End-of-Summer Pool Party

 We have had a lot of birds at the fountain this summer (YAY!), but yesterday was a full-on bird bonanza. Finches, sparrows, wrens, and doves--a whole flock of doves!

 Six doves!

 Not sure who this large whitish one is, but he/she is definitely different from the others.

 They all share very nicely...mostly. Occasionally one will sort of chase off another one (usually one of its own species).

The doves snuggle down into the mulch and sun/warm themselves. They lift one wing to sun themselves (we think). So cool!

It makes me SO happy to have all of these birds in the backyard! I could watch them for hours.

Huh?

 Not sure why these egg dishes formed transparent flying saucer tops, but...

...they did. And the texture of the rest of the dish was awful, so hope it doesn't happen again! (The dark stuff is a delicious mushroom and kale mixture.)

Sweet

I love the delicate colors in the delphinium flowers...sweet!

Strawb

An artsy photo of strawberry perfection! (It was a bit tart, actually, but it LOOKED amazing!)

Moon Shots

 Teeny moon at upper left...

Cloud Art

Amazing...

Kawaii Time

 Sometimes you just have to give in to the cute! I found this adorable little suitcase filled with tin dishes at the thrift shop. Who could resist? And I made the little bird--it's a lavender-filled sachet.