Kids Bento Box Lunches

Aren't these fun!  They all look pretty tasty too!

Bento originated in Japan and included rice, fish or meat, and vegetables

in a box-shaped container.

Brighton Azalea Garden

On Mother's Day we toured the Azalea Garden

(near the Brighton Dam) provided 

by Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission.

There are over 22,000 plants, 5 acres, 15 varieties.

Spectacular!

Spring!

It's SPRING!  Cherry Blossoms are blooming in Washington, D.C.

Beautiful!

Cornhusk Dolls

Showing off some of the cornhusk dolls which were in my collection.  

Recently, they were given a new home.

Cornhusk Teacher from the Museum of Appalachias, TN

Nan Anderson's Cornhusk Doll

Pat Broyles' Cornhusk Doll, Grottoes, VA

Linda Horn's Cornhusk Doll

Cayuga Indian Craft, Canada

Jocelyn Mostrum's Cornhusk Angel, Maryland

Jellyfish - amazing sea creatures

Here are some of the jellyfish I have seen in my travels.

They are such fascinating sea creatures that I love to watch.

Winter

This winter Maryland weather has had many extremes -- 

very, very cold and nicely warm.

Merry Christmas 2012

Here are some of the Christmas trees seen on our trip to California.  

It truly is a symbol of the holiday season and 

signals the greeting of "Merry Christmas!"