Friday, October 9, 2009

Phone Pix Extravaganza!

You wouldn't believe what happened to me on the way home from breakfast with a friend this morning. I was driving along a main road, and had to stop to let some turkeys cross the road!! Sounds like a joke, right? Well, here's the evidence:


Seven of them, just chilling. They are soooo ugly they're almost cute.


Since I was getting that picture from my phone, I went crazy and put them all on the computer. Here are a lot of other random ones that are all from the past year or so.


This is Abby, the dog who lives at my work. She's taken to sleeping on this couch, so sit on it at your own risk!


This guy belongs to a friend's roommate. I don't know his name, but we got well acquainted enough for him to feel comfortable nipping me through the bars of his cage.


A "The Dog"-esque picture of Abby.


Dan and me at a baseball game. :) Go Tigers!


Abby is very sophisticated. She sits with her paws crossed.


She also runs headlong all over the place for about 4 hours a day. This is how she looks afterward. :)


A picture I stole from Mom's phone of Anna and me, about a year ago. I can't believe Elphie was being nice!


We'll throw in a random baby. Her name is Addison.


Abby looking way too cute.


Ginger also looking way too cute.


This is Dan with St. Martin the Horseman. He lives in Chicago and was painted by El Greco.


I didn't stand a chance against this Chicago French toast!


Elphie was so small here!


And Ginger had less-substantial hips here than she does now. :)


Elphie hanging out in the window.


And the sink.


I love it when she sits up like this.


Ginger looks kind of shell-shocked here. I wonder what had just happened??


This dahlia is amazing!


Elphie loves the dishwasher. Sorry, Dad. :)


Tongue!


This is actually a really cool picture! :)


It's D!


Laughing his little head off while he grabs my face. :)


I think we caught Elphie in the middle of taking a bath. But it's a hilarious picture. :)


This is Elphie's twin brother, Synyster!


And their sister, Slash! (They're both named after rock guitarists. Too bad I had to go and name Elphie after the Wicked Witch of the West!)


Elphie in the snow!


This is poor, sweet Stella, who passed away from tumors from eating too much human food!


Look at this goof! (Ginger)


Elphie's a basket case.


Dan and me at Cabo, a delicious Mexican restaurant.


This is a prickly pear margarita. You want one. I know I do.


Blurry but hilarious. Elphie LOVES riding in the car. Poor Ginger has a panic attack and gets carsick. :(


Chilling on the washing machine.


Our nephew the surgeon. ;)


Chickies!! We didn't bring one home this year.


He's a space alien!


There was probably a squirrel or something.


But by gum, she wanted to get out there!


Another shot of our incredibly lazy older child.


These bleeding hearts are at a friend's house. Can you believe them??


This is Trooper. His eyes are the same color as his fur, and yes, his left ear is always cocked that way. :)


Elphie checking something out. Look at that Aquiline nose!

My Bordeaux petunias exploded!


This is the little bird that Dan hit with a fishing pole! It wasn't intentional, but the bird took offense and would squalk and scream whenever Dan came near. He liked me, though.


Common roadsider!


Sweet Abby! Doesn't she look like a puppy? She's 8 years old!


Look at her tail. We think she's part beagle. She's super short, too.


These baby birds were so pissed that I bothered them for a photo-op. Their nest is in Dan's hunting blind.


Which is shown here.


Partners in crime!


D looks like he's about to do something that he knows he isn't supposed to. hahaha


This little guy was probably only hours old when we stumbled across him. Isn't he precious???? He got up and scampered off just a few minutes after I took this picture!


Alright! Lastly we have Autumn, the cutest wee (huge) setter pup in the world!


She was getting awfully big even when I held her like a baby for this picture. Look at her paw on my shoulder!


But she was even bigger when Dan picked her up a few months later!!


And here are Dan and Autumn with her FIRST BIRD!! Good girl, Autumn!

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Wedding Craze

Yes, yet another wedding. Love it! This time it was our friends K & L. Yay for them!


Dan did a reading and I was a bridesmaid. Yay!


The Maid of Honor, Steph, and me.


You can see our dresses and shoes in this one.


(Dan went a little camera crazy.)


I look flat as a board in this picture! hahaha But aren't the flowers amazing?


Fighting with the sun.


"And I dip you dip we dip!"


I know you can't really see everyone individually, but this was so much fun. The kids on the playground were so mad. hahahaha

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Bud crazy!

I went out to take a picture of the buds on Turn of the Century, and this little guy posed for me.


Look to the left, at the pink peeking through that huge bud! I counted FIFTY-TWO (that's 52) buds on this plant!! Holy cow!


She's really just fantastic!

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

It's the Turn of the Century!

This is my new hibiscus, which SHOULD survive the winter here. It's called Turn of the Century. Isn't it fabulous??


Kitty smooches!


Who, us? We weren't smoochin'.


This picture is so loaded. First of all, Uncle Dan is teaching D how to hold Uncle Mary's recurve bow. Second, "George of the Jungle" is on TV (it was a big hit!). Third, you can see Ginger sprawled out in the background.


I think they saw a bug or something. It was probably imaginary.


But that doesn't stop them.


My cute new dress. I bought it to wear to "Phantom," which was amazing.


Do you like-a dis hair? It is neeeew!


Look at this adorable little girl, sitting in the window, peeking out of the curtain. She'll watch us in the back yard and then peek at us when we come in the back door. So cute!

Sunday, August 2, 2009

Lily season is winding down.

This is the last Little Italy bloom of 2009. :(


My Siloam Reds are also nearing their last buds.


You can see You Are My Sunshine's last bud on the left here.


Strutter's Ball is still going strong, for the moment. It bloomed like crazy!


In other news, I have several glads gearing up for their turn! This one is being climbed by those petunias on steroids.


And here's one next to the dahlias in the side garden.

Eenie Allegro!

Yes, that's this baby's name: Eenie Allegro. Isn't it cute? I didn't think it was going to bloom this year.


I think Strutter's Ball has been the most prolific bloomer this year.


With You Are My Sunshine in a close second.


My sweet little Siloam Reds are doing beautifully too.


This reblooming lupine was a nice surprise. :)


These are the Las Vegas irises, which are finished blooming, of course, but look at the drying-out foliage. It looks almost variegated.


The peaches are getting to be almost peach-sized!


And look at my poor bleeding hearts! They're drying up and wilting, too. :(


The hostas are still pretty.


Look at the shoots on my Twist and Twirl! Its leaves are fading a little bit, but it's been uncommonly sunny lately, so maybe that's why.