Happy July!

got up this morning, late...

but we still managed a Paris run...

and I found a few things...

for DH...

coleus and caladium...

the caladium will go in a pot and sit in front of the coleus...

with some begonias scattered around...

then I found this cross solar light and I just had to have it...

its so pretty after dark...

and then I got this for DH...

a late birthday present...

its a willow tree...

he loves them a lot...

and the coleus we had seen on an earlier trip and he wouldn't get them...

and here are some bloomers that opened this morning...

day lilies...

cone flowers just beginning...

as these lilies are finishing up...

will be dead heading them by the weekend...

we got a half inch of rain yesterday...

and inch more last night...

and the pepper plant shot up a foot over night...

didn't get much done around here at all today...

just a trip to town...

supper and putting stuff away...

and then I laid down really early...

missed my nap today...

and now I will probably be up half the night...

oh, well...

;0)

only 6 more months left of this year...

3 of nice weather...

enjoy these days...

rainy days and Mondays...

what's a poor kitty to do when its raining?

nap on the deck...

got half of a inch this morning...

and it was cooler when it was raining...

but when it was over...

that old sun came out and the humidity was awful...

don't get a poodle wet...

or they poof!

there was a good breeze this evening, but still humid...

I am not sure if this is ever going to leave!

but we do have a cold front moving in this week...

and we will be in the 70s again...

hostas are blooming...

and the grapevine is loving this weather...

did the typical after the weekend cleaning and laundry today...

and maybe, just maybe...

Craig and I will hit Paris just for fun tomorrow...

who know what will happen...

could get more thunderstorms, so might be a good day to shop...

and save the other days for being outside...

;)

have a good night

Sunday...

we worked on the backside of the south yard...

with some help...

it was cloudy 95% of the day...

but no rain happened...

moved the small clay pots here...

and we sorted all the other plastic ones that we aren't keeping...

washed the new ones up...

and pitched the rest...

we didn't work too hard today...

a lot of puttering...

did lunch and someone got a nap...

but it wasn't me...

and we sat under the shade of the walnut...

photo bombed again!

pretty quiet day...

;0)

hope you had one, too...

the cookout last night...

we were back under all those pines...

and the bathroom was really close...

Alan grabbed DHand pushed him down to the water while we were waiting on the food to cook...

DH pushed me down to the water before most of the people showed up...

and I did stay out of the lake...

and my chair is safe...

it was almost like glass...

and it wasn't too bad out there...

not many showed up...

but we still had a good time...

geese...

this isn't good for fishing for bluegill...

your lines get snagged up on stuff like that...

the water is clear, for here...

much of the time its so muddy you can't see anything...

pretty...

Eli and his dad...

he had just smacked his dad in the back of the head...

he wanted to play some more...

there's a crabby camper...

but the food was ready...

the lid had some technical difficulties...

coming for the food...

my DH and Alan...

Eli...

and the eating began...

the cookout was for 3 elevators, so there should have been a lot more people...

but those of us that did go...

had fun...

and it wasn't that far from home...

we were there over 3 hours...

;0)

both guys are working today...

got laundry going...

vacuumed the living room...

steamed the kitchen floor...

played with Charlie...

and need to see about doing lunch soon...

it keeps clouding up like its going to rain...

then the sun pops back out...

then it clouds up again...

just can't make up its mind...

;0)

waiting on the mower guy to come...

and hoping the humidity goes down a bit...

got a breeze back today...

have a fun day and good weekend!