With a couple of exceptions,
this week is basically “As seen in the Bug’s back yard.” Nice quiet week around
here – full of laundry & mowing & waiting impatiently for our
vacation. Even so there are a gazillion pictures. I’m just getting you ready
for next week because that will be out of control. Or maybe I’ll split the
pictures up into different days. We’ll see. Oh, and as if these aren’t enough pictures, if you haven’t already,
please check out Dr.
M’s post. There are some pictures I put into a collage here that he shows
individually, so you might like to see those.
I’m posting this tonight because
we’re leaving early tomorrow & I don’t think I want to mess with posting
pictures once we get there. Ha!
Sunday,
May 12th – Mother’s Day
My Facebook status for the day: Happy Mother's Day to all you mothering type
people! You know, back when my grief was fresh I resented the hell out of
Mother's Day. "Where is Motherless Day?" I wanted to know! But now, 8
motherless Mother's Days later, I am back to being amazed by mothers. What a
job! (And, just because
I'm the person I am, I have to point out that when you say the word
"mother" too many times in a row it starts to sound hilarious. Ha!)
The doggie next door. He is always so curious about what we’re up
to.
Mr. Ken’s irises.
Downy woodpecker – I love the one where he is giving the house
sparrow that look – “what are YOU doing here?”
Clouds
Monday,
May 13th
I can never resist robins in the
bath.
I took this day off to do some
things to get ready for our trip. We decided to take a little mini road trip.
Yep.
I love these exploding tulips!
Papa cardinal.
This looked pretty scary from
Dr. M’s perspective – although I’m sure they were further apart than they look.
My latest project.
The moon! Whew – did you think
this day would never end?
Tuesday,
May 14th
Red-bellied woodpecker.
Squirrel on a wire.
Crow!
I pass these flowers on my way
home – lovely…
Wednesday,
May 15th
Goldfinch!
The man behind the camera…
Thursday,
May 16th
Honeysuckle on the back fence.
Our hanging basket is looking
gorgeous.
Grackle – love the fanned tail.
The moon!
Friday,
May 17th
The State of the Bug – I woke up
with a cold. Yes, the day before vacation. I ran out of Kleenex at work &
resorted to some paper towels that were in my car. They were still softer than
the facial tissue our office has.
Ahhh Choo!
Our neighbor is going to babysit
the hanging basket while we’re gone.
Aren’t his poppies lovely?
Saturday,
May 18th
We’re
headed to NC’s Outer Banks today. See you later!
Go to Mamma Fran’s blog here
to see the blogs of all the other Project 365 participants. Have a great week!
Most of our photos are taken with a 12
megapixel Nikon D5000 DSLR, using a 55-200mm zoom lens. This is the camera that
Dr. M takes with him most days. He also takes pictures with our old reliable 7
megapixel Canon Powershot A710. The Bug uses our new Nikon Coolpix S6200 most of the
time. If you’re interested in which camera was used for a particular shot, just
ask!
Those jet trails DO look scary. I think the purple flowers may be loosestrife, in which case they're a noxious weed -- but they ARE pretty. (And my identification may not be correct!) Love the new crocheted (knitted?) bag project!
ReplyDeleteThat is the prettiest hanging basket. The colors are so vibrant, and those poppies are sumthin'. I can almost smell the honeysuckle. Sweet.
ReplyDeleteI love poppies but mine didn't do well this year. great pics as usual. and I think I dreamed I had a cold last night.
ReplyDeleteUmm, who's babysitting the crochet work?
ReplyDeleteHope you guys have a blast on your vay-cay. And, as usual, the photos are fabulous.
Contrails in the sky fascinate me. Especially these. Cool! :)
ReplyDeleteS
Hope the cold has a short stay. Enjoy the Outer Banks.
ReplyDeleteWell, judging from your pictures, you have a pretty spectacular back yard.
ReplyDeleteHave a great vacation and ditch that cold somewhere along the way!
Irises are my favorite flower and these pictures are incredible. Happy Weekend!
ReplyDeleteso many great shots to pick from - but i'm going for the picture of Dr M
ReplyDeleteTake care of that cold! Vacation, remember.
ReplyDeleteOnce again, superb photography.
ReplyDeleteIs it the photographer or the subject or both?
The latter, I'm sure...
Oh, the deep blue sky
and the gorgeous hanging basket
and the honeysuckle
and the poppies...
Each conjure up associations,
all pleasure-filled.
So happy you're having a vacation!