Saved By A dragon!!

 This man just got his life saved by his pet bearded Dragon Spike. I snapped these photos from the T.V. news. 

The man had just gone for a thirteen mile run. He came home, took some Melatonin, and fell into a deep sleep on the couch.

Meanwhile, a fire had started in his bathroom. Two smoke alarms went off, but they did not wake him up.

But his best buddy Spike was determined to wake him!

Spike kept whipping his face with his long tail, until he woke up. The man ran for the fire extinguisher and was able to put the fire out.

Saved by a dragon. Who is also a good friend.

"Owning a bearded dragon is like having a tiny dinosaur as a companion."

The Middle

 Why am I posting this photo of Converse shoes? They are being worn by our middle granddaughter, Dara. We gave them to her for her graduation from middle school. She gets all A's.

When I was growing up, there was NO middle school graduation! This year, the school said NO grandparents or friends could come because there wasn't room in the auditorium.  So we didn't go. But most of the grandparents did not care and broke the rules. They came swarming in with their wheelchairs and walkers! Afterward at our house we gave her the shoes she had wanted. Here she is in her new dress.

And her two sisters.

The crowd was most unruly! They were all hollering, cheering, and waving big flower bouquets. around. And on to high school next fall.

Here we are with the graduate.

 

“In school, you’re taught a lesson, then given a test.

In life, you’re given a test that teaches you a lesson.”

Tom Bodett

 

The Blue Roof

 It has been years since I posted our house. It is a small ranch, but enough for the two of us. We recently had to get a new roof. I wanted blue, to match our shutters. Almost no one within a 50 mile radius has a blue roof!

 The roofing company did not even sell blue shingles! They had to find them elsewhere. This seems very odd to me. Anyway, here you see the new roof. The wind spinner by the door was given to me by a friend many years ago.

Now I set about finding a flag to compliment the house colors. Could not find one that I liked in any store or even in Amazon! I finally came across one that I really liked, the only one left.

Who would ever have thought that blue roofs and flags are so hard to find?

Oops! Yes, I did leave the price tag on the flag!

"Maybe that's the best part of going away for a vacation—coming home again." 

— Madeleine L'Engle

 

"Home is people. Not a place. If you go back there after the people are gone, then all you can see is what is not there anymore."

— Robin Hobb

It's All About The Color

 I wonder how many of you recognize what these flowers are?

They are Azaleas! I had never seen Azaleas of this color until maybe three years ago. They are my favorite color of Azalea, and you almost never see them in this color. So far, this is the only one I have seen in town or anywhere else.

Look around at the azaleas making fuchsia star bursts in spring; look at a full moon hanging silver in a black sky on a cold night. And realize that life is glorious, and that you have no business taking it for granted.

Anna Quindlen

Sunday Sunset

 From not quite a week ago.

Tom & Jerry

 Do you remember the Tom & Jerry cartoons? Did you have a favorite cartoon show? I always loved Chip & Dale, but they were not very popular and the show was hard to find. Anyway, our city has a new Tom & Jerry Mural!

 “Life is better when you have a little mischief in it.” – Tom Cat

 

“Tom and Jerry taught me that sometimes the chase is more fun than the catch.”

A Day Or So Off

 Here on Friday, we are getting up at 4:00 A.M. to help a friend with a procedure at a hospital out of town. There is to be fog and rain on Afton Mountain where we have to drive. It should be an exhausting day, so I will be off. and maybe also off on Saturday. See you soon!

The Fence House

 There is a house just a few blocks away that has a very tiny fence. But they always have different kinds of decorations on it. I actually think this tiny fence's only purpose is to display the decorations.

Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up.

Gilbert K. Chesterton

Full Flower

 This week is the Full flower moon. And I managed to get some shots of it just a few minutes after it rose.

“But even when the moon looks like it’s waning… it’s actually never changing shape. Don’t ever forget that.”

— Ai Yazawa

The Gift

 Our family came over today for a Mother's Day visit. And they brought me the most unusual gift. The flowers are real, and the vase will be used a lot.

"When my kids become wild and unruly, I use a nice, safe playpen. When they're finished, I climb out."

— Erma Bombeck

Mother's Day Cow

 The Big Cow is all decked out for Mother's Day! On the other hand, the Big Cat was wearing nothing! Well, cats always do their own thing.

"Every day I wake up and think: How on Earth did I become this much like my mother?"

 Anonymous

A Grocery Store Mother's Day

We were grocery shopping a couple days ago. And they had the cutest Mother's Day balloons, and lots of beautiful flowers. Here are just a few.

The flowers were Orchids. They had regular size ones..

And tiny miniature ones.

And lots of Sunflowers.

I could hardly remember the food we came for!

"Sign you’re a mom: You know there’s no greater sign of trouble than silence." —Melissa Woo

"A mom’s job is to feed you, clothe you, and make you afraid to touch anything." —Allyson Cook