Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Lenten roses, reminder or gift and good joke

- I only became aware of Lenten roses a couple of years ago, when friend Alice pointed them in out in her garden.  Now I notice them around - here at the Greenway Park last Sunday.  There's another clump of them in front of someone's home on my afternoon commute.  So much beauty around.

- Neighbor dog Cali (who is my buddy), happily carries sticks around in her mouth and always carefully leaves them around her front door when she goes inside.  So yesterday, when I found one in my pot of dirt that is waiting for something to be planted, it seems like a nice reminder or a gift - either way, it made me smile.

- Friend Mary, who had her daughter Isabella rather late in life, is the most fun mom I know.  Yesterday her April Fools joke on her six-year-old was this:  "Her bowl of cereal looked like every other bowl of cereal until she tried to dig in. Frozen solid. She tried not to laugh but ..."

12 comments:

Lee said...

Animals have a wonderful knack at making us smile...so do beautiful flowers. :)

Granny Annie said...

April Fools Day is a favorite for me but my family is totally on guard all day. Thankfully I managed to pull a good one on unsuspecting neighbors. I won't go into detail but it was great.

A few years ago I told a tale about the people who had a chocolate lab that carried around turtles. He didn't' hurt them, just carried one around all the time.

And guess what, finally there are daffodils blooming at the corner of our property. Woohoo!!!

Elephant's Child said...

Love the lenten roses. And the frozen cereal reminded me of my mother carefully putting an empty egg shell upside down in my father's egg cup...

TALON said...

Love the frozen cereal! lol!

Riot Kitty said...

That is hilarious! I didn't pull any pranks yesterday. Sarcasm is my second language already, so I don't think I could have gotten away with anything.

LL Cool Joe said...

What a lovely gift, a stick in your flower pot. :D

The frozen cereal made me laugh. I forgot it was April Fools day!

Hilary Melton-Butcher said...

Hi Lynn - that's a good April Fool's joke .. like that .. and I love Lenten roses aren't they beautiful ..

We're blooming here - and the temperature and weather's getting better too

Cheers Hilary

Leonora said...

I've never seen nor heard of Lenten roses. They're beautiful!
I like innocent April Fools jokes like the one your friend played. Those are the kind that make both joker and jokee laugh. That's important in my opinion.

Joanne said...

I love that April Fool's joke! Must remember for future use.

Louvregirl said...

Lynn~I have never seen Lenten roses. Are they green? Thanks for that pic. We had two 60 degree days back to back but are still coming out of a long thaw here...
lg!
Hope your day is a good one, Lynn!

Sara said...

You made me laugh with the frozen cereal. That's a funny April Fool's joke.

I loved the stuff about the dog. Aggie, my cat, brings me her toys. I find them left on the bed or by the bed. Oddly, they aren't her favorite toys. I sometimes think she's telling me "hey, I don't like these,you can have them back."

My roses are blooming now, but I've never seen Lenten roses. I wonder if they grow here, as well?

Good day to you, Lynn:~)

G. B. Miller said...

Cool joke and thoughtful dog.