Well CHA is rockin! California is beautiful and friends are plenty!

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Macro Monday - Sun Lit Morning glories

These are straight out of the camera this past summer, the late afternoon as the tail end of the sun lit up the flesh of the flower.

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Machro Monday - Jan 11, 2010 - RUST

RUST one of those things that fascinate me. I love how it looks!

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Yummmmmm

There are times in life where the unexpected happens. Granted I love my "habits" and my comfort zones consisting of favorite spoons, morning rituals and work habits, but when the spontanious infusion of love happens, well its just heaven.

Such was the case when I got 3 boxes in the mail. One was from Sue and Julie, one was from Nancy and Jak and one was from my friends at Tierra Cast. (well Alan was the instigator I am told) We had talked about how I love beer and about how I am learning to get past the "sock taste" of the IPA's and brewery type beers. I guess Alan really listened!
Not to mention that everyone there that I know signed this cute card as well. How sweet is that I tell ya.

To my delight each box was brimming with love and care. Now if you know me at all, you know I get passionate about things, and BEER is one of them.

So the last box was full of...........yes BEER-BEER-BEER!!!!

Now I have already consumed a few of htem, I mean come on I had to! A few of them were sorta Christmasy? (well it had red on it and xmas stuff so I drank it!) And it was yummy too.

The one in the middle is so way cool! Lagunitas! I love the label and the alcohol content is HUGE! So I am looking forward to drinking that bad boy! I will give a full report when I do.

In fact I think I will go put them in the frig right this minute!!!! I love my beer super cold!

THANKS YOU GUYS!!!!
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i heart faces 'logo' contest

This is my sister Sue. We were all just sitting in the sun this past summer and I told her she looked like the Beatles with those glasses adn it had me and her in the picture. (my reflection).

This is my first photo shop attempt at curving any text. Good luck everyone!

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Chocolate Mud Pies???

The trailing geraniums are looking pretty good so far!

Yes I have a teeny lemon on my little tree!!!!!!




Primroses and Johnny Jumpups (baby pansy?) all in yellows!



Yes I have strawberrys trying to multiply!



More Primrose colors



Its looking pretty good so far.....now that I have handled the gopher damage.



I have this old 'gold panning' pan from my brother that is now dedicated to gardening!



OMG THIS SMELLS SOOOOOOOOO GOOD!



The nursery said that snails and sluggs dont like to travel across the scratchy cocoa shell mulch so perfect for me!



Yellow Tulips and Daffodils!!!

Yes, I planted bulbs and Johnny Jump ups and Primroses this past weekend. (also Millers nursery said that all of these plants were not so yummy to gophers)

(Yes I am trying to keep them little buggers at bay. Short of buying the rabbit pee that is.)

Also most of what I planted is in the yellow color family….and its sunny and delightful to be sure!!!

I also cleaned up the trailing Geraniums in the hanging pots on the porch. I so dearly wish for them to do well through the winter. And be prolific as spring starts to roll in.

I know so many of you are under a sleeping blanket of snow and the ground is frozen, but for me, its just a wee bit cold and wet. I LOVE California for that very reason. I can garden almost 95% of the time. How cool is that.

So I have never planted much in the way of bulbs. I am a Bulb Virgin. Moms Iris’s and Gladiolas got Thripes last year. I never had any success at getting rid of it and they never flowered. I don’t know what to do now.

Any ideas as how to treat the soil or anything now?

So the icing on the cake was when I was done I put down a lovely layer of Chocolate bean hulls for mulch.

OMG IT SMELLS LIKE A BIG FAT CANDY BAR OUTSIDE!!!! Hahahahah

Hmmm dirt and chocolate….now that’s one heck of a mud pie don’t you think?!?!!!

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Macro Monday - 1-4-10

I took this shot of a flower in my garden this past summer. Can you guess what it is???
Doesn't it look like the little curled up pieces are leather???
(hint: its a reather simple flower that bugs do not like)

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Todays Flowers #73 - Just Joey

One of the most beautiful Roses I have ever layed my eyes on or smelled. Its called a
JUST JOEY Rose.
It goes from a Peachy orange to a pale peachy yellow and the smell is like a combination of roses-cinnimon, and white powdered sugar.

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Camera Critters #91

This is John & Debs baby...taken in August in Western New York at their place.

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First flu of 2010 ?

Yeah you read that right, I think I have the flu. Its not a cold, I don't have the sniffles but I am freezing, achy, I have a horrid headache and I could upchuck at any moment.

Geeeeeez I hate to be sick!!!!!

But I am compelled to follow Dr's orders and get my ass to bed.

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