blue washing and such...

before...

after...

a little blue washing...

and I also touched up the little girl...

a left over bottle of American paint (Blue Mist) and some water...

and there you go...

sunflowers from the birdie seed...

Myra...

more orange day lilies...

corn...

and its held this all day...

butter nut squash...

radish blooms and carrots...

I think I will plant more of these next year...

have a place here in town that sells bulk seeds...

more lilies...

a lady bug on the sedum...

Tucker...

Tucker and Bebe...

they are good neighbors...

Tucker's dad is building him a huge doggie run...

and the wild neighbor cat...

we call him Smiley...

Smiley has a mustache, too'''

this neighbor feeds over 20 wild cats and won't let anyone help with getting them fixed...

then whines when the coyotes come in and eat them...

we have tried for years to get her to have them done...

but she refuses...

so, unfortunately, this will be this year's coyote bait...

and back home...

cone flowers...

gotta love 'em...

we only have one more day with the babies...

then they are heading out for their forever home...

;)

nothing but sunshine, cooler weather and an awesome breeze here today...

hope y'all got this, too, today!

;)

rolling thunder, trees bending low and rain...

got a few shots before the storms moved in this morning...

it has been about a week since we have had any...

so this is a good rain...

I know many are flooded across the east central area...

but we did need this here...

Myra...

is turning  into a mama's baby after all...

still blooming...

and the clouds start rolling in...

moved up to the deck just in time for the rain to start...

I actually got cold sitting out there...

when we got up, it was 83 and 93% humidity...

now its 73...

and its still raining...

the slow steady kind...

but the storms are not big and this will pass soon...

it will be miserable when the sun comes out again...

Craiger works 4-10 today...

DH and I are doing pizza tonight...

I think...

unless he has a better idea when he gets home...

so off I go...

we just ate the last of the green beans...

yeah, they were good...

should have another mess to cook off by the weekend...

did I ever tell you?

life is good on the prairie...

;)

have a good one!

hanging out in the kitchen this morning...

Doug brought me this last weekend...

I have a thing for sock monkeys, you know...

I think I will name her Matilda...

I think this needs changed up...

going to be working on that...

printed off some more recent photos and we'll see what happens...

moved my funky bird over here....

I like it...

had to go over to the desk to print the photos out...

so took this while I was there...

and just some more junque around here...

you know, I get 97% of my stuff from rummage sales, don't you?

another 1% I make...

upcycling...

just some old shoe boxes that got prettied up to stick things in that I don't want anyone to see...

its hot...

its humid...

and it looks like rain but hasn't happened yet...

both of my guys are working today...

and I am still sitting here in my night gown...

its not noon yet, so no disgrace...

just did peanut butter and jelly for an early lunch...

(and it was so good)

and I am thinking of putting all the cats out and taking a nap...

that way I only have to share the bed with Bebe...

and no one walks on my face just when I get good and asleep...

been praying for the families of the 29 firefighters this morning...

seen an image that I just can't get out of my mind...

it was of all the hearst lined up in a row going down a highway...

so many of them were younger than my own kids...

heavy hearts always need prayer...

just to get through the days after...

feeling really blessed this morning for all that we have...

all the things that money cannot buy...

the important things...

just take some time today to whisper thank you...

it means a lot to Him...

;)

Happy Monday to everyone!

got up a little early this morning and heading out here...

it was already humid and muggy...

but it has stayed overcast and sprinkles happen every now and then...

sunflowers from the birdseed...

yucca pods...

the yard is dotted with orange...

the corn is over head high now...

Craig's been soaking his feet...

he's got a couple of blisters...

and he had a cart run over his heal and take the hide off...

but other than that, he survived pretty good...

this means its time to feed the cats...

so serious...

we are out of paint (again)...

so will have to wait to finish this...

this was last night...

it got a little warm out yesterday, but it was a dry warm...

today is yucky...

and we could use a tiny bit of rain...

can you believe we went 5 days without it?

;)

hope your Monday is super fun...

just a lazy Sunday here...

I have been wondering if the birds were using this or not...

never see any around it...

but I guess they are...

this was my morning project today...

so DH helped me move a fence section in here...

now, after sitting here looking at it...

know I can do this area better...

so the digging will begin out here soon...

taking it all out and putting things back...

a little expansion...

not much...

the radish before I picked this morning...

dead headed the lilies on the backside of the shed...

got the rest of the columbine, too...

then to the knock out rose...

saved my petals for this winter...

that's a mixing bowl they are in...

had to quarter that big one...

I saw a wasp nest inside the birdhouse...

I am going to find some sticks and grass to fill the hole with...

to keep them out...

Craig had a good day at work yesterday...

his face was a little red when he got home and his feet hurt...

he ate supper and went to bed...

this morning, his face was fine and he was ready to go again...

he won't be off until 7pm...

DH and I are enjoying the quiet...

its the first weekend day that we haven't had much to do in a long time...

hope your day was a good one!

;)