The Queen Ant

Our nephew Carson, who is four, came down to play the other day.
Our conversation went something like this,

"Aunt Gina, there was a Queen Ant on my porch today!"

"Really, you had a Queen Ant on your porch?"

"Yeah, it had on an itty bitty crown", as he lifted his arms to head to illustrate.

The picture is of Carson's "REAL QUEEN AUNT"... me on my 40th b-day.

Inspired

Call it copy cat, whatever, but after seeing my friend Regina's blog, she has inspired me to post something after the long absence. You can find her blog "Regina's Flowers" under the blogs that I follow. I am sure that upon viewing, you will have the same peaceful, relaxing feeling that I have when I view it.

Anyway, I have decided to share some flowers from my garden and have committed to post more often--some of my favorite things and happenings in my life.

The pic above is my clematus. I love it...have had it for about 5 years... It is actually a deeper purple than the picture but it still gorgeous!

To the right is a Dahlia that I "won" at church one Mother's Day when Kaitlyn was probably four. It has been faithful to come out every year and blooms all summer long...

I am unsure of this flower's real name but I call it "Mrs Ruth" after the lady who gave it to me. She called it the "balloon flower" because the buds look similar to a hot air balloon before opening. I always think of Mrs. Ruth when I see this flower... she passed away a few years ago.

I enjoy the flowers in my garden. I overheard a lady today talking about roses and she said, "Aren't God's creations beautiful?" And yes, they are!