Monday, June 30, 2008

School's out!

What a busy time I've had over the last week or so...however the children are off on summer vacation, and I am off for a 4 day weekend, before heading back to work to finish off the school year paperwork, and get ready for September...then I'll be off for 6 weeks. (Doing a happy dance..well I would if it wasn't so HOT). I think it is still 25 degrees outside and it's after midnight. I fell asleep (becoming a habit) in the afternoon, and now I'm not tired at all. So I have gathered some of today's (oops, I mean yesterday's) photos together to share with you.

One of the first things I did this morning was to take the griddle outside to cook breakfast. This gives me the feeling that I'm camping, but with all the comforts of home. When I was opening the folded table to put the griddle on, look who was resting on one of the table legs...







He seems to like the deck so I decided to make him a house using some of my heart rocks. I have no idea if he will use it, but I had fun! I even put the little frogs that were on my window sill on the edge of his "roof".










After breakfast I took a wander around the garden, and here are a few photos:













The fruit tress: pear, apple and cherry trees show promise, but the cherries are often ready by July 1 ~ not this year!












Here's Nikki's beautiful rose bud opening ... the ONLY bud in my whole rose garden, thanks to the deer (oops, sorry I mentioned deer Daffy... more later)





Deer Daffy ~ just for you





AND here's something for Flighty, on the occasion of his first Plot 124 blog anniversary...

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6 comments:

  1. A griddle-cooked breakfast outside sounds really good. Now I am hungry for pancakes and eggs!

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  2. Enjoy the break, it sounds like you need it!
    Frog Canuck is a terrific colour.I hope that he takes to that comfy looking home that you've provided.
    Lovely photos as always, although I did have to look twice at one of them!
    I love this Frog as well! He'll get mentioned and shown on my next plot entry. Many thanks! xx

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  3. You seem to have many good friends in the garden, Glo. How lovely is it that you have a few weeks to enjoy them!

    25C at midnight? Whew, that's pretty warm for your neck o' the woods. We had a few too-warm days last week when temps remained at 31C well after sunset.

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  4. Oh my! That Deerphant fairly scared the life out of me! I wouldn't like to meet that mixture on a country road!
    I loved your photographs Glo! Brilliant as ever.
    Flighty will be so pleased with his hypnotic froggie!
    I wish we could have some continuous warm weather... just for a month or two maybe?

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  5. Hi BH ~ and that's exactly what we had! Yum... I love eating outside :)
    (as long as there's no wasps around)

    Flighty ~ I've no idea if he'll go in his cosy little house, but I looked online and there's all sorts of frog villages that people make so at least I'm not the only frog house maker :) You're very welcome for the jumping frog ... I found the anim gif on the internet and added the words, trying to keep them out of the way of his leaping!

    Nikki ~ Yes, I'm looking forward to the time off. It has been really hot the last few days. Last night it was 22 degrees at 10:30 p.m., and this morning it was 26 degrees in the office when I arrived at 7:35 a.m. It's supposed to cool down a bit during the next few days, and possibly a shower. The cherries seem to like the heat though as they are finally turning red!

    Deer Daffy ~ Well enough of the deer you implied, so here's something endeering for you :) I wouldn't like to run into a real one either...
    Yes the frog is rather mesmerizing...however frogs are known to be very hoppy :)

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  6. We often boil up a camping kettle outside on a petrol stove to make a cup of tea. Yes it would be easier just to come inside and switch on the electric kettle, but not half as much fun! x

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