Fancy Eggs From Fancy Chickens(120/365)

TIME: 7:42 AM
PLACE: Kitchen
SUBJECT: Eggs

My husband received these eggs from his chiropractor.

Fancy.

My Day (119/365)

TIME: 9:49 AM
PLACE: Panera
SUBJECT: Tracker

TIME: 4:30 PM
PLACE: Home
SUBJECT: Flowers

Claudia took me out to breakfast and Stella bought me flowers for my birthday.

Love my girls.

Church (118/365)

TIME: 7:34 PM
PLACE: Holy Trinity Church
SUBJECT: Building

I volunteered to help out at a trivia night benefiting Eden’s Army, a charity established by my college roommate’s sister.

Eden’s Army helps families at the Cardiac Care Unit at the Children’s Hospital in St. Louis. You can learn more here.

After my stint of selling all-you-can-drink wristbands, and before my other duties, I went out to my car to put some items away – the light was pretty sweet against the building.

Stella and Shadows (117/365)

TIME: 7:08 PM
PLACE: Junior High School
SUBJECT: Stella and picnic table shadow

There was a glow dance at school tonight.

Her older sister did her makeup.

Bourbon Sunset (116/365)

TIME: 8:15 PM
PLACE: Front porch
SUBJECT: Stumpy’s Old Monroe Bourbon Whiskey #14

The Husband and I sat on the front porch this evening.

He was sipping some bourbon.

Work View (115/365)

TIME: 8:26 AM
PLACE: Work
SUBJECT: Window view

This is the view from my desk.

I am able to salute the flag anytime I want.

Puffy Overlord (114/365)

TIME: 7:26 PM
PLACE: Front yard
SUBJECT: Dandelion in seed

Do you think dandelions foresaw how we humans instinctively have a desire to blow on them and in the process, contribute to the reproduction of their species?

Dandelions are our overlords.

Finally Blossoming (113/365)

TIME: 7:24 PM
PLACE: Front yard
SUBJECT: Purple Sand Cherry flower

Spring just might be here.

Finally.

12 Years Ago (112/365)

TIME: 22 April 2006 – 9:35 PM
PLACE: Kitchen
SUBJECT: James, Stella, Claudia

Back when Stella didn’t want to wear clothes in the house.

She just wanted to be “belly”

Banana Tree (111/365)

TIME: 8:48 PM
PLACE: Living Room
SUBJECT: Banana Tree

The horticulture club at our local college had their annual plant sale.

I purchased a banana tree.

I named him Burt.

Cemetery Sunset (110/365)

TIME: 8:12 PM
PLACE: Lake View Memorial Gardens
SUBJECT: Sunset

After Stella and I ate dinner, we stopped by the cemetery to see if there were any ducklings at the lake.

No baby ducks, but there was a sunset.

Corner (109/365)

TIME: 7:27 AM
PLACE: Work
SUBJECT: Coaster

This is the corner of my coaster on my desk.

Also, a small portion of my coffee mug.

Enjoy.

Sedum & Ferns (108/365)

TIME: 7:13 PM
PLACE: Lowes
SUBJECT: Plants

Stopped at Lowes to price a bathroom vanity for the rental.

They had to bring the ferns inside due to a FROST warning tonight.

Agggggggh!!!!!

Violets (107/365)

TIME: 7:32 PM
PLACE: Front yard
SUBJECT: Violets

A little bit of spring has shown up.

Just a little.

Monday (106/365)

TIME: 7:25 AM
PLACE: Work
SUBJECT: Daily view

It’s Monday, the 106th day of January.

Seriously, where is spring?

Thermostat (105/365)

TIME: 1:16 PM
PLACE: Ace Hardware
SUBJECT: Thermostat

I was purchasing paint for the rental bathroom at our local hardware store when I noticed this thermostat next to the paint counter.

The hardware employee told me that it still works – they didn’t think it did, but finally figured out a switch was off in the basement.  They flipped it, adjusted the temp on the thermostat and the furnace fired right up.

Caturday 2006 (104/365)

TIME: 8:18 PM
PLACE: Home
SUBJECT: Tessa

A Caturday photo from the archives…

Miss Tessa, age 2, sleeping in Stella’s Pack ‘n Play.

Workplace Visitors (103/365)

TIME: 2:25 PM
PLACE: Work
SUBJECT: Canadian geese

These two Canadians were hanging outside our cafeteria while I was eating lunch.

Speak Softly & Carry A Big Stick (102/365)

TIME: 7:35 PM
PLACE: Backyard
SUBJECT: Mulder & stick

He found this in the yard.

I’m pretty sure he will not make it through the gate with this one.

Quitting Time Contrails (101/365)

TIME: 5:03 PM
PLACE: Work
SUBJECT: Contrails

Sunshine.

Blue sky.

Contrails.

I never get tired of these.

When You See It (100/365)

TIME: 7:53 AM
PLACE: Kitchen
SUBJECT: Coffee

Hmmm….

I just noticed the name printed on the coffee.

Avocado Toast (099/365)

TIME: 7:47 AM
PLACE: Kitchen
SUBJECT: Stella’s breakfast

Stella made herself breakfast this morning.

She is not a millennial.  She just likes avocado toast.

Paper Product Redux (098/365)

TIME: 5:46 PM
PLACE: Home
SUBJECT: Paper towel pattern

I’ve taken a photo of a paper towel pattern before.

In 2012!

It was time for another.

Skateboard Shop (097/365)

TIME: 6:34 PM
PLACE: Around town
SUBJECT: Jolly Roger Skateboard shop façade

I’ve always liked the front of this skateboard shop.

Shout out to the husband, who drove around the block and let me have a second chance to snap a photo.

Colorful (096/365)

TIME: 6:45 PM
PLACE: Petsmart
SUBJECT: Dog rope toys

I needed to buy more dog aspirin for Miss Oreo – it helps her with her hip pain.

Big Friday night!

Logo (095/365)

TIME: 8:06
PLACE: Waiting in a fast food line
SUBJECT: Mazda logo

I didn’t get to eat supper before I went to a meeting I had tonight.

Sooo, on the way home I stopped and got some bad-for-me food from Jack-in-the-Box.

2 tacos for 99 cents?

Yes please.

Big Headed Pup (094/365)

TIME: 5:18 PM
PLACE: Bedroom
SUBJECT: Mulder

From this angle, he looks like he’s all skull.

Red Brick White Window (093/365)

TIME: 7:05 PM
PLACE: Ott’s Tavern
SUBJECT: Outside wall

As has been our normal MO on Tuesdays – we had supper at Ott’s Tavern this evening.

Love that we are staying lighter later.

Now, if only the temperature would start co-operating.

We are all done with the cold.

Character (092/365)

TIME: 4:16 PM
PLACE: Home
SUBJECT: Front door

These scratches have been on our front door since we bought the house.

Not sure how they got there, but I like them – I consider them “character”

Beans & Baskets (091/365)

TIME: 10:10 AM
PLACE: Home
SUBJECT: Jelly beans & baskets

It’s Easter, April Fools day and HH’s and my 23rd Wedding Anniversary.

A trifecta!