Last Day of January.... Oh My!

   Well, its all ready the last day of January!  Our weather this winter has been kind of crazy..... lots of warm days and nights.  REALLY wish I'd planted a Fall garden!!!  Oh well, lesson learned.  Now the sycamore trees are all being perfectly sensible. They look like this one over on the little corner lot.  The mulberry trees on the other hand......

 ...look like this!!! Loads of new leaves and they're covered in little fuzzy green berries.  I know we need more cold weather for a large variety of reasons, but I'm hoping it doesn't freeze and make the berries drop off!  Last year I was surprised when I had a few mulberries in February. Perhaps its becoming the new normal. Global warming is messing around with everything!

Here are some of the little "fuzzles".

     

Farewell and Thank You 2012. Greetings 2013!!!

   The last sunset of 2012. What a year! I've learned and discovered so much in the last twelve months. Some of it not altogether pleasant, but those are often the times when I learn the most important things! So its been a year of ups and downs. And I've grown tremendously from them. Now its onward into 2013...
   Saw a post on Facebook the other day that asked the question: Are old aquaintances to be forgot?  The resounding answer is "YES"! And almost everyone else agreed. ha ha ha   Guess I'm not the only one to learn that particular lesson! Its a simple fact of Life, sometimes you outgrow certain relationships. Or you find out the truth about someone and realize that they no longer have a place in your life. It must have been a grand year for this lesson, an awful lot of people experienced it. I've heard it all!  From every form of lies and dishonesty, to the ever rampant addiction to excessive drama!  I'm tired of these people taking up space and time in my life. The demands for attention, the guilt trips, etc.. I just refuse to allow it any more.   Of course, there will be times I mess up on that resolve.... but thats to be expected. I've spent over fifty years being used to that sort of behavior as, in the least, acceptable. No more. I have a great life to live and I intend to do it in wonderous fashion!!!!!
    Another message that has come through loud and clear is "spread your wings". I was taking that to mean creatively, but heck, why not my whole Life! This ought to be really interesting!!! And lots of fun too! 
   So a HAPPY NEW YEAR FULL OF LIGHT and BLESSINGS! May GOODNESS and JOY ILLUMINATE ALL OUR LIVES!! 
    

I Grow Cats Really Well.

Someone asked me what grows best at my home? I told them the truth.... cats. I always have plenty of those. An excess number of them actually! Oh well, at least they're well fed and looked after. Here is a good picture of Purty Thang.

She has a short tail with a pronounced crimp in it!

Of course, no feline update would be complete without Sibyl. Those gorgeous eyes of hers!!!

And this is Cleatus. He has been around for quite some time now, but has made this his "home" in just the last few months. He has the most handsome light green eyes. Still a bit skittish, but hes coming around. Hes starting to get the idea that being petted and even brushed is a good thing.



I seem to grow black cats especially well!!! Since they're Good Luck, I'll take this as a sign of many great things to come.



Sunflowers and Sulfurs.

At one point I was sort of disappointed that these sunflowers had decided to grow taller than my mobile home and THEN proceed to bloom! But then I realized something..... I had to change my perspective. They grew this tall because, not only are they healthy enough to do so, they were going for optimal sunlight! People should be more like these flowers. Reach higher! Always trying to stay in the Light. The brighter, the better! Then BLOOM!

Beautiful to look at. Even from down here. And buds all over, so there are more flowers to come.

And here is one of the yellow sulfur butterflies that were all over my blue plumbago today!! Folks call butterflies "flying flowers" for a reason! ENJOY!

More Catching Up!!!

Blossom has been trying to figure out all the stuff going on around here. Its quite the hodge podge right before Halloween. And the weather has been MAGNIFICENT! Cool and windy! Really feels like Autumn.

One thing cool weather does is make me want to cook and bake more! I just had to share this photo. They're called Purple Splendor potatoes, and I fried up a mess with some white onions for supper last night. Pretty aren't they? I hope they aren't genetically engineered. ha ha ha    Actually I used to grow a blue potato years ago. But it wasn't THIS BLUE!

The sycamore leaves are turning faster now. Nothing like crunchy leaves under foot to make it feel like Autumn! Add these cool winds........

Of course, I have the windows open in my bedroom. I sleep so much better when its like this. Brave Dave and Ronan are the only ones allowed in right now. (Don't ask.)  They both snuggle down in the blankets and curl up real tight! Heres a fun shot of Ronan grooming this morning. He is such a handsome fellow!!!

And here is a little bit of sunset and two sandhill cranes to say good night with.  Sweet dreams to all.

One Of Those "Wow" Moments.

Ever look up at the sky and just stop dead in your tracks? When the clouds seem to glow with some heavenly intensity. That happened to me the other day. Theres no way these photos can do justice to the sight that held me in awe.

The sun was starting to set and its rays were striking the clouds at just the right angle. Illuminating the western clouds for just a minute or two with an absolutely surreal glow!

The ones to the South weren't as bright. But they still were a spectacular sight to behold!  Times like this make me realize what a WONDER this planet of ours truly is. We need to keep Mother Earth safe and healthy. And the air clean and pure..... so we can occasionally have our breath taken away by the Beauty of it All!

BEAUTIFUL WEATHER!!!



Its been sooooooooooo beautiful lately! I've been spending more time outside and neglecting other things. Really need to organize my time better. ha ha
You can sure tell Autumn is here. Some of the mornings have been nice and cool. And when the humidity drops off, then the sky seems to turn a richer shade of blue. I just LOVE IT! Always take the time to enjoy and appreciate the beauty of the world around you! It will make you a better person. I promise!
Wanted to share this photo of the oak tree at midday.




And these two of the sunset.



Just a couple of minutes apart. This cloud mass was too good to miss.