I planted this floxglove a week or so ago. (You can see it in the front of the 4th pic here.) I picked one that wasn’t on the verge of blooming because I like to wait. I like to know whether or not something I planted is going to make it, you know? I have […]

I picked up a new suit yesterday (ordered from Victoria’s Secret), and grabbed a screenshot to get some opinions – on the pattern, of course! I have no delusions about what I look like in a bikini (obviously, since I’m not the one modeling the dang suit, am I?), and yes. I bought the sarong. […]

This is the dress. This is the strapless (keyword: strapless) dress that I’ll be wearing in the very important role of Maid-of-Honor for my dear friend Lisa in her wedding – next month. This is the sunburn. The sunburn with straps – bright white straps  from my spaghetti strap tank that are going to look […]

New to our yard, this is a Red Breasted Grosbeak (identified through BDI). They’re a part of the cardinal family, have really awesome markings – and are highly skittish! I hope he returns and gets more comfortable so I can watch him feed and get some better images of him. What a neat bird ! […]