CHUCKLE

 

Finally, the air has been let out!!!!!! 

Meanwhile...did you hear the news from Hollywood?

MOOD BOARD

What a relaxing weekend. Much outdoor garden prep and more annuals got planted not to mention some pruning of some old tree branches. Sunday was spent mostly relaxing...as my back was aching a bit from the planting. Who'd thought my back would ache from gardening?!?!?! How about these AI art works from Tim Tadder. It's like a bunch of modern day Glindas from Oz. I love the colors along with the fashion. Since my work is all caught up outside for now....Im heading to Philly next weekend with the Capital Street Duo. Time for some fun and springtime frolic I say.

Happy Monday...may there be plenty of CAWFEE!

EARTH DAY

 

Earth Day was yesterday...and it was a good day to! The weather here for the most part was beautiful till we had some much-needed thundershowers in late afternoon, just in time to water all the new plants in the garden I was planting. The stunning magnolia is actually our neighbors and sits betwixt our priorities. Every year Earth Day is a welcome reminder to give our planet some much needed TLC to ensure a better, healthier future, and get us outside more. That means we should all carve out time to reassess our own carbon footprint or do a little something to add to the environment. I myself have committed to planting more annuals and perennials in the garden to attract natural pollinators. Last week we had two huge bushes of some sort removed, and I planted a whole new garden, and was surprised at how quickly bees were already finding them...they weren't even in the garden yet, but still in the little buckets you buy them in. How can one not get behind a day like this or do something for Mother Earth when we get such lovely results...like a spectacular spring. Some snaps from the day...

Our Eastern Redbud

Last of our tulips of the season

The columbine came out full force, and while out yesterday I was very surprised to see the bleeding heart I though was dead and gone...is still there and is coming back.

Our Lilac with visitor. The first butterfly of the season!!!! It smells heavenly.

This one is a miniature lilac. And loaded with buds just waiting to open...and right next to my bedroom windows, even closer than the other. That will make for some wonderful scent upon getting up in the morning.

The yellow finch males are well, back to yellow again! Nice to see them. I also added in another birdbath yesterday for the feathered ones...now three boyd baths!

This grounds vine thingy. It is great...but can get extremely invasive and has to be kept in check.

One of the new sage saliva planted with a bee already making an appearance if you look closely enough.

The "Westwell" anemones

Some of the new salvia and delphiniums that were added in yesterday. I even got one tomato plant just to see how it does. I'm also toying with a small herb or potted herb garden.

I suspect he was supervising.

And since it's spring...how about some Miss Hope Springs!

GOODNIGHT POSSUMS

It was our dear Helen from the UK who alerted me of the poor health Dame Edna was in and I feared it wasn't good.  Barry Humphries, AKA Dame Edna Everage was ridiculously funny. I had seen her show three times when it came to the US...and one of five queens who I found to be the funniest. I'm not keen on most drag acts out of drag, but even Humphries' male characters were a scream. One was a politician named Les something or other, who wore a huge dong in a track suit, with a greasy combover, and some potion that made him spit out gallons whenever it spoke. That's a gimmick you don't see or hear of much- because no one except Humphries was twisted enough to want to use it. I also had a friend who was one of the producers of one of her shows when she toured the US... and said don't worry about her calling out gay men from the audience, because Edna knew a gay man would read her right back. Humphries and his Dame Edna were literally genius, getting away with insulting and cracking jokes on many big names. One favorite was when Edna was interviewing a still barely recognizable Joan Rivers. "Please Joan, don't EVER consider plastic surgery." Thanks for all the laughs and hilarity. And has you all know; I adore anyone that wears fabulous eyewear and huge hats.

One of my favorite interviews from Parkinson. Hilarious.