From the back yard of one of the houses where I cat sit.
I was trying to get a photo of the fat bumblebee inside this flower, but he tucked himself between the petals, so I couldn’t see him. The outside was speckled with dew, though, so I’m still happy with the photo.
This is another photo from the house where I’m cat sitting. The shell is half buried in the ground, so in order to get a halfway decent shot of it, you either have to lie on the ground (which is crawling with little spiders, so I do not recommend it!) or you have to set your camera on auto focus and set it on the ground and hope for the best. I went with option B.
I made rice last night. After putting the leftovers away and rinsing out the dishes, I noticed there was a rainbow pattern on the bottom of the stainless steel sauce pan. The large ring is from the electric burner coil. I’m not sure what, exactly, caused the design to form, though.
The dentist actually managed to make the novocain shots not hurt! That is a new experience for me. Always, always, always, they hurt like hell. It’s by far the worst part of any dental procedure, as far as I’m concerned. But not this time. My upper jaw aches though, now that the numbness has worn off. Hopefully that’ll go away soon.
I’m cat sitting again this week (and pretty much every weekend for the next month or so), so I took my camera along with me. There are a few flowering shrubs on the property, along with all sorts of teeny-tiny wildflowers, which means there’s usually something interesting to take a picture of there. I got one photo taken, and then my camera battery died. Stupid me. I knew the battery was getting low, and I even have a fully charged spare, but did I bring it with me? Of course not! I R D-U-M-M.
The green peppers and tomatoes are coming along. Slowly.
More Lensbaby shots, with +4 macro attachment. I like the way these turned out.
I was late leaving for work this morning, otherwise I would have missed the festivities. Henry, Polly, and Harriet all hurtled themselves at the patio door at the same time. Aieee! I went to see what the uproar was about, and was greeted with this sight. Well, almost this sight. I’ll spare you the first couple of photos, which were of the doe squatting to pee.
And now, I’m off to see if there is anything not-Michael Jackson-related on the teevee. After, that is, I see if there is anything mushy to eat. I had no idea it was possible to get sick of mashed potatoes, mac n’ cheese, and tomato soup. Who knew?! Friday’s dental appointment from hell cannot come quickly enough.
My across-the-aisle cube neighbor has had this horrible fake ivy plant for a few years. I think she said that her mother gave it to her, and she didn’t feel like she could throw it away, so she brought it to work. WTF?! Anyway, last week was “clean your cube” week, so when I came in to work this morning, the fakety fake ivy plant was sitting in my cubicle. Apparently, “clean your cube” means “stuff the crap you don’t want into Shelly’s cube.” Again, WTF?! So, I immediately put it in someone else’s cube, on top of a really tall bookcase. Hopefully, it’ll take the new owner awhile to notice it.
It rained a lot this weekend. In fact, folks were setting off fireworks during the rain on Saturday.
I’m back-dating some of these, because, while I’ve been a bad blogger, I have been taking daily photos.
red paper boat 