Fashion of the Fly

I've never been very interested in fashion. And I hated the Home Ec class that I was forced to take in 7th grade. But . . . give me some old curtains, a pair of scissors, and a stapler, and apparently I suddenly love all that! Took a class today -  "Fashion on the Fly" - and this is what I got to take home! (Plus a new pair of scissors and a stapler.) Can't wait to go through the linen closet and start hacking up those old table cloths and stapling away.

Monorail

I noticed the Monorail at Disneyland now has a face; I thought it looked like Dori but my daughter says no.

Washington Square Park, NYC

Washington Square Park

NYC

6.23.12

430p

Duckling

Yes, I am your mother.

Summer Window

I love summer. Love it. Love it. When I wake up early in the morning and see blue skies already out to greet me, all I can do is smile.

Love bugs

Came across these roly poly's that my husband swore were doing the bug deed yet when they separated there were 3! Menage Trios?

Hidden Birdbath

While walking along an out-of-the-way trail today

we came upon this birdbath

hidden in the bushes

I guess birds like a little privacy when they bathe, too.

Favorite Flower

These were always my mother's favorite. Now they're mine. Nothing brings back memories of my mom as strongly as the smell of gardenias.

coconut mail

My husband, the letter carrier, had once told me how the post office will deliver pretty much anything that had the proper postage on it and told me a story of a kindergarten class that mailed a banana to prove the point but it wasn't until I saw this coconut with the proper postage on it that was mailed to a restaurant of a friend of ours; pretty cool.

Construction workers

Even though I'm approaching middle age

in a fast and furious way,

a part of me is still a young boy.

I think the youth in me loves this image

construction workers, carving thru the earth.

Cool.

Lamps in a Stairwell

Who got to pick the lamps in this apartment building stairwell? (And when?) I don't know, but I'm so glad they did. I hope they never remodel. Or if they do, I hope someone will save these before they go in the rubbish heap.

Binky

Saw this lost binky on the ground and wondered who lost it and how upset they were and if the parents searched for it or if they had a back up.

Pennsylvania Barn

This past weekend, James and I went to Pennsylvania

to visit with my parents.

We were greeted by scenes like this one all along the 

quiet country roads.

Love it.

Patriotic Car

Ready for Independence Day...

Bees

That's what I like to see - bees in my flowering vegies. I tried to point him in the direction of the other squash plants. I'm not sure he noticed.

They say the bee population is in trouble. But we always seem to have tons of them. If you stand under our carob tree when it's flowering, the buzzing from the bees is surreal.

Pop Quiz in Hula Class

In tonight's hula class,

the dancers were given a pop quiz.

Yup. 

Awesome.

Lucky Hammock

This makes it look like I was in the hammock all day . . .  but I only got a few minutes. Still, it was enough to stop and remember how lucky I am.

Street Cat

Saw this man and his cat kicking back along Colorado Blvd in Pasadena on a busy Saturday and was amazed that the cat just sat as people walked by and didn't flinch and his companion even got up to throw something away and told the cat stay there and the cat stayed; only saw the cat get a little fussy and hissy when a pit bull walked by but who could blame him.

Waiting

Waiting for the poetry reading to start.

CLOSED!

I love the character/sculpture standing outside of an art gallery

in Reading, PA.

Like she's saying, "Wait!  The place is closed!  Don't even try to come in."

It cracks me up.