Nature Friday

 We are joining Rosy this week for Nature Friday~~

We are going back in the files as mom was forgetful and didn't post these beautiful flowers.

This is Spiderwort and it's such a beautiful purple and actually, it's still in bloom!

At home, our pink Beebalm was flowering~

We discovered a beautiful Japanese Water Iris~

Our Shasta Daisy was in bloom~

The Purple Loosestrife near Landlady Maryanne's pond was blooming!

One of mom's birthday gifts was Caladium bulbs.  Mom has never had a Caladium before so she was really excited to watch these grow.    They are coming along beautifully and having said that - if anybody has tips for mom, please let us know.  

Happy Friday!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Wordless Wednesday

 

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Tongue Out Tuesday

 Mom says it looks like I'm wearing lipstick.  Do you think so too?

Happy Tuesday!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Artsy Stealing on Sunday

 Stealing an apple from the deer~

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Nature Friday

 We are joining Rosy for Nature Friday~~

Landlady Maryann needs ducks to eat the yucky algae off her pond!

We found another Daylily flower~

We love the Button Bush flower.   It's so cool!

Mom forgot to post this one earlier of the beautiful Evening Primrose~

She's not fond of the Hosta plant but their flowers sure are pretty!

Do you like my new fun collar?

Happy Friday!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Wordy Wednesday

 Mom hates the infuriating and pesky gnats that buzz around her face and mine on our morning walks.   We've been using peppermint oil for awhile now and it's been working great but then -  it wasn't.    So mom changed it up to a Tea Tree oil and added some Lavender oil to my bandana and to her hat brim and it worked much better and we were both a whole lot happier!

Happy Wednesday!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Tasty Tuesday

 Mom saw this recipe on FB and seeing as she loves Coleslaw and she's only ever had it with mayo, sugar, salt and pepper, she just had to make it!

Swedish Pizza Salad

Ingredients are half a medium sized head of white cabbage, 1 teaspoon salt, 3 tablespoons olive oil, 1/4 cup white wine vinegar, 2-3 tablespoons granulated sugar, 1 tablespoon dried oregano, 1 teaspoon dried basil, 3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper.

Mom has never had white wine vinegar so she used distilled white instead. She didn't use as much sugar as the recipe calls for and we used Mrs Dash's herb seasoning instead of oregano and basil.

Mom got herself a fancy veggie slicer.    In case anyone wants to know she got it on Amazon - 

Geedel Rotary Cheese Grater Cheese Shredder - Upgraded 5-in-1 Cheese Grater with Handle and Strong Suction Base, Multi-purpose Vegetable Slicer Ice Shaver Nuts Grinder for Cheese, Vegetables, Ice. 

She loves her new toy and it makes grating carrots and cabbage so much easier.   She hasn't used it for anything else yet.   

The finished Coleslaw/Swedish Pizza Salad~

TasteTest time!

We both loved it and mom says that it is so different than the coleslaw recipe with mayo!

Happy Tuesday!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Sunday Walk on Monday

 We had a glorious Sunday morning with temps in the low 60's☺

We did the farm loop on our walk and all along this street, Queen Anne's Lace was everywhere!

Turning the corner, mom couldn't get over all of the wildflowers in bloom~

Farther along, we found lots and lots of Chicory!

The Dock is turning from green to a beautiful rich brown~

We discovered Cattails~

High up in the farmer's field, two flags were waving~

Next up, were the beautiful blue Hydrangea's.   Did I mention that the woman is crazy about these gorgeous blue flowers?!

Rounding the corner, we spotted the cutest Morning Glory blossom~

My GoldenDoodle friend, Carley, has the prettiest Lilies in front of her house~

Thank you for walking along with us!

Happy Monday!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Silent Sunday Selfie

 

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Nature Friday

 We are joining Rosy this week for Nature Friday~~

We are finally back to walking for longer walkies!

The beautiful Butterfly Weed is in bloom!

The Milkweed is flowering~

At home, one African Violet decided to surprise mom~

There is only one Orchid flower left on her stalk~

Today is mom's birthday.  As many of you know, mom shared her birthday for thirteen and a half years with angel Maggie and she never forgets how lucky she was to share that special day with her girl.   She can remember asking the breeder when Maggie's birthday was on her second visit and he replied -  July 10th.  Mom thought he was teasing with her but how would he have known when mom's birthday was?   It was destiny that Maggie would come home with mom.  This picture of a painting stays in mom's calendar always♥

Mom and I had mini-cupcakes to celebrate!

Yummmmmm~

Happy Birthday to my most wonderful mom♥

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Wordy Wednesday

 After five days of no walks, we finally got out for a short one yesterday before the drizzle started again.

Can you see them?

There are 87 thousand apples on this tree in our backyard and the deer are going to be so happy as they ripen!

Happy Wednesday!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Tuesday Fun on Rainy Monday

 Mom leaves the door open for me when she goes out to weed and cut the grass and this is the first time she's seeing me enjoying the view!

Bozo wants to see out too~

I don't think so, Bozo!

A Monday Ussie~

Happy Tuesday!

Love ya lots♥

Duke