Day at Assateague

Here I am with Wayne and Joanne, our dear friends who visited with us this week.  We are at Assateague where we got up close to the wild ponies who were enjoying beach time.  The newest pony is in the background laying down for her nap.  She has been named Giggles.

The ponies travel in bands (like families) with a mare who takes the lead and a stallion who stays in the back and protects from danger of other stallions who try to steal the mares and people who come too close.  Here are the mares in this band all lined up for the photographer.

Still strawberries

Strawberries were early this year and are still being harvested.  How fine is that to have a long strawberry season?

These are our strawberries...we share with the birds.

And here is my scratch angel food strawberry cream cake.....thanks, Martha!  I think I nailed it.

Music and moon

Ella (top left) is being patriotic and waving a flag during her spring concert.

And Layne sings her heart out during her concert (she is 2nd from left in the 2nd from bottom row).

Here is Keelyn at her spring concert on Monday evening.  The blue scarf she wears with her black and white dress denotes Select Singer, a special group of very talented middle schoolers who also sang in the concert.

Last night Jim took pictures of our new Indian River Bridge as the full moon rose.   Blue lights shine up to the suspension cables and the look is unique, especially in the moon light.

From the garden

Today's pickings include flowers from the spent broccoli plants, cauliflower, snap peas and nasturtium leaves which are edible.

The nasturtium leaves and snap peas joined lettuce and leftover black bean and corn salad in a tossed dinner salad.  Cauliflower was roasted with avocado and zucchini and asparagus and added to quinoa pasta, topped with grated Parmesan, basil and parsley (also from the garden).

Keelyn is 12!

Keelyn celebrated her 12th birthday yesterday with a pool party, yummy food and cake which she ordered....a vanilla cake with raspberry frosting....made with love by her Moppy and Pop who crafted the marshmallow flowers on top.

Good job blowing out those candles!

Isn't she just the prettiest?

Milk shake boy

We have the privilege of being with Will for a few days this week.  He likes Johnny Rockets, a 50s burger joint, so we went there for lunch and to listen to oldies.

The best crab cake ever

Hands down, Stoney's in Broomes Island has the best crab cakes we have ever tasted and we have eaten them all over the eastern and western shores of the Chesapeake.

Eva and Layne

Baby crab cake sandwich with fixins'