Tuesday and Wednesday were a blend of new neighborhood friends, a Safari hike and  old friends.

So I had my first neighborhood outing with the girls this week. We went for a hike over at the San Diego Safari Park. What a treat!

I’m disappointed that I didn’t have the real camera.

So these really bad cell phone shots will have to do.

I don’t know what I did to get the clear in the center and blur around the edges. But it was not what I was shooting for.

But the images give a little idea what we saw along the way.

I spy an EGG!

One last shot from our Safari ~ Walk on the wild side.

After the awful cell phone shots, I couldn’t help but want to shoot something with the real camera before the end of the day.

Flower and Bud At Sunset

As I look back on Tuesday, it turned out to be a day ~ blended with new friends, a lunch date with the hubs and a little more work accomplished around home sweet home.

Wednesday was blessed with friendships.

A little Lunch with friends on the patio.

Fresh banana bread, hot out of the oven, with coffee, after lunch.

This guy was a treat to watch all afternoon as he darted around the pond while performing quite a few touch and go stunts there at his post.

How Does Your Garden Grow – Apparently, our garden comes equipped with a very old sewing machine. And I have no idea why it was ever brought out to the garden. No idea why it’s in the flowerbed. But in a weird sort of way, it’s “growing” on me.

And my girlfriend mentioned that this would be a cool drink station when we have company. Not a bad idea.

I’m thankful for new and old friendships. Thankful for valuable time spent getting to know new friends and valuable time sharing with dear friends.

I feel blessed.

Blessings – Debbie