Happy Mother’s Day, Mom! Here are some flowers:
And here is a crab cake:
And here is a root beer float from the parking lot of a garden center:
Wait… these are all things I did yesterday. Well, you can at least enjoy the pictures.
Mother’s Day Treats
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Bad Day
Yesterday was a bad day. If the Sound of Music writers knew what they were talking about, some of my favorite things would help. I think they were right. Beth and Peggy conspired to leave a package of Happy at my door.
I also had a lot of other friends to cheer me with their words and wishes and prayers. Thanks, friends. I know I’ll be okay. God is good.
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Snappy Surprise
I know I just posted about flowers yesterday, but this is too cool. I hosted Bible study last night, and decided I should put some cut flowers on the table. I wanted something that smelled good, so I went to check out the peony bush. It has been in slow decline for years now, but I did have a single flower this year. Yay!
But wait! There was something blooming behind the peony bush. What is it? It’s a snapdragon. What a fun surprise! Snapdragons are annuals you usually buy at the store. How in the heck did one end up behind my peony? Ha! I love it! And after a stress-filled day at school, it was just the thing. God is good.
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Flowers
I liked my Panama Pacific water lily so much last summer, I decided to get another one this summer. They are tropical lilies, so they don’t survive the winter here. Last year, I bought a potted version for an embarrassingly large price. This year I ordered it bare root mail order. It wasn’t as expensive, but was still a lot of money. But it blooms every day and it makes me happy. Who can put a price on that?
May is a cruel month. It’s one of the busiest months of the year, so I’m hardly ever home, but the garden is exploding with color and beautiful tender new growth. I took some pictures yesterday so that maybe when things settle down I can go back and look at the pictures to see what I missed.
The oxalis (shamrock) flowers behind the pond are thick and gorgeous:
Iceplants are horrible weeds in warmer climates. Here, they’re just vigorous growers. They flower all summer long.
The poppies are starting to bloom. The blossoms are short-lived.
The hardy orchids (Bletilla striata) are in full bloom now. They are wonderful. I could just lie on the ground and look at them for a long time.
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Hostility?
The sidewalk right in front of the middle school building has been full of bird poop. Its poopy whiteness was hard to miss against the dark cement. I avoided stepping on it. I am normally a don’t-step-on-the-cracks person, so I look down as I walk.
But as I thought about it, the poop was kind of weird. There are no trees or power lines above this section of sidewalk. The birds who left this poop had to have been flying. Then I noticed that all the poops had the same diagonal strike pattern. Was this a squadron of birds who were intentionally trying to strafe the school? Have the birds declared war? Should we be worried? I’m keeping my eye on you, birds. I’m keeping my eye on you.
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Thank you, thank you! I loved them all!!
Aw, you are the best son ever.
I wish I was your mom – just so I could have that shake.
Sorry. I know it’s a float, but I just can’t seem to not see a chocolate shake.
Do you like chocolate shakes? I thought you weren’t that fond of chocolate??? There’s a new Sonic that opened around the corner from me & I hear they have the best shakes ever! I’ve driven by twice, but the line was toooo long. It literally went into the two stores parking lots next to it. Maybe I’ll try again today.
And nice pictures Brad! Except for the crab cake…..grrrrr!
Er, ‘chocolate shake’ means ‘mocha frappe’ in my book. Man, I am really bad at frozen drink identification.