Early evening when the sun was going down on Monday, August 17th (yesterday), we had very interesting skis overhead.
Bubbles is still dropping by too. We opened up the curtains one morning and three mourning doves flew off the edge of the birdbath. No photos of them though. I am wondering why the camera didn’t catch that. You can see more clearly one of the copper objects I placed into the water to stop algae from growing. It is a dragonfly.
I finished a jigsaw puzzle and thought it was very nice. Edible mushrooms I suppose? I really would not know and will continue to get mine from the store.
A photo taken the last time we were at the garden, I found the flower along the path near the greenhouse. It is called Mohr’s Rosinweed, native to the Southeastern United States apparently, namely northern Alabama, southern Tennessee and extreme northwest Georgia.
A quiet day but a pleasant one. I had a mad moment and made breakfast for dinner (yesterday this would be and it was a late lunch/early dinner). We had French Toast with a banana and the last of the raspberries. It has been a long time for French Toast and we much enjoyed the change. Later we snacked on a little ham and Campari Tomatoes.
It is a special day today. Our son turns 47.
Happy Birthday Son!
We are going out with him and our dear daughter-in-law for his birthday meal later, after their work day.
Take good care of yourselves
and I wish you all a very happy day.






Oh my gosh, this sky!! Kind of like Jesus is coming back...
ReplyDeleteThank you Ginny, how beautiful :)
DeleteYour sky photos and the dragonfly with the bird are beautiful. A breakfast like that is a real treat.
ReplyDeleteThat puzzle is lovely—it features porcini and chanterelle mushrooms. I don't forage for them myself, either.
Wishing your son all the best and lots of love on his birthday—have a wonderful celebration!
Hugs, Elke
Thank you dear Elke, and I see more breakfasts for dinner in our future :) Thank you for identifying the mushrooms. I wish I had a life-long foraging experience but will always need to go to the supermarket. Thank you so much for your kind words on our son’s birthday celebration. Hugs, Denise
DeleteHappy Birthday to your son and I'm sure he will have a wonderful day, Denise.
ReplyDeleteInteresting you put the dragonfly in the water. That sky is beautiful and very different but then the sky is like that always.
Take care...love the jigsaw photo.
Thank you kindly Margaret :) he did. It is now the next day. He had a wonderful time and so did we helping him to celebrate. Glad you enjoyed the skies and the jigsaw. You take care also.
DeleteThat is a scary and intimidating sky.
ReplyDeleteIt was very unusual but also very beautiful. The photo only showed part of that cloud. It seemed to go on forever :)
DeleteA very interesting sky. Happy birthday to your son.
ReplyDeleteThank you David it was and he had a wonderful birthday :)
DeleteHappy Birthday to your son! Love the sky images and the cute Goldfinch.
ReplyDeleteTake care, enjoy your day and the new week ahead.
Thank you Eileen, much appreciated :) and the same to you.
DeleteHappy birthday to your son. That sky is amazing.i always liked having breakfast for dinner.
ReplyDeleteThank you Ann, he had a great one. I enjoy having breakfast for dinner every now and again :)
DeleteFirst of all, happy birthday to your son. I hope he had a lovely day and you all enjoy the birthday meal
ReplyDeleteThe rosinweed is so pretty, and the copper dragonfly is doing its job.
Thank you Janice, I and he will appreciate that very much and he had a wonderful day :) I like the Rosinweed too and I can’t remember who it was who told me to put copper in the water to stop the algae, but I am very grateful :)
DeleteGood morning to you.. that is a great sky, and I like your puzzle. Sue just finished a big one yesterday and already has the next box opened.
ReplyDeleteGood morning to you too John :) thank you and I will be very interested in Sue’s jigsaw puzzle.
DeleteGorgeous skies!
ReplyDeleteAnd happy 47th to your son!
DeleteThank you Christine, very much appreciated :)
DeleteYour sky looks like some friendly aliens are gliding in to say hello. Linda in Kansas
ReplyDeleteIsn’t that the truth? :) Thanks for the smile Linda :)
DeleteA beautiful sky capture, Denise, and breakfast for dinner sounds delicious. Birthday wishes to your son. Sometimes, its hard to believe how much children have aged!
ReplyDeleteThank you Dorothy, I am happy you think so and I appreciate your birthday wishes too :) I couldn’t agree more.
DeleteWhat interesting sky pictures. I have a goldfinch that comes for a drink at my bird bath every now and then. A mourning dove likes to slap its tail feathers into the bath. There is a male cardinal that takes a bath, whenever it visits. Happy birthday to your son.
ReplyDeleteThanks Linda, the skies have been amazing lately and thank you very much for the birthday wishes for our son. It sounds like your bird bath is pretty busy :)
DeleteDenise what a gloriously breathtaking sky. wow did your weather folks have any info on what might have attributed to that beauty?
ReplyDeleteHappy 47 to your wonderful son.
Hugs Cecilia
Thank you Cecilia, we thought so too :) I don’t remember hearing anything from the weather people. Thank you also for your birthday greetings to our son, he had a lovely time. Hugs, Denise.
DeleteHappiest birthdays to your dear son! I'm sure your meal out will be a special treat.
ReplyDeleteThank you Ellen :) it was wonderful!
DeleteThat sky. Wow!! Enjoy dinner with your son on his birthday.
ReplyDeleteIt certainly was and thank you Sandra, it was wonderful :)
DeleteHave a nice Day.
ReplyDeleteThank you Anne, you too :)
DeleteWhat an unusual and pretty sky, Denise. Sometimes breakfast for dinner is the thing to do, and French toast is always good. Happy Birthday to your son. And I love that copper dragonfly. I wish you good remaining August days, Denise. I am awaiting Fall. ; )
ReplyDeleteThank you Sheri, for everything you have mentioned here :) I am looking forward to Fall too.
DeleteYou sky is lovely and so is Bubbles. Happy birthday to your son!
ReplyDeleteThank you Jeanie, for our son’s birthday wishes also :)
DeleteThat is a super cool sky. And that is a cool dragonfly in your birdbath. And you even have birds using it too. I have honeybees using mine. :)
ReplyDeleteHi Erika, it certainly was! Happy you enjoyed the dragonfly. I was happy to find it :) I am always delighted to hear about your honeybees.
DeleteLindo cielo. Te mando un beso.
ReplyDeleteMuchas gracias :) Te mando un beso.
DeleteHappy birthday to your boy :-D Lovely photos Denise :-D
ReplyDeleteThank you Ananka, I very much appreciate that :)
DeleteA very Happy Birthday to your son. It was our son's 33rd birthday on Monday.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing those wonderful sky pictures.
Thank you Beverley and how great is that? A Very Happy Birthday to your son also :) I am glad you enjoyed the sky photos.
DeleteThose skies are wonderful.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday wishes to your son.
All the best Jan
Hello Jan :) thank you so much for your birthday wishes for our son also and happy you enjoyed the skies. All the best, Denise
DeleteWow, that is a very unusual sky..
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to your son!
Hi Sandra, thank you so much, he had a lovely birthday :) it was a very unusual sky that day.
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