Take all of your life and embrace it; both good and bad.

May has always been my favorite month of the year. New leaves, flowers and warm sun on my face.
Life just does not get any better than the Month of May.

    Both my parents died during the month of May.  Dad passed on May 8, 2008 and Mom departed on May 28, 2013. I miss them very much, and they are in my thoughts every day.  I do not like be an "orphan".  Granted, I was lucky to have my parents for 90% of my life so far. Ed and Evelyn loved each  other from the first day they met in Magnolia, Massachusetts so many years ago. Each May, when I hear my first trill of our house wren, my thoughts go to this loving couple who were my parents. 

     

   

Ed, Barbara, and Evelyn enjoying Portsmouth, NH years ago.

In May, the wood warblers migrate through our area on their way to their nesting sites. These pint size birds are without doubt the prettiest birds that you will ever want to see. They hide behind leaves, chasing after tasty bugs. They have wonderful bird calls, that inspire a novice birder to purchase the newest Sibley's bird guide and Stoke's CD of bird calls. They are the some of the hardest birds to find and watch; but, it is pure joy when you do see & hear them in your neighborhood. 

In May, our gardens explode in pinks, whites and yellows.   

This month reminds me that life has its ups and downs. It also reminds me that one must embrace the good and the bad of one's life; the joys and the sorrows. That is what life is all about.

Some days it rains, and other days the sky is deep blue. Embrace it all.