Happy Early Valentine's Day!

Hello Friends,

Happy Valentine's Day ! I know it's early ,but I always post on Mondays. I am starting off with this beautiful yellow begonia a gift from my sweet daughter & family.

Some outdoor pics of my kitty Kally

Colorful sunset through the woods pic from last summer.

Next , a little Valentine's Celebration Tea

I will be serving this decaf tea.

A wonderful chocolate treat.

Thriftstore  teapot.

A Good Will find ,I filled with spare chandelier crystals.

Little Rose Bush ,another goodwill find.

Origami Butterfly

I made this valentine  from a vintage image .

I will leave  you with these  wonderful Bible verses on the subject of Love:
"Love suffers long and is kind;Love does not envy;Love does not parade itself ,is not puffed up;does not behave rudely,does not seek it's own,is not easily provoked,thinks no evil;does not rejoice in iniquity but rejoices in the truth;bears all things,believes all things,hopes all things,endures all things." 1 Corinthians 13: 4-7

I am joining : Blue Monday, Macro Monday
 Monday Mellow Yellows
Mandarin Orange Monday,Awww Mondays ,Ruby Tuesday 2
Our World Tuesday ,Rednesday, Outdoor Wednesday

Love & Prayers,

~Myrna

A Break from Winter Pics

Hi Blogging Friends,

The cold has settled in here in NC , at least for the moment. Last week we had  two 70 degree days , but that is not good news.Here when that happens we are in danger of high winds & winter tornadoes .As a result of the high winds last week, the gazebo in my front yard was taken out by some tree limbs . I am glad that was all that was damaged.

For a break form the winter weather,I am traveling back in pics to last summer Back to the Beach.This is  part of the trip pics  to one of the NC Aquariums. Of course I'll start out with a beach pic to get you in the mood .

We have 4 Aquarium sites in NC. this is the Aquarium at Pine  Knoll Shores.

My post today will future one  aspect of the Aquarium ,

 which is also a winter theme and that is Penguins! This was a very giant one out front.lol

On the way in I  snapped some flower shots . This daisy grows like grass all over all of our Outer Banks .

Oh, these are not flowers , but they are orange .lol

The exhibit featured 4 endangered African Penguins . The Aquarium hosted the penguins from May to September of 2012.They raised awareness about them and collected donations for their conservation.They were fun to watch and I  didn't know there were penguins in Africa.

Two sunset pics taken on the road ,

 on the way home from the Beach .

I will you these wonderful Bible Verses:
"Praise the Lord,my soul; All my inmost being ,praise His Holy Name.Praise the Lord, my soul,
and forget not all his benefits-who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's."
 Psalm 103:1-5

I am joining : Blue Monday,Monday Mellow Yellows,
Macro Monday,Mandarin Orange Monday,Awww...Mondays
Ruby Tuesday2, Our World Tuesday,
Rednesday,Outdoor Wednesday,
This or That Thursday,Skywatch Friday,
Orange You Glad It's Friday, It's A Hodgepodge Friday

Love & Prayers,

~Myrna