doing the nasty....

last week i gave you lion porn. this week boxelder bugs porn. 

you're welcome.

i took a new friend to "my pond" yesterday for the first time. i think she's in love with it, too.

why does this remind me of a palm tree in florida

it was just us two girls at the pond

but 

we found this fungi to entertain us for a few minutes

{insert chuckle}

do you see what i see. those babies are so fast when startled. but i caught some of them.

oh mr. redwinged blackbird. i love you dearly.

turtle gymnastics. this is the balance beam and they were preparing for their dismounts.

i'm not sure what i love more. this pod or how cool the dried grass in the background looks.

you can never have too many redwinged blackbird photos.right.

oh spring and how you magically come alive. you make my heart smile.

this is a part of a dead tree. i guess you call that a log.

mr. robin i see you

cattails go hand in hand with redwinged blackbirds. in my world, you just can't get enough of them.

oh, mr. robin....i guess you see me, too.

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happy weekend everyone

and 

to toot my own horn just a little bit

one of my photos was nominated over here for her latest contest

toot toot

i've been challenged....

karen

threw a challenge at me this morning 

having no idea how competitive i am when i hear that word

~

it's called

"my other self"

and

you can play 

too

~

will you please, huh huh, play along with us. pretty please? don't make me beg. 

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MY OTHER SELF

would have a closet exactly like this

 and 

would never leave the house in tennis shoes again

my other self 

would wear a top like this just to make people wonder if there's anything under it

and

would feed you these

 or these 

whenever you came to visit

my other self 

would proudly drink her tea out of this mug

and 

her laundry room would look like this every day

she would carry a puppy "that stays this little" with her everywhere she went

and 

her office would make people swoon

my other self

would be able to do this with her hair

 and

she would spend her days setting up vintage themed weddings around the world

 and

last but not least

my other self

would have this hanging on her wall 

to welcome her home

 and

 remind her what's really important

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thanks karen for an hour of fun....i needed the distraction

all photos from pinterest 

the babies are here....

okay

so honestly

 i pretty much love this bird photo i took on sunday

but 

then i thought 

i should share the original photo with you 

just so you can see what my little feathered friend is looking at 

thank you hillary 

for again acknowledging and loving my photographs

with a POTW award

just part of my weekend...

i ran out of room for photo storage ability on blogger and had to pay for more. 

who knew ?

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the garage sale i complained about a few days ago brought in $809 dollars. 

i'm done complaining.

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i ordered fit flops from zappos, after two of my friends on two different days, were wearing them while visiting me and swearing by them for the summer.

they're supposed to tighten your butt while you walk. that's a win win.

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one + one = three

last year at the zoo we saw this 

last week at the zoo we saw this

welcome to the world baby leo

roar

soft love...

no matter what kind of mom you are today

you are more than special to those who love you

happy mother's day
to all of you who fill that role
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even if your babies are furry ones with four legs
today is your day to celebrate
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