Spring & Summer

 Now to show you the living room summer decor, and some I did from spring as well.

Cowgirl candle

“Summer—the time when parents realize how underpaid teachers actually are.” 

Unknown

Arcadia

 There is a new arcade in town, and we took the two youngest granddaughters one evening. 

They loved it! As for me, I still prefer the old arcade games like Pac-Man, Alien Invaders, and Frogger. What about you? But here is the latest in arcade gaming.

"In an arcade, the world fades away, and all that matters is the next high score."

Thunder Road

 Our son & his family have a dog named Vivian. Vivian is terrified of thunder. While the family was away, a big thunderstorm came.

Vivian chewed through the wood basement door so she could get to the basement and hide. It had a cat door, but she chewed a much larger space. They came home to find blood in every room and a blood-soaked door. Vivians's mouth was full of blood. Here is a bad photo from the cell phone.

The vet said she was fine today and gave her some tranquilizers. And so it goes...

“A dog’s definition of ‘forbidden’ is anything that fits in the mouth and wasn’t handed over with a treat.”

All Hail The Frogs

 On this day in history, in 1882, Dubuque, Iowa, experienced a bad hailstorm that caused considerable damage. Some hailstones measured 17 inches!

The local officer in the to the U.S. Army Signal Corps noted that a resident had discovered two live frogs imbedded in hail.

To commemorate this, I have snapped some photos of frogs. But not in hail.

Frogs in the garden

Frogs on swings

Frogs prepared for rain

Girly-girl frog

And bigmouth frog

"Under the moon's glow, a frog's heart sings a love song only another frog can understand."

— Unknown

Ice Cream Candy

 We all know Baskin Robbins ice-cream, right? Well, inside Target by the front door, there were boxes of Baskin Robbins.

But not ice-cream. It is candy!! So of course I bought a box. Mint chip. Mint flavored filling with chocolate chips on top, all dipped in thick chocolate. I had found my candy Nirvana. Delicious. Lots of calories, so I have only eaten one so far. 

And speaking of crossovers, I also found this bag of marshmallow Krispy M&M's. Who knew?

“It’s kind of magical how something so small can take you back, isn’t it? Lifesavers, gumdrops, those tangy little dots on paper—they’re tiny time machines.”

Sunday Sunset

 In Order

There’s something grounding about the way the sky melts into colors, isn’t there? Like a quiet applause for making it through the day.

Porkie

 Stopping at a red light, I saw this truck in front of us. The light lasted just long enough for me to get these photos.

Notice the tailgate of the truck, the back window, and the license plate all say "Porkie"! I wonder if the driver owns a Barbeque place. Barbeque is really popular around these parts. Or maybe he owns a pig farm!

I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.

Winston Churchill

"A pig's pretty good company, if you don't mind a few snorts."

Anonymous

A Real Knockout

 We passed this house just a few blocks away. The roses are growing all the way to the top of the house!! I have never seen any growing this high! Usually roses are smaller bushes, and I have never seen any climb. I think these are Knockout roses.

“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses."

– Alphonse Karr

 

“The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses.”

 Ovid

A Comment On My Post

 I know that some of you did not like my last post. In fact, it is really NOT my cup of tea, and I even wondered if I should post it. But whenever I see something unusual or interesting, I like to share it. I have this same problem with Halloween. We don't celebrate it, but you see some pretty unusual or artistic things. So while I continue to post things that I love, every once in awhile I am tempted to post something that is unusual but I do not approve of. LOVE you all!!!!

Witchy

What's this? I spied it across a busy parking lot.

This needed a much closer look.

And in JUNE! It's not anywhere NEAR October!!

I guess it takes all kinds...Not a message I would spread though.

 

"Witch parking only. All others will be Toad!" –Unknown

 

"Every day is Halloween, isn't it? For some of us." – Tim Burton

Strawberry

  June's moon is called the Strawberry Moon. Because it is supposed to be quite colorful. I got only three shots, because you can see there were quite a few clouds over it.