A Happy Surprise

I went to take some pictures for this weeks blog, and my camera told me I needed to replace the batteries.  Well, since I didn't have any batteries charged up, I decided to try using my iPhone. The photos aren't outstanding, but they will do in a pinch, and hopefully, with a little practice, future ones will be better.

Remember the little oak we transplanted.  Well, here it is today.

Hurrah!  I hope it likes its new home and gets its roots well settled in.

The neighborhood association has been redoing the plantings along the main road of our neighborhood.  Guess what we discovered they had planted in the bed at the corner leading into our little section?  

 

A Japanese Maple--one of my very favorite plants!  When we first moved here, I had hoped that we might be able to plant one in our yard, but they are pricey trees and there really wasn't a good spot for one.  What a blessing to my heart to have one close by that I will see every time we come home!  Thank you, Father, for Your kindnesses to me!