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Showing posts with label hydrangeas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hydrangeas. Show all posts

Sunday, July 29, 2018

The Hydrangea Inspector.



Hello, everyone. A quiet Sunday afternoon, after the beach. Mo and I will head out for his hot day/ brief /dinner walk soon. Now at the height of summer I am doing most of Mo's three daily walks solo. The hot weather necessitates a daily pavement check--I run out at 10 AM and 5 PM and put my hand flat on the black asphalt pavement: is it too hot for me to touch? If I can't hold my hand there then Mo cannot walk on it. I carry him to a patch of cool grass for potty needs; postponing our longest walk til evening.
Other days though we meander far afield, enjoying the summer days. Mo likes to inspect each hydrangea, no doubt in search of hidden messages from fellow doggy friends.


It's a good year for hydrangeas, though a very PINK year, too bad.























Pink! Too pink.






These two are my favorites this year.








 A few other pretties to admire. Aren't the black eyed susans fabulous?






And this is Mo cooling off on our way home.  I shudder to think what he is rolling in. The sequence reminds me of a flip book.








Mo  says , Being the Inspector is so tiring. ZZzzzzz.


So far today I have made Garlic stuffed Roasted Pork Loin [on sale!]; a huge pot of marinara sauce for the freezer, and marinated soft goat cheese. The house smells really good,lol.
 Do you ever cook ahead on a Sunday?

love

lizzy

gone to the beach....

below, my handblown rain catcher string. Target, last January. I love it, so delicate like blown bubbles.







Wednesday, September 30, 2015

October Walk




October already!? Didn't September just seem to fly by? It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood, c'mon with me and Mo for a little walk this morning.
Mo excels at fence peeping.


These are the gazebos where weddings are sometimes held.


My friends' tropical garden is still gorgeous.



Look at the size of these elephant ears.


More fence peeping. This yard had a big crop of Pokeberries. I'm noting that some are green...and the stems are neon pink, imagine that.







More late bloomers:













An odd shrub with really unattractive berries in an otherworldly-ish lurid purple. [they look fake, don't they?]

The koi pond has been weeded a little, so I glimpsed the koi the other day. I was happy they're still there.


These are the water plants the owners put in this summer. Now we know why they're called water hyacinths. Pretty.


We visited the Goose menage. For a couple weeks Baby had this cute little sunflower bonnet.



Sadly things have changed. Mom and Dad Goose are in the Bug costumes and poor Baby is naked again. I'm gonna look for a pumpkin costume for her and leave it on the doorstep. See what happens.


Speaking of costumes, Mo got his Halloween costume! You'll never guess what he is gonna be.


This is our newest feral kitty. She wants to be friendly but is wary of Mo. She lives over near the Goose family. We named her Baby Spook after Mel's kitty.



I scored a few hydrangeas. Yay! 






Back at the beach, we hearing dire warnings: Hurricane!
Maybe.
I just need more batteries and food if "Joaquin'' actually arrives on Sunday. Hope all is well with friends who live further south. Let's hope Joaquin heads out to sea.

love

lizzy

gone to the beach...