Sammy, I'm taking it ez on the gardening although I have planted a few roses. I finally got my first gallica, Belle sans Flatterie. I planted a couple of climbers, well five anyway. I can't figure out what kind of look the front yard needs. If I had my way I'd plop what I wanted where I wanted with the idea of creating a thicket that pleased me. Carla, I left out the part about sitting on the couch eating pie when I suddenly realized there was sour cream in the fridge. It was all over then. Hopeless. Morz and Diane: regarding the Mayan--it has cinnamon and fudge swirls in it. I'm a chocoholic and it takes a lot to impress me. I took one bite and knew it was special. Patrick, it's been a long time since I fried a chicken; it sounds like it was over the top. There's nothing like a flour gravy when it's done right; it's so simple and so easy to mess up but so good when it's right. I usually stick to frying pork chops and I haven't even done that in eons. MichaelAT

My big surprise was the itty bitty morning glories I got from Carrie a month or so ago. They're toast. :( well not even that. They are completely gone, along with the cardinal vines I'd planted about the same time. The hail sat on them far too long. I didn't even think about them when I saw the pile of hail still there around noon that day. The sun doesn't hit that part until after 1 or so. Now I know: don't let hail sit on top of heat loving annuals. :( Luckily, I have some blue pea shell vines (again from Carrie) that have been sitting in pots on the back porch until we have an over cast day that I can transplant them. The Mandavillia is along the same fence but in a huge pot. Its looking awful, but still has some leaves on it. Each stem is broken. It may be a while before I know if its going to recover. Sigh/ Every time I go take a look, I see something else that isn't there anymore. The huge tree was taken out yesterday and a few low branches on the others as well. This morning a hummer was acting all strange. He kept buzzing around and around but wouldn't go to the feeder. He kept coming 1/2 across the yard towards me, then buzzing back around where the limbs were before. He was not happy about them being gone. I called hubby to come see, of course the hummer was gone. As soon as the door clicked shut behind hubby going back inside that hummer came back and started acting strange again! Guess he only trusts me out there! The brugs are starting to put out more leaves, and so are the cannas. Today I'll cut back on the hydrangeas and hastas when I fertilize them. I sure hope things lush back up again soon.

LOVE that cloud picture!!!! I'd love to have a few of those strawberries and some powdered sugar to dip 'em in!! Yumm-Yummm!! I see you have a RADA knife!! Don't you just love that thing?

Sorry about that Ed... my picture apparently couldn't get uploaded on base.... This is what I had posted: Sitting in line, at the pharmacy. Only have my phone, 99% of my pictures are on my laptop. Thus, how about this one, from my bike ride this morning... Oh, goodie, it came up this time.... via my laptop. :)