So Stinking Hot

It was another hot and muggy day. I wasn't going to go outside but I had to take some flower pictures which I'll show you in a minute. But you have to see what I found when I was out there frying my brain. The hen turkey has left the nest. Some of the eggs hatched and others didn't. I never saw a poult (which is what turkey chicks are called) but there must have been one or two judging by the evidence.

 

Okay, here's the best flower. It's Dad's rose's first blossom of the season. If you look closely you can see the Cottonwood fuzz stuck to it. It was even hotter taking that picture because the sunlight reflected off the bricks. I snapped the picture and hurried inside.

 

These two Stella d'Oro lilies are blooming right in front of where the turkey was. I was a little reluctant to go back there but then I saw the empty nest and got brave.

 

This is what happens when I don't have anything to copy when I'm drawing. Random crap. That thing in the middle is supposed to be the Space Needle. Sorry, Seattle.

 

Today I reread what I'd written last week, tidied it up some, and wrote a little more. It's a bad habit that I go over what I've written when I haven't written it all. I need to stop doing that and finish the story. I have crossed from novelette word count to novella word count--18,453 words and 66 pgs. This afternoon I started writing the next chapter/day. It's going to be fun to keep working on because it's a wedding and there will be a sad rejected suitor in attendance. I'll let you know how it's going.

 

I even made time to draw a gratitude journal page for yesterday this morning and one for today this evening. I am most grateful for air conditioning. Period.

 

These two birds landed on the birdbath at the same time. The big Mourning Dove and the little Sparrow. I imagine they're debating who gets to get wet first. 

 

I tried to fix my knitting mistake from Friday Night Knitting. I pulled out the needles, carefully picked up the stitches, and started from where I'd screwed up. I have to confess, it's not going well. I put it in timeout and will deal with it another day.

--Barbara