something completely different...

when I went over to Flickr this morning

to see what was going on

I came across a comment on this photo

of my latest

obsessive

compulsion

I called her

little miss brown shoes

someone

suggested that if I made her a hat the same colour as her dress

she would look like the Queen

so

I

did

and now her name is

Lisbeth!!!

and now I know I need a life!!!

princesses and heartbreak

Good morning all

thank you for all the comments about the weather

yesterday and today  it has been calm and cool and back to as it should be

I don't want anyone to think it was as bad here, as it was in the South

while there were tornado's here, they weren't anywhere near those that

caused so much damage and heartbreak

nothing near as bad

but with so many in this area

it makes one wonder about the climate change

that has caused the path of these monsters to change so radically

and the worry about what if something did happen is enough to give one heart burn

I don't know where the money is going to come from

to help put back those communities and towns and cities that were

practically and in some cases, literally,  blown off the face of the earth

seeing how much has been destroyed

 knowing

how many don't have insurance

 the insurance they have won't cover a 1/10th of what they lost

 the insurance companies that will weasel their way out of paying a penny

because you don't have coverage for exactly precisely what occurred

as in Katrina

the insurance companies argued the fact that either wind or water caused the damage

and if you didn't have written down that one or the other was the cause

you were .... out of luck

sneaky bastards that they are

no reason really to pay them anything anymore

they take your money and just

keep it

I watched the Wedding yesterday

along with 2 billion others!!

I just happened to get up a

6 o'clock and when the TV turned on

Catherine, as we must now call her!!!

was on her way down that tree lined aisle

so pretty to have the trees inside

I enjoyed it all very much

and didn't cry until they sang

Jerusalem

that got the tears rolling!!!

I liked her dress

I LOVED the bridesmaids and the pages

the pleats on those tiny creations were just adorable

and the way the little ones were so serious about their "jobs"

precious

I watched the BBC feed on PBS

because our BBC America isn't in HD

and I couldn't stand the over the top

gushing on the Networks here

and the "all knowing insiders"

it was nice to see how many still love a good old British street party

and even though I know there are those who find this all a

big waste of money and time

there really isn't anyone else who can do this sort of thing

like the Brits!!!

I hope they are happy

and that the press leaves them alone

and let's them get on with it

I found it amusing that the

Queen buggered off after lunch

and left the Palace to the

young ones, to do as they wished

I read that Her Majesty left for a

private holiday

"somewhere in Britain"

she probably went to

Windsor

and put her

feet up

while those at the Palace

had a good old

"knees up"

the shocking comparison to what was going on here

was pretty hard to miss though

The President down in the South with the people who have gone through hell and back

and the stories of the survivours are just

awesome

and it's so touching to see them help one another

the great American Spirit

rising in the way a man tells you about how he told his wife to

hang on to me  Hon...it's a'comin' so hang on tight

and she did

and they survived their house being lifted off it's foundation and thrown across the street

and the couple who were lifted off the ground in their car

as he put his arms around the steering wheel and she put her arms around him

and they were lifted 15 ft into the air and dropped onto the ground

and when he tells you how worried he was about "her"

he starts to cry

and it just breaks your heart that anyone has to go through such terror

and a Flickr friend who told us yesterday of being pelted by baseball sized hail

that smashed the windows in her house and took all the leaves off the plants in her garden

and being so very lucky because the tornado that was seen heading straight for them

didn't touch down on top of them

such contrasts in one day

a fairy tale dream on one side

and

a nightmare on the other

I had not seen the news from the South when I wrote the post last evening

I was left speechless

heartbroken

 terrified by the weather this year

where is the energy

 that drives these monsters

coming from

why are they so much bigger

and why so many

I went to sleep crying

thinking of the terror those poor people have gone through

and feeling guilty because I was able to go to sleep

and this morning the first thing I see

is more pictures

...

after I wrote the post last night

Richmond Va came under the warnings ( it's where my youngest is)

and there was a photo of a tornado

that looked like it belonged out in the middle of Oklahoma

I don't know where the one here was yet.....

too many storms and warnings for them to spend time on what happened

it's still going and the counties north of us are under the gun today

this is a video of the tornado  outside Richmond

we had weather today...

you are probably sick of the weather reports I post

but

...

the beeps on the TV get your attention these days

and when you hear the weatherman say

"this one worries me"

you listen and watch

you worry about the geese and the babies out there

and you take pictures through the windows

because the wind is blowing and the rain is coming down in sheets

and the air fills with so much moisture

things start to disappear

and the water starts to puddle

then the sun comes out

and makes pictures on the ground

and then

they show you this

just a few miles

a few miles

south of you

someone takes a photo of a

tornado

that is a tornado on the ground

somewhere nearby

we don't know exactly where yet

but it sure looks familiar

and it lasted for miles

as it heads north east

over the highway

and the storms to come tonight...

they worry the weathermen

we don't live in

tornado country

but this year

it seems we do

this is the third storm that has had

tornados

and they have touched down

and last week they killed people in the southern part of the state

and

 there isn't a damn thing you can do

when they come

but watch TV

and hold your breath

we are fine

but

it scares the

strangely shaped knickers

right

out of you

just thought you'd like to know!!!!

:)

saved by the geese

you have no idea how lucky you are that I saw

them

a new little family there by the water's edge

four new little lives

running around in the grass

being watched over by two proud parents

you have no idea how fortunate you are

or I would be

ranting

about this morning's breaking news that

President Obama

is indeed

a citizen

d'ya think the

"birther's and tea bag waver's"

will go away and leave us alone now

wonder what they'll cook up next to waste time and money

anything other than getting on with the real

important things

and they really should be a little pickier about who talks for them

trump for president

running as a repug

really???

wonder how they feel about him taking

all the credit for this mornings little

show of

pettiness

:p

early morning tuesday

as you can see from the title

it's early morning

a couple of hours after the sun came up

it's going to be a warm one today

it's getting humid

the wind is blowing

and the clouds are gathering

storms predicted

hopefully not bad ones

the bottom of the garden

boring but there!!!

I sat in the chair you see so often in shots of the lake

there are no geese

no ducks

there was a big huge crow

but he didn't want his picture taken

and he let me know it

I don't like crows

they kill things

so I looked up

as I often do

and this is what was there

look at the leaves

how full the trees are already

and the sound of the wind going through them is

wonderful

the magnolia makes scraping sounds

guess because the leaves are so thick

the only bloom on the lilac bush

seem to be getting a lot of

only lonely single solitary

blooms this year

but one is better than

none!!

and it looks like he's back

still shy

still standoffish

giving me the stink eye

but he's here

and I'll get him

at least

once!!

then

I found this

 lying on the grass

and the sun kept going in and out

and I couldn't put it down

so I kept

snapping

 and the wind blew

and the sun came out

and I kept snapping

hope you have a snappy kind of day

:)

the day after...

well,

are you all still on a high from all the sugar you consumed yesterday

does the sight of one more chocolate

anything

make you a little

nauseous

:{

I don't over consume

I don't have a very sweet tooth

thank goodness

because if I did

I would be in trouble

I love,

love  love

to cook and

especially

bake

but I don't like to eat it...

just a bite or two is enough for me

Easter is fun to decorate for

and bake for

but the overabundance of sweet

is too much

when my first born was about 2/3 years old

he managed to eat the whole contents of his basket

when I put him to bed that night

and not to be too gross or disgusting

he lay down and straight away got back up

and

"leaked" chocolate

all down the front of his pajamas

and the look in his eye is what I remember

just complete surprise and horror

as I cleaned him up and told him he'd be OK

he confessed that he had eaten all the wrapped eggs and put the wrappings back in the basket

he doesn't eat very many sweet things anymore

and I still can't get over how sneaky he was

!!!

:}

it was very hot and a bit humid yesterday

for those that had plans for outdoor activities

it must have been perfect

but as the afternoon wore on

the storms started popping up again

and we had a couple dump buckets on us

again

lots of lightning and distant rumbles of thunder

but nothing too bad

so this morning it's all wet and sparkly outside

with raindrops on everything

and this wasn't there yesterday

I swear it wasn't because

 I was there

with the camera's lens stuck up close and personal

just inches away

if one had the time and patience

you could see the plants grow at this time of the year

this is an iris

if we're lucky it might be a black one

but I doubt it

as I have said many many times before

the voles have demolished my plants

and this is the only iris that has a flower on it

I managed to save three other plants in the other bed

but survive is all they are doing

so we'll have to watch this one

and hope it makes it

and if it isn't the black one

we'll enjoy it anyway

because it's all we're getting

!!!!!!

one single beam of early morning sunlight

on the moss that is spreading like

moss on bricks

the fern all unfurled and fresh and new

love it!!

and the hostas round the old stump

fully open and enjoying the view

I just love the colour of periwinkle

and the name too

would love to paint a room in this colour

or have some

"fine Dalton china with hand painted periwinkles"

like

the "bucket" woman in

"keeping up appearances"

:)

and now I have to confess something

I am completely

 hooked

addicted

smitten

infatuated

taken

gaga

enamored

in love

...

with little tiny

knitted creatures

I can't stop

and I'm not going to

:}

HAPPY EASTER!

it's raining

again!!

:)