Day One Hundred Forty 2011

Grandson Elijah says, "It's staring at me."

Cicadas are creepy little buggers with their red staring eyes. They have hatched in our yard, and they are all over everything.

They seemed to like the hostas this morning. This afternoon, they had all flown away, shrieking their mating call. I'll be glad when they be gone.

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Wishing my brother in law, Don Foy, a very happy FIFTIETH birthday today!! We enjoyed his celebration tonight. Those burgers he grilled were awesome! Jane's Jell-O cake was to die for, especially topped off with Don's homemade whipped cream. YUM! Thanks again for having us over for eats and birthday festivities. Good times, great family! Here's to the next fifty, right, Don?

Day Two Hundred Fourteen

Snapshots from mine and other big back yards....

The Fairy Ring was back on the front lawn of Jefferson Avenue church of Christ this morning when I arrived. They look different from the ones I saw there last week. These got trampled later on by some little kids. Bummer.

I notice mushrooms everywhere now this summer. Not sure why. Saw these in a neighbor's front yard today. I hope they didn't mind me creeping into their yard to snap some pictures. These mushrooms were huge.

This one looks like a sand dollar.

And these look like something in which a Hobbit would reside.

Found this discarded insect shell, an old pine cone and a rock keeping company in the outer limits of my own back yard. The nearest pine tree is two houses down from ours. Guess this one blew in during a storm a long time ago.

Discovered some more pretty flowers growing in our jungle. This one still sported a little dew drop on its petal.

Pretty little bud. Didn't even notice the bug attached to it until I downloaded the picture on the computer.

The cone flowers are fading but still photo worthy.

Get a room! I thought I was snapping a picture of a cute June bug until I got a closer look. I think we can be sure there will be more June bugs next year....

Our Dahlias are really pretty this year.

This is my favorite snapshot from today.

Dahlia bud

I like this little Morning Glory. The vines are growing everywhere now. They always remind me of the beginning of a new school year because the Morning Glories were always blooming when my daughters walked through the back yard to school.

Sun/Moon Face looks like he could use some Chap stick!