Sunday Serenity

bee and iris...fashion colors

Similarities

between the bee and iris

Yep, yellow and black

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xoabb

Going Home

I-95 traffic coming home from NYC

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xoabb

Sunday Serenity

Cousins Mike and Mikey
Father and son are at the end of our Blystone street - the very beginning of the annual ~CT United Ride~ - that just happens to have its start right around the corner from us. Gets me ever year - a very emotional half-hour or so watching over 5,000 (give or take) motorcycles - both civilian and police - ride by in honor of the victims of 9/11.

In CT United Ride's words: 

"The CT United Ride is a motorcycle ride honoring those who lost their lives, those who gave their lives, and those who continue to put their lives on the line each day as a result of the tragedies occurring on 9/11. The CT United Ride is sponsored by the CT State Fire Fighters - the UPFFA of CT. This event is the largest 9/11 tribute in the State of Connecticut."

Dad showing his son

About patriotism

Son catches on fast

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xoabb

Sunday Serenity

black-eyed susans and phlox, after the rain, in my folk's garden. Taken on 8/10/16 at 8:19pm 

The black-eyed susans

and the purple flox brighten

mom & dad garden

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xoabb

Sunday Serenity

Father sitting on Daughter's Memorial Bench

GB taking a moment to commiserate with our Rem...so much love!
Overlooking the first Frisbee-Golf hole at Cranbury Park, sitting on Rem's bench

My sis is in town for the weekend and wanted to go visit our Miss Remy's bench, so off to her bench (and tree) Care, 
GB and I went. Care and I sat on Remy's bench for a bit and communed with her - both in memory and in the
 here and now - and then went for a walk. Rem's dad decided to stay behind and have his moment with his daughter,
between just the two of them. Of course, a ~gift~ of a cigar was involved. Rem giving her dad a cigar had become
something special before her death, and has become even more so now - long story there for another time.

Love your lovies...you never know just how much time you have left with them, on this earth!

Thinking about all

We treasured together...and

When we'll hug again

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xoabb

Sunday Serenity

wisteria bloom with a touch of honey bee wing

Wisteria flower

Blooming when it should't be

And it's beautiful!

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xoabb

Sunday Serenity

Foggy Missourahhh morning from the plane window

Winging my way home

After a wonderful time

I want to go back

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xoabb

Sunday Serenity

dahlia, after the rain, in my folk's garden, taken on 8/10/16 at 8:20pm

Nothing better than

Flower petals drenched in rain

Such beauty is there

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xoabb

Off to my Dreams...

perennial hardy hibiscus. Dad said he started with one red and one white, and ended up with a
light pink flower* with no center redness - it's beautiful!

~

The dance is over

It's time to go. Off to my

Dreams...there's no more show...

*Dad's hybrid

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xoabb

Little Punk Blossoms

what we've always referred to above as a mimosa tree blossom, we've come to find it's really not.
My grandparents had two of the beautiful trees growing in the backyard of their California, MO
home. Every time I see a tree in bloom, I think of them, with much love, much much love. 

Little punk blossoms

Blooming in your pink pink way

Wish I could be you.

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xoabb