DSCN6619, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

Mountain laurel is starting to bloom. I imagine a little plink sound as the tiny umbrellas open up, but then I've always been imaginative. *g*

It's been a quiet weekend, which is a good thing. We had quite enough excitement last week; enough to last for a long time. They said on the news that power has been restored to all areas, so tomorrow we will start getting back to normal. For a lot of folks, that will take quite a bit longer. I can't even imagine what folks in places like Joplin are still dealing with, after seeing what happened here.

Life goes on, with perhaps a little more respect for the power of Nature.

first local strawberries!, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

After a grey, rainy day, the sun came out after I got home from work so I went for a nice walk. I also stopped at the farm stand on the way home for some delicious local strawberries. Nom!

( The rain made everything sparkle. )