Hello, Hello,
I sure hope this Friday morning finds you ready for the weekend and doing what you enjoy. I do plan to just ease into the weekend and enjoy it. Does anyone have plans for Father's Day? Colin and Fletch will spend the afternoon together watching some movie. Mailing is taking Iris shopping (early training!!) and I will have a blissful (hopefully) afternoon alone. Later I will head over to C&M's to join everyone for dinner (I think we are just going to order out).
These gorgeous calla lily plants are at the front of C&M's house.
The yellow color is so strong and vibrant. I tread carefully up their sidewalk though as there is a resident snake always nearby (and y'all know how much I dislike serpents!!). It can often be found next to the front step or further down in the herb bed nestled in the mint. Only a garter snake, but still....
Our trumpet vine has started to bloom and yesterday afternoon I spotted my first hummingbird of the season going from blossom to blossom.
Next to the Seven Sisters Rose. This trumpet vine is one Fletch put in years ago by our clothesline tree. The tree is now completely dead and (Fletch swears) the only thing holding it up is the trumpet vine! As pretty as the blooms are, this plant is a real PITA. It sends out runners all over the place so that weekly we have trumpet vine shoots coming up all over our backyard. They have even gotten as far as the garden which is on the opposite side of our yard!
This morning has already found me a little busy - changing the tablecloth and napkins, watering the houseplants. Just small chores, but all needing to be done. A little later I will head out for errand running. I have a book to drop at the library, a list for Trader Joe's and another one for a few miscellaneous items from our regular grocery store, a list for the liquor store. I think (hope) that's it.
It feels muggy and steamy already, so I'd like to get things done and then have the balance of the day to relax. I promised Fletch I would make BLTs for lunch and I need to figure out what dinner will be. Other than that, I'm hoping for stitching and knitting time with a good dose of reading included.
May your weekend find you relaxed and enjoying life. And, Happy Father's Day to all the Dads out there!
What a gorgeous calla lily! Even if the snake is just a garter snake, I wouldn't want to see it -- I hate snakes! Fortunately they are rare where we live. I once saw one in my yard many years ago, but I think it was lost and I never saw one again. We've got no plans for Father's Day, but I told my husband I'd happily cook whatever he wants for dinner. He told me he'd get back to me on that!
ReplyDeleteThat calla lily is beautiful, even if it is harboring a snake! I hadn't thought about how you don't have alone time much any more, so I hope it happens for you. We had trumpet vine all over the back yard when we moved in; I think it took us four or five years to finally get rid of it. Enjoy your BLTs and your weekend!
ReplyDeleteThat calla lily is gorgeous! I have a giant phobia of snakes... I would not even tread lightly on that front walk! Yikes! Have a blissful weekend and Happy Father's Day to Fletch and Colin!
ReplyDeleteMy calla lilies are in leaf but not bloom :'( The yellow is gorgeous! Have a good weekend!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful flowers! Enjoy the weekend.
ReplyDeleteI've seen two hummingbirds this year. They are coming to visit the hostas that are in bloom. I'm not sure if I have ever seen them here before and I'm tickled I caught them in action.
ReplyDeleteThe Mister and I just realized that Sunday was Father's Day. No plans. Yet. It all depends on the weather, I suppose.
It sounds like your Friday is humming along. What beautiful lilies. Happy Father's Day.
ReplyDeleteOur neighbour has a trumpet vine and we are constantly pulling it off our fence. The frequently don't mow their lawn for a week or more and it sprouts up like trees! Thankfully, there's out concrete drive/garage between our house and theirs, so we don't get the runners - but those seeds can go really far too!
ReplyDeleteThat said, the hummingbirds LOVE it. What's wild, is it's a native plant, but it really takes over
no one around here has calla lilies, bummer, I'm enjoying the ones you are sharing with us. Happy Father's day!!! We had a chill weekend.
ReplyDeleteI hope you had a great weekend, Vera, and that you got that much appreciated alone time yesterday.
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