Random Heart: Wispy Cloud Edition

 

I Must Say...

 

Adorable little fledglings...

Crabby

 

I think this finch maybe go up on the wrong side of the nest?

Happy 4th

 

Lizardo in a Box

 

Imagine my surprise when I sailed into the bathroom and saw this long lizardo. I might have let out a tiny scream--it has such a long tail that it looks a bit like a snake out of the corner of one's eye...

I did manage to drop this plastic shoebox over it--I was very afraid of catching its tail but fortunately did not--and then slid a piece of cardboard underneath and RAN outside with it. All's well that end's well! We love our lizardos, but they cannot come inside the house...it's the rule!

Dandy

Lit

 

I love how this morning glory flower almost appears to be lit from within...

Random Heart: Cherry Edition

Winged

 

Fly Away

 

This monarch butterfly couldn't, well, fly. At first. She fluttered but couldn't lift off. If you look closely, on the right side the hind wing was on top of the forewing, for reasons unknown. Unlike the butterfly in my latest monarch post, this one shows no signs of age/wear, which makes me wonder if perhaps it is newly hatched...

I decided to move her onto this pentas plant so at least she could get some nutrition from the nectar; she very happily began to feed. When I came out an hour or so later, there was no sign of her, so I assume (hope!) that she somehow managed to fly away. They are toxic to birds--and the birds know it and do not try to consume them--so there isn't really another explanation.

This is before I moved her to the plant...she went for a walk up my arm.

The next day, there was a monarch fluttering around the yard--I like to think that it was this butterfly coming back for a victory lap. 

Incoming

Popping

 

This poppy plant is the last remnant of a package of seeds I bought at the Museum of Gardening in London at least twenty years ago. They have reseeded every year without fail--except this year, where none came up where they traditionally have; this one is waayyy down the cutting garden at the other end. Perhaps the end of an era...

Happiness...

 

...is a bowl full of cherries!

My Little Friend

 

Ella!!! 

(She is my friend Robin's sweet girl...)

Incoming Hummer

 

Frank's

 

Not a flashy sign, but I still like it!

I think it's the two stars on the "foreign car" panel that make it for me...this must be from the sixties or seventies.

Floof Alert

 

Launched

 

Starlink launch tonight...cool trails in the sky.

NSFW Coffee

 

😳😳😳

Here's Looking at You...

My fruit tart is staring at me...
 

Toupee Warbler

Just kidding...this is actually a Wilson's warbler, migrating through town. Love its little black cap/wig!

Here it shares the fountain with an orange-crowned warbler, a species that seems to be around most of the year here. Love them!

Tipsy

 

I think the "LIQUOR" sign has been drinking...

Aye Aye

 

"Barf Ahoy!"

Happy Donut Day

 

Alas, we didn't find out about Donut Day until too late, but please enjoy these visits to donut shops past.

Shiny and Spotty

 

Apparently this is an Asian lady beetle, NOT a ladybug. These are orange, not red, and they are invasive, not beneficial. They are pretty, though...

Poppiness