234/365 Back To School Reception

Tonight was the big Back To School reception for all faculty, staff and parents at Montverde Academy. It was held at Bella Collina and was a lovely evening.

Sunset at Bella Collina

Lovely pink cloud in the sunset

Matt

Kasey Kesselring (Headmaster) gave out awards to honor 5 and 10 year anniversaries.

Jen Strahl celebrated 5 years

Toni Specht celebrated 10 years

MVA grad now running for office

Lisa and Mike (Lisa just celebrated 5 years!)

View from the reception area overlooking Orlando

All are now 2nd year teachers!

Matt and I

This little guy was hanging out on our car when we left

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As I was getting ready to return the plants I've been baby sitting all summer - I realized that one of them has the loveliest purple flower.

A macro pic

Also - tonight was definitely a dessert night. Ghirardelli brownies - heaven.

232/365 New Library

We are so fortunate to have a HUGE new library open up so close to us. Up until last month, our closest library was a small one room affair in down town Clermont. Now - that entire library could fit inside the new library's children's room!

A few photos from the new library.

View from the outside

In the stacks

Architectural details

View from the library parking lot

231/365 Garden update

An update on my patio garden.

I absolutely LOVE this rack. Top is calabaza plants, second down is herbs, third down is plants I'm baby sitting and the bottom is my poinsettia.

In this corner we have my hanging strawberry plant and two avocado trees I've grown from seed. Below the strawberry is a sweet potato.

An avocado tree

These are my hydrangea plants. Not sure if they will all make it - but I love growing them.

My sunflower seedings.

Lots of sunflowers in a bucket

Gerber daisy we bought to celebrate our 4th anniversary

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Another evening with our friends. Tonight we grilled - in spite of the rain.

A shot of these lovely yellow flowers growing on their back patio - done in black and white.

The back patio is done in earth tones with tall columns. One on column they painted this little detail with a contrasting color - I like it.

Citrus growing in the neighbors yard

Charles hanging out.

229/365 Cherries and pineapple

It's summer - so that means the pineapples in are garden are ripe and the cherries in the market are yummy!

Life is just a bowl of cherries!

Matt and the pineapple

228/365 Beautiful girls

I got to spend time with three of my favorite people today! My best friend came over with her beautiful girls and we enjoyed a great day together.

Helping me bake chocolate chip cookies. We made S'mores Cookies - so good!

Fun at the pool

Down time with Matt