I have this app on my iPad called ArtCard. It gives some nice effects, and this is one of several. You will see a bee on a plant, one of the many bees I saw that day on a walk around Green Spring Gardens. I will be sharing the actual photo soon.
This was two days ago (the 4th). I love going to these places at different times of the year. There is always something different blooming, and on every visit something new to see. We definitely feel fortunate that we have several botanical gardens and parks within a short car ride away.
It was a tad humid but tolerable and I always keep water handy. There were not too many people out and about, but I met Bubbles and her family. A sweet little pup and two nice young ladies who were only too happy to tell me about her. I said as I walked by, “You have a sweet pup!” and that was enough to start a conversation. I had no intention of disrupting their own photographic session with Bubbles. I was following Gregg and he was half-way back to the car, walking ahead quickly so that he could turn the air on to cool the car. But the closer I approached on the walking path, I spotted Bubbles. When she saw me she started wriggling her body from side to side, her tail was doing a good impression of a whirligig, her front paws marching on the spot in a continuous Philip Souza motion. She was very excited, and the young ladies were concerned when she started jumping all over me. She had only been with them for a short time, but I reassured them that I was a tried-and-true dog lover and I understood puppies. I think Bubbles recognized a friendly ear scratcher and she certainly loved the attention.
They probably would have been surprised if they knew that being around Bubbles was heartbalm for me, as Seraphina was a few days before. Dogs always call to me like a siren song, as it did my father and his mother before him. I wouldn't be surprised if this has been passed down through even more generations before them. Bye for now Bubbles, have a very happy life you sweet little dog.
So, finally at our car and with air-conditioner cooling (thank you Gregg), I was grateful for the extra water I had brought with me. It was still nice and cold. How on earth those early settlers managed when they experienced their first humid summer here, not to mention further south to the tip of Florida. They were brave souls.
This shows our temperatures for the week. It is cooler than it has been, and most nights are going to be from the mid to high 60’s.
And another Sunday post. I am not sure this will be a weekly tradition as I usually take a rest day from the laptop. But while I have lots to share, along with the time and inclination, I will just keep them coming. At least for a while.
Happy Sunday everyone, and
thanks for stopping by.
