Enough...

Ok...even I am getting tired of our current weather pattern. I keep forgetting it is nearly summer. Our long days are being wasted on stuff you can only do if it's raining instead of stuff that is good to do when it is dry. Very annoying, to say the least. I'm a Washingtonian and I normally love the rain, but this is just too much. I wanted to be way more productive this summer. I need to grade the dog's yard with a bobcat and need dry weather to accomplish that. I need to take things to the dump and want dry weather to do that. I want to sell and give away things on Craig's list and want dry weather for that. I don't care if it's cloudy, but does it really need to rain this much? Is this the fault of the volcanoes that spewed this past year? Is it just natural because we live in a rainforest area? Will we be regretting complaining once it does ever get warm because it will get way too hot?
These are the questions that have no answers.
Or answers I might not want to hear. Or answers that really don't matter. All I know is that I am ready for some sunny weather with some blue skies that last more than a day.

Not like this.

Like this.

Since the subject is "now"...

here are today's macro shots. We actually have sun and warm weather! It's a miracle.
I was trying to get a bee hovering, but these bees were so fast that even with continuous shooting I kept missing them. I had to quit because they started getting too close to me after awhile. I was shooting through the lens finder instead of by using the LCD display. I get better control actually looking through the lens finder.


Not a very clear picture, but you can see the bee is loaded with pollen.


Gathering the pollen.



I did catch one hovering, but it is blurry. I need a clear one.



I was trying to get a view where you could see all the pollen on his butt.



Hello grandma! Whatcha doing?



Blowing spit bubbles.



Mini Iris.



Mini iris again.


Stamen and pistil in the rhody bloom.

What Logan and I did today.

What I did today.

I put down my first set of stone borders that will be next to the driveway. I decided I didn't want my stone retaining walls to be perfectly even and perfectly level. I have looked at hundreds of examples around town from perfectly level (using a level to install) to haphazardly thrown around a tree. I am not down for a perfectly manicured lawn with perfect borders. My yard will always be lived in, just like my house. I like things to look more natural. I have decided to go with the middle of the road and used eye leveling. I also went with some of the natural dips and curves. I did use sand to help with what leveling I did do. I'm happy with the results so far.

The big view.


Before I put the flower pots on the edge.


Side view.


My new tulips are starting to open.


A pretty little mixed bulb pot.


Showing the next area I have to tackle.




What Logan did today.

Dragging his tractor through the mud.



Trying to get past Isaac onto the road.


Slosh, slosh, slosh!


Driving through the puddles.


Falling off. (he did this several times).


Checking how dirty his hand got when he fell.


Picking up a rock.


Examining the rock.

Beautiful day.

It's a beautiful day here. Warm and sunny and nice and could easily give you spring fever. This in no way ties to the theme and it's pretty much all I have. I went to Kmart and put a RED microwave on layaway, along with pots and pans to go with my new stove. I looked at dishes and some other stuff. I bought a little lamp and a clock for my bedroom.
You have to love the fact that your electrical wiring now tells time. The new clocks set themselves just by you plugging them into the wall. Things are so smart these days! Now maybe I can get up a little earlier because I can see the time. This room is like a sleep chamber. Seriously. So dark and quiet.
Ok...need to go to work. I will look for some themed stuff tomorrow. I just didn't have time today. Wanted to shovel gravel and sweep the porch and Kmart takes a lot of time, you know.