Happy Birthday to My Danny Boy

This is Danny.

This is Danny acting business- like for my camera.

This is Danny.

This is Danny acting way more like the person he really is...

I gave birth to my first son, Danny, on March 28th, 1985 at 10 o'clock in the evening. He came 2 weeks late. We could not have been happier that night! He was and is, a gift from God, that Daniel John of mine! Happy Birthday Danny. I am so very proud to be your mom. I wish you love on this your 25th birthday and I wish you many, many more Happy Birthdays!! I can't wait for the first cookout at your house using your new grill!! xoxoxo

Its a Hard Knock Life

What a crazy nature day here at my house. It starts with this bird...

He attempts to fly into the window...
and back to the bush,
takes a second look,
and leaps again!
He has been at it for 3 days now. I have shut the blind, put a stuffed animal there and still he doesn't give up!!

Then, this morning, look who lands on our deck! A friendly little fellow,
who waddled across the pool cover to the railing,

and began to cry to his sister/brother/mate who was sitting on the top of my house - crying right back!
The one up there started to pace back and forth... oh, what to do?
so we shoo-ed the one on the railing off and off he flew....
with his partner right behind him!
All of this, much to the delight of all of us!!