The Turtle

I walked outside this morning(by morning i mean 1 o'clock) to let the dogs out, and Gus found this turtle...which he hates. It looked like it might be laying some eggs, so i took some pictures of it to send to my brother-in-law, Chris, who studies gopher turtles, to see what kind of turtle it is. They turned out pretty good....

Doghouse/suite

The dogs now have an outside cozy abode along with their inside cozy abode. A couple of weeks ago, Shawn decided to undertake the project of building a doghouse serving as shelter during hot summers and shelter during stormy weather. Though there were definitely some lessons learned through the process, Shawn did an excellent job! Kudos Shawn! Now, I just need to paint it...give it a little flair as some would say!

a.ka. "Betsy" Crocker

Well, I have officially baked my first dish as a married woman! Hootie hoo! As most of you know, I am not the most seasoned chef. I decided today at work that I wanted to bake something "different" with our abundant blueberries from the backyard. It is called a Blueberry Bubble Loaf (loaf is such an ugly word, by the way). I twisted the recipe up a bit and it turned out well. It is loaded with blueberries, brown sugar, biscuits and BUTTER!! I was even brave enough to send some of it to work with Shawn to share with the guys. Aren't I sweet?

Glorioso lily

So of you may or may not have heard us question this strange plant in our back yard. At the beginning of spring this year, a strange "creature" began to emerge from the ground. We watched it and watched it. We were thinking at first it was one of those weird weeds, but then we began to think otherwise. It has been such fun watching it grow into a beautiful flower. Aunt Jean told us a few weeks ago it was a Glorioso Lily. So, I had to Google it that night and find out as much as I could about this lily. Apparently, it is pretty rare and not very tempermental....that's my kind of plant. Hope y'all will enjoy the pics!