Festive

Oh paper lanterns, how I love thee! (It's the magpie syndrome, you know: "Ooh, bright shiny object! Ooh.)

A Teeny-Tiny Girl with a Teeny-Tiny Accordion...

...must be playing teeny-tiny polkas, don't you agree?

Hello There

These are maneki neko, or "beckoning cats" (some of us know them as "lucky cats"; we've all probably seen them in a local Japanese or Chinese restaurant). They have a long history in Japan, dating back to the 17th century. These examples are in a fun exhibition at the Mingei Museum here in San Diego. Hello!

Topiary Delight

The topiary garden in my neighborhood is really in fine form right now, don't you agree? Here's a little article about it. The homeowner rides in the little neighborhood Fourth of July parade every year with her dachshund, who wears a teeny red, white, and blue Uncle Sam hat...

Tallulah-Palooza Friday

"For the love of DOG, will somebody PLEASE feed me?!"
"Pretty please? I'd like a salami omelette topped with minced Greenies, hash kibbles, and a tuna-stuffed Kong. Coffee with milk, of course."

Be Still, My Beating Heart

It's peony time!!!! I love love love them so...my sweet B. buys them for me every week during the short peony season (they don't grow here in SoCal so we must gather ye peony buds while we may).

Wooly Bully

Twin dandelions.
A catrpillar--coming or going?--with some spider web stuck in its hair. Hope it doesn't think that pebble is edible...some serious indigestion might result.