Just a girl and her benebone, enjoying a morning play~chew session!
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8/24/25
8/21/25
Sasebo Gardens in August
Howdy! Welcome to Nature Friday, where we get to meet new friends and share a picture or two of what nature looks like around Blogville. Today, I'm here with Flossy the Flamingo to take a gander at what August looks like at the Sasebo Japanese Garden (part of the ABQ Botanic Garden).
The paths are still surrounded in green and mostly in the shade, Mama says it is pretty warm outside, even in the morning, so the shade feels nice.
Japanese Anemone is blooming everywhere. From pretty little buds like these....
Blooms in the shade....
...and sunny blooms, these pretty pink flowers made Mama smile all morning.
They are my favorite color, so you know they made me smile too!
This purple Flax also seems to be big bloomer this time of year!
Those sure are some pretty flowers, aren't they Flossy?? Now, let's take a look at some of the waterfall and its foliage.
The waterfall area is still lined with green, Mama says it's still to warm for the leaves to be changing.
The koi and ducks still like swimming around. This Summer, red crepe myrtles have popped up here and there too!
We'll leave you this week with a dreamy look at some Japanese Maple leaves along with a video Mama made a video of her latest walk:
Thanks for joining us for this month's walk around the Sasebo Japanese Garden. I know we are enjoying seeing how the Garden changes every month.
We hope all our friends get out and experience some nature this weekend!
Show us your nature! It can be flowers, your current weather, a scene out of your window, or maybe a picture from a vacation, walk or other journey! Any kind of nature picture will do! If you don't see a link below, click HERE to go to our Hoppity Page.
8/20/25
Thankful for the Lambie Cabinet
GGRRRR...GRRRRRRR
Oh, Hi there!!! I have a question for you...
Have you ever wondered where Lambies come from???
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The Lambie Cabinet, of course!!
Rosy and I are VERY thankful that, in case of "lambicide" (always accidental of course), there are always extra lambies ready to play.
Mama is VERY thankful whenever Chewy.com has lambies on sale BOL!
8/19/25
Blame it on the Weather on BWW
This year, my leggy has been a bit more sore than it has been the past few years. Mama says her joints feel the same way. She thinks it might be that we have had more rain and humidity than usual.
In other words, we are blaming it on the weather.
TC captured some of these rainstorms and we thought it might be fun to show you some of the weather drama we get in our corner of Blogville.
(As always, feel free to visit our YouTube Channel HERE)
We know it's been hot around the world this Summer, but have you gotten much rain in your corner of Blogville??
Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop this week!
8/18/25
Sunny Back to School Funny
Hey Rosy, I thought we would celebrate the start of school with a little Sunny Funny...are you ready??
How do bees get to school???
On the School BUZZ...get it???
Bwaaahaaahaahaahaa!!
I don't know Sunny, I think that sounds like one of those Dad jokes...
I give it two raspberries!! BOL
We are joining Sandee at Comedy Plus for the
Happy Tuesday Blog Hop this week!
8/17/25
Back to School
"Let today be the start of something new...."
We can't believe kids around here are back in school already....Summer went by sooooo quickly!!!
Are kids back in school in your corner of Blogville??
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Awww Monday Blog Hop!
8/14/25
Lake Life - The Mississippi River Headwaters
Welcome to Nature Friday, where we get to meet new friends and share a picture or two of what nature looks like around Blogville. A sincere thank you to all who have visited this week and followed our Minnesota visit with family. I promise the pups will return Monday.
On our final day in Minnesota, we took a ride out to Itasca State Park and the Mississippi River Headwaters. Where the river begins its journey
Here, 1475 feet above the ocean,
the mighty Mississippi begins
to flow on its winding way
2552 miles to the Gulf of Mexico.
Itasca is the oldest state park in Minnesota, established in 1891. Not only is it the location of the start of the Mississippi River, but is the home to many beautiful trails. We had a great time exploring a trail leading to a fire tower.
Along the way, I got to admire some cool fungi....
Since we rarely see any kind of mushroom here in New Mexico, this was a wonderful treat.
I saw some beautiful blooming jewel weed
This dogbane with its pink striped curly blooms were everywhere
...as were the yellow avens.
Believe it or not, this is actually a species of hazelnut. When you peel the green casing away, there is a small nut inside.
I noticed some pretty columbine flowers and was amazed at how much smaller they were compared to the ones that grow, not only here, but in California.
The kids had a blast climbing the Fire Tower before we started the trek back. (This fire tower is retired, most Minnesota fires are now spotted by satellite)
This was our second trip Itasca State Park, but our first hike. I definitely can see us coming back again next year to see what other beautiful trails we can find.
We had such a marvelous time visiting with family in Minnesota, and would recommend the Park Rapids area to anyone looking for a nice quiet place to get away and live the Lake Life for a bit~
We hope all our friends get out and explore some kind of nature this weekend!
Show us your nature! It can be flowers, your current weather, a scene out of your window, or maybe a picture from a vacation, walk or other journey! Any kind of nature picture will do! If you don't see a link below, click HERE to go to our Hoppity Page.
8/13/25
Lake Life - Family Time is the Best Time
Although the scenery is beautiful, the main reason for our visits to Minnesota is for quality family time. I am blessed to have a collection of chosen family (aka in-laws) that I am as close to as I am my family by blood. Ed and I are very thankful we get the chance to catch up with them all together every two years.
We have been able to see nieces and nephews grow and thrive.
This trip was filled with outside exploring as a family.....
... some one on one catching up with crochet needles...
...there was reminiscing while putting together a jigsaw puzzle or two (or three or four).
...some gaming for the twenty somethings....
...and some old time video games for the fifty somethings (and younger fans)
We are so thankful for these wonderful family reunions as they re-enforce that family time truly is the best time!
Thank you to Maxwell and Angel Brian for hosting the
Thankful Thursday Blog Hop
8/12/25
Lake Life - MN Backyard Wildlife Wednesday
One of my favorite activities while in Minnesota was kayaking. Our VRBO had numerous kayaks, giving any who wanted to the chance to go out and explore the waters surrounding the house! I made it a point to get out and see what I could see. You will never guess what appeared right in front of me during my first kayak excursion.
AN OTTER!!!
I took this as a sign to get out and explore the lake on a kayak whenever the weather allowed.
There was also the Loon. I had never glimpsed this bird before....and boy was I amazed when I heard their call during one of our evening boat cruises.
Isn't the sound just mesmerizing??
The Loon has four different calls:
The Wail - A long mournful sound used to communicate with family members
The Yodel - A series of rapid notes used to establish territory
The Tremolo - A quavering sound used when the Loon is alarmed or excited
Common Call - A short, sharp sound used for communication
This could be the Common Call or the Yodel...what do you think??
The Loon is Minnesota's State Bird and there is said to be over 12,000 common Loons in Minnesota during the Summer...WOW!!!
Kayaking and water bird watching...
Two more Lake Life favorites for sure!
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