The Beth Lists
  • Homepage
  • Little Bear's Adventures
  • Diverse Dining List
  • 90 Notable Nights
  • Happy List
  • Quilt Adventure Blog
  • Not So Happy List
  • The Texas Twenty List
  • Mom's Picnic List
  • 18+ Dance Adventures
  • 55 Strangers
  • The Barbie Bucket List
  • 60 Celebrations
  • 57 Celebrations of the Fifties!

At Home in May 2023

5/31/2023

0 Comments

 

May Celebrations

​Don and I spent the entire month of May, getting caught up at home... and celebrating here and there.
Picture
A May Day surprise (from very special neighbors) was our first little celebration!

Cinco de Mayo

Weather was just right for margaritas and guacamole on Cinco de Mayo.
Picture
We added some Mexican carryouts and some mariachi music1

Royal Celebrations

You know it's a relaxed month, when there's time to revolve the morning around the TV, watching Prince Charles become King Charles III!
Picture
We didn't get up in the wee morning hours to watch, it live. But we taped the 4-hour event and watched the best parts with breakfast. Served on the Royal Doulton china, of course.

Mother's Day TV

We hadn't intended on eating our pasta in front of the TV on Mother's Day. But by the time we finished FaceTiming with the kids and Zooming with my siblings, the daylight had disappeared. 
Picture
I still got what I had hoped for... ravioli and chianti (in a champagne flute!) and an Italian movie. My kind of celebrating!

Celebrating with House Projects

New paint always feels good. We got the bathroom and kitchen painted.
Picture
After the mirror mishap in April, we were prompted to make some changes.
Picture
This is our mirror, shortly after we heard the dramatic shattering from the other room. "Shattering" actually sounds too gentle. The sound was more like an explosion! But no one got hurt. Not even finger cuts, with the 3-hour clean up!  
Picture
Picture
Weeks later, when the workmen carried in the new mirror, I held my breath. But all was good! That's worth celebrating. 

Walks & Runs

​It was nice to get back to regular exercise in May. Don and I got back into our own walk and run routines.
Picture
I love to run early, before the sun's up. But I started getting nervous about hidden obstacles.
Picture
Picture
There were so many odd discoveries on the sidewalks, in May.
Picture
Now I run when there is some light.

Lake Drama

The lake behind our house is usually calm and predictable.
Picture
But the lake got very active in the month of May

Birds

​For the first time in 25 years, we spotted a bald eagle from our yard.
Picture
He stayed around the lake for just 2 days and then he was gone.
Picture
But this pretty guy, left the lake and wandered into our yard and made himself at home.

Gator Drama

Luckily, this 9-foot alligator did not invite himself into our yard. But he did live in our lake for about 10 days.
Picture
Mostly he stayed in the water
Picture
Picture
He enjoyed the fountain behind our house. He camped out near our mailbox and near the "Catch & Release" sign.
Picture
I took this photo (from the car) on Mother's Day morning. He was facing the same culdesac, that he had visited day before. He seemed to be thinking about exploring again. He actually ended up on someone's porch.  

Mother's Day "Rescue"

​In the afternoon on Mother's Day, I briefly watched a skilled "Alligator Rescuer" capture the gator. 
Picture
Picture
I only watched for a bit. It was actually kind of sad. But this post is about happy stuff. The happy part is that the gator was relocated, not killed. And hopefully we'll go another 25 years being gator-free in our neighborhood. I didn't realize how stressed I was, until he was moved.

Enjoying Others

On my birthday in April, I vowed to enjoy and celebrate with more people this year. I tried not to forget that vow, as we entered a new month.
Picture
Picture
I'm a happy hermit at heart, but I know being with others really does feel good.
Picture
Picture
Now and then, I have to remind myself what it was like 3 years ago. In May of 2020 we were all pretty isolated, during the first pandemic spring.

Celebrate

So in May 2023, we said cheers with others.
Picture
Cheers to the pandemic being pretty much behind us.

Cheers to getting in the pool for the first time in 2023.
Picture
Picture
And CHEERS to seeing our kids next month! June will not be a quiet, stay at home month.

Baby Ducks!

​And Cheers to the new baby ducks on the lake!
Picture
Picture
Picture
So glad we don't have to worry about the ducklings meeting up with the gator! What a good way to end the month!
​
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Picture

    Happy List  
    ​

    I started this blog, by thinking about the things that make me laugh and smile. My "Photo a Day" posting began on May 27, 2016.  I had just been diagnosed with Breast Cancer, and I found I could keep things positive, by sharing some of my favorite photographs. After 7 months, I stopped the daily habit and aimed for monthly posts. 

    ​Now, at the end of each month, I look back at all the things I enjoyed in the weeks before. I share some photos, along with a few words. It's a good reminder to myself, to feel grateful every day. 

    Archives

    March 2025
    February 2025
    January 2025
    December 2024
    November 2024
    October 2024
    September 2024
    August 2024
    July 2024
    June 2024
    May 2024
    April 2024
    March 2024
    February 2024
    January 2024
    December 2023
    November 2023
    October 2023
    September 2023
    August 2023
    July 2023
    June 2023
    May 2023
    April 2023
    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    November 2018
    October 2018
    August 2018
    June 2018
    April 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Proudly powered by Weebly
  • Homepage
  • Little Bear's Adventures
  • Diverse Dining List
  • 90 Notable Nights
  • Happy List
  • Quilt Adventure Blog
  • Not So Happy List
  • The Texas Twenty List
  • Mom's Picnic List
  • 18+ Dance Adventures
  • 55 Strangers
  • The Barbie Bucket List
  • 60 Celebrations
  • 57 Celebrations of the Fifties!