Grandpa Igasho shows off his new orange and black outfit. “What do you think of my Halloween costume? I thought I’d better grab it quick before they were all sold out.”
This is my contribution to Debbie’s ‘Six Word Saturday’ challenge.
I hope you’re all having a great weekend.
Here are my ‘Six Word Saturday’ photos.
Thursday: The beach was full of holidaymakers enjoying the warm winter weather.
Friday: Quite a different story.
Thursday: Sun Umbrellas were out in force.
Friday: Looks like a different sort of brolly will be needed.
We got quite wet on our way back to the apartment yesterday, but today is dry and sunny.
Tomorrow, I’ll be seeing my sister for the first time in over a year.
Wishing you all a perfectly relaxing weekend.
We’ve been having lots of rain here in Florida. The damp conditions seem to deter some of the wildlife from showing up in our backyard, but I was amused to see these two very different creatures standing out there together as if in silent protest.
Hope your weekend isn’t as wet as ours. Every cloud has a silver lining though, as hubby has decided to paint out the garage.
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Some may say that Valentines’ Day is ‘for the birds’, but Mr. GBH takes his courtship very seriously as he builds his not-so–little love nest.
This is my entry for Debbie’s ‘Six Word Saturday‘.
Wishing you all a relaxing weekend.
Anatole is the largest of our resident Anole lizards. He lives inside our screen room and although he’s cute and very well-behaved, is never allowed into the house. He seems quite content to peer at us through the glass doors and occasionally goes over to chat to the fish in our pond; but they are a story for another day,
Wishing you all a splendid and relaxing weekend.
Sammy hanging around eating his breakfast.
Sammy and I wish you all a very happy Saturday.
My beautiful orchid is now down to its last flower. Time to go out an find another one to grace my bathroom. I’ll tie this to one of the palm trees and hope for the best.
Happy Memorial Day weekend to all my American friends.
I’ve recently seen a couple of beautiful smaller birds in our backyard, but they never stay long enough for me to get a photo or to identify them, so I had the brilliant idea of buying a birdfeeder and a bag of seeds. Yay me!
Of course not much escapes Sammy’s attention,
and the birds watching from a distance, don’t even get a look in.
Sammy also brought some of his mates along to share in the feast, and generously allowed them to have the ones which fell on the ground.
and whilst one stood guard,
another one, wearing the fiercest look he could muster, was all set to chase off the enemy.
The Iggy family sunning themselves on the rocks, just looked on in amazement wondering what all the fuss was about. “Seeds? Who on earth wants to eat bird seed?”
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I was out scouting for a bit of wildlife this morning. The reflections in the water were so pretty, sort of like a Monet painting.
The only neighbours I could see, were Danny and Daisy duck, who seem to spend all day floating around together. They always look so peaceful and contented.
Looking over to my left, I suddenly saw something strange floating in the water.
Oh dear, there looks to have been a murder committed. It could be the Tricolored Heron, or even the Great Blue. I wonder which of the other residents is responsible for the crime. One less beautiful bird to photograph. 😦
Hope you’re having a great Saturday.
Yesterday would have been my dad’s 92nd birthday. He’s been gone now for almost nine years. The only thing he cared about at the end, was that mom would always be looked after when he wasn’t around anymore. A few Christmas’s ago, my sister painted this portrait from a wartime photo, of dad in his sailor’s uniform. It now hangs on mom’s wall at the care home.
When I arrived to see her today, she was lying on her bed, looking so cosy and warm under her mohair blanket. I kissed her forehead, but she didn’t open her eyes, so I just sat there for a while, looking at her face and feeling so much love for this wonderful mom of mine. I started talking to her about all the fun holidays and outings to the seaside we’d had as kids, and gradually, she came to and smiled at me. “Picnics,” she said, with a twinkle in her eye. Suddenly that one word, brought memories flooding back to me of my mom, young and fit, busily making delicious sandwiches, boiling eggs, buttering homemade scones and packing the picnic hamper with goodies, plus flasks of tea and bottles of cold drink. On a Sunday afternoon, we would all pile into dad’s car, and off we would go to some unknown destination. As children, we didn’t really care where we went, as long as there was a picnic at the end of the journey. Sometimes we’d go to a stately home in the country, and sit on blankets on the lawns, enjoying our sumptuous fare. My sister and I would then go off exploring, whilst our parents had a well-earned snooze in the sunshine. When travelling to the seaside, we’d usually stop in a lay-by for some refreshment. Out would come the picnic table and folding chairs, and whilst the traffic whizzed past us at frighteningly close quarters, we would munch on cheese sandwiches and rock cakes. There was no such thing as fast food outlets along the highways in those days. If you didn’t take it with you, you just didn’t get to eat.
Mom’s memory is fading so much these days, but with little prompts from me, she was able to recall people and incidents from our past, and seemed to really enjoy the tales I related to her. It was a very precious half hour. My sister then arrived with her dog, Dingo, and that really perked mom up. She was soon up and out of bed and sitting out on the verandah in the sunshine. Dingo was delighted with all the fuss she was making of him. Just look at the soppy look on his face.
All the while we were sitting there, the monkeys were playing in the trees. There were so many of them, big ones and tiny babies too. How many can you spot? If you click on the pic, it should enlarge.
The lady sitting next to mom, said that they are a wonderful source of entertainment for all the residents at the care home. Much better than TV, that’s for sure.
This was my Saturday morning in six words. How was yours?
