the heat returns....

and all eyes are to the East of us as

"Danielle"

 barrels past

and

EARL

starts his march up the East Coast in a few hours...

then there is

Fiona

and another something behind that

Must be summer in the Atlantic!

Hope all the people in their paths stay safe

and it ends up

much ado about nothing....

fingers crossed!!!

with a little TLC

and a whole lot

of sunshine and fresh (?) air

the little roses

have put on quite a show

Gaudy?

YES,

but it is hot and summery

and they are tiny

so it's OK

to be loud!!!!

I, on the other hand,  am not feeling that terrific these days

I'm border line anemic and I think

I need some iron to chew on!!!

Be back in a while

when I'm not so

spongy!!!

going to sit and read and hook and eat spinach like Popeye!!!

If it doesn't get better

I'll get the liver out...

:p

:)

The garden....again!!

As some of you can't get onto Windows I'll put up a few of the pics here.......

these were at least 7 feet tall

the grass was knee high is places

and just a big tangled prickly mess

loaded with critters of every kind

and now the sun shines upon it once again

you can see the bushes

now it is short and neat and tidy

and the neighbours need to get to work on theirs !!!!

:}

shouldn't be allowed

I just read that the eggs that have been recalled, here in the States,

are destined for use in other items that will land on the shelves of the food stores

tainted eggs

read this and wonder

what the hell

 is going on

with food saftey in this country.

It's disgusting and very scary.
Why even risk it?

teeny tiny small

that's what I saw

on my first trip outside

this morning

with the sun just beginning to touch the front of the house

I saw.....

those dried up awful looking tiny roses I bought at the food store

are coming back nicely

the sun on the moss

and a tiny acorn

 on a tiny stem of grass

with the seed pods shining

a shadow

the first berry

on a tiny bit of the old woods that I saved

a new mushroom

clean and tidy

unlike the one from

yesterday

who is having a bad hair day

may your day be

clean and tidy

and remember it's the small things that count!!!!!

:}

.......

body all aching' and wracked with pain..

Tote that branch  lift that log

keep on goin'

 til it starts to rain

He gets weary

and  keeps on tryin'

the job keeps growin'

but the weeds is dyin'

he just keeps mowin'

he just keeps mowin' along......

With absolutely no help from me

it is done.

some grass that has the prettiest blue flowers

I rescued some...

the most magnificent mushroom

in morning light

the sun kept going in and coming out

no words needed

 

sponge

 

with a twist

three in porcelain

perfection

back in the back

it's a good thing!!!

Honesty is the best...

(this was written yesterday and finished today...... it's long but I had to write it !!!)



... policy or so they say....

I have not been honest with you

not one bit

and it's no longer necessary

to LIE to you

each and every time I take a photo

I have been hiding a very

messy and tangled secret

Oh yes, I have mentioned it a time or two

given you blurry shots of it

let you imagine

that i was exaggerating a tad

but

I

wasn't.

Here is what the back of our house looked like

a tangled

overgrown

reclaimed by Nature

sort of thing

scary just how fast She took it back

I can tell you!!!!

But in all the tangled mess

and

overgrown abundance there was kind of

a wild and free feeling

......

that kept strangers and loose dogs

from wandering in

and having their way back there

The only creature brave enough

was a neighbours cat

who played

I'm a hunter in the Amazon

watch me hunt

but no one else dared to venture in

for fear of getting lost

or at the very least

devoured by the bugs and ickies in there.

BUT

this morning Husband donned his long socks

put his shoes on

and with weapons at hand

or rather in pockets

he took a deep breath

and said

I'm going in

and off he went.

Now this is a man who goes prepared

knowing what can happen out there with the wild things.

and after a while

I went out and offered to help

but he said

no this is a job for super he-man

you must use tools to get these giants out

........

as I pulled two or three

with my bare hands

Look I said

I have super huMAN strength

I will help clear the prairie

along side you husband....

and promptly got distracted

by these

magnolia seeds

copper leaves

wild sunflowers

pretty purple posies...

things that make you sneeezeeee

...

then the critters starting climbing up my legs

......

you should get yourself some big baggy pants

he said

and wrap string around the bottoms

and wear socks and shoes

out here in the wilderness

I don't do pants..... big  baggy or otherwise

or socks

I wouldn't have made much of a Pioneer Wife either

I will admit it

openly and freely

I am a

WIMP.

I was sent inside to do what I do best

make coffee and sandwiches

to keep the

resident clearer of the land

fortified

then the mail lady came with a box

the gas can was here

so long story short

he filled the mower

with all the things it needed

and there were

3

to keep it lubricated he said

so it had the strength to get through

the tundra

Zooom it went

chug chug chug

and off we go

and I can't tell you

although it was a couple of hours or a bit more

and it was hard on him

and he had a great fear of being

attacked by all kinds of creatures

out there in the long grass

he did it

we have our garden back

the way it should be
almost

it is not perfect

it is not even pretty

with all the dead and dying "grasses"

but it is cut

and HE did it

and he will do it again

not because I say so

but because he likes things

just so

and when it is

 just so

it will be winter and then spring

and then we will

do it all over ag-in.

Now a little side note....

none of the neighbours have kept their lawns in tip top shape this year either

we have been a very messsy unkempt bunch this year

the baby boomers are rebelling!!!!

Only Mr Persnickety across the road has been neat and tidy

but that is because he has a riding mower and very small children

and a smaller  yard....

so he doesn't count.

and now that ours is done

THEIRS look really bad!!!

Ain't that a HOOT!!!!

Yeah for the man with the rockets in his pockets!!!!!

:}

more sun....

Yes I bought another bunch of sunflowers!!

they are cheap and they last a long time

so why not!!!?

I actually put them outside for a bit

and took these in the sun

that promptly went behind some dark clouds

and I had to hurry and get them inside.

It rained for a little bit

but I wasn't going to drag them out again...

remember the dried up little roses I showed a couple so weeks back

they are coming back beautifully

amazing what happens when you let the rain fall on them

until I know I won't be stung

this is as close to that bench

as I get.

the husbands wounds are healed

he had a large welt

where the little devil stung him

but he (hubs) is fine

 ....

this one looks like it's the white rose

....

so I bid you peace

and

a good day.

Thank you for all the

thank yous for

the "tuts"

I may just make it a regular thing...

we'll see...

 

Outside...

I went...

the resident architect

is trying to level Nature!!

This is one of the hands that does all of the work around here!!!

He decided to move the concrete bench from under

the bush that had grown over it

but took a second to wave HI to you!

and make you a pretty bird shadow!!!

on the seat....

in here is a nest of yellow jacket wasps....

guarded by this little lady

While he tried to make everything perfect

as he does

I took pictures of what ever caught my eye

as I do

shadow roses

dead but still interesting

look how the rain has turned the spruce blue again!!

anyway

me being me

I got bored waiting for the perfect level bench to be finished

and I came inside

cos it was coffee time and I needed my cup

I also made a few of these

cos we don't have enough outside!

while the coffee was making...

all hell broke loose and

in through the door came husband

full tilt

ripping his shirt off

and  whipping it round his head.....

on the floor dropped a lone wasp

which was dispatched instanly

Yes folks

the wasps got him

and his perfect bench

they are now swarming outside in the front of the house

and

that is why I stay inside and make what is outside!!!!!

:]