New new new!

Whew! So much has happened. I've taken a new job (I love it!), moved to a new house (I love it!), and added more flowers (I love them!).

The best parts of my life have happily stayed the same. :)

Like this one. I think this is my new favorite picture of my sweet little Winchester.

Who gets progressively more worried about all the pictures I take of him.

My second orchid is growing a new leaf! I swore off orchids after unintentionally killing my first one, but I couldn't just leave a sad little clearance orchid in a big box store where no one would love it could I? I couldn't!

It even needed a bigger pot.

My chives are going to bloom and I just can't bear to pinch off the bud. I know with herbs you are supposed to do that. But it will be pretty! And it makes me happy.

These passionflower grow on the side fence of my backyard (yeah, that's right, I've got a backyard now!). You can see the stages of development in that pic, the bud, the flower, the odd fruit.

Like an alien ballerina.

I have a birdfeeder! And a regularly visiting flock of sparrows! Seriously, there are like thirty of them. Seriously, I'm not even exaggerating!

Three names: Moss Rose, Dessert Rose, and Portulaca

One pretty plant.

Pretty geranium has a nice view.

These sweet things have been blooming their little heart out all summer!

Dusty Miller still looks like lace.

This toad lives near my patio and snuck into my house. I opened the door for Winchester and he invited himself in. Of course, it might have been one of the other hundreds of toads around here. I caught him and put him outside.

I love windowsills. Especially windowsills big enough for flower pots.

As if I needed another excuse to go buy plants.

But African Violets are just so sweet. They don't ask for much.

More Winchester!

These are from back in April in Village Creek State Park!

I did this pen and ink drawing for MSAGO's dog wash fundraiser and auction.

I used this photo as a reference.

He saw something interesting out the window!

:D

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My, how fast they grow up...

Gardening. Birthdays. Graduations. Big changes and little changes and Spring to Summer.

Aren't these sweet? I bought some things on Etsy with birthday money. The sugar doesn't have the lid, but I don't mind, I won't use them as a creamer/sugar set anyway. I like them with my new fuchsia napkins holder.

Doesn't this just remind you of a robin's nest? Sticks and mud and blue eggs.

Or a pool, an aqua pool. Anyway, I'm very much in love with the colors.

Cute cute cute creamer.

New pillow on my kitchen corner chair- on sale from Target.

This lampshade was on sale too. The one I made a few months ago was starting to scare me a bit...
Should I put a little grey ribbon on the edge? Or should I stencil something in silver on the outside? I don't know.

Little round ceramic lamp for my desk. It was too short without the ceramic box (painted at one of those paint-your-own-pottery stores).



Hello beautiful petunias!
Geraniums, looking gorgeous, if I may say so myself.





A pair of swallows built a nest under the carport.

I think it is too cute how they roost like this at night. I guess there aren't eggs that need sitting on yet.

Watching the world. Sweet baby.