Lounging Around

I picked up this gravity chair at Costco awhile back for less than half of other store prices ($43). It's pretty comfortable. Now...I just need to make the time to use it!

Garden Art at Dawn

After my morning walk I noticed, with the overcast skies, that the light was perfect for some picture taking in the back yard. Of course, this made me late for work, but it was worth it. I came to work relaxed and ready to meet the day.

The fragrant honeysuckle vine is so heavy it's tipping the arbor. These two shots were taken from the deck.

Clematis on the shed.

Leaves at dawn.

Catnip blossoms.

Hollyhocks have taken over an area in the yard - which is fine with me. It's keeping the morning glory (which only grows in that one spot) at bay.

I believe these are called Red Hot Pokers - don't remember for sure. I like them against the wood fence.

I don't remember the name of the front plant, but it drops seeds and I find new growth in unexpected places, which is always delightful. The purple flower is a geranium.

These may be called Veronica. It's a perennial that was planted years ago.

Orange blossoms in the grass. The blossoms that are still on the trees are already starting to turn brown. I love this fragrant bush, but it certainly doesn't last very long.

Dwarf Pink Spirea bushes. These are so beautiful and grew fast this year with all of the early spring rain.

Mystery plant. This comes back every year, and grows in new places. It may be considered a weed, as it has a very strong and determined vine and is fast growing. However, the flower is tiny, pretty and delicate.

Shooting in the Rain

This picture was posted on facebook tonight by Jon, and taken during the wildflower expedition I went on June 12. It rained all day, and was cold - as is obvious by what I was wearing:) Jon Williams was the photographer-teacher. We both went to Ben Lomond High, so we go way back.

Billiard Balls and Croquet Balls

Two games I like to play: pool and croquet. These old balls sit in an ancient wooden bowl on my kitchen table.

Adam's Homecoming

We went to Adam Stettler's homecoming this morning. Then came home, picked up the salad and hopped in the MG to eat at the Stettler's. Afterwards we went for a long ride.

Bountiful Baskets

I heard about a co-op called Bountiful Baskets and decided to give it a try. I signed up for the Saturday pick-up and the closest one still open was at the West Haven Elementary school. I was surprised to realize I was a bit excited to see what would be in my baskets.

Here's what I took home: Swiss chard (what to I do with Swiss chard??), celery, lettuce, carrots, tomatoes, red onions, strawberries, avocados, bananas, plums, apples, cantaloupe, red grapes.

Lagoon

Dave and Shaury invited us to go to Lagoon with them. It's been pretty much a yearly tradition. It's always fun to see the grandkids excitement each year.

The first ride we went on was the Merry-Go-Round. As well as the horses, it has a twirly ride where you can sit and turn the wheel to spin. Jonah and Ez wanted me to go on it with them. I was amazed at how fast they could make it go round and round and round... They loved spinning it fast and laughing at their Grandma. I've never been sick on a ride in my life, but I sure came close. I really thought I was going to throw up. And I fought a headache the rest of the day, but some of Dave's Tylenol and a couple of 64 oz Diet Cokes helped!

I took my little Panasonic camera with me and left the setting on "action." It caught some fun water pics.

Stopping water. My little camera did a pretty good job of stopping action. It was so fun to watch the kids enjoy the water fountains with complete abandon. The adults went on some "adult" rides and I volunteered to take the kids on some rides. We got sidetracked by the fountains. The kids stayed here for a long time.

Hazel and I went on a little "stroller" walk while everyone else went down the Rattlesnake Rapids. We had fun watching the geese and their fuzzy little goslings. When Hazel got too close, mother goose would hiss at her and she would come running.

A young man gave this Jazz bear to Hazel. I think he was embarrassed to carry it around Lagoon.

Ez took Hazel on the bumper cars. It was so cute - he had his arm around her the entire ride and drove with one hand. It looked like he was on a date!

Jonah and I took off together for a few minutes while everyone else went on the ferris wheel. We were going to ride this one together, but they wouldn't let me on because of my open-toed shoes.