GREAT SATURDAY

What a great Saturday.

I gave up yard selling

to go fishing!

The weather was great.

The breeze felt wonderful.

Such a great day for fishing.

Making the day even greater...

my granddaughter, Holley,

got to go with us.

She loves fishing too.

She caught the first...

and biggest fish!

Just look at that smile!

We had a great time!

BLOWING THOSE CANDLES OUT!

My dad turned 85 on August 20th.

On Sunday, we treated him (and us)

to an ice cream cake......

DELICIOUS!

OUT BY THE FIRE PIT

Oh, how I love sitting outside

on a not so hot evening

with a fire in the fire pit

by the fish pond.

Huey likes to join us.

We had an unexpected visitor...
he flew down from the sky
like a hellicopter,
landing on a chair.
Huey was currious.

He got a little closer to inspect.

He followed it around as it moved

along the chair,

keeping a little distance.

Following on around.

Up on his hind legs

for a closser look.

Well, here, our visitor decided it was time leave...

taking his flight so fast I didn't get a

picture of his retreat.

That was so much fun....

just watching Huey.

OOPS

Please scroll down to my "Growing Owl Collection" post.

When I took the photos of the owls to put on my post,

I overlooked one of my favorites.

I have now added it at the bottom of the post.

It is also an unusual one.

AMONG THE FLOWERS

Have you ever noticed the flower beds

along the interstate highways?

They are just so beautiful.

My daughter's talented photographer friend

takes photos of these flowers.

She places a special "flower" among them

and snaps away....

making beautiful photos.

Below, I have posted a few different shots

of a special "flower" among the flowers.

That special "flower" is Holley....

my eleven year old granddaughter.

Aren't those precious photos!

GROWING OWL COLLECTION

I thought I had a large collection of owls…..

until I happened upon a yard sale last Saturday.

There, I found an enormous collection of owls.

I didn’t ask, but from what I gathered from the

conversations, the owner had died and these

were among her belongings that were being sold.

I think I would have liked to have met this lady…

we most likely would have had a lot in common.

I knew I didn’t need any more owls.

Besides, I didn’t know where I would display them,

as I have so many collections already.

But…..

there were some that I couldn’t resist buying.

I’ve posted them below.

First of all, I just love this very large white owl.

It is very heavy….20 lbs., and 18” tall.

I can’t figure out what it is made of…..

my daughters say it could be ivory.

Do any of you have any idea?

This is a very unusual carving.
There is an owl inside of each owl.
The material looks like jade.

This is a nice large brass owl.

This owl is also made of brass…
but attached to a base.

This is a set of two small white owls.

This is a set of five really small owls…
carved out of wood.
I think they are cute.

This is a nice plaque by
Coppercraft Guild.
I remember hosting a
Coppercraft party years ago.
I have several items,
including The Last Supper.

This is a set of four coffee mugs.

This is a set if six glasses.

This is one of my favorites that I
overlooked when taking the photos.
It has carved out looking holes
in the front and sides.
There is a hole in the back so that
a candle can be placed inside.
It is 10” high and 7” wide.

Now, I have to find a place to display them.

What I want is a curio cabinet to place

all of my owls in.