Ketch-up Day

 I'm going to be offline for a week or two. So save up your news and catch me up when I get back.

Leaving you with a few Eternal Garden pics. See ya soon, Blogger Buds.

The frogs seem to like this spot almost as well as the birds.

Frank.

 The grapes are growing.

As are the blackberries.

👋 

 

 

Ketch-Up Day

 

For those of you who celebrate, did you have a lovely Easter?

Ours was quiet, but very nice. Hope yours was as well. 

 

                                             Easter flowers and vase from the HH.

What did you do to celebrate the day?

AND

 

 Can you find all four critters in the picture?

AND 

The first irises of the season.

 

  

AND

Look I have baby grapes!

 

AND 

Evening Garden Shots

 

 

 AND

OMG. It's raining pollen.  We've never had this much pollen!

 

AND

Here's the four critters. Did you find them all? If so great job. If not: They do tend to blend.

 That's it for Tuesday, Blogger Buds. Have a glorious one.

 

Ketch-Up Day

 

How are you? What's going on in your neck of the woods?

Does your mail look like this? Bills and donation requests? One of my pet peeves is giving to a charity and them selling your name so everyone can ask for a place in your wallet.

In the Garden

 

The Butterfly Bushes and day lilies are starting to bloom.

 

The hydrangeas are still blooming (This pic is for you, Andrew.)
 

 The blackberries are ripening

 

 And I found some baby grapes on the vine:)

 

 

 The Critters

Nori, Frank, and Callie

 

Louie and Maisy

 

 

 And in the news

 

I studiously avoid politics on this blog because A. I feel very strongly about them. And B. I have friends on the other side of the fence that feel just as strongly about their beliefs and I seriously doubt if we are going to change one another's mind. This one though hit close to home and I'd like to share it. Our nephew is one of the scientists who lost government funding. He works on brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease and other neurological issues. He recently took part in an AP interview and because of that he has been getting hate mail from the opposing party, which I find to be so very sad. (And to be perfectly fair, my side of the fence can get pretty raw too. It's a bad situation all around.) He is truly a kind, gentle soul whose goal in life is to make the world a better place.  

 The article itself, I found to be well-written,  informative, and thought-provoking. What in it incited hate mail is beyond me. If you'd like to read it, here is the link. 

 

Scientists have lost their jobs or grants in US cuts. Foreign universities want to hire them. 

LINK:

https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/scientists-lost-jobs-grants-us-cuts-foreign-universities-122172965