Not A Whole Lot

That's what I accomplished today. Not a whole lot. All of the birdfeeders except the platform feeder are empty so this Mourning Dove is the only bird that stuck around long enough for a photo. Although the seed isn't on the roof of the feeder... Sparrows showed up to double check that I hadn't refilled everything but theirs were just glancing visits.

Today's butterfly is a Swallowtail. It was fun to paint and I was glad to get to paint the flower that it was sitting on. So much better than the ghost flower of yesterday's painting.

A friend called this afternoon and needed a favor. I obliged. He bought one of my new books (Yay!!!) and came back in a couple hours with this aloe plant as a thank you. That was unexpected but appreciated. I hope I can keep it alive. I don't have a lot of luck keeping aloes alive. Maybe I'll google how to take care of it.

 

Here are more Stella d'Oro lilies. Most of the plants have stopped blasting out flowers but this one is keeping on. There are plenty of unopened buds on it so I expect it to bloom for a few more days at least.

I spent a lot of the day listening to more chapters of the audiobook recording of The Seaview. I'm halfway through. 22 more chapters to go. It's been a while since I read it so it's a little like a new story. Kinda. Not really. But almost.

I did "waste" an hour listening to the end of The Giver of Stars. When I forced myself to go to bed last night I didn't want to turn it off but I kept yawning so it was time. It's a good story. I recommend it.

--Barbara