My garden is a wonderland in late july

On My Walk....

I stopped to admire a neighbor's copious crop of coneflowers, and along came a beautiful blue butterfly with a bent left wing.

Farmer's Market

Sunday

I found a beautiful surprise in my parsley pot

Evanston Illinois 8:45 a.m. Saturday

by Ruby and the Romantics...

'Hey there, lonely boy (lonely boy), lonely boy (lonely boy)
let me make your broken heart like new.
Hey there, lonely boy (lonely boy), lonely boy,
don't you know this lonely girl loves you?'

well,

i got to have lunch with my husband

hoping to be dismissed before noon
bringing 'something' to read thankyouverymuch
eeuuuwww a vending machine?
information wasn't all THAT important
and yes, I KNOW what to wear. jeez louise.
a little concerned about the parking situation and
unfortunately, i'm feeling slightly attitudinous this morning.

Her long weekend

My large and creepy nemesis...

is out there lurking in the garden (hopefully not the house)...bigger than an average thumb, fast, dressed in an irridescent camo t-shirt and wearing army boots. the carefree barefoot days of summer are being tested and he scares me with his jumping, darting ways... if you double click on his photo, you will see him in his actual size. really.

Garden in Mid July

Fresh blueberries

Since we've gotten the new sprinkler system...

it REALLY hasn't stopped raining

He's ba-a-a-ck....

but never for long enough of a visit

Backyard Find

Take Me Out To The Ballgame!

@2008 USPS
This song celebrates it's 100th anniversary this year. It was written on a New York City train in 1908 when Jack Norworth, an actor, singer and songwriter who had never attended a major league game wrote the words after seeing a sign about an upcoming game at the Polo Grounds. The stamp is based on an 1880 'trade card' . I'm not sure how long they will be available, but we bought a bunch.

the money tale.....

although it was 90 degrees in the shade by 8:30 a.m. yesterday, I walked to the grocery store for just a couple of items. I spent $2.57, and found a quarter on the way home, bringing my total day's expenditure to $2.32. My significant other received a $100 moving violation and a parking ticket upped from $10 to $25 since the check sent in for payment was 'lost.' I'm feeling a wild and crazy spending spree coming on today.

Did Little Jane Fall Down the Drain?

Sidewalk Sale Enlightenment?

"Gamble everything for love. If you are a true human being. If not, leave this gathering. Half-heartedness doesn't reach into majesty. You set out to find God, but then you keep stopping for long periods at mean-spirited roadhouses. Don't wait any longer. Dive in the ocean, leave and let the sea be you. Silent, absent, walking an empty road. All praise." Rumi
Rumi also wrote: "The mother and father are your attachment to beliefs and blood ties and desires and comforting habits. Don't listen to them! They seem to protect but they imprison. They are your worst enemies. They make you afraid of living in emptiness."

As with anything else, take what you need, and leave the rest. I didn't buy this t-shirt. I need my clothing to be silent. Shhhh.

Glass Kaleidescope Camera...

ridiculously expensive, but fun to play with IN the store. Carefully.

Adrift

On my walk...

crabapple tree

Gladiola season...

always makes Sweetie glad, especially the red ones

On my walk....

pear tree