Day 158 of 2018

What is it? 

Well, I am not going to make you really guess 

because it is pretty obvious that it is ice cream but there is more to it than that.  

This is one of only two pictures I took today.  

Before I left the house today, I changed the lens on my camera 

with every intention of taking a picture of today's activities, 

but, as it sometimes happens to me, I get so wrapped up in what is happening 

that I forget to get my camera out and take a picture.  

I do feel sometimes it is better to be IN the moment 

rather than have the camera out to record the moment.  

So back to the picture.  

After getting home, making and eating dinner, 

Fireball and I decided to walk to the grocery store for dessert (the ice cream) 

and had to make sure it would survive the half mile return trip 

in our 90 degree weather.  

Enter the Packit Freezable lunch bag.  

It was just what we needed.  

The ice cream fit and was perfectly scoop-able when we arrived home.   

Day 157 of 2018

This time the joy is in my own back yard.

Day 156 of 2018

If you remember this puzzle I was given for Mother's Day, 

you can see that I am progressing right along. 

I can tell you though that puzzle number 25 took me a very long time. 

It consisted of twelve cats/three layers. 

Yesterday I was debating whether to skip number 25, move on 

and come back to it another time. 

Today I tried one more time and finally solved it 

so I got to move on after all. 

This is number 26 which consists of six cats/four layers 

and took me very little time. 

I feel better now.

Day 155 of 2018

For some reason I did not get the fountain running, any flowers planted 

or the bird feeders filled in the back yard last year. 

This year I have done all three.  

Fireball has helped me move the bird feeder station to a spot which will, 

hopefully, discourage raccoons from attempting the jump. 

This little squirrel was quite perplexed as she kept staring down at the bubbling 

fountain but did not attempt the jump.

Day 154 of 2018

I spied this lovely spot on our evening walk. 

As I am always looking for landscape ideas for our sad, overgrown yard,

I took note...and a few photos.

Day 153 of 2018

This day began with a water leak under the bathroom sink at 4:00 in the morning 

and ended with listening to part of an audiobook with Fireball. 

The rest of the day consisted of yard work, other outside projects, 

and trips to a couple stores to continue the work. 

One of the stops was the hardware store for plumbing supplies 

(remember the aforementioned leak?)

where we found this little glass bottle, tea candle holder.  

I was hoping to find two but only found one.  

Nevertheless, I am happy to have one.

Day 152 of 2018

These two.  My two guys. 

One of them is forty. 

Time:  it's a funny thing.