Nature Friday

 We are joining Rosy this week for Nature Friday~~

The Goldenrod is blooming everywhere here!

I found a Chestnut still in his prickly shell and mom told me to not to eat it and be very careful not to step on it!

These fuzzy flowery things are everywhere here too.  Mom looked them up and they're called American Burnweed~

Mom loves the pink Japanese Knotweed much better than the white variety!

Wednesday night, Amazon delivered a box here around 8pm.   Of course, mom knew what was in it and she decided to wait till Thursday morning to open it as she knew what would happen if she didn't☺

Meet Ducky!  She has sixteen squeakers and she's 27 inches long and she's been talking to me a whole lot!

Happy Friday!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Belated and Wordless

 

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Tasty Tuesday

 Mom found a great recipe that sounded quick and easy and zucchini is in season so she made it!

It's Zucchini Soup with Cheese and Eggs and it's Mary Ann Esposito's (Ciao Italia) recipe.  This is the link if you want to watch her make it.  

Our zucchini never browned and hers didn't either if you watch her video.

The egg and cheese mixture~

Fifteen minutes later, soup is ready to eat!

Mom doesn't remember her Nonna ever making this soup but it sure is tasty!

I need a refill, mom!  This soup is delicious!

If you want to make it - hurry as fresh zucchini won't be available for a whole lot longer.  

Happy Tuesday!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Saturday Walk on Monday

 We headed out on Saturday knowing that Sunday was going to be pouring rain and there would be no walkies.

We walked by some sort of Grasses~

We found the most beautifully serene scene~

We were very surprised to see Honeysuckle still blooming!

We also spotted these pretty yellow flowers that mom had no idea what they were~

On Sunday, mom finished this puzzle and started another one~

Happy Monday!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Silent Sunday Selfie

 Love ya lots♥

Duke

Nature Friday

 We are joining Sunny today for Nature Friday~~

What luck we had yesterday morning.  We saw three deer!  

Earlier this week, mom saw a huge deer in our back yard with the longest legs eating apples.   It didn't take her long to notice that he had antlers.   Mom didn't want to scare him away so no photos were taken.  She thought the one below might have been him but this one doesn't have antlers so - nope.

We saw mom and her fawn too~

The fawn is just so darn cute!

Walkies were going along fine.  We discovered this mushroom growing on this tree.

Two days later, this is what it looked like~

Mom looked it up and it's called Chicken of the Woods and it's edible. 

But of course, I was not allowed to take a bite~

Moving along~

We found wild white Asters~

We found purple ones too!

Wednesday morning, the unthinkable happened.   I grabbed a flattened road kill frog and mom told me to "drop it, Duke".   I decided not to listen and she had to pull the nasty icky thing out of my mouth and she was most unhappy with me and she made me wear the dreaded head collar~  

I promise never to grab road kill ever again, mom~

Mom remembers where she was 25 years ago.  She and Molly's dad and their first Airedale, Maggie, were just coming home from their morning walk.   They went into the workshop to start their day.  The radio was on and they couldn't believe what they were hearing. There is a TV in the workshop and they both stood there with their mouths open not believing the horrors they were watching.    It was an overwhelmingly tragic day that is unforgettable~

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Wordy Wednesday

 Mom says that the speed limit sign is for the cars and not for me!

Happy Wednesday!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Weekend Walk on Monday

 This was our gorgeous sky on Saturday morning~

This family sure plants the strangest things in front of their mailbox.  Maybe they want you to help yourself.   Sadly, mom said "No, Duke".

We found beautiful Sweet Peas!

The Morning Glories are still blooming away~

The Sunflower is still looking a wee bit ragged from our last weekend walk~

Happy Monday and have a happy and safe and fun Labor Day for those who celebrate!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Silent Sunday Selfie

 

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Nature Friday

 We are joining Rosy and Sunny this week for Nature Friday~~

I got to wear my new red-orange harness!

The lavender flowers on the Butterfly bushes we passed are still blooming~

The Milkweed plant that we go by all the time has pods!

The same garden that has the Milkweed has a Sweet Coneflower in bloom.  Mom looked this one up and was so surprised to learn that it was not in the Chrysanthemum family~

In our backyard, the Black-eyed Susans are still blooming away~

Happy Friday!

Love ya lots♥

Duke