Sunday in the Park, Part 3, A Pretty Pontiac

We set off for one last park, Pontiac Park. This park is right in town, just across the bridge from the downtown area. It also runs along the river. There is a boat launch in this park, but we decided to stroll along the river path.

Pontiac park was named for a famous Indian. The sign says that it was named for an Ottawa Indian chief who was born here in 1742. This was also the site of the largest recorded apple tree.

Here was a garden called the Healing Hearts. The path leading to the bench has small marble stones with the names of children and babies who have died. How sad, but what a lovely memorial and peaceful spot for people to come and remember their loved ones.

Here is a close up of the beautiful angel. She has some bright red flowers at her feet, but not for much longer though as we had our first hard frost last night.
I finally found a tree with red leaves!
This bird bath was so lovely.

I thought the inside of the basin was even more interesting than the bird bath as a whole!

Here is a monument to one of our hometown heroes, Sam Hornish. For race fans, you'll probably recognize the name as the man who won the Indy 500 in 2007. He accepted the trophy here in our town after there was a parade in his honor. He and his wife live in the next town over. Their first child, a daughter, was born in our local hospital a few months ago. His father and other family members own a big trucking business here in town. He switched over to NASCAR though. Not sure yet if that was a mistake or not.

Monica's hubby Jon said that he once raced Sam and won! I told him he was full of it. He said that really he had...but that he beat him on a Big Wheel cycle when they were little boys. I rather doubt that Sam remembers though. Apparently Sam Hornish's grandmother lived right down the street from Jon's family, and they would play together sometimes.

Monica noticed these bright red berries and said she thought they would make a good picture. She was right! At this point, everyone was tired and ready to go home.

That night while I was out grocery shopping, I noticed a beautiful sunset. I was so lucky to still have the camera in my purse!

That's it for our day in the parks! It was so good to be out and about in the sunshine enjoying such a beautiful weekend! I don't know how many more weekends we have left like this! I'm going to savor every last bit of fall before the leaves fall off the trees and it starts getting nipply, I mean NIPPY.

See you Saturday for some pinkness!

Awards and an angel

I've been given two awards! The first is from Rue at Rue's Peanut Butter and Jelly Life. She gave this to everyone on her list of favorite blogs, and I am doing the same. Everyone on my list is more than welcome to take it, and so are visitors that I don't have listed. If you haven't ever been to Rue's blog, you should most definitely visit. Her love for her family is so evident, and she has a beautiful home and there is another beautiful home that is the object of her desire. Hers is one of the first blogs I click on every day!

Glenda at Tootsie Time presented me with this second beautiful award. Thank you, Glenda! You should most definitely visit her blog too. She is a gardener extraordinaire with her own greenhouse and better gardening tips than even professionals give! She has the best stories about her three darling children, and their antics make me laugh so hard that sometimes I think I'm going to need Depends! She is so down to earth and funny.
Here are the rules attached to passing on this award.

1.Display logo and link to who gave it.
2.Nominate at least 7 blogs.
3.Add links to those 7 blogs
4.Leave the nominees a message that they received the award

It was hard to decide who to pass this award on to because there are so many terrific blogs. Some are people that I have already given award to, but they keep on deserving them, and some are to new recipients. I tried to give this to people who didn't already have the award.

Donna at An Enchanted Cottage has a lovely blog and I am always enchanted by her beautiful home and projects and beautiful garden. She had one of my favorite sites on Rate My Space and I was so excited to find her in blogland.

Kat at Katerpillars No More has a wonderful blog where she shows off her beautiful primitive dolls. Her creativity astounds me. What I love about her best though is her honesty and her willingness to talk about her life which has had many a bump in the road. I think she is awesome and she thinks the same of me. I found her blog when entering a contest. I didn't win the prize, but got something even better...a new blog friend.

Rhondi at Rose Colored Glasses has a beautiful home and loves to decorate it with beautiful things, especially in my favorites, blue and white. She hosted a porch party last month that was so much fun! She was a fabulous host. She also has some adorable grandchildren that she has graciously shared online.

Deb at Deb's Country Kisses was one of my first blog friends and gave me my first two awards. She is a sweetheart of a soul and loves the Lord and her family. She lost her dear sweet father this week, so please stop by and offer up prayers, support, and good thoughts.

Cindy at My Romantic Home is also known as singlemomonabudget on Rate My Space. Her home is absolutely lovely and almost all of her special things are found at thrift stores, garage sales, or are free finds. She transforms them with some paint and creativity and it makes her home look like a million bucks! The new Rate My Space show came by and she will be seen on TV in October! How exciting!

Mary Jane at The Beehive Cottage is one of the Sisters on the Fly cowgirls! She and her friends have quaint trailers that they decorate in the most fabulous way, and they travel all over the country having fun fly fishing, riding horses, and camping together. Her home is also beautiful and her blog is a visual joy to visit.

And last but not least, Donna at Blushing Rose Antiques was one of my first blog finds. She has her own antique store and even had her home featured in a magazine! She crafts some of her own furniture while raising 4 handsome boys and taking care of her sweet hubby. I loved reading her tag where she had to share several things about herself and after reading that, was even more impressed! She seems fearless!

Well that is seven, but I could have listed so much more. Please do visit these blogs as they are well worth your time.

I have also received the Arte Y Pico award again, this time from Donna at the Enchanted Cottage. Her blog is listed below. I have already passed that on to five others in an earlier post, but just because I already have the award does not diminish how the joy of receiving it again from yet another friend!

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I found an awesome angel statue!

A store in the area is closing, and I decided to see what I could find at their half price sale. This is my latest find at only $20! I love her! Haven't decided where I'm going to place my angel, but she will end up staying on my deck or making her home in one of my gardens.

I love the scripture.

Happy blogging all! I hope I've introduced you to some new blog friends today!