Where the Wild Things Are at Our House

I never really noticed that there were wild things in our yard.  They came in one by one and next thing I knew there was a herd of them.  Luckily they have stayed in the yard and not been liberated by some nefarious person with evil intent.

The following fellow came from a local auction house.  His name is Bob and he likes to lurk in the bushes.

 This is Dillo the Armadillo.  He doesn't have a lot to say.  He lurks by the path that leads to the front door.  He seems fairly peace loving since he has yet to attack anyone walking by.  He hales from Mobile Alabama.

This feathered friend was a gift for my birthday a couple of years ago from two girlfriends and the leader of the herd.  His name is Flip the Flamingo.  He came from Ham Jam at Philadelphia, MS.

 This little guy is quite the scamp with multi-color plumage.  He likes to lurk in the split leaf philodendron.  He's not as social as others in the herd but he's very plucky!  He is a former Florida boy but seems to like living in Mississippi just fine

 Meet Flat Phil Flamingo.  He doesn't have as much dimension as the other boys but he guards his favorite Ligustrum with fierce determination.

Our final friend in the menagerie is Hooty Owl.  He sits right at the front door keeping all intruders away with his fierce face.  Can't get this guy to smile for anything... He came from my Oma's house.

DO you guys have any wild things at your house?  And I don't mean the kids.

LOVE, LOVE, KISS, KISS!

SNM

Found Treasure

I was sitting on the deck yesterday watching the small beastie running around the yard and started really looking around at nature.  It's a really amazing thing nature is.

I first noticed this interesting item in the grass.  We don't actually have any trees in the backyard.  They are on the other side of the fence.  I figure a gust of wind must have blown this into the yard.  I can't believe the two big beasties didn't grind it into dust with their gargantuan paws.

Then I looked around some more and found this little treasure caught in a clump of grass okay weed.

Then sitting on a chair was more treasure.

And on the deck near me even more treasure.

I've never noticed anything like this in our yard before in the 7 years we have lived here.  I think it all was fascinating.  I gathered it all up and I'm keeping it for some something I'll make in the future.  I wonder if treasures like this have been in the yard before and I didn't take the time to be quiet and see them? 

 "Be still, and know that I am God" Psalm 46:10

Maybe it was a message.  I'm glad I was listening.

What found treasure have you found sitting right under your nose recently?

LOVE, LOVE, KISS, KISS!

SNM

The joys of home ownership...

I came home for lunch with LB today.  It was great.  The following was not.

I wasn't sure what happened.  There was a loud popping sound and metal twisting and this is what resulted.  Kill me, kill me now.

Not sure what that wire is hanging out but I know enough to know it shouldn't be there.

LB had already left the house when I opened the garage door.  I blew up called his phone several times, like SEVEN times, and of course he didn't answer.  I wanted to stomp my foot and scream, but I didn't.  What to do, what to do?

Look, not only is the door screwed up, you can see that there is a bunch of crap piled up in the garage and the test trim paint color adds lots of class.

I called the land line at his office and left a message that he needed to turn around and come back home.  When he got here he wasn't nearly as discombobulated as I was.  He went to work and got to bending and fixing and the door mostly looks like it looked before.  I swear mechanical things just bend to his will.  

It's still broken, a ginormous spring that helps bring the door up snapped, but it can be fixed.  I'll be calling the garage door doctor to get it fixed because it isn't a simple home repair fix.  I was only 45 minutes late getting back to the office.  I think this garage door hates me.  Ah, the joys of home ownership...

Love, Love, Kiss, Kiss!

SNM