Back to Sunshine

Today it was sunny until the late afternoon so I went out to inspect what was blooming in the yard.  All of the mums are happily blooming away. The gold ones popped open when I was gone last week.

 

The copper mums are all open too. I like the mound of flowers that they and the gold ones make. Kind of like a big bouquet.

 

However, the purple mums don't make a mound. They sprawl around Dad's rosebush and are wrapping themselves around a black plastic pot with soil but no plants. 

 

I thought all that was growing in those front pots were weeds but this morning when I was taking mum pictures I saw that a marigold from last year volunteered to come back and throw out a flower. Nice.

 

Today's drawing prompt was Stones, Rocks & Pebbles. I don't have any rocks handy to use as examples so I just copied a few of her examples in the book. Instead of markers or regular colored pencils, I used watercolor pencils that I then activated with water to make the color smooth and blur the hard edges. They're the best rocks I've ever managed.

 

Tonight I have lemon Jello for a bedtime snack. It's good, but not as good as lime or orange. That's okay, it's totally edible.

 

The pest nerd came to check the traps this morning. He found two dead mice and reset the traps. I don't know what they use for bait but whatever it is mice seem to like it. "Pest nerds" is what they call themselves in all of their texts and emails. I don't want you to think I'm dissing them.

There's a frost advisory tonight. Three days ago it was 80 degrees. We could have frost tonight. The weather is out of control.

I did laundry today because I ran out of short, white cotton socks. Nothing's folded yet. And I wanted to soak the sheets in borax water so they come cleaner. These sheets are so old they don't get as white as they used to so I went back to the old ways. I bought a box of 20 Mule Team Borax and dissolve a bunch in hot water and then let the sheets soak in the washer overnight. Tomorrow I'll drain the tub and refill it with fresh water and detergent. 

The program at Writer's Guild tonight was on AI. It's a controversial subject with writers. We learned a lot about what it does well and what it doesn't. I use the app I have for punctuation and grammar help but don't take the "you should change these words" suggestions.

--Barbara