day #2 of rain...

cloudy and damp here...

and we need it!

hanging out and we cleaned the deck off...

doggie baths next, I think...

have a good one!

y'all seen one of these?

we have a squirrel with a white tail...

have you ever seen one like that?

it finally made it to the bird feeder this morning...

been staying in the north part of the yard and around the mulberry...

are you ready for the weekend???

we got our cool days back and will be plenty of step sitting going on...

we could use some rain...

but not 6 inches worth...

enjoy these days...

fall is coming on fast!

this morning's blooms...

cleome!

I don't know what we ever did without these in the beds!

love the ever blooming flowers...

the sun is out this morning, after several days of grays...

and the roses are blooming...

love yellow roses...

and the morning glories are awake...

they are right by the shed...

love having them around the deck area...

they are always along the field...

but we don't see them every day back there...

I had to take a down day yesterday...

too much over the weekend...

and layer the border stones Craig brought home...

but chipper again this morning...

pain wise...

I already need a nap...

got up way too early...

:)

have good days!

he did it again...

morning glories in bloom this morning...

Craig picked up more of these and we laid them last night trying to beat the rain that didn't happen...

and I had enough left to finish this up around the corner...

I am going to rework part of that this weekend...

I left a couple of gaps and want those gone...

and the spider wart is still blooming...

down in my hips today from doing all of that...

but its so worth it...

:)

have a fun weekend!

what we did this morning...

got a text from Craig yesterday afternoon...

mom, I got 40 blocks...

???

all kinds of images were going through my head...

what kind of blocks?

concrete blocks?

how much is this costing me?

LOL

turned out that the blocks were these...

they will make a circle...

takes 8 to do that and its a really tight circle...

so, I lined them up and stacked them 2 high...

and the brick border we had before went on top to hide that they are triangular and not square...

love the contrast with the brick...

so they are holding back the front flower bed by the driveway...

love them...

cost: 25 cents each...

that's a whole whopping $10 there...

woo hoo on upping the curb appeal on $10!

when I win the lottery...

I'm buying a semi load of these...

and hiring a couple of hot younger dudes to lay them...

yep, that's what I am gonna do...

:)

have good days!

humidity is dropping...

and the temps are going down...

so now we will be able to spend some time outside...

its been awhile since we could do that comfortably...

looks like the better weather will be with us until the end of the month...

I can do that!

have good days!

Meet Josie...

she's 8 weeks old...

and the newest member of our family...

she was dumped at a friend's house in the country...

she was loved there, but their dogs might have hurt her...

so an urgent plea came in...

and I said I would take her...

they were thrilled when I told them that we would keep her...

she is petite and so gentle...

and she fits in here...

checking in...

took some time to heal up here...

spent a lot of time in the bathroom...

either making a mess or cleaning it up...

:)

the boil is almost gone now...

finally getting my energy back...

charging up for the weekend...

:)

you know I can't let DH have all the fun by himself...

I like to get dirty, too...

nice weekend...

DH was off for 5 days!

we went for a drive while he had all this time home...

corn tasseled by the 4th of July here...

the old saying was, "Knee high by the 4th of July"

and you would have a good crop...

now, its always tasseled by the 4th...

but...

ears?...

seriously, we have ears by the 4th of July...

early harvest...

the beans are doing pretty good, too...

and the road sides are just blooming like crazy...

the weather was perfect for 3 days!

but that changed this morning...

90s and the dew point is back in the upper 70s...

yuck...

we are all caught up on the yard work...

but, we had to make an ER run yesterday...

another boil in a bad place...

and I couldn't see it and it got huge...

it busted yesterday morning, but I felt so sick with it...

I told DH we need to go...

got it lanced, a shot in the butt and 7 days of antibiotics...

so I should be good to go now...

:)

Happy 4th!

have a safe and happy day!

the weekend looks awesome!

we have a new critter!

a chip monk...

we named him...

"Chip"

meanwhile...

the rest of the critters are doing lunch...

its so stinking humid out there...

even the photos look funky...

and some kind of baby bird still getting its feathers...

so not sure what it will be...

its so hazy...

but...

there is a cool down coming...

and we are to get 3 days of cooler, less humid weather...

and I am hoping to be out in it...

not stuck inside...

this summer has been so hard on me!

I sure hope we have an early and long fall...

like from next week until Thanksgiving!

got DH for 5 days after today!

so, have good days and enjoy the cooler coming!

more hot and humid...

we got enough rain last night to add to the humid...

green beans in the making...

autumn clematis...

I am ready for normal weather patterns or fall...

which ever is easier...

mulberries have been feeding the birds...

raspberry bushes are growing well in this tropical climate...

the willow is growing so fast now...

pepper blooms...

and I will finish off with some roses...

hiding out inside until it cools off...

have good days...