The beauty of this world
takes my breath away
and makes my heart sing.
09/11/2008
09/02/2008
08/24/2008
And they said it couldn't be done!
Here in North Suburbia we have the most disgusting piece of property in the world, unless you are ten and like to sleigh ride. Out of my sliding glass doors of the family room for many years was a pile of wood, a falling apart dog house, some sandy, clay-like soil and then the descent!
Well the dog house was disassembled and some of the pieces taken to the dump and the others added to the pile of wood which was moved to the side of the house.
And now, I present to you...THE PATIO~~~!!!
08/23/2008
For your viewing pleasure:
Cubs at the San Diego Wild Animal Park
08/18/2008
Inspired by Annie, some pix of the San Diego Zoo!
So by now most of you know I'm a zoo freak and on my recent California trip I visited the Los Angeles zoo, the Long Beach aquarium, the San diego zoo (for 2 days) and the San diego Wild Animal Park. So slightly more than 1/3 of my trip was spent viewing animals.
I did not get any good pix of the otters at the Long Beach aquarium, but I found out that when otters nap they "anchor" themselves with sea kelp (I think, a plant) so they don't float away. Now how cute is that?
But here are some guests at the San diego zoo using the facilities just because they are there! Just some local ducks who like this "stream" they have going around a stage where they put on animal shows.
Hence the first Annie inspiration. Now secondly over on CuteTalk she posted a link to a David Attenborough (sp?) nature program and this was one of the star's relatives at the zoo.
07/22/2008
Tally.
Number of uninvited guests in yard upon arriving home last night:
Turkeys: 7
Deer: 3
Daylillies:
Planted: approximately 50
In bloom: 1
Wild raspberries:
Normal (animal free) yield for a July evening: a pint
Last night: 25 berries
*Cue Rocky music*
The survivor -
07/19/2008
Garden or petting zoo?
So in case the deer haven't finished off everything edible....
Solomon spies something on the horizon (or lawn).
Hey, why are you looking at me like that? It ain't November is it?
This is my posse. We always travel together!
I wonder how this ornamental shrub tastes?
Nice place ya got here.
Okay, we're goin'. Same time tomorrow?
07/03/2008
No fool like an....or Hope springs eternal.
So those day lillies I said were eaten, turns out only some of them were eaten and the others are budding!!!!!1!!!
So with the last ounce of hope and strength I went off to the garden store and bought this....
crossing all bendy bits and holding breath!
06/27/2008
06/25/2008
More gardening stuff...
If was so disgusted last night I forgot to mention the disappearance of ALL daylilly buds. I have at least 10 to 12 feet of day lillies.
and find the hosta in this picture...
you can't but the deer did!!!!!!
there is a small quantity left.
However, the creeping Jenny are in bloom -
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