Somewhere out there I reckon there is a mighty fine country song just right for this picture….
Tag Archives: Funny
Walking a Neighborhood in Bloom
My backyard Sour Cherry Tree (and not another pollinator anywhere close that I know of)
Sneaking a picture of neighbor’s Daylily (this took some “stealth photography” exercises in order not to alert the yappy dogs of my encroachment)
Petunias greet the postman every Spring day next door…
I’ve had these Spiderlilies at my front door for many years, although the blooms get less each year as my trees give too much shade (a Jamaican gardener I once knew called these “Trashy Ladies”…he had his reasons and I’ll leave it at that)
Why is it a rose – or that by any other name – poses such a photographic challenge for me…every blooming time?
Petunias-a-plenty
A Clematis twines the neighbor’s mailbox
Spent roses (Hey! Now these are roses I can photograph!)
Just about to burst open to delight all that take notice….
A neighbor practicing his own version of a rooftop garden…apparently
Burning Quote
“We burn daylight.” – William Shakespeare
(My kids hated me saying this when they were growing up, but they obviously had(have) no idea how well read their dad was(is)…hahaha)
Scottie (Easter) Sunday
The Princess – a snoot full of dirt from digging in my yard
The Prince turns 3 months old tomorrow…
He is all pup…and all moods. We’re making progress on the house training too (at least I keep telling myself that)
He sometimes gets so tired he just plops over….
Understand that typically I scold the hounds for roughing up my plants, especially when they are just flushing their spring growth, but how can I with this look?
With a Scottie, the ears are suppose to stand straight up…both of them…any time now buddy
And also with the Scottie they dig for varmints…or just maybe they do it just because sometimes….
A 1st for Lincoln
Here he is: the FGs. Lincoln turned one year old on Monday, but the celebration started the Saturday before.
I think he’s glad the big #1 is finally here!
Lincoln enjoyed the water table play with all his buddies….
Don’t we all love cake? (his Daddy made the cake BTW – a great Grandma May banana recipe no less)
Lincoln’s Dad and Aunt T (aka FS and FD)
Lincoln and his Mom at the end of a big weekend….
Peat Dunyvey, the workings on being a Prince
I realize this is my third post in a week of the little Scottie, but he’s so dag-gum fun…the FD thinks we ought to refer to him as “Prince of Peat” – for the time being, we’re just calling him “Peaty”….
Even if he is still pooping and peeing in the house, he’s my kind of ornery….
He’s growing fast…
And from this you can start to see a personality in the making….
The Princess Zoey? She has fully accepted him into the Royal household…as long as he knows and keeps his place.
Push, Pull, Swords and More
I love signs…especially the home made ones (with a hand reflection no less)….
And some homemade signs are so blatantly simple, it makes you wonder sometimes….
Some signs just make you go “Huh?”
Others make you nod your head….
Some are…well…I have nothing on this one….
And then we always seem to come back to those “huh”" signs….
The Men’s Club
These four Tom’s tried to divert my attention from the hens by strutting away from the group in a defensive march…”don’t worry guys, I’m not after your women”
The Holiday Decorator Type of Guy
I think I’ve been each type at some point or another….
The Weather It’s Christmas Daily Cap(s) (351)
Nine days before Christmas and its 75° – Frosty has lost his hat, turned his back to the street, broke his arm, and longs for snow on a Christmas tree that is outside the house….
Wait a minute…aren’t these guys supposed to be in Mexico or someplace further south about this time of year? Don’t hold me to it but I think these butterflies are juvenille “Painted Lady”.
Yup, that’s a lady bug on my dag-burned backyard dandelion….
Maybe they only stopped by for a drink, and they will soon be on their way….
I’m thinking Zoey should have snow balls hanging from her beard this time of year instead of pine needles….
This is but one of the five or six juvenile “flutterbys” I camera-chased in my backyard this afternoon….
Just experimenting with an iPad app….
The Christmas Around The Neighborhood Daily Cap(s) (350)
On the back/side yard fence facing the street…
There’s always a tree that needs lighted…even if you only have 1 spare strand of lights to string
If I didn’t know better, I’d say this is really Santa’s sleigh disguised as a hedge…and it’s lighted at night – like a landing strip or something!
OK, so this Red Oak leaf is not so much Christmas-y….but Zoey found it as interesting as me on our morning walk. (BTW, all these photos came out of my iPhone 4S today)
The Obvious Daily Cap(s) (339)
Water and Fire (truck)….
Really? Is there any other kind of tacos?
Yes it is….
The More Lincoln Daily Cap(s) (336)
Shhhh Mom, don’t let him know you’re playing with his blocks….
Coming after Grandpa’s camera….
All those toys are just too fun(ny)….
Our future demolition expert….
FS and FGs take in a book….
The FGs – here he comes
The Open Soon Daily Cap(s) (332)
A new mornin’ meetin’ place in Lake Dallas should “open soon”….
Just the first of many stock stuffers to follow for the FGs Lincoln’s first Christmas will be “open(ed) soon”…pictures, obviously, to follow “soon” as well.
The Pie Toss Daily Cap(s) (321)
Each of the last 4 years, the Friday before Thanksgiving, my company has a rousing, lunch hour game of flag football to raise money for a worthy cause. Past games has sent money to Children’s Hospital, a soup kitchen, and Scottish Rite. Hospital. This year our money goes to the family of a co-worker that unexpectedly passed away a few weeks ago. Whipped cream pies-in-the-face always end to this day of fundraising.
Ryan, this year’s event coordinator, gets a pie-beard (and foil cap)….
Newlywed Andrew catches one square in the chops….
For some, the pie comes to them…for others, they go to the pie.
It’s maybe only once a year that a boss catches a pie to the face and grins about it….
Austin was a real trooper here – he took this pie to the chops for his dad….
Perhaps my favorite: a double pie smack to and from Kips and Angela….
Kips wipes away the cream….
Angela searches for a wash rag….
- Raymond’s Texas Longhorn shirt was just asking for it….$3000+ was raised for Tommy’s family. Great company event, gracious contributions from the employees. Can’t wait for the Christmas party now!
The Denton Daily Cap(s) (320)
Spent the day in Denton (Texas) today…this Canna was singing to me: “I will survive….”
One of the guys in the office came running back to me this afternoon and simply said “Look!”. I did, said “Oh!”, and took a picture….
And by the time I got outside the office building, I had this sky to photograph….
Wait a minute…would you hire the sign company with a sign in need to a sign?
The Saturday Boot Scootin’ Football Daily Cap(s) (315)
My beloved Kansas State Wildcats traveled to Fort Worth to play the TCU Horned Frogs…I had great seats along side a great friend….and the Cats won!
It was a very purple crowd….
You will need to forgive my photographic skills with this post – I did not have the media guy’s high dollar equipment, but merely my iPhone and shirt-pocket Canon to “snap” photos….
The pre-game saw pants of wild-ness….
And costumes from the book of out-there-ness….
But what caught my eye the most were the boots…TCU gals wear skirts and boots to the football games for crying out loud!
Purple Leggins and Boots….
And Just Purplely Decorated Boots….
Black and Brown Boots….
And Boots with “FROGS” on the heel….hey wait a minute lady, where are your boots?
We got your all Purple Boots….
And a walking closet of Boots….
Bare leg and Blue Jean Boots….
Tall Boots….
Fuzzy Boots….
Shoes amongst the Many Boots….
Ahhh yes! The occasional Wildcat Boots would come along….
The junior Frog had no Boots….
And guy’s boring shoes kept hiding the Boots from me….
We had your Tennis Shoes, Knee Braces, and Boots….
And TCU Boots next to Sneakers….
Strappin’ Boots….
Sandals with heels and Boots….
Boots standing, and Boots walking away Boots….
Shoes, Flip Flops and TCU Boots at the curb….
And Curly, Pointy Toed Boots….
The think the Cheerleaders should have Boots….
I really could have used my “good” camera this night, but my “bitty” camera got my point across….The Cats gave the Frogs the “boot” 23-13
The Caps, C(K)ids, and Cameras (307)
Each year at work we hold a tailgate party – clients are invited to a lunch BBQ and everyone is encouraged to show their favorite college spirit. This year…not so many hats were worn
Even the deserting school of the Big 12 was represented…
You can probably imagine some of the “smack” conversations going around with so much Texas school apparel being worn.
Family and kids are always invited – one of my co-worker’s daughter
Poor girl…Dad’s “picking” on her
Some of the camera people were happy the entire time….
Hey wait a minute…who’s that…and in particular, who’s guy behind the guy with the camera?
The Lincoln Halloween By Others Daily Cap(s) (305)
The FS and FDIL got to Halloween with The Little Man, the dinosaur, the FGs Lincoln tonight…and they sent the photos for today’s post (rest assured I did take pictures even though they didn’t make the cut tonight) :)
Busy at it….whatever that is
Not a happy dinosaur, no siree, not at all a happy growler….
The FDIL (aka “Mom” to Lincoln) made his (and her) very first Halloween costume! It turned out great – maybe a bit long in the legs, but great nonetheless!
The Leaving Kansas Daily Cap(s) (302)
Awaiting arrivals….
Fishing in 34° early morning weather…egads!
Milford Lake’s boat ramp is out of service…the drought continues in Kansas
Somebody round up the local high school basketball kids…the Canadian team has flown in and looking for a pick-up game down at the Milford City Park….
Outdoor dining, Kansas style!
