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 Welcome friends to my quiet place.

My woodlands where

the trees are fully bloomed in vibrant greens and

the earth now adorned with wild ferns!

 Color is beginning to appear!

When flowers bloom bright the heart feels light!

I allowed my 2 girls outdoors..

(of course I kept a watchful eye on both!)

Babie with the spirit of playful innocence keeps her

eyes on a toad with a sense of wonder while

  Paisley perched on the arm of a chair

poses for the camera.

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Tomorrow Babie and I travel to the city  2 1/2 hrs. away

where she will be admitted to a Vet hospital for several days

to have remaining Bladder stones removed.

I'm hopeful the procedure be a success with no complications.

With fingers crossed I pray.

Purr-Zzz

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Linking to Mosaic Monday

Thank you for stopping by my quiet place  

By Request

 "In any given moment of not feeling well, choose thoughts

of healing and feeling good!"

Dr. Wayne Dyer

A distraction from worries and stresses

is the best way of feeling good and for me what

better way than gardening!

Getting down on my knees digging, pulling and weeding

gets more difficult as osteo arthritis sets in so I call upon

the master gardener Natureboy!

My job is the planning,the designing, the dreaming and

choosing of plants while he the master does the grunt work

"Gardening, reading about gardening, and writing about

gardening are all one; no one can garden alone."

Elizabeth Lawrence

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My friend Lisa requested that I post photos of my

woodland garden.

This one's for you TWT!

Top: left to right ...sculptured ball with a pattern of Oak leaves

my latest find!

 Vignette of planters with black and chartreuse petunias.

Centre: Here I dug out poison ivy last summer and got a horrendous

reaction. Plans for a hosta garden..more pics later in the season.

A perennial shade garden just planted under a canopy of oak trees.

Bottom:Wild ferns,flowering perennials, a pathway of wood chips and

logs to prevent stepping on poison ivy. We have several of these

pathways throughout the garden...all leading somewhere.

I hope you enjoyed this sneek peek of  my  our woodland garden.

More to show you as the garden matures during the weeks ahead!

Happy gardening!

hugs

Naturegirl xo

Solitude

``There is no companion so companionable as Solitude``

Thoreau



Cattitude

"She clawed her way into my heart and

wouldn't let go"

Miss Babie

As pet owners we have a remarkable bond with

our fur babies. They speak to our souls, calm us, bring

a smile to our faces and to me 

my felines are private healers.

They are a dependable reservoir of comfort and love.

~

I shared Miss Paisley's present health issue in my last post

 and Bless you friends for leaving kind comments.

You know the saying .."when it rains it pours"..

it's pouring buckets here!!

Babie the youngest of my 2 felines is also experiencing a major

health issue. With extensive testing and Xrays it has been

determined that she has Bladder stones. With an invasive

procedure she's had 10 stones removed and more yet to come out.

She will have to travel 2 hrs to a Vet hospital with proper

medical equipment to remove all remaining stones!

Her whiskers are still trembling from her first ordeal!!

Poor Babie deserves to have Cattitude!!

I have been stressed out for weeks with worry

because my felines occupy a special place in my heart.

I'm sure all my followers with pets would agree. 

sigh

 naturegirl

Cat Napping

Miss Paisley

"I love cats because I enjoy my home

and little by little they become its visible soul"

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 A calm before the storm brewing for sweet Paisley.

There are few things more concerning than having

a cat that is presenting chronic bouts of

vomiting and diarrhea.

There is suspicion that she may have

 Inflammatory Bowel Disease or worse.

Arrangements are being finalized for further testing.

I am trying to stay calm..

 I'm worried.

The Joy of Spring

"There is a season for beginnings when

the world is fresh and new!"

 candytuft

pure innocence fresh and new!

 "Magic is believing in yourself..

if you can do that,

you can make anything happen!"

J.Wolfgang

 "Whatever it is that brings you JoY..

pursue it, do it, feel it, and call it

HaPPiNeSS!

Undeniably my Spring garden gives me

JoY in its simplest form!

Bursting with new life white flowers!

 Candytuft and Narcissus dance in May breezes!

 Tulips Angelique with a jolt of

inspired energy..

shows off her blushing pink face!

sigh..

I'd say pure JoY from Mother Nature

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Wishing all Mother's

a wonderful Mother's Day week!

 linking this post to Mary's Mosaic Monday.

May Flowers

 Closed tight

determined to show her face..

With the promise of a

  warm day in May..

 her final expression..
~ displaying inherent beauty! ~

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with warmer temperatures

my Spring flowers have finally burst open!