For my good friend Dan Antion and his Thursday Doorscursion.
Mi Arbol es su casa!
My tree is your house! Taken in Boquete’s beautiful park, designed and built by a good friend here, Tony Royle and his hard working crew. Tony is a very talented builder/designer who built the first home we lived in here. I have a post from two years ago dedicated to that home.
Thanks Tony!
Okay here are a few more photos from that brilliant park!
One of the great things about where we are living right now is the ability to walk just about anywhere safely. Many people walk or bike to work downtown, and there are 155 parks in the city! They range from a square of grass with a merry-go-round to multi acre parks with wildlife and education centers. The number of hiking trails is bountiful and all are well kept and used by many. Just walking the neighborhood and surrounding areas gets me a 2-4 mile hike in easily and, well, anyone who knows me understands that I would rather be out of doors any day.
On these walks I have the opportunity to view and photograph lots of doors and I have! I just have been remiss in putting together posts. We are slowly getting things in order and I am trying to return to those things which I love. For today’s post I just wanted to share my walk with you which leads off with some great doors. On this day there seemed to be a theme in place and I let myself fall into step with it for a glorious walk.
I love the door decorations. Bees definitely bring the feeling of peace to mind for me.
See what I mean about the ‘theme’? 👍🏻
A bunya friend can always be found darting across a lawn.
The squirrels are so ‘ginger’!
The park nearest to us is about a ten minute walk and has this great waterfall. It’s a peaceful place to sit, cool off and reflect. My grandson loves sitting here too. I picked up a couple of books for him at the little free library and did a preview reading.
I am always amazed that there is never a loss for subject matter in children’s books.
These little free libraries are all over the city and there are even a couple of small free pantries where donated canned and dry goods can be shared.
I’ve been finding feathers daily which is my chosen spirit sign. I’m accepting them with gratitude. 🙏🏻
And so many different ones too!
The second wave of beautiful Summer flower catches my eye and I have to stop for photos.
My friend here is finally getting its feathers back. Apparently the business yard where it hangs out was a good setting for a brawl with some dogs. It looked pretty rough for a couple of weeks.
Tiny yellow blooms look like drops of sunshine on the ground
Most of the sidewalks are shaded so walking is comfortable.
My heart has a special niche for the tiny opportunists. They show their happy faces no matter who is looking.
Hubs and I walked this trail for a bit yesterday. A rare moment of catching me doing what I love most. No, I don’t think I usually stand so awkwardly. 🤭
How about these Blue Spruce trees? So many evergreens here make me want to bust out the decorations and lights and get a little holiday spirit going!
Yep, another one. This one came from a bluejay to be sure. As if to amplify the differences in perception between the two of us, I was marveling at the feather sticking straight up in the grass beside my car door and he said, “Yeah, right next to a pile of old dog sh&*”.
I think the message is clear. If you can look beyond the crap, there is always the promise of Spirit rising.
Let me see if I can find one more door for you, just to keep this ‘legal’ for the Thursday Doors Prompt hosted by our friend Dan. Check out his blog for more great doors and to meet some terrific writers.
This little bee house was built by the campus AG center for their garden. Just look at all those doors! 👏🏻
They gratefully do their work in the garden too.
Next time I will share some photos of the garden. It really is a magical place.
Hi there everyone. Okay before you throw tomatoes or rotting veggies, let me say I am sorry I haven’t been present in the blogosphere lately. I actually started another post about the many changes that have happened over the past year and most recently since Christmas. I’ll get back to that one when I catch my breath.
It would be a shame, however, to let another Thursday pass without joining #Thursdaydoors, that great blogging quest in search of all things doors related. I often snap photos with good intentions and then get sidelined by life’s demands and other simple pleasures. My great joy right now is catching up on personal time with family. We are getting loads of love and adventure here. One of the best things about this city is the mobility it affords. One can just about walk anywhere without finding something beautiful or handy. Anyone who really knows me knows that I am obsessed with walking, both for the exercise and the opportunity to meditate in the arms of Mother Nature.
Spring has begun her entrance here but is lingering in the doorway for dramatic effect. We had snow flurries two days ago! 🥶 But I forgive her, seeing the tulips scoff at her antics, and know that in a few weeks all of their beautiful companions will show up to the party in their colorful gowns to taunt her into dancing towards Summer.
So, here are some of the wonderful doors I have seen that I remembered to photograph. I don’t have all the local details such as my friend, Dan, our host of the doorscursion, would surely provide; but maybe you could make up your own ideas about them. 😊
So, without further ado, the doors of my recent days....
A lot of the neighborhood doors are showing signs of Spring!
Many express positive thoughts to keep us smiling..
Just keep walking. Now that I have my walking app I can see how far I’ve gone!
This is a doorway to a wonderful place. Of course not all of the magic has arrived yet; but the tulips are a great opening act!
I love the intricate patterns in the domed entryway!
Lovely First Ladies of Spring!
Well, there are doors on those Hot Wheels. Doors that open and close. That is the only reason you get for this gratuitous Maw Maw moment. 😍
The weekly excursions have been such fun. Snow flurries don’t stop Chocoholics like me and my daughter-in-law. And what a place. Apparently Bakers is an icon in this area and I can see why. So much to choose from and everything so tempting. We did gather a nice sampling to take back.
Yep. A literal ‘kid in a candy store’. His look says it all. WOW.
More Spring doors.
This one was just too cool not to include. I want this door. The house attached to it was pretty awesome as well.
There are so many beautifully unique homes in Lincoln. I am always amazed every time we come here. And there is a rich history. Sorry, Dan, for not including it this time. You know me and details....
I love the color of this door!
Almost everyone has some sort of door expression.
What would a doorscursion be without a red door?
All throughout the neighborhoods there are these sharing libraries. We stop to have a look inside each one for treasures. At Easter some had put in plastic eggs (sanitized of course) with little surprises inside.
This is an entrance to a lovely small Episcopal church right in the middle of the neighborhood!
This church is on a main street corner. It also has a beautiful steeple
Oh, there is almost a bunny in every yard here! I get so excited each time we see one. There is also a robin in every yard..and speaking of yard bunnies...
😳Isn’t he better than Harvey? Quite a few yard totems appear throughout the city, often carved from the tree that stood there but also some that look like purchased sculptures. Either way, I’m a fan!
Lincoln is very child and family oriented as well as being a college town and sports hub during football season in normal times. All around the city you will find sculptures and hands play a huge part in these works of art. This piece is just outside a school near the playground. Most all have inspirational messages on them. I have been taking lots of photos of these art works and foresee a separate post about them at some point.
Well, these are my doors for today. I hope you have enjoyed your walk with me. Maybe next time I will share our adventures from Pioneer’s Park. They have bison living there! And a real ‘Little House on the Prairie’ schoolhouse too! In the meantime, I have a snuggle bug and lots to keep us busy. I hope all of your lives are showing signs of returning to normal, whatever that is anyway. Hugs and Love from all of us.
me and the bug..
More family to love. He has a birthday today! Our Earth Boy.
