Perfect

After coffee and a chocolate croissant at B&N with my gal pals I wanted no part of going home and doing something constructive like laundry.  It was a bell-ringer kinda day with large pouffy clouds, mild temps and soft breezes so I headed to the Arboretum, along with a zillion kids.  I think they are having a kids camp thingy this week, thus the amount of hyper active children.  They were acting exactly the way I felt....running barefoot, laughing, playing in the pools of water, sliding down the ramps, and no, I did none of these things, but in my young heart I was right there with them.

But what I did do was find beauties like this.....

And this...these are different kinds of bees that I have flying in my yard.  Mine (yeah right, like I have any control over the bees in my yard) are big, fat, bright yellow with black stripes...this one is more honey colored.  No clue as to the different types of bees, but know enough not to bother them.  They are super important to our environment so I am always delighted to see bees whatever kind they are.

And I was really surprised to see the sunflowers already in bloom....usually an August sighting.

Pretty, pretty pink hydrangeas....my pink hydrangeas didn't wake up this year.  The bush is full of bright green leaves but not one single bloom....drats.

Looks like a new type of cone flower with it's yellow/lime tips.

And a lazy frog, just soaking up the sunshine....

My contribution to TexWiseGirl's "Good Fences" meme for the week....

All in all it was....

"Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability." ~Sam Keen

Until next time.....