We are so blessed

Tuesday sure missed a golden opportunity for rain.  Early, there were really heavy clouds and much humidity in the air.

Tree trimmers are busy trimming 100 palms trees this month.

Charlie comes out to chat as we walk by.

Now here’s a fine “how do you do!”  Three men watching one woman working.

Here comes Warren.  He just finished playing basketball.  Later in the day, Don found Warren at the tennis courts swinging a very active racquet and keeping a little tennis ball very busy.

Marlys is on her way home after playing tennis.

We arrived at our ten o’clock appointment with Ben and Nettie Toews (pronounced Taves)…. a delicious continental breakfast of cinnamon rolls, fresh pineapple, orange slices and hot coffee.  Ben told a story of hosting a couple a few days ago and one of the guests cut a piece of chocolate cream pie in half.  When Ben asked him why he did that, he said, “because I’m on a diet.”  Well, wasn’t that just my perfect excuse to cut a cinnamon roll in half and only eat half.  I did not want to hurt Nettie’s feelings, but I didn’t need a whole roll, either.  God is so good.

Ben and Nettie are just the sweetest couple from Manitoba.  We just love them and look forward to spending more time with them next winter season.

As we left Ben and Nettie’s, we met Donna just starting her walk around the park, so I joined her and Don went on his way.

We don’t have many squirrels here in the RGV.

It is definitely Spring in the RGV.  Lovely pink Oleander blooms.

Golden Hibiscus.

Roses are plentiful.

The magenta color of this bougainvillea is so vibrant it is almost fluorescent.

This is not the only trailer or vehicle we saw being loaded as folks are preparing to leave the Tip for the summer.

We don’t see many of these in the park and this pretty one happens to be a stray.

Palm trees are usually so tall that I can’t see what’s going on up there, but this one is just my height!

Who knew about all the springtime activity up in the palm trees???

To cap off a really nice day, our Creator paints a beautiful RGV sunset.

“Have you ever wondered why God gives so much?  We could exist on far less.  He could have left the world flat and gray; we wouldn’t have known the difference.  But He didn’t.

He splashed orange in the sunrise (sunset)

and cast the sky in blue,

And if you love to see geese as they gather,

chances are you’ll see that too.

Did He have to make the squirrel’s tail furry?

Was He obliged to make the birds sing?

And the funny way that chickens scurry

or the majesty of thunder when it rings?

Why give a flower fragrance?

Why give food it’s taste?

Could it be

He loves to see

that look upon your face?

(pg. 7 – He Chose the Nails by Max Lucado)