Spring time is here...I think.

Helicopters...

I have two really great trees in my backyard. The one I am sharing about today is a maple. It provides wonderful shade on those hot, sunny days. It is home to several squirrels who live and play all around.

I absolutely love the grandness of this tree! It welcomes you to sit and dream underneath its beauty. This is where I spend hours watching nature...It awes me that it is both simple and Complex all at the same time.

But, this wonderful tree...makes a huge mess! The helicopters that fall from its branches, this time of year, cover my entire backyard. Every single helicopter has the potential to sprout a new tree wherever it may land.

I guess you have to take the good with the bad,right?

Ever taken a handful of these little wonders of nature and thrown them in the air...only to stand under them as they spin around and fall around you? That is good stuff right there:)


Rubber boots are a must...

There is nothing like a puddle...to splash in...makes a good water source to make good mud...a great place to wash your dirty baby doll that was left out on the last rainy day...

At times there is nothing like a waterhose...to save Chloe Jo from the ant colony in the mailbox of her playhouse...which created that wonderful puddle to splash in.

I ask you often,friends...what goes on in your backyard? You will not believe what I saw the other day. This is probably the real reason I ever brought up the waterhose.

I looked out behind my house and saw three teenage kids in the backyard behind my home. No exaggeration... A young boy had the waterhose and started spraying this other young boy and girl. It was one of those moments when you think you are saying something to yourself and then realize that you really aren't saying it to yourself...not at all.

The question is why am I the only one around when random events occur? Well, besides my three year old glued to what was happening as I stood with my mouth on the ground. No lie...the girl had on a black bikini top...prematurely...you know it was too cool to be wearing that...just saying.

All of a sudden, these two kids start making out under the water in broad day light. I'm talking French kissing and rubbing all over...get a room...Yo MTV rap videos kind of stuff.

So, I guess That is what goes on in my backyard...yep. Ha

Hope you are having a great week.