Happy Canada Day!!!

I would like to wish all of my Canadian readers and friends a Happy Canada Day!!!!

Thank You Dottie

Dottie from Holiday Floral Pieces gave me this award. Thank you Dotttie. It is greatly appreciated.

The Dog Days Of Summer

It seems awfully early, but we must be in the dog days of summer or at least I am. Lately the days have been drifting by one by one. Slowly and methodically. The weather remains the same, routines remain the same, news events remain the same except that the names have changed. Each day seems to be a carbon copy of the day before except for subtle nuances. Routines can be like your favorite recliner....comfortable, safe and always there for you. This day I need to do this and that day I always do that. On and on it goes. Each day blends into the next one like the paint on an artist palette. I yearn for some sort of excitement. Something to break the methodical ticking of my clock as times slowly moves by. But for now, on this very moment, during this very day, I will surrender myself to these dog days of Summer, knowing that change will happen on its own time schedule and most likely when I least expect it. So at least for today, I will relax in that comfortable, safe recliner that is always there waiting for me. Oh yes, those dog days of Summer must be upon me. And to think that it is only June.

To Veronica On Our 12th Aniversary

Today Veronica and I celebrate our 12th Anniversary. From the beginning...nights when we spent hours upon hours on the telephone getting to know each other.....the night under the street light where I asked her where she had been all my life....through the ups and downs of life's journey that we have taken together...the good times and the bad...through tough medical scares....travels and sights that we have shared....nit picking at each other....laughing with each other and at times at each other...through everything that we have experienced....the happiness that you have brought me....to the renewal of our wedding vows while on our Alaskan cruise, I could not have picked a better friend, partner and wife. Thank you for the last 12 years and I am looking forwards to our future and all that we will share together as the hours, days, weeks, months and years go by. With all my respect, pride and love, now and in the future. Rick

Thank You!!!!

I would like to thank everyone for the Birthday well wishes. It is greatly appreciated.

Did Someone Say Birthday????

Yes...it is that time of year for me to change the numbers of my age again. This annual ritual seems to creep up on me faster and faster as I get older. Seems only yesterday that I was 30. Ok, maybe not yesterday but the day before or maybe the day before that. Geesh I really can't remember when I was 40. Darn...I meant 30 not 40. I give up...it does not really matter because they are just numbers. In my honor, let us all raise our plastic cups of pablum and give a birthday toast to me. Happy Birthday you old codger!!! Thank you Dottie for the Birthday wishes and graphic.

Flowers Of The Day

Here is the last batch of macro photos: