Wile E. Coyote woulda liked this place

 "Lynn,  did ya go into the mine field?  Wile E. Coyote woulda used the explosives fur gittin' the bird, Road Runner."

"Is it any wonder I think you'll nevfur evfur make it home?"

Precious, this not a sign I expect to see on a bike ride on the

Rail Trail path.

This is an area where they used to have a sandstone quarry.

The beautiful pink sandstone used for houses and buildings.

Hope you can see the pink vein in this block.

And, no, I did not trespass.  This block is right at the path.

Don't usually see so many windows in an old barn.

Tobacco barns have many windows but this would

have been from years ago.  No 'baccy here anymore.

It was a long ride, but on a fairly cool and not

humid morning.  A few weeks back before

we turned into a sweat box.

"You got home early enough that you had ta wake me up

fur my brunch and my brushing."

Precious,  I'd not disappoint you if possible.

More pink in the yard.  Two colors of rose of Sharon shrubs.

Not actually roses,  just the name.  They are large shrubs.

Monarch Butterfly

Ended up with 3 eggs. Life from June 23 until they flew

July 20.  Got my eye on a few more eggs right now.

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Planning the Strategy

"I'm gonna git 'em.  These birdies are invadin' my private catio outdoor livin' area."

"Lynn,  I'm tryin' to figure out the best way to round them 

all up at one time."

"What do they think their gonna find in those flower pots?

Their not Leprechauns,  that's not gold!"

No, Precious,  but they do seem to cause flower pot

trouble when they come in and nip off a plant.

"I know,  so I'll git rid of 'em fur you."

"See what I'm up against.  I gotta purrtect these flower pots

Lynn has."

Snap dragons and violets

Ruby Throat Humming Bird

But this fellow, sitting under the front porch roof one day

when it was raining,  he is off limits to every one.

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I told ya she lived with the dinosaurs.

 "I'm gonna give you purroof pawsative that Lynn lived eons ago."

"She took off on her bike and went to the dinosaur dig at the

Childrens Garden in the big little city."

"There, see it?  Dinosaur house!"

Thanks a lot Precious.  I just took photos of some of the fun

things at the garden.  All built by the career center students.

And planted and maintained by them.

This metal structure has the ABC's incorporated in the work.

It's been a couple years since I shared some of the garden with you.

I always enjoy seeing the mural.

"

"Well, you kin see I'm waitin' fur you to git home.

My nap was nearly over and I felt a tad bit peckish.

I missed ya, but I knew you'd git home soon.  I'm too

impawtant to leave too long."

You are right Precious.  I love coming home and finding

you still living here and waiting so patiently.

More pink in Angel Seney's Garden

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Happy 250 Years of USA

 "Lynn and I want to quietly celebrate the wonderful July 4th.  We know that tonight the fireworks will start and last all weekend. But we are trying to 'member that this is the big year fur us all."

"I'm celebrating with a bit of wacky weed today and hope

when it gits dark I'll be so zonked I'll not hear the booms."

And we pray for our country to continue to be free

and democratic. 

Hot Pink Monarda

First two found. 

"Aaaarrrgghh,  I told her not to start this nonsense.  But does

she evfur listen to me?"

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I'm Celebrating Maltese Day

"Look what my BFF Jo Jo and her mommy made fur us grey kitties.  I have my grey onesie zipped tight."

"All Kitties with grey fur coats are Maltese. 

I am showing off my jewels here just fur this one special day.

Jo Jo and her mommy live with Kozmo, Nutmeg and Marv

over at cats-astrophic-events.blogspot.com.

Barb makes all the monthly badges but only with the

help of her fur babies.  And we thank them all."

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helping

"Lynn,  why I don't help you make the bed. "

The thing of it Precious, is the more you help, the

more help I need.

"That's not fair Lynn!  I'm trying to iron out

the wrinkles so tonight you will be able

to sleep better."

"You know,  Princess and the Pea thing."

I'm moving on Precious.  The lumps will have to 

wait.  I need to get the grocery list and head out.

"You may have to search fur me when you git 

home.  My feelin's are hurt real bad."

(huh, I bet you come running when I say "crunchies"!)

"Psst,  I've gotta special post tomorrow if you wanna

stop by.  I'll be showin' off my grey onesie with the

help of my BFF Jo Jo.

Saw first Monarch on Tuesday, 23rd,  and it was laying 

eggs on this Butterfly weed.  I have 6 more plants in

bloom.  Don't know that I'm up to taking on the

caterpillars again this year!

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Rain water tastes better

 "Lynn, how come ya nevfur offered me rain water afore?"

"We had such rains fur months on end that one morn I went out

on the catio,  and found a flower pot drowning in water.

I stuck my tongue in it and it was cold and clean and fresh!"

"Now Lynn has to keep a clean dish of water outside so I always

think it's rain water.  She doesn't want me having flower dirt.

Or worse,  chipmunk and squirrel spit.  Oh, yes, they git

in the catio!"

Yearling buck we call Notch.  His ears were ripped by nasty

multi-flora rose thorns when he was a fawn last year.

Here is his sister.  They are both in our yard a lot.  Mom is

seen off and on,  as she is probably with her new fawn in

the back where it is grown over.  These two will be unhappy

when they find they are not going to be getting the milk

supply from now on.

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