Upstate New York, Afton

We had a good 4 day weekend in New York. It rained two of the four days but that was okay. I took some photos of the busy downtown area. Our flights went great. We stayed at a motel near the airport saturday night as our flight left at 6 a.m. and Afton is like over two hour drive from Albany. It was party time at the motel, It was prom night as there were limos all over. Now that I think that is a good idea so kids are not driving and probably cheap enough if their are a lot of kids. However they were having some wild party stuff going on. Someone knocked on our door a couple times looking for their pals I suppose. Took me two nights to catch up on my sleep. Our weather has been great. I think I will go to Lowes for paint samples tomorrow so we can paint the bathroom. Rather "Sarge" can paint the bathroom and I will supervise. Have a nice Holiday.

 

 

 

 

 

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY

 

The Flowering Crab Tree

 

OUR LITTLE BASEBALL PLAYER

 

Blossums Everywhere

Our entire yard is blooming. 12 apple trees, two cherry trees, two flowering crab trees. Lilac bushes are about to bloom. No wonder I am sneezing. Of course we have lots of dandelions also. Very few people around here bother to spray for dandelions, Most of the lawns are an acre and a lot of them are quite a bit bigger than that so guess it would be quite a job to be trying to control the weeds when the neighbors don't. I took a picture of the flowering crab that looks like its hugging itself. It is such a vivid bright pink the picture does not capture it.

ORIOLES

The orioles are here. It is so amazing how they show up each spring on exactly the first of May. They must have little calendars built in. We fixed up the feeders yesterday with the orange oriole food, a half of an orange and some grape jelly so when they came they would stick around. We get tons of them so maybe they return to the same place every year. I just started a loaf of Italian bread for our neighbor who is having cataract surgery today. We drove to Ann Arbor two days in a row so Sarge could sigh up for the medical benifits at the Veterans medical center and to see a dr there. It all went very smoothly except for when their computers went down while waiting for prescriptions. I went to Verizon and signed up for Friends & Family plan so can talk unlimited to 10 people. My daughters and I get on the phone and chat while playing FarmTown and I was worried I would go over our minutes. That game takes a lot of time. Also is a drain on cellphone batteries! I went in to get a new battery. They cost $40 and a new phone was free so I got a new phone. Its purple. Nothing fancy because I don't text or watch tv or get emails or surf the net on my phone. I have a netbook for those things! Now I have to remember to send in the rebate so the phone is in fact "free". It has been raining so much the grass/dandelions need mowing again, but probably too wet yet after yesterday's downpours. I should have a photo of the Orioles...maybe later.