Linda's Magic Workshop - Linda Britt Design

Summer!  Sun shining days and warm breezes bringing lots of birds to my deck in Prescott.  I love summer and remembering the short trips we take.  I have to share this one. Indigo Bunting Matt the new birder!  When we were in Missouri recently my nephew, Matt, took us to the Arboretum Botanical Gardens in Overland Park, Kansas.  I had been there once before but this time we walked all the trails and introduced Matt to the world of birding.  I’m hoping he really gets interested in it because he can really spot the birds!  This is a lovely garden with lots of flowers and different ecosystems.  Monet’s Garden has flowers and plants like the ones Monet painted and there is even a little bridge. Remember the ‘water lilies’? An international sculpture garden shows off some interesting metal sculptures that were donated by Chinese artists and are tucked among the trees. The bird trail leads to a little house with seats and a place for bird food

Ok!   I’m back!   My blogs will get back on schedule. In case you forgot, Tuesdays are nature and things important to me.   Fridays are usually about jewelry techniques and what I’m doing. It is so nice to be home in Prescott AZ.   I’ve been to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon and stopped to see the Condors.   Then we went to Mexico to Rancho Esmeralda for training in locating and surveying birds.   Next I went to Kansas City to see family and last to Tucson for the fall Reptile Show.   Each place I visited held special memories both past and present.   In Kansas City, I visited my brothers and their families.   Lots of memories revisited!   We reminisced about growing up and about our parents.   There are 5 ½ years between each of us three kids.   We talked about how each of us remembers and experienced our lives with the same parents.   And of course, our parents were in different stages of their life with each of us.   I find it fascinating that the same set of circumstances