Fern On A Chair (213/366)

TIME: 6:36 pm

PLACE: Front porch
SUBJECT: Boston Fern

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Trying again this year with the Boston Ferns from Home Depot.

I have had 2 on my porch since about April.

They are not dead yet.

I have hope.

General Store, Farmland & Sky (212/366)

TIME: 6:20 to 8:15 pm

PLACE: Covington Road and along Illinois Route 177
SUBJECT: General Store, Farmland, Sky

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For the 2nd time this week, we ventured out to eat.  

This time we went to Hoyleton, Illinois (home town of former Montreal Expos & San Francisco Giants left-hander pitcher Kirk Reuter) and ate at Kretzer's Grill and Bar.

Raindrop (211/366)

TIME: 7:50 pm
PLACE: Backyard
SUBJECT: Raindrop on pipe

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It rained early this evening.

The neighbor's house is upside down in the raindrop.

Fountain (210/366)

TIME: 7:44 pm
PLACE: Downtown
SUBJECT: Fountain and Courthouse

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The husband and I celebrated our 31st-1st Date Anniversary this evening.

Our original 1st date restaurant over in St. Louis is only offering carry-out right now, so we ate at a local downtown restaurant instead.  

Our youngest, StellaDella, and a friend of hers ate with us.

It was nice to get out of the house.

COVID Crafting? (209/366)

TIME: 7:53 pm
PLACE: Backyard
SUBJECT: Dog hair

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After brushing the doggos this evening....

I almost have enough hair to felt a sweater!

Scully at Attention (208/366)

TIME: 4:38 pm

PLACE: Living Room
SUBJECT: Scully

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I am holding a ball.

This is the one of the few ways to keep her still enough to be able to take a photo.

Blackberry Crumble > Blackberry Cobbler (207/366)

TIME: 5:42 pm

PLACE: Kitchen
SUBJECT: Blackberry Crumble

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I like a crumble better than a cobbler.

I texted this picture to my son in Afghanistan.

He texted me back "Ooooo I would eat that right up!"

 Then I immediately felt bad because he can't have any :(

Mr. Mo (206/366)

TIME: 9:38 pm
PLACE: Living room
SUBJECT: Mulder

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I just love this boy.

Gender Reveal (205/366)

TIME: 8:30 pm

PLACE: StellaDella's room
SUBJECT: DVD and VHS

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The leopard geckos were finally old/big enough to be sexed. Stella took them to the Tye-Dyed Iguana  to obtain the answer we were all waiting for.

drum roll please....

...well break out the pink glitter cannon - They are girls!!!

Close Ups (204/366)

TIME: 6:04 pm

PLACE: Side of the house
SUBJECT: Flowers

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I spy the pollen that is making me sneeze.

Rainwater Reflection (203/366)

TIME: 7:40 pm

PLACE: Alley
SUBJECT: Foundry & Power Poles

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Had a big storm here earlier this evening.

It left some standing water in the alley.

The Mess She Makes (202/366)

TIME: 10:13 am
PLACE: Kitchen
SUBJECT: Rice, dog food & Scully's bowl

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I don't know if it is her long snout, or if she is just a messy eater.

My money is on "she's a messy eater".

Bad Picture of a Butterfly (201/366)

TIME: 11:37 am

PLACE: Front yard
SUBJECT: Eastern Tiger Swallowtails- Papilio glaucus (I think)

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I finally saw a butterfly on my $4.99 Aldi butterfly bush I planted last year.

It was very flighty. I had a hard time grabbing a shot.  

This is what I got - it's blurry - but what are you going to do? 

Blackberries (200/366)

TIME: 7:21 pm

PLACE: Front porch
SUBJECT: Blackberries

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The husband helped friends by removing some wasps from their barn.

He refused money, but accepted blackberries as payment.

I'm good with that!

Tractor (199/366)

TIME: 8:53 pm

PLACE: S 17th Street
SUBJECT: Tractor

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This tractor is outstanding in its field.

(Mom joke of the day.)

Wedge Bank (198/366)

TIME: 8:05 pm

PLACE: Alton, Illinois
SUBJECT: Wedge Bank

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HH and I went to the Alton Farmers' & Artisans' Market this evening.

It is by the Jacoby Arts Center and this old bank building.

This building is definitely not as tall as the Flat Iron building in NYC, however, I've heard the floor plan is the same.  Also, this building sits on an incline which the Flat Iron does not.  

It operated as a banking facility until 1996 when it closed.

It is also apparently, a geocache site.

Chewed (197/366)

TIME: 8:34 pm

PLACE: My desk
SUBJECT: Squeeky ball (what's left of it)

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Miss Scully likes to chew.

This squeeky ball came from the inside of a soft toy (which she also mutilated).

It didn't stand a chance.

Eveyone is Wearing A Mask (196/366)

TIME: 7:21 pm

PLACE: Ott's Tavern
SUBJECT: Alcohol bottles

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Even the alcohol at the tavern are all wearing masks.

Gotta be safe!

Charlie's Drive-In (195/366)

TIME: 7:29 pm

PLACE: Wood River, IL
SUBJECT: Drive-in sign

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HH and I drove the Miata to Wood River for some burgers this evening.

A nice night for having the top down and eating at the drive-in. 

Cape Girardeau (194/366)

TIME: 2:20 pm - 2:52 pm
PLACE: Cape Girardeau Missouri
SUBJECT: Various things

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The Husband and I drove down to Cape Girardeau to check out some real estate...

We stopped by Annie Laurie Antiques and met this sassy lady.

We also went down to the flood wall and levee.

Tracks!!!

Train!!!

The river side of the flood wall.

The levee and Mississippi looking south toward the Bill Emerson Memorial bridge.
 


Under the bridge. 

Little Free Library (193/366)

TIME: 7:26 pm

PLACE: Henry Raab School
SUBJECT: Little Free Library

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The grade school has a little free library outside the front entrance.

It is a prime sniffing spot for the dogs when we walk by.

 

Pollen Covered (192/366)

TIME: 8:23 pm

PLACE: Backyard

SUBJECT: Bumblebee

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Wouldn't it suck to if you were a bee and had a pollen allergy?

Tired Boy (191/366)

TIME: 11:16 pm
PLACE: Living room
SUBJECT: Mulder

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The day got by me and I hadn't taken a picture.

A photo of Mr. Mulder, laying on his hair-covered bed, will always work.

A Tale of Two Trees (190/366)

TIME: 9:40 pm

PLACE: Backyard
SUBJECT: My neighbor's trees

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Two trees, illuminated from the alley security light.  

Spider Shadows (189/366)

TIME: 9:45 pm

PLACE: Back porch
SUBJECT: Spider

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If a spider sees 2 shadows...does that mean at least 6 more weeks of COVID? 

Cranky (188/366)

TIME: 3:21 pm

PLACE: Backyard

SUBJECT: Baby robin

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This guy was on the ground and I had to chase the dogs away from him.

He flew up here and looked pretty cranky about the whole situation.

His parents were not happy either.

He flew away a bit after I took the photo - I think he will be fine. 

1 GIG Baby! (187/366)

TIME: 12:51 pm
PLACE: Home
SUBJECT: Wi-fi Router

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I switched to AT&T fiber optics because, well, 1 GIG Internet.

And I'm working from home, hopefully this helps.

Red, White & Blue (186/366)

TIME: 7:47 pm

PLACE: Side yard
SUBJECT: Flowers

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I am leaving the fireworks up to all the others in the neighborhood - The amount of them being set off during the past month has been tremendous.

I will go with flowers for my patriotic-ness today.

 

'Shrooms (185/366)

TIME: 8:22 am
PLACE: Back yard
SUBJECT: Mushrooms

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No tomatoes yet, but we have mushrooms!

Probably not going to eat them though.

 

Aldi (184/366)

TIME: 6:38 pm
PLACE: Aldi
SUBJECT: Entrance

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A bit out of focus, but probably because I was excited about the fact that our Aldi is in the beginning stages of being remolded.

That is what this lockdown is doing to me...I am getting giddy about a grocery store renovation.

Asphalt Skull (183/366)

TIME: 7:54 pm
PLACE: Alley
SUBJECT: Asphalt

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This section of broken asphalt looks like a skull to me.