friday fotos!!!

another week gone

this one faster than most for some reason

one filled with worldly events that come home so strongly when you have kids

or are just someone who cares

and questions too

why is it that the death of some children in some countries cause more grief and discussion than other children in other countries

we should all scream our heads off each time a child is killed, for whatever reason

war, accident, murder, terror or hatred

in this country we are facing once again the question of race

and the answer is the same and we are dumbfounded that it is

maybe this time it will be different

maybe this time it will bring about a change
maybe the subject can be dealt with openly and justly
because not talking about it and pretending everything is just fine ....isn't the way

maybe....

what's so scary (and interesting in a way)  is that the way both of the shooters in the stories I refer to where described by neighbours in the same way

such nice boys, so polite and helpful.

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obviously not

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so to the photos

the one above is my final attempt at getting a picture of it

fuzziness and all

with the reflections I have gone mad trying to find a place where there are none

husband bought me the bell jar as a surprise because I mentioned getting one so it doesn't get dusty and yucky

but each time he asked me if I had found one or bought one

he got the same reply

DOH!!!!

so he went ahead and got it

YEAH!

and speaking of husband

as I started making him something for breakfast this morning

I spied once again something on the lake

or to be precise the dock on the lake

two shapes I have never seen here before

so breakfast abandoned

you know how I can do that in the blink of an eye when blue needs to be got and pictures need to be took

and

knowing how skittish wild ones are I took a couple from inside

but it's ridiculous with no zoom lens

so I sneaked through the trees and bushes once again to get as close as I could

and I was doing really really well when

KABOOOOM

the expletive deleted marines shot the cannon and scared said birds right outta here

damn them

so I left the photos big and you get the gist of what they looked like

I think

and am pretty sure
they are Cormorants

and what they are doing here

 is beyond me...
we won't be tying these to strings and making them fish for us!!!

I've been wondering about  this

Year Without Winter

I remember reading, a couple of years ago now,

 about the Year Without a Summer

when Krakatoa blew up and the planet experienced no Summer that year

it was quite bad, as the crops didn't grow because the sun was obliterated and the temperatures were low

should go back and find it

all the trees have bloomed and already the flowers are gone

we need rain badly

and this weekend may bring some

 so let's hope

yes for rain

all the plants in the garden are budding and blooming

way too early so it will be an empty summer if they all come out now

the farmers are worried that a cold spell will come and kill all the crops

it could still happen

poor Gaia what have we done to you

don't remember what this is called

I say Euonymos and husband says not

so let's go with

really really loud and yellow bush lighting up the shadows!!

(after checking it is Euonymous :) )

the Jacob's Ladder outside our room

so pretty....

yup they're here too

and if it rains there will be more

:)

 and the Japanese Maple

has the leaves open and all the flowers

 are in Sammy's tummy by the looks of it!!!!

Sammy?

Sammy the Squirrel

?

see ya!!