Ah...the simple life

The other day was a rare time spent at home all day long. No t.v. on, nothing out of the ordinary going on, and nowhere to go. The girls spent most of the day outdoors, playing with the kittens, running around the yard chasing chickens, and swinging from the swings hanging from our big maple tree. I took the time to sit on the porch and read a book while they played. I then found the birdnest in the photo above, and decided to decorate the little table on the porch with it. The birds were singing...the girls were laughing, and I thought...this is the sweet, simple life I look for every day. Later, after I was inside for awhile, I went back out to find M "painting" on the porch. She had picked some cherries from one of our trees, and had squished them up in a little bowl, and was painting a beautiful picture...all from things she found in nature. Children really can find wonderful things to do without t.v., video games, and computers. Later that evening, we all spent time in the garden marveling at all that is growing, and harvesting what we did find, strawberries, spinach, raspberries, and lettuce. It was such a great day, and I hope to have many more like this all summer...