17 - 26 May gathering up not so random thoughts/ideas

Ajuga genevenis
Blue Bugleweed  growing in our yard :)
"Come with the dust and are gone with the wind" ~ Bob Dylan's "Song to Woody" listen here
"Don't let's ask for the moon. We have the stars." ~ Bette Davis Now, Voyager
Finishing this book: If You Could See Me Now by Cecelia Ahern I had a very helpful realization 
Gathering up not so random thoughts/ideas. Gobsmacked p.251 If You Could See Me Now
Huisache: also known as Acacia farnesiana, and previously Mimosa farnesiana, commonly known as sweet acacia. Wikipedia 
"Imagine ... winecups and huisache blooming in the sun..." (found and ordered seeds from Etsy
"Jeopardy" by Penny & Sparrow listen here
"Kind of like an adventure..." p. 256 If You Could See Me Now
"Life is made up of meetings and partings. People come into your life everyday,  you say good morning,  you say good evening, some stay for a few minutes,  some stay for a few months, some a year, others a whole lifetime." p. 282
"May dawn find hope in your heart, approaching your new day with dreams, possibilities, and promises." ~ John O'Donohue "Callings" To Bless the Space Between Us 
"Niggling her mind to have a chance to step out of the shadows and show itself." p. 254 If You Could See Me Now
"...Promises to make discoveries and take chances" ~ The Magic School Bus Club
"Qualified in wish analysis" p.222 If You Could See Me Now
Russians say it is better to have 100 friends than a hundred Rubles. Janice Swab 5/18/25
SYML's "Heavy Hearts" listen here "She said, "I'm falling in love with myself again / And that's enough for me" / And with that, we fell apart / Treading water, holding heavy hearts
Taylor Swift's "Clean" listen here "The drought was the very worst / When the flowers that we'd grown together died of thirst /  It was months and months of back and forth... Hung my head as I lost the war
And the sky turned black like a perfect storm / The rain came pouring down / When I was drownin', that's when I could finally breathe / And by mornin' / Gone was any trace of you, I think I am finally clean...The drought was the very worst / When the flowers that we'd grown together died of thirst..."
"Unity is the way of grace in harmony" - yogi tea tag
"Video of Jackie feeding the chicks" ~ March 7 Newsletter from Austin Kleon  click here to watch the Video
EXtinquished thise dancing flames... eXtinguished a tiny bit of hope that was left insideof me." p. 277 If You Could See Me Now
"You tapped into something extraordinary and made her realize it too." p. 224 You shake things around and turn them upside down." p. 235 If You Could See Me Now
Zine "Loud on Paper" Library Guide click here

Mother's Day week 2025

"All I had done was merely planted the seed of hope; she alone could help it to grow. And...
Because she was starting to lose sight of me, perhaps that seed was being cultivated." ~ p. 280 If You Could See Me Now by Cecelia Ahern
Card from Mary Roberts
Dog Watch for lunch on May 13th was perfect!
Enjoying the book and the view 
 from Karen

If You Could See Me Now by Cecelia Ahern
Jess, Pat, Caroline, Tray, Kathy, Mom, and Marsha
Ken's "girls" gathering for Mother's Day
Lois Bailey Thomason  with baby Nancy, and her big brother Robert 1937

Mom, the and now 32 years later 
Noah's first thing Sunday morning
Olive  sweet Olive
Peach ice cream and Puzzle making was the Perfect ending to our...
Quintessential, and not so
Random, celebration of the 13th of the month

TQ. Birthday 🎂 Mother's Day, Thirteenth
"Unknown Self" p. 144-5 "Callings" To Bless the Space Between Us by John O'Donohue
Visited a cemetery or three this...
Week
Xenopus Laevis frogs (from a student's renewal application) is a African clawed frog :)
Yes, this video is from a few Years ago, but I saw it for the first time this morning 13 May 2025
Zachary, so very brave