Two 70 Year Old Birthdays, One 48 Year Anniversary~

~Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy New Year~

One big week beginning December the 18th...my husband will turn 70 years of age. Then on the 21st I will catch up with him.  The day following will be our 48th wedding anniversary, with the beautiful family Christmas celebration at the end of the week of celebrations... 

Remember to double click on the first image, to view a larger slideshow presentation after                                                                you have read the narratives~

I am joining in the fun with Eileen at:

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Anni at:

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Maggie's  MOSAIC MONDAY

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This was my first life memory when I was 3 years of age... the Oregon coastline with my mother and twin sister.  In 1994 my husband, three daughters and I went there for our vacation journey, and when I saw the great monoliths once again, I broke down in happy tears~

My mother was always there for us...I miss her every day~

I met Bill in high school and we began dating around March of 1963.  After our 1965 graduation he went off to college and when he stayed out a semester to visit his family who were on sabbatical from SBTS, the draft got him.  He was in Vietnam for one year October 4, 1968-1969.  We planned to get married in our hometown of Louisville, KY, but we ended up eloping and were married in Dallas Texas at the smallest wedding just about ever, but I like to say we are just as married as any of the Royals~

One of my most favorite photographs ever!  

We were so happy, and yes that is a little wiglet atop my own hair...didn't it match perfectly ;)~

Our wedding was in Dallas, Texas in the Criswell Chapel that seated around 100, at the First Baptist Church, with myself, Bill, our friends Kris and her beau, as well as Rina and Joe who all lived in the same complex I had.  There was of course the minister and the janitor stood in the doorway and watched.  That was it, that was all, our little wedding party~

Our first German Shepherd was named Belite'.  Now we are on numbers 5,6 &7~

Our changing faces over the first decades~

~YEAH~

A Pileated Woodpecker in our backyard~

The sunshine rising and reflections dancing in the windows~

First year Red-Shouldered Hawk down the lane~

Sweet Muff~

My Favorite White-Tailed Fawn...Muff~

 That's my favorite Muff the five month old fawn in the mosaic above...so sweet he is~ 

~HAPPY THANKSGIVING~

For all of the strangeness that is going on in the world, weather wise, political, natural disasters, horrific crimes done to both humankind and wildlife, There is still so very much to be thankful for.  Whether you live where Thanksgiving is celebrated, or not, I think that every day, every place, we kind find much to be thankful for.  I have not had a good year with my knee and I may be looking at more surgery, but I am so very thankful for my caregivers, for the heath care provisions that my husband and I have and when so many others do not have good quality of healthcare, and many more without.  I am thankful for a loving family and for wonderful friends, including yourselves whom I may never get to meet in person, but I feel like I know you from our sharing life together. I am thankful for this place we fondly call Tingsgrove and for all of the creatures that come along my pathway, as well as our fur babies, we cherish them all

I thank God for His bounty and His Love~ 

Capsular thickening of the knee post surgery is what my DR said that I have developed in a nutshell. He used bigger words and I will get the report in a couple of days.  He was genuinely concerned that this had happened and of course wouldn't it be me to have one of the worst cases on his watch. It should heal in time...who knows how long as each individual is different, as the inflammation continues to go down. He will check me again on December 5th and if not greatly improved, he will do a scope and remedy the situation from that advantage point. Even thinking of the possibility of more invasion of this knee is truly something that I don't want to venture.  The remainder of the knee is as one said in "excellent condition" and the DR said it is almost pristine for going on 70 years of age"  That is why he decided once into the surgery to only do a partial and not a total.  They are usually very quick to heal...so I ask why me and I get no answer, for I am keeping the why me silent...other than right here.  He had his team take 3 x-rays and they all showed a wonderful looking, very healthy knee.  Now we just need to get the knee happy and I trust that he will.

Remember to double click on the first image, to view a larger slideshow presentation after                                                                you have read the narratives~

I am joining in the fun with Eileen at:

http://viewingnaturewitheileen.blogspot.com/

Saturday's Critter

Anni at:

http://id-rather-b-birdin.blogspot.com/ 

I'd Rather Be Birdin'

 Linking to I'd Rather B Birdin'

    

Maggie's  MOSAIC MONDAY

                                              https://normandylife.blogspot.com/

& 

Stewart for:

http://paying-ready-attention-gallery.blogspot.com.au/

Wild Bird Wednesday

For a White-tailed Deer fawn, his ears are so much larger than the other fawns and since he comes very close every day possible to get his portion of cracked corn...I had to give him a name...it shall be Muff and I hope he will always be so sweet.  The last buck that came around like this one I had called Buckey and he was four years old, when last seen three years ago this past August.  It is a difficult life for these guys...overcrowded populations require a hunting season, but when it comes to the ones we humans grow attached to, that is a whole other story~

Cedar Waxwing outside the window~

American Robins come along side the Cedar Waxwings to partake of the assorted berries on our land~

The White-Throated Sparrows have arrived for the Winter season~

Pileated Woodpecker~

Northern Cardinal~

Muff's twin sister~

The Dark-Eyed Juncos have also arrived in nice numbers for the Winter~

Blue Jay~

Muff's sister and him got alarmed when a leaf blower started up near by and up went the white tails~

Muff's twin sister waits at our property line for her mother...can you see her walking toward her in the background?

Red-Tailed Hawks along with other raptors will be easier to locate now that most of the leaves have fallen~

Yellow-Rumped Warblers have been in nice numbers for the past couple of months~

Our land, where we have called home since August of 1981...Tingsgrove~

A Cedar Waxwing came very close to my window the other day and while these are not the best, I was pleased~

A Turkey Vulture waits it's turn for a fresh road killed Deer~

And another...there were about 30 of them waiting up in the trees~

Along with the Vultures a pair of Red-Tailed Hawks also partook of the carcass~

I have photographed the tree before, I really like it~

On my way into Physiotherapy the other day, I got these images through the window as I was driven into town~