a Daphne photo shoot...

another hot and humid day on the prairie...

so early mornings and nights are the best time to be outside...

I love waking up on the deck...

I grab my stuff and head out there...

I don't dare go over there...

or it would be an hour or so later when I woke up...

this morning I took my camera with me...

my go go juice...

sweet tea...

got some of the watering done this morning...

the new transplants and pots for sure...

got the water bowls filled up for the animals...

checked the bird baths and feeders...

the corn tasseled over the weekend...

Craiger had to go in earlier today...

working 12-7 during the hot time...

he has been lucky most of the time with the 4-10 shift...

he wore his shorts today and grabbed a power ade to take...

got a load of laundry in and I am just going to putter around here and get my nap in...

feeling much better on the antibiotics...

got more energy back today...

need to find a local dentist...

ours passed away, so whether we like it or not...

we have to find a new one...

stay cool and safe in this weather until we get used to it...

icky is hard to take after months of 70s...

;)

its been the most beautiful day here...

sat on the deck until I got woke up...

not one Japanese beetle on these this year!

then I started on the bed next to the shed...

dug this out...

but left a little...

the sky was awesome...

butternut squash blooms...

the rose of sharon opened...

and a hummingbird noticed this afternoon...

picked another mess of green beans...

Bebe got bath...

added the parsley in here, too...

a couple ferns...

2 of the pepper plants...

I do have lavender bunch to go in here, too...

its soaking to get more roots...

and that's what I did today...

of course, DH, did so much more...

running from one thing to another...

but this was my fun part of the day...

;)

got a fabulous day...

great breeze out of the east...

and no rain...

we had to water...

got to do supper now...

have a great night!

the day that got away...

did you ever have one of those days that just got away from you?

well, yesterday was mine...

Thursday evening, we moved one of the knock out roses here...

and we are going to do more work on this area this weekend...

it was a day of summer sunshine...

and piddle fartin'...

a day of baths...

and yes, Mr Wiggles, I am posting your bath time...

seriously...

cutting flowers...

and spending time on the deck...

taking walks and naps...

and somehow or other...

the day just quietly slipped away without a blog post...

and the evening went just as quietly...

our neighbor and another guy from here working on the 1934 fire truck...

our first fire truck...

I took videos for Mike...

and posted them on our local facebook page for him...

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!

;)