@valleylynn are you planning something special for your birthday tomorrow?

Oh my! You're admitting to having birthdays? Brave woman! I'd sing you "God grant you many years" if you were within singing distance! MR

I hope you have a big cake...

Happy Birthday Lynn! I'm sure it will be a happy one as I've never seen you sad!

Don't ever change!

Your buddy,

Kevin

Happy Birthday Lynn. Hope you do something fun.

I got something VERY special yesterday. It came in the mail, and Cliff brought it out to the raised beds where Cynda and I were working. When I opened it I almost burst into tears. There was my Clifton D (the love of my life) holding the amazing Petty Boy, one of our Certified Therapy Dogs, in the most beautiful painting. The detail is so amazing that it looks like a photo. I don't think I've every received a birthday gift quite like this one. It is a family treasure to me, and will be to our children some day.

Thank you for the birthday wishes. And Kevin, how could I not be happy, with all that God has given me. So many friends, family and wonderful memories. And I just keep receiving blessings. Never ending.

Happy Birthday Lynn!! What a great painting - your Cliff and petty!! Sweet Jim does nice work!

I am so impressed and I cried bit too. Perfect picture of both of them!!!
You are truly blessed. A great gift, done by a man with a gift.
Happy Birthday and many, many more

Thank you so much Jim for doing this painting. The camera does not do it justice Marilyn. Wish you could see it in person.
Thank you my wonderful SIL and Greg.

That is wonderful! Truly life like.

You all will get to see it next April.

I would never have guessed that was a painting! Awesome!

Jim is a most amazing artist. And his wife is a most amazing woman.

Happy Birthday Lynn! I thought the painting was a photo! What a wonderful present!

Thank you Patty. How is that grand baby?

Lynn love it as your avatar!!

Wow Jim did amazing work. I would have sworn it's a photograph!

Isn't it neat what the Semp world has brought us?

Actually the plant people have brought me SO much more to my life. So many have become lifelong friends. Between plants and music (and science too) I feel like a very rich and blessed person.

Kevin

I find the same thing in my life Kevin. Life is good.

Awww, happy birthday (you share it with one of my sons, it's a great day all around!). And what a thoughtful gift! I love the ones that you can tell people really invest their time and brains into.

Happy Birthday Lynn!!! What an awesome gift, and yes, by an awesome artist!

Dear Auntie Lynn, one hopes you have a most wonderful Birthday!
Just some pictures from my garden for you, and by thMy belovedc e way the semps. are OK.
My most kindest regards to a wonderful lady, from all of us in England.
Neil.

The wonders of my purple passion flower, and then the amazing bark of a snakebark maple from China. It is of course Pere Davids maple or Acer Davidii, and is stunningly beautiful.

My beloved tree ferns and a gorgeous Acer palmatum 'Osakazuki'
There is Acer palmatum 'Senkaki' or the coral bark maple in the background. Plus a few more.