there's a new photo editor on here and I'm not sure if I like it or not...

why can't blogger just leave things alone?...

so here is my birthday grasshopper/ cricket man...

I think he is going to steal the show from now on...

this is the kind of day we are having...

it's the last cool day and then it's  going to heat up again...

but not as bad as before...

coleus is doing well...

the maple tree that came up in the flower pot is turning already...

and it's a red one...

we have many yellow...

so this one is getting planted...

the hydrangea are turning...

it's the dry weather....

we put the table on the porch so this was moved down...

Daphne has claimed it...

got the yard mowed late yesterday afternoon...

right after we got the hot water heater fixed...

the lavender is doing much better here...

it was so choked out before...

everybody needs some love and the cats get their share...

walnuts...

cone flowers...

we are getting tomatoes now...

enough for us at the moment...

mum...

the corn is turning fast around here and harvest is only a couple weeks out...

then things will be crazy around here!...

I want to thank everyone who wished me a Happy Birthday yesterday...

Yes- yesterday was the day...

big 48...

now I need to go in and change my profile again...

most of the day was spent with a sinus headache...

but it was OK...

I didn't do much of anything...

blogged...

had the guys re-do the porch area...

napped...

took a really long HOT shower...

dh popped his head in while I had a head full of shampoo and yells happy birthday...

meaning getting the hot water heater fixed was my bd present...

I gave him the thumbs up with only one eye open...

It's the gift that keeps on giving and I'm fine with that...

and then we had ice cream and cupcakes on the porch...

after dark...

I only got part of dh...

but he said if I blinded him one more time...

he was hiding my camera...

we even had two others show up...

this one has to be momma...

'cause this little one is so tiny...

have a great day!...

my white wednesday post is the next one down...