An Amazing Retreat....

...to visit my sister and brother-in-law (though he's really more like a brother) in the Hill Country in Texas (yeah, I didn't know Texas had hills, either, until they moved there!)  Oh, my goodness, but it was glorious in every way, shape, and form!  They've had a lot of rain, so the spring flowers were out and, oh! the bluebonnets! and all of the other flowers my sister is so adept at identifying and telling me all about! (they're both amazing at knowing the local flora and fauna).  I'm not lying when I tell you that I had THE BEST TIME hanging with my incredible sister and her fabulous hubby and their sweet-as-sugar greyhounds in their welcoming home on their gorgeous land in a remote part of Texas where you don't see your neighbors or hear any cars or planes and can just be one with nature.  The hummingbirds are migrating and Vicky puts up a ton of feeders to help them on their journey and they WHIZ by like little engines that can.  I really needed this getaway....I adore my sister.  I just wish we lived closer.  But boy, is it great to get out of Dodge and commune with the wide open sky and stars and sun and the love of good people.  I'm so grateful and humbled by their hospitality and good hearts....