Happy Halloween 2024

 

A fun throwback to Miss Tallulah Mae, dressed up as a little devil (she was really a little angel!). 

Happy Halloween!

World Record?

 

I feel as if we need to contact Guinness to see if the size of this African basil plant qualifies for a world record...one plant here! (The bees adore it, so that makes me happy...)

Splish, Splash

 

It is a wonder that we have any water left in the fountain some days...

Drama Clouds

 

Lemony

 

This beautiful lemony butterfly--maybe a sulphur?--was having trouble flying and walking; it kept falling over onto its side and could only flutter, not fly. It had all of its parts and its wings were in pretty good shape, so I'm not sure what might have been wrong. 

We moved it onto a plant in hopes it could drink some nectar. A bit later, it was still walking around so I put on a different plant and left it (after it walked all the way up my arm!) Later still, I couldn't find it, so I hope it managed to fly away to live another day.

Pomegranate o'Lantern

 

Some critter in the backyard decided to make a Halloween decoration out of this low-hanging pomegranate fruit. It's so cute!

Thirsty Crow

 

Sunset Swirls

 

A beautiful sunset last night...

Fun Fall Outing 2024

 

Every autumn we go for a Fun Fall Outing, preferably somewhere involving a country road and some pumpkins. This year, we drove to Ramona to check out some farm stands. It was fun and a Fall outing)!

This crested duck is so cute and funny: it looks like George Washington...

Floss-o-Palooza

When your sweet friend gives you a lot o' embroidery floss, you ask yourself, "Is there ever too much floss?" The answer is no! (Well, probably, maybe there is, but I say no, bring on all the floss!)
 

SKWERL Visit

 

Drinking.

Leaving.

Walking.

Booty.

Two of My Favorite Things

 

...dahlias and chickens!

Spotted

 

I love these spotty hydrangea flowers (from a friend's hydrangea bush)...

Hello!

 

Fall-ing

 

Swirly

 

Ben in Profile

So shiny!

Finished

 

Yay! Always fun to stitch...this will be a gift off to its new home soon.

Blue Times Two

 

I'm not sure if these are visitors or if they now live in the 'hood, but I love them!

Random Heart: Random Leaf Edition

 

Celebrate

 

Blink

 

I just happened to catch this hummingbird blinking...now you know what it looks like when a hummingbird blinks!

Lucky Pole

 

Continuing with the theme of "quirky neighborhood stuff," this is random (and quirky).