Self Portrait Sunday for May 10, 2009

The plan was to spend the day having a hospital room picnic at my aunt’s bedside. She had surgery last Tuesday and a few complications afterwards. She’s feeling pretty good today and hoping to be released soon. I woke with a bit of a fever this morning, along with nausea and a splitting headache. I [...]

Backyard visitor

Just before sunset last night my cousin looked out the kitchen window and noticed that three of the cats were sitting in a circle staring at something just outside the fenced back yard. Three of the dogs were just inside the fence, focusing their gazes on the same area. We went out to investigate and [...]

Self Portrait Sunday for May 3, 2009

Yay me! I remembered Self Portrait Sunday while it’s still Sunday! I got up this morning & got dressed, hoping to meet up sometime today with my sister. Alas, she had to work, so I was all dressed up with no place to go. Just as well, because I needed a day to rest and [...]

Mystery flowers

Can anyone tell me what these flowers are? They sprang up spontaneously in my cousin’s yard a few years ago. When she saw their blooms she decided to transplant some into her garden and they’ve been thriving ever since. They bloom in a variety of colors, from purest white to varying shades of pink and [...]

Grey day

It’s dark and dreary today. We had a heavy storm overnight and are now enjoying a respite. I’ve just looked at the local weather radar and see that the bigger part of the storm system is still headed our way. (I’m close to Ennis on the map above. The storm is southwest of us and [...]