A beautiful sunset in Michigan. The only thing missing are the sound of the waves…
Later clouds were coming in.
Another great photo, but the IPhone always has that “green dot,” so hard to get rid of it.
We’re moving into August. Soon it will be Fall.
ENJOY the weekend!
I’m always thrilled when out walking with some amazing nature finds. I was looking at these beautiful flowers when a bee came buzzing by. Time to eat!
As I looked at this one, I was able to get a close up picture. A beautiful creature.
Walking further, I found a few other bees. So, honored them with a photo of themselves too.
When we slow down, it’s fun to observe nature.
Here’s to enjoying summer!!
I was at Hobby Lobby recently. They were having a puzzle sale, 40% off. Now, that was a good deal. So, I looked at my options. I found this one by Brother Sister Design Studio. I was curious about the “soft touch.”
This was a fabulous puzzle. First off, it’s so cheerful. I was surprised at how huge the puzzle pieces were. I give a comparison, see the blue puzzle piece, it’s from a 1,000 piece puzzle I’m working on. Then to the right was a puzzle piece from this puzzle. Fun, but it did feel a little bit like going back to grade school.
Finally, the finished product. HOWEVER, it’s hard to fit the pieces in the box, see photo. I mean, who wants to “carefully” stack puzzle pieces in a box, so they will fit?? Not me, but I do LOVE this puzzle.
So, I guess I’ll have to stack them nicely… LOL
Cheers to more puzzling.
Wishing you all in America a wonderful and safe holiday weekend.
NASCAR Street Race is in Chicago again. Here’s a YouTube clip showing the road course. You can watch the actual race on Saturday, July 5th and Sunday, July 6th on TV.
Happy 4th of July!
I don’t watch baseball. My parents didn’t watch and that carried down to me. However, the other day there was a news clip on this Cosmic League that wear glow-in-the-dark outfits.
They sound a bit like the Globe Trotters, but with baseball. I mean making the game entertaining.
I think there is still time to get a ticket to see them. If you like baseball and have not heard of them, here’s the news clip, I think you’ll enjoy this.
Happy Wednesday!
Growing up by Lake Michigan, we always had fun playing with Rough Horsetail. Of course, back then I didn’t know what it was called. I just had fun taking it apart and putting it back together in different ways.
I completely forgot about it until this weekend when friends pointed it out. LOOK, they said, “This plant comes apart and you can put it back together again!”
We all laughed, I told them of my childhood and we had fun playing with them.
This YouTube video gives information on horsetail.
If you are at a beach and you, your friends and/or kids are bored. Find some rough horsetail and have some fun! So many different combinations you can build.
Time for the beach. 🏖️
You know summer has started when you go for a walk and you see the kids RUNNING & SCREAMING! At first, I thought, “What the heck is going on??” Then I realized — SCHOOL’S OUT!!
That means July 4th celebrations are around the corner. I’ve been eyeing this puzzle for a while. I was drawn to the Fireworks in the background. So, I took the plunge and bought it.
Life is FUNNY! Last night, I got the fireworks done. Just after I finished them…
I got a call. A family wedding next Saturday! I chuckled to myself.
So, that’s why I did the fireworks!! Can’t you FEEL the different explosions of color!
The Universe has such interesting SURPRISES this year!
It’s SUMMER… On my walk, I got wet by a water sprinkler. Obviously, I thought I could “beat” the timer of when the water would hit me…
I was STARTLED!
It was REFRESHING!
Have a great weekend!
Ok, I think we all need a good chuckle on this Friday afternoon. I was at the store recently and I saw these hamburger pillows. They are so funny. Why?
It’s part of the reason I got divorced many years ago.
When my eight year old daughter was asked why her parents divorced. She said, “Because my dad ate too many hamburgers and didn’t talk enough.”
Ok… that’s how I had explained it to my children when they were little. I gave an example of their friends from school and reasons why they didn’t get along with their friends, which was similar.
So, when I saw this stack of hamburgers it brought back funny memories.
GUESS WHAT my ex/husband is getting for Father’s Day! YES, his very own hamburger pillow. He will laugh, it’s been a joke of ours for years now.
We can always find humor in challenging situations.
Happy Father’s Day… soon… I’m ready!
I was out walking and saw so many dandelions. They are in season. A few years ago, I learned that the dandelion starts out as a yellow flower and then turns into the puff ball that we blow to make a wish.
When we blow on the buff ball, we are blowing the dandelion seeds into the wind…
Seems like we should hurry and make multiple wishes while ALL the seeds are flying off, right. Increase our chances of at least ONE wish coming true.
You can also eat them. My Italian relatives would go in the garden pulling the leaves and using them in salads and cooking them too. They taste like arugula.
So, here’s to DANDELIONS! Make a Wish!
Last night we had a thunder storm. The sky was so interesting with constant lightning. I was able to capture a few photos, careful not to stay out too long and get struck by lightning. The sky was AMAZING.
Today, back to sunny skies.
Have a nice weekend!
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