blossom and moth

The third and final prickly pear cactus blossom.  Looks like there might be three pears to harvest this year. Also, there is a new resident living in the carport.  Came out one day and she was resting on the car window.  I shooed her away.  She stayed.

Friday Favorite Feature 40 — fmg

All of the pictures included in today’s post were taken Tuesday on our family gather at fmg. The new FFF banner is a sculpture by artist Jim Dine and is one of my granddaughter’s favorites.  

Doodads — pics from past week

Some pics taken last Sunday when the fam and I went to the lake and then for ice cream afterwards.  The grandbaby loved “swimming” in Lake Michigan and spent most the time in a shallow pool.  The next pic of the kousa dogwood tree in blossom were taken at the dentist.  It took some finagling…

Doodads — Sunday weekly video and photo

So much to take pics and video of, it’s hard to keep ahead of it. Here’s a mish-mash of the past week. Videos I’ve been uploading to YouTube:   And the final, surprise video.  This is a cool solar-powered flame hot air balloon younger son and his wife bought me last year or the year…

dancing daisies

Noticed these while taking kitchen scraps out to the compost pile today.        Dancing daisies made me think of Dave Matthews Band song, “Dancing Nancies.” we are each a dancing daisyas one under sky

Doodads — ordinary bits and pieces plus

Yesterday I walked around the yard and took some pics of the usual but also some of stuff you’ve heard me talking about but haven’t shown pics of. They are in no particular order, but all of them come from the yard.

Friday Favorite Feature 37 — blossoms here and there

I already spend too much money on plants, but I couldn’t resist this shade-loving pot of annuals for the front of the house. Sorry for late posting but damn this week kicked my butt every which-way.  Slept until noon, which is unexcusable, but it is what it is. These are pics from fmg on Tuesday…