Such Doxie Pup Sweetness

Do want! This adorable dachshund is a real charmer. Webster would love to have a little buddy.
Bryan Koorstad Photography

Elephant Mother and Baby

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Dog's Tongue in Slow Motion

This is fascinating. I had no idea a dog lapped water this way. The tongue curls under to cup the water. via

The Wisdom of Gandhi

Always inspiring. via

Tabitha in the Grass

"What took you so long? I've been staring at the door to be let in for a very long time."

"Here I come. Is my food dish full?"

A Pitbull and His Friends

I guess this was a dog's Easter basket and he's delighted, isn't he? Webster is part Pitbull and I think he gets his sweetness from that part of his DNA. I love this photo. via Have a great weekend.

Shy Owl Trying to Blend In

He's doing a pretty good job too, isn't he? Goodnight dear friends. See you tomorrow. The weekend has begun. photo by Jennie Marie Schell

Tin Tub Pool

How to have a pool when you can't have a pool. This is wonderful. I'd love to have one in my back yard on a hot summer spring day. Anytime the thermometer get past 80° it's already too hot for me. The mercury is getting very close at 77° right now. via 

Terrific Kitchen

I've never seen upper cabinets and drawers flanking a sink that open like this. They look great but you would constantly be moving things in order to use them. To use the drawer to the left, you would have to move the basket. I love the look anyway, so I'll take it! via I wonder how you open those windows?

After the Rain

I was surprised by the blue sky with white clouds after the rain ended around lunch time. I got a lot of weeding done. I'm going out again to load up some chips before dark. 

Leaves as Art

Beautiful. I love Nasturtiums. via

My own iPhone photo of Japanese Maple leaves. They are arranged in place by Mother Nature on a tree my mom planted on her birthday several years ago from a seedling she found growing wild. The tree has gotten quite large and I think of her every time I look in the back yard.

Faith in Humanity Restored

As most of us know since the large meteor crashed there, almost all Russians have video cameras mounted on their dashboards. This is a wonderful compilation of the many kind acts by everyday good Samaritans that were captured by these cameras. It's very heartwarming and the background music is beautiful. Please watch. If you can't see it on my blog, go to YouTube here. Good news is hard to find and this will bring tears to your eyes, guaranteed.

Rain All Day Today

It's raining hard and the fog has partially lifted. Good indoor day. Stay cozy. via

Photos Around The Cottage Today

Ladies Mantle with Raindrops

Webster enjoying the wood chips

Old sewer tile pipe used as a downspout extender

Wisteria

Lilies of the Valley

Finial

Wood Chips as Mulch

I am more than half way finished with spreading the wood chips in the beds at the front and side of the entrance to my cottage. I have weeded this area so much that the soil level has gone down at least 4 or 5 inches. I got a free load of wood chips after hurricane Irene and they are perfect for spreading because they have aged to a nice brown color. My goal is to have neat beds with boxwood and whatever hardy perennials come back on their own. So far, so good. I see some Ladies Mantle. I hope the rest of it comes up even though it's buried below the chips. It's survival of the fittest around here. My plants are in the Army now.

One Fox + One Fox = Three Foxes

I took this photo a few minutes ago from the balcony off my living room with the telephoto lens aimed at three foxes enjoying family life in the lower forty.

This is the first time I've seen three together so one must be a young kit though they all look about the same size. This is a cropped version of the first photo showing the parents having a tender moment. We got some rain last night and this morning but not nearly enough. I'm glad I walked by at just the right time to see a little of what goes on when I'm not looking.

Woodborough Nottinghamshire England

Unbelievably beautiful, isn't it? I love the bright yellow fields in England. We have similar fields of mustard here in the US. via

Dry as A Bone

This is a patch of bare earth in the way back showing the dry-as-a-bone eonditions. We are supposed to get rain tonight and tomorrow and we certainly need it. The grass isn't growing nearly as fast as it usually does in the spring and for that I'm grateful but my fingers are crossed for the predicted showers.

The Big Squeeze

Hilarious! That last tug did it. I do the same thing when I try to zip up my jeans when they come out of the dryer. via

Carl Rüdell Watercolor

Carl Rüdell
(Trier 1855 - 1939 Cologne)

Doesn't this delightful circa 1910 watercolor on paper make you wish you could paint? Pre-auction estimate € 100. Sold for € 625. There was another of his watercolors in the lot shown below. via