Month: July 2016

Crankypantsing, My Garden, Photography

More Flowers

Shelly

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Hosta

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Honeysuckle

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Queen Anne’s Lace

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Queen Anne’s Lace

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Forget Me Nots

I got out the big camera, for a change. All these were taken with a Lensbaby 2.0. Close-ups were taken with a macro filter.

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Beetles having sexy fun time on Queen Anne’s Lace

And guess what? My car still isn’t fixed. They put everything back together and still couldn’t get the brake lines to pressurize, because the master cylinder is also shot. So that’s going to double my repair bill. They said the part should arrive tomorrow morning, and they promised it would be ready to pick up by the end of the day tomorrow.

I thought that the one silver lining of losing Frances, and it was a pretty piss poor one, was that I would finally be done hemorrhaging ridiculous amounts of money. HA! No, I would not be that lucky.

Photography

Marginalia

Shelly

Dog-ear and Marginalia #work #books #cataloging #libraries #marginalia

I worked today, because I will need to take time off Tuesday to pick up my car. One of the books I cataloged was a gift, and it was full of marginalia and annotated dog ears.

I know writing in books makes some people break out in hives I love it, though.

Art, Crankypantsing, Journals, Paintings

Anjou Pear

Shelly

Anjou Pear #gouache #paintings #paintsketch #sketchbooks #artjournals #scumbling
gouache on 140 lb Canson cold press watercolor paper

I had been planning on going to the animal shelter yesterday after work. So of course, on my way to work yesterday morning, the brake warning light on my car came on. Instead of looking at dogs, I dropped my car off at the auto shop. They called this morning to say that there’s a broken rear brake line, leaking rear differential, and a broken brake caliper slide, all of which will cost about $500 to fix.

I’d like to stop hemorrhaging money soon, pleaseandthanks.

My Garden, Photography

July, July!

Shelly

Hosta #hosta #hostas #flowers #patiogarden #garden
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Forget me nots #forgetmenot #garden #patiogarden #flowers #anticatdevice
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This flower pot is a popular napping spot for the feral cats. I put an end panel from a dog crate over it, to discourage them, which seems to be working well. Yay!

Damn Deer #daylily #daylilies #patiogarden #garden #damndeeratemydaylilies

And then, since something worked for me, the damn deer ate my day lilies. We are not allowed to have nice things, obviously.