growing these flowers, but I figured it out this year. 

 You have to plant a lot of them!)

4. Tiny tiny tomatoes growing and all the hope they hold for tons of salsa, pizza sauce, and BLTs!!

5. The bright yellow pumpkin petals growing out of my compost pile! 

6. Broccoli!! 

I have never grown this gorgeous veggie before.  But Clark and I love it.  I have seen a love of botany and gardening develop as Clark has watched his broccoli grow.

7. Baby bell peppers

8. Blueberries finally turning blue!

Bright eyes gladden the heart

A very wise woman reminded me lately of this Proverb.  Proverbs 15:30 says that "bright eyes gladden the heart".  And I have to agree.  When I see my boys' bright eyes, I am filled with joy and gladdness!  I love eyes.  It's my favorite part of the face.  I love looking into Clark's earthy brown/green eyes just like his dad and mom,  Joel's sweet milk chocolate eyes, and Levi's stormy blue eyes. Today I tried to take pictures to capture their eyes.  I failed, but I had fun trying. 

                        Bright eyes gladden the heart; Good news puts fat on the bones.

That explains everything....I must have had a lot of good news lately.  Hee hee!!!