Look what dropped down right in front of meeeee!!

This Cicada was HUGE! it almost knocked me over!!!

Pooches!

Here is the best little dog ever!! I call her Pooches. This kind of dog I could handle!
No poopit!!

Summer Sunflowers!

I just love sunflowers! Don't you? I plant lots and lots of them every year, only for half of them to be dug up by hungry critters! I just like to look at the way the flowers open up , and then watch the busy honeybees crawl all over them! Did you ever notice how the flower follows the sun, even on cloudy days? Watch one next time, it's uncanny!
Then when it's time to harvest the seeds! If I can get to them before the squirrels do, then we have seeds! But those critters are quick and they are up way before me in the mornings.
They remind me that Fall is right around the corner and cool crisp days are ahead. I think Fall is my favorites time of year with Spring close behind. Fall is when I can start baking again, and my family unit loves apple pies and homemade applesauce.
Well, that's all for now, keep checking back for more interesting stuff!! :o)

Here's a cute little craft I have been working on. They're called "yoyo flowers". Aren't they cute?? I have yoyo's all over my house. They are so easy to sew, and you can take them anywhere and work on them, so compact!

Tadpole Cake

A tasty dessert for all you tadople fans!!!

1 box of yellow cake mix
1 bag chocolate chips
1 can vanilla icing

Prepare cake as per directions, but add half bag of choc. chips to batter and bake in a 9x13 pan.
After cake is done, ice cake while still warm and scatter choc. chips on top of icing. Smooth icing carefully, don't try to mix chips into icing, just smear them. This is the tadpole part!

Tadpole Salad

Here is a tasty! salad for you to try!

1 cup rice cooked in 2 cups water
mix with:
1/2 cup chopped green onions
1/2 cup chopped parsley
1/2 cup chopped tomatoes
2 Tbsp. capers drained (tadpoles)
olive oil and lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste

Toss all ingredients and refrigerate 1 to 2 hours before serving. What a great salad for the summer picnincs!