Ketch-Up Day

 

How are you? Watcha been doing?

Do those of you outside the U.S. get scammer calls, texts and emails like we do? We are inundated with them. One of those malfeasantes called me at 5:00 a.m. yesterday. And I was on my way to eight hours of sleep, something that seldom happens. AND We've had a couple of weeks of rain. The gauge shows seven inches. Everything is saturated, including the crab grass. It took me three days to get the backyard mowed. The body was willing but the mower was not. It would cough and sputter till it finally stopped and no amount of coaxing, outside of a good long rest would get it started again.  Hopefully, we can keep it from getting in that condition again, even if it means mowing in the wet:)

The flowers are still a bit sparse, but gearing up again:

The butterflies are still a delight.

 

 

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The white irises are still blooming. Who'd a thought? Oh yes, and my grape hyacinths are coming up.  The flowers are so confused.

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From California

Thanks, Denise

 

From Florida 

Thanks, Shane.

 

That's it from here. What about you, blogger buds?  Do you need to build an Ark yet? Mowing a challenge? Has the weather confused your flowers?

Hope you aren't in the path of Hurricane Erin. 

Ketch-Up Day

 

Is it better to be a PO'd cat or a peed on attendant?

OMG. Frank loathes going to the vet. Actually the word loath is too tepid. But he had to get his teeth cleaned so I packed him up and away he went. While there, I asked them to go ahead and groom him. After grooming, they turned the fan on him to dry him. He backed his hinnie to the fan, peed into it and sprayed them all.

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The swallowtails are still flitting around.

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From Minnesota

Thanks, Meghan.

 From Florida

Thanks, Shane.

 

Thanks for stopping by, friends. Hope you're having a good week.

It's Ketch-up Tuesday

 

Did you have a wondrous weekend? How goes your week?

Ketching-up

The kiddos are away at camp for the first time. Here's hoping they have all kinds of fun.

We went to see Indiana Jones. Loved it. Plenty of adventure as in all the other Indie films, but this one packs more of an emotional wallop.  Lots of ole lines and ole friends;)

 Had lunch with some 'old' (hehe) community college buds. Fun and nostalgic. Time slows for no former-community-college-employee to misquote an 'old' proverb.

Tis The Season

The swallowtails are back. I'm pretty sure I saw a newbie. He was fully developed and could fly, but chose to spend most of his time on the ground nibbling on clover than in the air sucking nectar from the butterfly bushes.

And From Florida

Thank you, Shane.

 And From California

Thanks, Denise.

And From Illinois

Thanks, Jan.

 Got butterflies? Seen Indiana Jones?

Monday-Tuesday

The Swallowtail population is flourishing. Including the Black Swallowtail, I counted six. Unfortunately, three was all I could get in the picture.

AND... Other species.

 If anyone is curious about cat fencing, it's the black mesh over the privacy fence.

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A view from the window.

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