I Like Thursday # 459 hammocks jokes flowers donkeys

 

welcome to this week's list of small likes... starting with the first two blossoms on my own potted plants

they are small, but that color! whee! I love color! and flowers, I love flowers

I saw this in a neighbor's garden

Not in my yard but very pretty....

I love these tall flowers

and donkeys in the next community over

Helloooooo auntie LeeAnna! 

we stopped to admire these two donkey babies.... and they were romping all over their pasture!! Chasing each other, running and kicking up their hooves behind them in a sort of donkey "grand jete" 

(any other old ballet dancers out there? )

Their owner came to chat with us a bit, he's just so nice. I asked about bringing them a carrot.... but they are on a certain diet controlling their sugar so , no, but they ran to the fence to greet me. 

there are a lot of these around the 'hood

sometimes they watch us walk by, sometimes they 'hare off'  thru the smallest opening in a wire fence like the shape changers they are! 

I couldn't get a photo but when I was standing just watching nature in my back yard, a robin hopped toward me around a bush and then stopped to consider what she was looking at. 

She took one more step looking right at me, tilted her head this way and that, and I swear I saw panic grow in her eyes. I said softly it's okay, and she flew off to the fence. 

A neighbor of mine in Maryland was a critter whisperer.... they were safe with him they knew 

Another lawn ornament

a selfie  

Already in the 90's early in the morning, the sun here at high altitudes is intense, I look for shadows and noticed myself. ( trying to stay in the small bits of shade but not many trees thrive here) 

Baking happened again

baking this weekend, hamburger buns, and strawberry and cream muffins

muffin recipe here

a loaf of sandwich bread

some sewing with scraps happened

 

a runner on our credenza in the early morning

TV is being watched, books are being read and heard on audio

(American Big Brother starts tomorrow on tv)

Our conversation starter this week is : Hammock or digging in the garden? Hmmmm??

I'm not sure I can navigate a hammock now, but when I worked at the Florida Renaissance Festival I bought two sky chairs that are sturdy canvas hanging chairs and before my back was so fragile we hung out in them a lot. 

Not that my back allows me to dig in the dirt but I just love a garden with flowers 

our summers are so intensely hot even tomatoes often refuse to fruit, and I'm still waiting for native wildflowers to bud but in my heart I'd love a garden with a mix of flowers and vegetables

I looked out the other day and my yard bunny was sitting right in the center of the lettuce raised bed. 

Thanks Mom! 

what about you? I love to read your comments and stories on our prompts!

some funny short videos 

do you snack while watching tv?? 

https://youtube.com/shorts/M-m00bguBNY?si=4cHR5e6olRA1hkZ2 

so fun! remember jump rope?? 

https://youtube.com/shorts/zXcFCLbayM0?si=adCDslatf3moufCO 

that's enough for today, and I leave you with one more pic

The End

please visit these folk to see what they liked, and if they prefer hammock or gardening this year

 http://3poodlesandanana.blogspot.com/

http://littlepenguinquilts

princess bubbles creates   

https://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/

https://canadianneedlenana.blogspot.com/ 

 craftscaviescontras   

https://knittingquilter.blogspot.com/

grammajudyb.blogspot.com

https://faithtrustandbreastcancer.blogspot.com

https://lavenderdreamstoo.blogspot.com/

https://brianshomeblog.com/  

http://itsasmalltownlife.blogspot.com/   

http://goodrandomfun.blogspot.com

https://llbinourbackyard.blogspot.com/ 

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