I couldn't resist taking a morning to make Lilac and Violet flowers into jelly and syrup. It was a good day to work in the kitchen with it being damp and dreary outside. The Lilac flowers were perfect, and the Violets were in full bloom too. These jars will look so pretty on the pantry shelf.

Ha, this one is different for sure. Finding a photo of a bird without showing its head. This Northern Flicker is preening itself on the lawn after sunning for a while.I've been spotted and he is watching me very closely.

Finally, a day without rain and wind. The sun came out and I took advantage of the warm day to thoroughly clean the porch. It gets pretty dusty over the winter months, and all the furniture needs scrubbing. After doing the furniture and putting them in the sun to dry, the porch was next.

This past winter was very harsh and the sidewalk that leads to the front door of our home had heaved badly and cracked in many places. I guess after being in for almost 60 years, I'd start cracking too! lolI didn't realize how bad it was until I tripped and took a nasty fall this spring. I told my husband it was time to get it taken care of before someone really got hurt.

Yes, it's time to empty the greenhouse and plant all the vegetables and the annuals into the gardens. The weather here in zone 6b, western, New York has warmed up enough to safely plant them out.The average temperature in the greenhouse during the day reaches over 85°F during the day. The plants don't like being that warm and it stresses them out too much, besides they get too big too fast. Let's plant!

Lazy cats lying in the middle of the bed. I'm beginning to think that they prefer our beds to any other spot in the house. It can be difficult to make your bed in the morning when they are so comfy cozy. When I try to get her off the bed Chej'u always gives me an attitude. Look at that face and those ears. That is a hard no for sure.