Flowers

Good morning everyone. I thought I would share with you some of the beautiful flowers that are currently blooming here at the lake. I took Chloe on her morning walk and snapped a few photos for you.

I think the first two photos are of wild roses. I don’t know flower names very well, but I remember having these in my childhood in Iowa. My mother loved them.

Isn’t this just gorgeous?

I have no idea what this flower is. Do any of you know? I found it on a rocky hillside.

And then there is this patch of HUGE iris that has been blooming for about three weeks now. I have never seen an iris this big.  There is a baby bunny that lives under those stairs.

These are in our little camping area by Nita’s trailer.

I also have a pair of socks almost finished. The top one just needs the kitchener stitch done and the bottom one needs toe decreases done. Again. I am trying so hard to get these to be matching socks but do you see that strip of turquoise right smack in the middle of the sock? The bottom sock.  That turquoise strip is a little wider than the sock on top.  Everything else matches perfectly. I have no idea what happened there, unless during the dying process one area was dyed a little longer.  Dennis assures me that no one will ever notice if I don’t point it out. I have ripped the toe out three times trying to get them to match.  This time, however it turns out, there it will stay. I’m not doing it again.

Alex flew from Tokyo to London yesterday. This is either Narita or Haneda airport in Tokyo. Not a soul to be found. Normally both of these airports are bustling with thousands and thousands of people. Very eerie.

And look at how the flight attendants are dressed. Now that would terrify me and I would get right back off the plane. Can you imagine having to wear a hazmat suit for work every day? Especially in a small space like an airplane. If you suffer from claustrophobia that would be awful.

Chloe and I went into town this week for a couple of hours. She had to go to the vet to get weighed and they said she gained 9 pounds in the last month! They were worried that she had lost weight at her last visit so they were thrilled. Honestly? I think it was their scale. She has not gained 9 pounds in one month. She looks exactly the same to us. But the vet is happy so I guess all is well with the world! Ha! 

Then we stopped at Walmart and got the grocery pick up order. There were a couple of substitutions.  I had ordered two great value 8 oz ham steaks. They substituted two 16 ounce John Morrel ham steaks. That is a great deal! I cut them up and put them in macaroni and cheese in case any of you are wondering what I do with them. The other substitution was macaroni.  I had ordered two 8 ounce boxes of great value macaroni and they substituted two 16 ounce boxes of Mission brand macaroni. Another great deal! I kind of like this grocery pick up.

I hope you are all having a wonderful week and staying healthy.  Sometimes it feels the world is spiraling completely out of control. 2020 has been interesting so far, to say the very least. I’m sure glad that I know where my hope ultimately is. I hope you all have a wonderful relaxing weekend wherever you may be.

Blessings and love,

Betsy