too hot to blog, and not in a fun way

Hosting an ice cream social tonight. It may be 105 by then.

Been working tons, and playing little,

plus if it's not 7 am or 7 pm,

it's too hot to be out,

so not a lot of photography is going down.

Kinda like so many other species in summer,

slowing down, laying low, standing in cool water,

waiting for it to pass.

Me and the hens.

Here's a TINY, tiny creature that is way tougher than I.

A caterpillar on an indigo plant in the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

Hope y'all are staying cool (or at least comfy)

wherever you are. =)

xoxobb

A funny thing happened on the way to the gym... (desert bloom pic)

 

Ran into a friend yesterday who, when I told her I wanted a rug beater, suggested I check out this estate sale by her house.

I am not a shopper.

That includes estate sales (been to 3 in my life and was bored/slightly sad each time).

But, we go 'cause I want that old school tool for cleaning my rugs and getting a workout @ the same time.

The woman who'd passed away had THE MOST INCREDIBLE CLOSETS FULL of GLAMOR I'd ever seen, outside of a Myrna Loy film (The Thin Man series). Or Doris Day.


Check out Myrna's PJs @ 1:00 (one minute) in.

WOW!

Lots of sequins, gowns with feathery fluff at the sleeve cuffs and neckline, silk and satin, chiffon, bright, light-as-air scarves, SUPER stylish shoes, and dress coats with fur cuff & collar and HUGE buttons. And beautiful dress slips with wonderful lace details.

We blew off the gym and spent probably 45 minutes there, and $120 later I brought home my pile of goodies. $120. Jeeze. Bear bought some SUPER stylish thin silk ties. WONderful, subtle things.

Anyhow, it made me want to know this woman. Who knew someone SO stylish and classic was in this tiny town?

So, I changed my facebook pic yesterday to the beavertail cactus bloom 'cause I think of her that way. Unabashedly beautiful, daring, stylish, and impermanent.

And clearly, a MUCH better shopper than I.

bb

And the photo theme winner is...

Flowers and bugs!

Going through my pics last night to get them onto my mac was a revelation.

I have a lot of pictures of bugs. A LOT. I had no idea.

For a trip that involved the midwest, I'm pretty sure there are more pictures of bugs than people.

ANYhow, here's the first of several.

This is a tiny caterpillar we saw on a blooming indigo plant in the Anza-Borrego desert. Tiny, adorable creature. And the colors in that plant make me nuts--white stems, super dark, intense purple blossoms, so beautiful.

I'm off to clean the coops. It's going to rain a TON so I want the interior of their coop to be as dry and clean as possible, since they'll be spending a lot of time there over then next week.

Will post more pics later. =)  Enjoy!

biobabbler

P.S. Aw, heck, here's one more...

This flower is a native to the Texas region, HUGE red flowers on a towering plant. The instigator is a neighbor of relatives in Texas who has landscaped in all natives, almost making me swoon. Gave us a tour of everything, and I took lots of photos, catching these dashing creatures amid all the shiny red.