views from my neighbourhood

The boys and I decided to take an after dinner walk around our neighbourhood.

I love this rural neighbourhood...

I love the views...

I love the quirky animals in the neighbourhood...

and at this time of year, I love looking at the blossoms...

and the new babies.

I love that the lilacs are now in bloom.

The neighbourhood is filled with lilacs and as we walked we absorbed their fragrance with every breath.

Our walk also provided us with an impromptu science lesson...

Walking with my boys and seeing the world through their eyes is one of my favourite things to do. I love that they help me by pointing out the beautiful flowers in the neighbourhood...

Their appreciation of the simple things helps me to pay more attention and to try and enjoy things for what they are and not for what I perceive them to be.

I love being outdoors, breathing in the fragrant air, enjoying the simple beauty all around me...

spending time with my four favourite boys watching the sun set...

what could be better than that?

Happy thoughts...

As I finish my second week without internet access at home...

I am really trying to keep Happy thoughts front and centre. One of the downfalls of our small house experiment is that we do not have our own phone line/internet service. We are borrowing wireless services from my father's shop. Most of the time it works great...lately, not so much.

In addition to the faulty internet service, my camera has decided that it does not wish to download photos onto my computer...

I am in need of upgrading...my computer, camera and internet connection. I must admit to feeling a little frustrated when computer tasks that should take five minutes instead take an hour or more. But, I am practicing my deep breathing...

I am borrowing my mother's computer and browsing through some photos that I sent her from our little drive around the Cabot Trail in Cape Breton a year and a half ago...Happy thoughts indeed.