Monday Morning

Sometime in the middle of the night the winds shifted and I woke up this morning to coolness.  Wow, after it has been so hot, it was a refreshing feel.  So cool in fact, that I didn't drink coffee on the back-porch this morning....but by Wednesday it is going to be back in the 90's YURK!!  And still no rain.  I think I could tolerate the heat a little better if rain would accompany these stretches of 90 + degree days.  Looks like not much rain ahead, so thank goodness for hoses.  I can water my grass and gardens, but there is nothing like rain to really perk up nature.  The neighborhood pool has certainly seen an increase in visitors this summer due to the heat.   I can't see the pool from my house, but I can hear the screams & laughter, and it is definitely more rambunctious this year than last. It's a good sound filled with joy.

Every evening my little neighbor, Gabby flies by my house on her bike, sometimes using my driveway as her turnaround point.  When she was little she would run in the opposite direction when she saw me with my camera, but now she tolerates my snaps.

I even get her to pose occasionally....

And Toby posed too, isn't he handsome with his new summer cut!!

This week over at Kim Klassen's Beyond Layer's class she is encouraging us to hunt down and take pictures of cups....well, that is absolutely no problem for me...I love cups in all sizes, shapes, colors.  By the time this week is over, you will probably see every cup I own....well, probably not, since there are only 5 days to this challenge and I definitely have more than 5.   So to start the week, here is my cheery, cherry mug....I am also joining Rosie at Leaves in Bloom for her Color Me Weekly.

Have a great week ahead.  And have a cup on me!!

"Sleep is the symptom of caffeine deprivation"   ~   Anonymous 

Until next time.....