I'mmm Baaack!

Back from a wonderful vacation in SUNapee, NH! Oh, but I missed you all! Who knew a week away would cause such blogging withdrawal?! And I got pretty sick I tell ya! Had to take a break though~I had no choice! Internet service in the mountains was hit or miss, mostly the latter!
We lucked out with perfect weather though, for hiking and boating. When I think of New Hampshire, I think of lakes and lighthouses...

Dinner cruise anyone?

The kids had a blast!

A hazy morning here but you can just make out the lake. We ascended around 2500ft. to Lake Solitude. I would have photographed all the cool woodland plants (ferns, mushrooms) but the gang left me in the dust! Hey, these little feet don't go very fast! And it was a very muddy and root-rutted trail.

You just knew I had to include flowers in this post!

And a duck... and a chipmunk...lol! A favorite past-time~reading and relaxing.

Ahhh....you can just feel the peace... And talk about jaw-dropping gorgeous sunsets...

Can you tell I love this little island...so cute!By week's end, I was very sad to leave.

So, 'til next time, Sunapee...

I'll be missing thee...okay, corny rhyme!

Did Someone Wish for Rain....?!

Raising my hand...guilty! Yep, something about "rain, rain, come back and stay awhile..."

Well, guess what..it did! for over a week, we had overcast skies, heavy humidity (ew, ew, ew!) and rain! There was actually a tornado warning in my town! Yep, the torrential downpour was accompanied by hail the size of marbles! Not to mention power blips..fun!

So..now I'm changing my mind (hey, it's my prerogative!) and would like to order sunshine!
Mainly because our deck is getting a make-over and almost daily showers have not resulted in
much progress. Even had showers under bright blue sky...strange!

But not having to water the garden was a plus...Of course, this means weeds are rampant..isn't it amazing how fast they grow! I completely cleaned this bed of vincas just last month! Black-eyed Susies are lush, lush, lush! The view from my desk is a sea of yellow. Flip side...daylilies are suffering! The blooms cannot hold up and some of my late varieties open and close in mush-mode...not a pretty sight! I'm still out there every morning with my camera...catching some really cool visitors. For some reason, he reminds me of the talking "Geico" in this photo..lol.What is this bug??

More yellow!

Extra points if you see the two butterflies...

Due to all the beetle damage, I trimmed this 'Knock-Out' way back. This is her third flush of blooms for the season...easy plant!

So true how weather can affect one's mood...I've been feeling kinda blah...Maybe I'm coming down with something...or maybe just in need of a vacay!

All of you, enjoy your weekend!

Update: I see sun peeking through! Arms up again, head tilt back...BIG SMILE!

Almost Lost it All!

LOL..don't panic!...not as bad as it sounds...

Playing with Blogger template, and wasting endless hours yesterday, I was trying to add some cool features I've seen out there. After copying and pasting and making the changes, I hit "Edit"...and the screen went blank!! Can you imagine the drop in my stomach? Not to mention all the *unmentionables* I screamed! Scrambling to hit the back arrow...not sure why...BUT it worked!

Changing the background color and layout wasn't the problem...I was trying to be artsy and add some fun features...oh well! Blogger has been strange lately, too. The "Follow" widget isn't working for me and a few of my links don't load properly....anyone else having issues?

So the result..no change! I'm just thankful I didn't accidentally erase the whole darn thing!

Back to the garden...here's what's blooming today ;)


Blackberry Lily...

Queen of the Prairie...

My 3 in 1 shot...

Anyone know of a good how-to site? I'm clueless when it comes to HTML codes! I can laugh about it now, and have more or less given up....at least for the moment. Better luck next time!