pretty rocks

Some quick favorites from my morning hike in the garden of the gods. I tried to set up a timer shot to get me in…you can see just how successful I was with that…the shadow shot will have to suffice :)

I'll have to visit again in the afternoon/evening to catch the light on the other side of the rocks. All around, a breathtakingly lovely place to be. Just wish there weren't so many people around!!

i wish you could smell these pictures

Green growing things on my deck. I took the first 4 pictures when I first planted my tomatoes & herbs…back in early May. I didn't really know what I was doing, but picked up a bunch of seedlings and some gravel & some potting soil and went to town. Two kinds of basil, some rosemary, some chives, and two different tomato plants. For the smell of the herbs alone, it is all worth it.

The sweet basil makes great pestos. The rosemary is amazing with roasted potatoes. The lemon basil has just about the best aroma ever. I put some into my iced tea sometimes, just for the smell.





A couple of months later, I've got grape tomatoes ripening, and the tomato plants have sprouted up above the deck railing. I'm hoping I actually get to eat some of these!!




and some fun sun flare, just for kicks.

backyard fireworks

I'm so glad I live in America the free.

Many thanks to my husband, my brother, my grandparents, my father and many dear friends who have served in our military to keep us free!

And thanks to my husband for the private backyard fireworks display!!!