More Flowers

My poor Purple Cone flowers (Echinacea) have been taking a beating with all the rain we've been having around here (that hail we had awhile back didn't help), but the red canna lillies behind them are blooming very nicely now. My garden in back is doing good, despite all the weeds. The purple flowers (below) are in full bloom and the hostas are blooming as well. I just really need to weed out the garden, but I just can't find the time or energy or desire to do so. The only reason the front gets done is because I pull out a few each time I go outside, I just don't go to the backyard very often - I mostly just look thru the back window upstairs at the backyard, maybe if I ever get a deck I will go out back more since I would then have direct access. May have to go borrow Margarethe's Mantis tiller again and do it that way and then get what it doesn't manually.

This is my Althea bush (Rose of Sharon). I love the blossoms on it (below)- so pretty.

July 4th Weekend in Ocean City, MD

The Princess Royal

(Our room is inside the shorter all glass center area where the inside pool is and looks out on the pool and we can see the beach as well thru the glass front from our room)

Of course, the first thing we did upon arriving, was to go out and check out the beach....The beach dropped close to the water and we got to watch the waves come in, at one point when I had my back to the water, a wave came in har enough that the water came up the embankment and I got wet - that cold water was an unexpected shock.

Seems everytime we go to the beach there is a wedding where we are staying. While at lunch at the little outdoor cafe, this bride came out to take some pics with bridesmaids and such prior to the wedding. The wedding was in a little Greek chapel across from the hotel and we got to see them coming back over for the reception after the wedding in a little parade led by some musicians playing greek music (of course). Was really neat to see...didn't get my camera out fast enough to get some pics of them approaching. Wish I had.

Harold relaxed and took in some sun. The water was cold, but I did adventure in once. Felt good once you got wet, just took awhile to muster the courage to get completely wet once that cold water hit your feet. (No I did take the camera in with me - I took it back to Harold and then took the plunge.

I was actually going for the shot of the seagull and just happened to catch this floating advertisement as it went to this!

Happy 10th Birthday, Charlotte - whoever you are!

Flags lined The Boardwalk (taken at about 15th St. toward Amusement Park)

We ate dinner at Da Vinci's right across from where we sat and finished just in time to go out

and watch the fireworks. It was beautiful!

The fireworks begin

The Finale!

Isn't this a beautiful sight!

We had a great time! Glad Jacob decided he wanted to go there this year for the 4th.

Will have to do this again sometime. Wish that George could have been with us, but he did drive down to Texas to see family and had a good time there.

It was partially cloudy going home, so this didn't come out very good, but since Jacob likes lighthouses, I was able to take some shots of the one off the Bay Bridge as we went over. Not too bad considering the lighting and I was in a moving car.

Welcome to my NEW Personal Blog

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to my new personal blog where family and friends can keep up with my family and our goings-on. Hope you will visit often to see what we are up to and to keep in touch.

Yes, I know that is not a dragonfly in my banner, but I don't have a picture with a dragonfly in it, but that is a picture of some flowers in my front garden. I'll change it when I find one I can use...hmmmmm...may have to make a card to use - LOL!

Also, check out my other blog on occasion - it is now my stamping blog. http://www.stampindragon.blogspot.com/

Sincerely,
Cynthia Ferenz