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!

Here is the parent frog. We were unable to determine if this was mommy or daddy. They are quite agile in the water!!

Stay tuned for MORE interesting posts about tadpoles.

Oh! My Stars!! Here are some fabulous tadpole specimens! These were found, caught and released on May 20, 2006.

A group of about 50 or more were seen in a small pond in the Jim Thorpe region of Pa. A small expedition team found them along with a parent watching ever so closly.

The tadpoles were swimming around a rather large egg sac which had many unhatched eggs. I only hope that a prditor doesn't find them before they can mature!

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers! What more can I say? they were the best dancing duo in history. Yes, I love the old musicals! And if Fred and Ginger are in them, even better!
In this photo, they are dancing to "The Picolino" in the movie "Top Hat". Fabulously funny and full of song and dance!

Now, dare I say it?
Oh! My stars!!! That just takes the cake!
I have enough trouble with these pesky critters!
I guess they take peanuts any way they can get them!
Do you have any funny stories that involve squirrels? Share them here!

"Oh My Stars!" she says with a twinkle in her eye! Here is my little mascot (until I change it).

Let's call her Annie!!

Check this out!

Here is a blog that you MUST check out! It is maintained by a good friend of mine.
www.scaredofstorms.blogspot.com
She obviously has MORE time on her hands than I do :o)

Ha ha!!! for all of us that LOVE tadpoles! here is an excellent example of an american bulfrog tadpole. Note the wonderful form and coloring. This is an excellent specimen.
Stay tuned, I shall share with you my recipe for tadpole Salad!!

Ok, I have entered the 21st century! I hope all of you are happy!!! That means you! RUTH!
I don't know when I will have the time to use this thing, but, I will give it the ol' girl scout try!