Mother's Day

The kids are grown and out of the house.  Empty nest leaves Mother's Day to a different kind of celebration.  Today, Clif and I enjoyed the day at Leu Gardens in Orlando.  They have free admission for Mothers today.  We had a wonderful day, although a little on the warm and muggy side, but a relaxing day in any event.



Leu Gardens has over 3 miles of trails covering 49 acres of land.  We spent 3 hours exploring the many gardens and trails.  There were many plants I had never seen before.  When we toured the house, we learned why.  Harry Leu toured the world in search of many plants to bring back to his property.  He visited every Continent.  That explains it!



They had sculptures around the park.  They also had vegetable, herb, rose and butterfly gardens.



They even had a manmade waterfall that extended across the property.  I loved that!  There are 2 sounds I thoroughly love....a child's laughter and the sound of running water, especially when it flows over rocks!



This was a sausage tree.  I had never seen one of these before.  To me they looked like oversized peanuts dangling in the tree.



Now just a few pictures to enjoy...





After our adventure here, it was off to Tijuana Flats, my favorite Tex-Mex Restaurant.  They had free entrees for mothers today.  While there, I was thinking of my own mom and how much I miss her.  I decided to take out a flash drive that Barbara had made for us back in 2009 for Christmas.  It has been joyous looking at these pictures and remembering what a wonderful childhood I had growing up in such a loving family.  I have been truly blessed!

NOW FOR THE FLASHBACK PHOTOS!!
























I love you, and I miss you Mom. :)