I grow this clematis at the front of the house. The name of the particular species of clematis isn’t coming to mind easily but I do have it written down. Somewhere.
Do you keep track of the names of the plants that are in your garden? I have so many plants that it’s getting harder to keep track, but I still try.
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This weeks theme is Happy
The weekend before last my husbands brother came to visit from Chicago. We had a very busy few days and there were a lot of people in our house!
On the Sunday we went to the beach with some friends. It was raining, but it was such a hot day we didn’t mind and we also didn’t expect it to rain for very long. It turned out that it rained for at least three hours but we still spent some time sitting at the beach club, had some drinks and had an enjoyable time.
When the weather cleared up in the late afternoon my husband and his brother went for a dip in the lake. They had a nice swim and as you can see they appeared to be pretty happy when they emerged from the lake.
Actually, my husband gets along with his brother quite well and he’s always very happy when he gets a chance to see his brother, so I had a happy husband that week.
As some of you know I have a very nice garden. I’ve been working on it for five years. Unfortunately I’d only seen a hummingbird once in my garden – about two years ago. Ever since then I put in more flowers that hummingbirds like and added another hummingbird feeder to the garden.
Well I finally had some success. Last Sunday I was in the kitchen with my husband when I turned towards the kitchen window and Oh Oh Oh there was a beautiful little hummingbird trying to figure out how to get a drink from the hummingbird feeder.
These aren’t the best photos since I took them so quickly through a not so clean kitchen window, but here they are:
Approaching the feeders drink station:
Ready to have a drink? Or maybe about to leave?
Do you see hummingbirds in your yard? For all I know this one’s been visiting all summer and this is just the first time I’ve been lucky enough to see it.
Have you ever gone on one of those caribbean cruises? I’ve always wanted to, but I’ve been hesitant.
Why?
Well the idea of being out on the water for that long bothers me for some reason. I can swim. I’m not afraid of water at all. In fact I often say that I was born in a canoe (not literally!). I’ve been a canoist all my life, but it’s mostly been on creeks, rivers and lakes. I’ve also white water canoed and rafted.
So yeah, I’m not afraid of water. I think I’m just afraid of open water. The ocean.
I know it’s irrational. Cruise ships travel at night and dock in different ports during the day letting passengers out to visit whatever island their docked in for the day. So it’s not like I’d be out in the middle of nowhere on the water for a week or two.
One day I will go on a Caribbean cruise. I did promise my sister when she was sick that I would, so I have to. I’m just nervous about it.
Anyone else feel that way about cruises?
Speaking of diet products, nutritional products and even protein drinks …
After my last post I went looking to see just how many different products I could find and the most unusually name for a supplement that I found was “muscle milk”. Isn’t that a strange name for a product? I guess it makes sense though as it’s a protein drink.
I don’t think I’ve taken any supplements with strange names. Ok, well I did try Cat’s Claw in the past. I guess that’s an odd name, especially when you know that it’s a natural product that helps digestive disorders. Hmmm claws huh?
What’s the strangest named supplement or medicine that you’ve tried?