8220;The pied wagtail, Motacilla alba,. Is a delightful small, long-tailed and rather sprightly black and white bird. When not standing and frantically wagging its tail up and down it can be seen dashing about over lawns or car parks in search of food. You can read more at the RSPB Website.

Where travel adventures never begin with a trip to the local monument. Travel Outside of the U. My kindred spirits in Rome. One of my favorite views in the world.

Being made to forgo one thing in order to save for another teaches self-control and patience. So valuing and caring for the one they have is unnecessary.

Come, my beautiful one. As you speak to me in soft whispers without words. Hold me tightly, but tenderly. And let us sway together. In the warm summer breeze. Beautiful, graceful, fanciful and free.

RusselsLof is een lofzang op het leven, in woord en beeld. Leuk dat je komt kijken op mijn blog; hopelijk geniet je met me mee! Mijn hoofd en ik. Oh, oh, De Haag, mauie stad achtâh de dùine.

Not A City Girl Any More! My small space in a big world. I have heard people mention about bloat and never really knew about it. So I pass this on as it is good information. Hard, swollen abdomen that may make a hollow sound if tapped. Retching that produces no vomit OR produces foamy, white vomit. Of an akita in the middle to late stages of bloat. Deep, narrow chested dogs.

Replacing weeds with successful plants. Saturday, August 8, 2015. Fun at the Fair August 8, 2015. The county fair is on now, I enjoy looking at the flowers and quilts in particular. Today I am linking with-. Hosted by Gemma and Mystical Magical Teacher. Some newer flowers blooming now in my garden are the Rose of Sharons, Hibiscus syriacus,. 5m tree grown from a cutting I received in an exchange. Or let me die! .

Jointed stems with swollen nodes gives this plant its unfortunate name of Gouty Geranium. OK, it does have lanky, gouty legs, but the flowers are beautiful; chartreuse-yellow. And they are fragrant, specially in the evening. The Sinister Secrets of Orford Ness.

It Hardly Needs to Be Said. Here is a link to the Gladys Taber entry. In Wikipedia, and it provides a bibliography of her work. In the summer, I usually read on the patio when I have my afternoon tea, and that is where, appropriately enough, I am reading. A bit of bright blue sky above the patio.

Renovating an Established Garden One Step at a Time. Saturday, August 15, 2015. Bloom Day - August 2015. In prior years, I complained that my September Bloom Days felt like scavenger hunts. There are some bright spots of course.