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Spring is a busy time for Mother Nature and for People

Posted on by Vilma
pink cherry tree in full bloom
Yes, spring is a busy time for Mother Nature and for us humans. Mother Nature is busy shaking off the winter blues by waking up every tree, shrub, weed, or plant in the ground and offering us beautiful spring colors. Our flowering trees covered in pink, white, and purple flowers are a joy to see and they also give us what I call 'petal showers'. Spring brings rain showers and wind which shake our flowering trees making the loose petals fall, giving the illusion of snow falling. A few y...
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Motherhood, the hardest job I have ever had

Posted on by Vilma
red tulips for mom
You can be an engineer, a lawyer, a doctor, a teacher, a nurse, a scientist to name a few.......but I have to say motherhood was (still is) the hardest job I have ever had but also the most rewarding. This job has the highest risk with illusions of being in-control at times but in reality with little control. It is a 24-7 hour job, 365 days of the year. And once a mother you are always a mother no matter how grown your children are. While you are in the midst of it, it seems never endi...
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Welcome Spring!

Posted on by Vilma
flowering purple crocus
I guess we know how to welcome spring, with snowflakes and cold temperatures. Yes, old Father Winter and Frosty would not leave without a final hurrah. But what a beautiful day we are having today! It will not be long before snow and freezing temperatures will be just a faint memory and we will be in full spring mode. Many of our cherry trees have started to bloom and some of the daffodils are flowering as well. Spring rolls out beautifully in our neighborhood in waves of colors wit...
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Winter 2016 has finally arrived and with a punch

Posted on by Vilma
snowed in outdoor furniture
Theoretically the winter season starts on December 21 and ends March 19. So far this winter season had been a rather mild and snowless season until January 22, 2016. The blizzard that dumped 30 inches of snow in our neighborhood left us all breathless, weary, and wishing for spring to come soon. Here are some photos from the blizzard snowstorm, #snowzilla2016. All was quiet, all was white.     Spring come soon!  
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Happy New Year!

Posted on by Vilma
I hope this New Year brings you and your family Health, Peace of Mind, and Happiness. As the Holiday break comes to an end with kids going back to school and parents going back to the work, it seems winter has finally arrived. However, Mother Nature is really confused because during a recent visit to the Natural History Museum in DC, I saw daffodils in bloom and Cherry trees with blossoms! And I got the pictures to prove it. It has been crazy weather! Before the Christmas season is ove...
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