This morning I enjoyed seeing the sunrise and here's a photo to share with you.








We have some Bird of Paradise in our yard and here's a close-up of one of the blooms with the sky behind it.

















During the week I eat breakfast alone and I enjoy standing at the kitchen sink looking out the window to see the what colors are in the sky, what birds are in the air and what might be moving in the back yard. Thursday morning I was surprised and delighted to see some otters playing on the beach of the lake. The light was low enough that I couldn't take any pictures but I was able to count five otters. I woke Vernon so he could see them, too. I don't think we've ever seen that many in the lake at one time and I don't remember the last time we saw any.

About noon today we got to watch three of them and here's a photo I took. Two are lying on the dirt and the head of the third is facing to our left and is above the otter on the left. They liked rolling and playing in the dirt and would move to the water and then back to the dirt. We were standing on our concrete patio about 140 feet from where they were and they seemed oblivious to us. I used our binoculars to see them better and that was really fun to watch them up close.

After maybe 15 minutes they moved out into the water and away from where we could view them easily. So we walked down to see where they had been in the dirt and found their tracks in the soft sand at the water's edge. So that's a slice of life from our house.

If you are curious about the photo of us, it was taken May 2007 in Idaho by one of our 3 year old grand-nephews that we were visiting. Owen has his own digital camera that is made for children. We are very pleased with his photo of us.