Things I Miss While I Am in Minnesota With Susan and Martha

1. can't go barefoot
2. horseflies
3. being nipped by a horse who is trying to groom me
4. feeling like I am not getting enough done while I'm here
5. having Brent rub my neck
6. reading scriptures aloud to Brent at night
7. knowing that I could be riding with more skill
8. my rabbits frisking me for treats
9. peeling the lizards
10. the challenge of waking Nate up in the morning
11. having Nate do my laundry
12. swimming in the pool
13. lizards, birds, spiders, frogs, snakes etc to photograph
14. palm trees and ferns
15. my garden
16. hugging Brent when he gets home from work
17. riding with Brent in the car on the way to/from meetings in Stuart, FL
18. Nate bringing Chinese food home for dinner
19. the emergency clinic near our house
20. not being able to talk with Brent lots of times during the day

A Nice Reason to Putter

These are the two new photos for today. I was on the porch this morning--kind of looking for an excuse to be there--and I found a few good opportunities to photograph new stuff. I also got a few of the hard-back prickle spiders (very small) that seem to really like our porch. Don't mind them most of the time since they take care of the gnats and the mosquitos that find their way past the mesh that surrounds the pool area. I have a hard time getting the detail on white flowers that I photograph--this camilla is from one of the two potted trees that I started from cuttings a year or so ago. The lizard is nice since I usually find them against backgrounds that they blend into really well--kind of a problem when I am trying to get them to stand out in the pictures. Nice reason to putter around the pool, swim a few laps and tie a few hybiscus stems to the arch that I've set up outside one of the porch doors. It will be really beautiful when it fills in.