Tallulah-Palooza Friday

 Eyes closed...

Tongue out!

Ka-Boom!!!!

 Please behold this little fluff-nugget of a puppy. He was rescued from a sketchy situation by my friend Miss R. ... he has gone off to what we hope and expect to be a good home. And yes, VERY tempting to adopt him (Miss R., who cared for him for 24 hours, but me too!). Have a good life, little boy!

 Seriously?!

GAH!!!! Head, exploded...

At Last

 My Floret dahlia has bloomed: here it was poking out of the ground. Loverly Loverboy!

This is an anonymous dahlia I've had forever; it comes back every year. Something enjoyed snacking on it, alas!

The other two dahlia tubers from Floret never came up...not sure why (frowny face).

Twitter

This sweet little finch was having a bad feather day! So cute...

Uh Oh (Maybe)

This is a small-ish bundle of bees (not in my yard) in the 'hood, up about 10 feet in this plant; the plant is right at the street where people walk. At first I thought it was just a swarm (when a queen and workers split off from a colony and go out in search of a new home; this usually takes just a few days. They are protecting a young queen in the middle of that ball).

Y'all know I love bees and am fascinated by them, but this looks like potential trouble to me: if they were just swarming and resting on the way to make a hive somewhere, I'm not sure they would be making combs. This has been here for about 5 days. On the other hand, this leaf is out in the open with no overhead protection and doesn't seem like a good place for them to settle, so maybe they are just swarming?

Methinks I will go let the homeowner know this is there--the house is not close to this plant, and they may not walk by it--and give them the name of a beekeeper who can come and remove this.

Tallulah-Palooza Friday

No words needed.

How YOU Doin'?

Old-school Ken has just heard about his cousin Man Bun Ken...hmmm....

Ice Ice Baby

Did you know I take photos of ice machines? I do! They are all a little bit different, believe it or not...

See? The same, yet different! 

A shout-out to my mom, who is suffering through the 117-degree heat in Phoenix today...

Garden Check

 Salvia.

 Lisianthus.

 Echinacea.

Salvia con apis.

Fun with Effects

Lord knows peonies don't need any special effects, but since I've probably bored everyone with peony photos, I present: "Fun with Effects."

These are most likely the last peonies of the season, alas--enjoy!

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day!

Here's a favorite photo of my daddy--I do miss him...

Hug the ones you love!

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LOVE!

 LOVE LOVE!

LOVE LOVE LOVE! This girl...actually, this elderly lady...

Jack and the Dahlia Stalk

Remember this (taken on May 10)? Look at it now! And there are several buds, too (and some aphids, which I must blast off tomorrow).

(Alas, the other two tubers have not sprouted...boo!).

Side Eye

She looks as if she knows something we don't know... side-eye game is strong!

Quilty Goodness

This is a lovely soft and faded quilt--alas, it's also QUITE ripped up so I will be selling it as a "cutter" quilt. All hand sewn, pretty pastel floral prints...so much work! Hats off the the quilters of yore.

Just Because You Can...

This was billed as "deconstructed lemon meringue pie" (it was the dessert at an event--I did not/would not order this).

Um, no: pie is sort of a perfect thing, right, with centuries of bakers making pies. Why mess with it? My English mother-in-law would refer to this as looking like "a dog's dinner." Blergh.

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Elder dog shenanigans...she was standing under this table and seemed unable to figure out how to get out from under it (frowny face). When you are 14 years old, you're allowed to stand under tables!

Okaaayyy...

Why not? (Spotted on a telephone pole...)

Baby Pom

We had so many flowers on the pomegranate tree this year, but alas, many of them dropped off (not sure why). There is fruit forming, though...yay!

Above and Beyond

 These succulent cuttings have been on the potting bench for about six weeks now...and they are blooming, even though they are, well, cut! Amazing...