ABC Wednesday, Watery Wednesday, NaBloPoMo/Green

ABC Wednesday - F is for funny, fabulous, freakish finds from just the past few days:

When this used up old White Bird of Paradise blossom was still up in the "tree", I saw a splash of yellow/orange, and asked Victor to cut it down so I could see what it was - now you can see too:

fabulous - new seeds for me to try to grow!  Here are some other finds:

 Plants that look like fireworks (above) and one of the views from my chair (below)

 The kiddo on his turtle potty (and yes, I do have shots of the results but didn't think you would care to join in on that fun)

 While walking past the lime tree, I saw what looked, again, like Mickey Mouse lying in the sand under the tree - turned out to be a windfall lime with two snails attached

 These leaves must have been chewed on by the "Keyhole Bug" : )

 Above, Jeffie once again made himself a nice nest, and below this WAS Jeffie's Wubba, but Joy took it over and destroyed it - that top part is very very difficult to destroy, but dear sweet gentle Joy did it!

And now, for Watery Wednesday.  Lincoln had a little sleep over with us and when we opened the door it was raining, but he decided to go out and play anyway, even tried to get to the pool (one of his favorite things):

Funny thing, he smiles and laughs like crazy almost all the time, but when he's learning something new, he is all serious!


That's it - hope you're not bored - thanks for visiting.  If you would like to explore these memes further, please click on the buttons to the right.  Peace. B : )

Mellow Yellow Monday and Ruby Tuesday (and NaBloPoMo-Green of course : )

This morning I have mastered the art of multi-tasking.  I was about to post this picture for Mellow Yellow Monday and noticed that it was also a decent shot of my newly adopted spoon rest "Dotty" who has come to live with Big Red, who can be seen here, not to mention some other posts.  The flowers were a gift from Matt, who is Lincoln's father, I guess for watching Lincoln - yet another perk to having grandchildren : )  The leaves will do for NaBloPoMo-Green.  Since I don't have to post again tomorrow (unless I want to) I will miss a day of NaBloPoMo.  Been there done that this month!

Please ignore the electric grill, the cooking utensils, and the range hood - all perils of catching shots in a well used kitchen - and I'm way too lazy this morning to work on removing them in Photo Shop Elements!  If anybody knows a shortcut to doing that, let me know!


For Watery Wednesday I hope to have a shot of Lincoln playing in the rain - should be pretty cute : )


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ABC Wednesday, Watery Wednesday, NaBloPoMo/Green

ABC Wednesday - D - today I have chosen Decidedly Delightful as my D theme.  here is a part of our yards that I don't believe I have ever shared with you before.  It is also decidedly green, so it can pass for NaBloPoMo-Green.

 Sorry about the blast of sunlight in the upper right corner, but that's part of the delightfulness, don't you think?  Actually, the rocks in the foreground are new - they came from the garden re-model in the front and will, some day, become the outline of a pond.  We haven't had a pond for 10 years now and oh boy do I miss one!


Watery Wednesday - Lincoln makes another (well, two) appearance on Watery Wednesday.  I put a darling little double ruffled gardenia in there to disguise anything that may remotely be considered child porn!  Oh the times we live in.

These shots can actually double as ABC Wednesday - D because he's such a daredevil - no fear.  He's heading toward the hole in the raft to throw the ball into the water, and doesn't even care when he falls in himself : )  And the green on the raft qualifies it for NaBloPoMo-Green too.  Disclaimer:  that is a mosquito bite on his arm - we didn't abuse him and didn't give him a tattoo : )


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NaBloPoMo - there's more green going on here than you think!

This is a picture (a very poor one) of a print I bought for my elder stepdaughter when she was carrying Lincoln.  

Where is the green you ask?  Well, first I recycled the frame from another picture.  Then I recycled a piece of batik fabric and turned it into a mat.  The picture itself is sitting on a newspaper that would be recycled the next day, and leaning against some recycled kitchen cabinets.  This print came from an absolutely breathtaking shop on Venice Island called Sirene (pronounced Sir-en-ay) Coastal Interiors.  I don't think they have a website, but their e-mail address is shellchic@comcast.net and the phone number is 941-488-3830.  This is not a junk shop, but the prices are not unreasonable either.  If you would like to know more about their shop and/or the art they sell, please get in touch with them.  If you're local, do yourself a favor and go on in - it's like taking a quiet, relaxing vacation.  I believe the picture was done by C. P. Wyatt, but I could be wrong.  Lots and lots of the beautiful things in their shop are also recycled - shells, seaglass, rocks, crystals - things like that.


So you see, green can be found in many forms : )  If you would like to explore NaBloPoMo more, please click on their button to the right.  Peace and mermaids to you.  B : )

ABC Wednesday - B is for Beautiful Brilliant Baby Boy Brushing

Please excuse my babbling but this just bemuses me!  Here is baby Lincoln at only 13 months old, brushing his teeth!  All four of them!  And the beauty of it is that his mommy (who is doing SUCH a good job with him) sits him on his cushy potty seat, that sits on the toilet, while he brushes his teeth. But wait, it gets better.  The other morning, he did both of the things that people do while in that position! Brilliant!

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ABC Wednesday

Y is for youth - the younguns can get comfortable anywhere!

This couch is basically the testosterone zone of the family room - females rarely sit there.

To see more "Y" pictures, click on the alphabet button to the right.

Peace.  B : )

Ruby Tuesday

And now folks, it's Devo:

Oops, wait a sec, he's not ready yet - needs to chew on his hat:

OK here we go - enjoy the show:

Bye Bye, thanks for watching!

Happy Ruby Tuesday - if you'd care to join in, please click on the appropriate button to the right.  Peace.  B : )

Watery Wednesday

Today's Watery Wednesday shot would make a nice (Grand)Fathers' Day picture:

Happy Wednesday - make it nice.  If you'd care to see more of Watery Wednesday, please click on the appropriate button to the right.  Peace.  B : )

Oh jeez, I did it again - sorry, long post alert!

FERTILIZER FRIDAY:

Our little peach tree was so heavy with fruit, it was lying on the ground.  the peaches were growing like grapes in clusters.

So we liberated the poor tree of its burden and now the crazy thing is growing new leaves!  That's Joy under the tree - she likes to eat wood, and peaches - we're still trying to find out why on the wood.  The peaches she plays with till they "die".  We don't let her do that anymore though, because we didn't know she was eating them until she ate one and vomited a peach pit - thank God it came out!

SKYWATCH FRIDAY:

There is always a skyshow in Florida, no matter what season, what time, or anything - there is ALWAYS something interesting in the sky.  So why don't I take more sky shots???

CAMERA CRITTERS:

This is the smaller of Ricky's two little houses - his den.  He's all sacked out there, tucked up in the corner next to my computer desk.

SIX WORD SATURDAY:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LINCOLN - TODAY YOU'RE ONE!

(Actually it's Sunday, but I'm running behind again)

WEEKEND REFLECTIONS:

Window AND bottom door panel - too cool!

SUNDAY SHADOW SHOTS:

The Queen Mum gave me these keys for Christmas - I strung them on rough twine and hung them over the door.

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Hope your weekend is enjoyable so far - and better later.  Peace.  B : )

Watery Wednesday and ABC Wednesday "S is for .....

WATERY WEDNESDAY:

Lincoln in his little boat, playing with the water, with Grandpop standing by and CiCi watching from the sidelines.

ABC WEDNESDAY - S IS FOR:

SNAILS:

AND SPIDERS AT WORK:

AND SHAFTS OF SUNLIGHT SPOTLIGHTING A LEAF:

AND SALUTATIONS:

is she whispering a secret in his ear or is he just checking on his sister?

AND SILLY DOG SHARING THE SOFA WITH HIS HUMAN SISTER:

Jeffie likes to be the center of attention and sometimes thinks he's a lap dog

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Watery Wednesday AND ABC Wednesday (R is for ....)

WATERY WEDNESDAY:

and...

ABC WEDNESDAY - R IS FOR REAL MEN:
Real men lie back on the couch, have a drink, let the belly hang out, and have the remote close by:

all he needs now is a piece of quiche : )

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Peace.  B : )



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Mellow Yellow Monday

But first, we interrupt this Mellow Yellow Monday, to bring you the latest picture of Lincoln:

And now, on to the real Mellow Yellow Monday.  This one needs to be enlarged so you can see all the amazing details.  This is one of the decorative gourds we're growing on the side of the lizards' cage:

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It's a new day, a new week, make it happy for you and for someone else.  Peace.  B : )


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Fertilizer Friday, SkyWatch Friday, Color Carnival, Camera Critters, Six Word Saturday, Shadow Shot Sunday, Weekend Reflections

Another busy week, thus multiple memes.  I cannot believe how busy one can be when retired.  To do all I used to do when I worked - well, I'm pretty sure I was SuperWoman....and I know that all of you who are still out there slaving to make a living are SuperWomen too!  And men too, I guess, if you don't have a woman who does it all for you : )

If you would like to look further into these memes, perhaps even join in, please click on the appropriate button(s) to the right.  You are guaranteed to find some fantastic shots!

FERTILIZER FRIDAY - Freaky Peachy

SKYWATCH FRIDAY - tire tracks in the sky??

COLOR CARNIVAL - a napkin from Mikey's birthday party!

CAMERA CRITTERS - the lizard who thought he was the turtle's tongue

SIX WORD SATURDAY - MOTHER'S DAY GONE; FATHER'S DAY COMING!

SHADOW SHOT SUNDAY - right smack across the picture!

WEEKEND REFLECTIONS - Lincoln is looking at his face in the pool water - look closely and you can see it too.

Hope you are having, and continue to have, a wonderful weekend.  I know, I know, Monday is coming up fast, ugh, but just try to think of it as a new beginning : )  It helps, honest.  Peace.  B : )



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