Half-Assed Wish (105/365)

TIME: 4:50 pm

PLACE: Backyard
SUBJECT: Dandelion

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I was trying to take a photo of a fluffy dandelion gone to seed - as if I have never, nor has anyone else ever, taken a photo of one of those before (that's sarcasm son) - when Miss Scully rudely pushed in front of me and stepped on it.

Full wish gone, just like that. Poof!

I am left with making a half-assed wish.

That's okay, a half-assed wish is better than no wish, right?  

Monday Memory (088/365)

TIME: 28 Mar 2016, 7:02 pm

PLACE: Backyard
SUBJECT: Flowering Quince bloom

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I didn't post during 2016 - why? I don't know.  Got burnt out I guess.

This is a photo I took on March 28, 2016.  We no longer have this shrub in our yard.  It was planted by the former owners in an awkward spot by the fence and driveway.  It was in the way when HH had to park his work truck in the back.  So he got rid of it.

It was a really pretty sight in the spring when it was in bloom.

At least I have photos.

Pawprints (040/365)

TIME: 8:24 pm

PLACE: Backyard
SUBJECT: Pawprints in the snow

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It is cold out there.

I don't think it's supposed to get above freezing until Saturday the 20th.

We don't let the dogs stay out very long in these temperatures, but even so, they have managed to mark up the entire yard with pawprints.

Guess they are looking for another rabbit to catch. 

Green (021/365)

TIME: 8:08 am

PLACE: Back yard

SUBJECT: Moss on fabric planters

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At this time of year, I am happy to see any sort of green in the yard. 

Moon View (019/365)

TIME: 9:13 pm

PLACE: Back yard
SUBJECT: Moon view through the trees

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Outside with the dogs on a cold night.

I wasn't out there long....neither were they.

Concrete Blocks (221/366)

TIME: 8:55 pm

PLACE: Backyard

SUBJECT: Concrete blocks

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If you don't have spare concrete blocks in your backyard, can you really call yourself a Sicilian?  

Little Tree (218/366)

TIME: 7:52 pm

PLACE: Back yard
SUBJECT: Maple

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A tiny maple is growing in a bed of pine needles inside a burnt out tree stump.

The color of this little tree looks like fall...just the way the weather feels outside today.

Memorial Chimes (217/366)

TIME: 7:04 pm

PLACE: Back yard
SUBJECT: Wind Chimes

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Oreo loved to lay under the pine tree and watch the world go by.

I bought these chimes as a memorial to her and hung them where it made her happy.

I still miss my girl so much.

'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.

 

Touching (156/365)

TIME: 5:57 PM
PLACE: Back yard
SUBJECT: Mulder & Oreo

A rare occurrence.

They are actually touching one another without fighting.

It lasted about 3 minutes.

Ivy Leaf (154/365)

TIME: 7:21 PM
PLACE: Back yard
SUBJECT: Leaf

I love the late evening light in the summer.

If only the wind would co-operate and stop blowing for just 30 seconds.

Most of the leaf is in focus at least – I’ll take what I can get.

Branch End (152/365)

TIME: 8:13 PM
PLACE: Backyard
SUBJECT: Tree branch

HH got a new toy from the Home Depot.

A Ryobi Lithium-Ion Cordless Pole Saw.

He has raised the canopies on the trees in the backyard.

Tiny Pine Cones (121/365)

TIME: 7:38 PM
PLACE: Back yard
SUBJECT: Pine cones

Our pine tree has a ton of tiny pine cones on it this year.

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.

Shingle Snow (035/365)

TIME: 5:40 PM
PLACE: Backyard
SUBJECT: Snow on garage roof

Supposedly this is just a tiny preview of what is to come on Tuesday evening.

I’m good if this is all there is.

Muddy Impression (021/365)

TIME: 4:52 PM
PLACE: Backyard
SUBJECT: Paw print

It’s warmer today.

The ground thawed and now we have mud.

Just great.

Stella McBoing-Boing (203/365)

This is the story of Gerald McCloy, and the strange thing that happened to that little boy. They say it all started when Gerald was two. That's the age kids start talking, least most of them do. Well, when he started talking, you know what he said? He didn't talk words, he went...
[boing, boing]
... instead.
Narrator, Gerald McBoing-Boing, Animation, Short, Comedy, 1950

TIME: 7:23 PM
PLACE: Backyard
SUBJECT: Stella on Trampoline

There's been a lot of bouncing going on these past couple of weeks.
That’s good.

Maple & Moon (086/365)

TIME:  9:29 PM
PLACE:  Backyard
SUBJECT:  Maple tree & moon

It was snowing this morning.
We are supposed to have a hard freeze tonight.
Where is spring?

Street Light Shadows (061/365)

“Poetry is the shadow cast by our streetlight imaginations.”

― Lawrence Ferlinghetti (American, poet, painter, b41919)

TIME: 8:07 PM
PLACE: Backyard
SUBJECT: Rake and bee enclosure

The snow on the ground emphasizes the shadows in the backyard from the street light in the alley.
There may be no snow on the ground by tomorrow evening.
Tonight, it is suppose to rain & sleet.
Tomorrow they are predicting a high of 52 degrees.

Sliding Snow (048/365)

“You always say "I'll quit when I start to slide," and then one morning you wake up and realize you've done slid.”
Sugar Ray Robinson (American Boxer, 1920-1989)

TIME: 2:31 PM
PLACE: Backyard
SUBJECT: Slide

I had scheduled today as a vacation day in early January.
There was a brief moment of panic yesterday, when it almost looked like the kids would be off for a snow day as well.
I love my kids, but needed a day just for me.
Thank goodness they had school.