Sunday Sunset - Blue & Yellow

 I just snapped these last night after a thunderstorm. In order.

The Answers

 The answers to my questions on my last post are here! These guitars are scrubby sponges.

And this one is a cookie jar. It may appear smaller than it really was because it was way above my head.

"Every cookie is a sugar cookie. A cookie without sugar is a cracker."

- Gary Gulman

Guessing Game

 So did I buy anything at Buc-ee's? Yes, I bought this little broom and dustpan set.

Also the tiny chicken pitcher in the top right.

And now a fun quiz. Since a lot of things there are not what they seem to be, can you guess what the next two photos really are?

“In guessing games, even the wrong answers have charm.”

“A guessing game is a tiny adventure disguised as a question.”

Clipped

 We recently went to Buck-ee's and the things we saw! First, would you believe these are all chip bag clips?

Bee measuring spoons

This is a caterpillar vegetable peeler.

And this is a guitar pizza cutter. 

Cactus glasses. There will be a test next!

“Chip clips: tiny guardians of the crunch.

The Rainbow Goddesses

 I thought the color of these Iris was so pretty!

The Greek word îris literally translates to rainbow. 

In Greek mythology, Iris was the goddess of the rainbow. She traveled on arcs of color, carrying messages on the wind — which is why the flower feels so airy and magical.

The doctor's office had this modernistic painting of Iris.

There was also this other painting beside it in the same style.

“An iris is a rainbow learning to stand still.”

Fiery

 Saw this mural on the side of a building just a few blocks away. Pretty cool! It looks like a BMW Coupe. On fire.

Vintage cars are basically rolling nostalgia

Sunday Sunset - The Gathering Storm

 It wasn't the sunset I had been expecting, but still beautiful in a kind of awesome way. There was a high school football game across from us.

I don't know if they got to finish it before the storm came.

“The sky gathers its thoughts, and none of them are gentle.”

Japanese Dogwood

 The Japanese dogwoods are in bloom now. Have you ever seen one? This one is in front of the post office.

The blooms are a bit different looking from regular Dogwoods

But did you know there are pink ones? I didn't, until I saw this one. 

“Stand beneath a dogwood and you’ll hear the hush of old springtime spells.”

Mints for Cats

 Driving in front of Target the other day, I spotted this row of plants. I thought it may be Lavender, but I was wrong. It is called CATMINT!

It smells like lavender with a hint of mint. It is related to both catnip and mint. It got it's name because it is related to the mint family, and cats love it. I had never heard of it before!

Catmint is the polite cousin. Catnip is the wild one.

June 2026

 As usual, I like to show my calendar on the first day of each month. This month is a Lapwing and her babies. I've never seen a real one.

“June is the month where time wanders barefoot.”

Once In A Very Blue Moon

 This weekend's full moon is a blue moon! Meaning that there are two full moons in the same month.

It is also a Micro Moon, meaning that it is the smallest it can be; because it is the farthest from the earth.

If it was actually blue, it would look like my filtered version.

Here is a chart I found online showing the difference in size between the largest and the smallest moon.