it rained so hard, i just sat in the car, trying to capture how complete this experience was...knowing all the while that i couldn't. but i love the way the camera caught the hard rain...little white slashes in the air. 
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
photo a day...the pine sol rose
this is my pine sol tea rose. i bought it a couple of months ago. it was ablaze with these oh so fabulous orange blooms. i mean covered in them. it was love at first sight. and as the saying goes, you only hurt the one you love. usually unintentionally. i was rinsing out a cooler. being the conservationist that i am, i thought while looking at the cooler with a few inches of water in it 'hm...i should use this to water the new rose and geranium.' congratulating myself on my clever repurposing of water, i went and gave the rose a nice drink. as i poured the last of the water into the rose, i got the whiff of pine sol and just then, the brain cell that held the truth about that cooler and me cleaning it with pine sol last time i used it woke up and said 'hey that can't be good for roses!' well, thanks for that. the rose promptly proceeded to lose all its blooms. the leaves took a few weeks to completely die off. well, so much for love. fortunately my procrastination paid off. i didn't dispose of the body. then a couple of weeks ago...leaf buds! everywhere! then a few rose buds. yesterday's rain-a-thon burst the first bloom open!
welcome back my little pine sol rose. i will be better this time. promise!
Monday, July 4, 2011
photo a day...fourthing it with friends
new friends came
my niece's (beauty on left) bestfriend (beauty on right) came...and i adopted a new niece!
then it was time to go home...
and this is what our drive looked like...don't worry...i was far too focused trying to see to take this shot. i have never seen so many cars pulled over and so many people with their hazard lights on.
no fireworks tonight!
everyone safe and sound. a good day.
Sunday, July 3, 2011
photo a day...going green
this little fellow surprised me while i was deadheading my geranium. he was perfectly colored and tee-tiny so i didn't even notice him as my hand flew around the basket, gathering the spent blooms. he was happy to pose for the photo and even stayed for a carefully placed watering. he kept those big eyes on me...i can only imagine what i look like to him. he is now happily doing his grasshopperness with the geranium all watered, ready for new blooms and rehung in its happy place. absolutely adorable. 
Saturday, July 2, 2011
photo a day...chinese tonight
dinner out at our favorite chinese restaurant.
the kind of place that you walk into and the owner gives you a hug and tells you that your in-laws were in the night before. and very yummy food.
Friday, July 1, 2011
photo a day...bracelet off my bench
this is my latest bracelet. just have to put the copper clasps on. heaps and heaps of beautiful sea lovelies...peacock pearls, green, copper, cream and white freshwater pearls mixed with some czech glass and some really beautiful shell beads. all crocheted on fine copper wire. it feels like i came across a sea treasure chest. yummmmyyyyyy! soon to be in the shop. 
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