Fall was in the air this week....shortly

Nobody took up residence this year in my beautiful birdhouse. Red Cascade rose is sending out shoots and blossoms everywhere.

She must know that I contemplated moving her this fall.

red salvia that arrived on its own, and my favorite grass as a backdrop
I planted cosmo seeds this year, 100's of them and this is what I got....
red hot pepper, too hot for my family so it sits and shrivels
We had a short short cool front midweek and it made me want fall so so much. I want to see pumpkins and mums..............

Bring it on!!!

Big Sister visits

Mom and Lisa Mom and Me

Me and Lisa

My big sister is in town. I haven't seen her in 8 years. Who knows? Anyway, we went to the beautiful Botanical Gardens. I just love that place. Such beauty, great ideas, and pure tranquility!! I should have taken more pix. Oh well, that is a good excuse for me to go back. I don't really need an excuse, but if I did that would be a good one. We also visited a few of the local candle stores (gotta check out our competition).

I taught Baylee how to mow so she can make her insurance money. She did a pretty good job and didn't even complain. I told her she would be building some muscles and she just gave me that "you're wierd" stare. Oh well, better to be wierd than boring.

Back to work for me, and then maybe some bermuda short shopping. I just know we are going to be in the 80's before long and then the 90's, so I will need the shorts for sure.

American Idol update: The show needs some spunk. I don't know what is going on this season but it seems this Sanjaya guy has taken over the show and personally it is kinda getting annoying. Blake needs the attention. He has great talent and I think he needs more media. Oh well, JLO was gorgeous as usual. It is nice to see a Hollywood gal that has not become a stick figure. Curves are so much more attractive. Shake your groove thang. I need a motown night! Or maybe a Rolling Stone or Eagles, something with pizzazz!!

Flowers before the cold snap!

Here is JD (Saginaw Firefighter) and his buddy getting all those bees out of our tree for us. I hope they are able to keep some alive. They are headed to a farm in Peaster.

Purple Pincushion Flower!

Snowball bush

Old Blush climbing on the front fence!

Old Blush coming over the back fence and the rejected birdhouse!

The beautiful Texas Bluebonnet

Zephrine Rose
Some of my beautiful flowers in my spring garden

before the coldspell moves thru,

even though my body says it is freezing already.

Poor tomatoes are already in the ground. I am just hoping they make it or I will be back at the store getting some more. Why does mother nature trick us every year? It was just a few days ago and it was almost 90 degrees.