Pharaoh's Gold & Fill-Ins

Happy Friday! I figured today was a good day for some randomness blogging and a little bit of catch-up (read: she's finally starting to download, touch-up and upload pictures from last month)...

If you read regularly, you'll remember that we found a second set of robin eggs shortly before we left for vacation... here they are!

First to hatch on May 15th...

By the next morning, all 3 had hatched ~ May 16, 2009.

Sadly that's it for photos of set #2, since we went on vacation and they had flown the coop by the time we returned... So, how about a couple more tulip pictures from the same time (of course they are long gone now)?

I got my hair done earlier this week... nothing new really, just the usual covering of the greys color and a trim. I remembered to take a couple pictures the next morning since I still had the nice blow-out going (right now its one frizzy mess!). Lola seemed to approve of Mommy stealing her color...

Yesterday I stopped at a favorite spot to shop for a certain someone's upcoming birthday and couldn't leave without snatching up this for myself...

I don't normally lean towards gold colors (the photo to the right and below are more true to color), but I couldn't resist this skein of Sereknity Good Harbor in Pharaoh's Gold... gorgeous!!! I think Sophie really liked it too... my baby girl's got taste!

Happy Friday... I'll leave you with some fill-ins.

1. All children alarm their parents, if only because you are forever expecting them to steal the steaks off the stove (remember... my children all have 4 legs).

2. Show me a good loser and I will show you a person who's just having a good 'ole time.

3. Chasing vodka with hot chocolate is like eating an entire box of chocolate liqueurs at one time.

4. Too bad that all the people who know how to run the country are busy passing the blame and arguing about stupid stuff.

5. I have yet to hear a man ask for advice on how to combine work and family.

6. It is impossible to think of any good meal, no matter how plain or elegant, without seasoning or cheese in it.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to relaxing, tomorrow my plans include Stone Zoo's Wild Affair and Sunday, I want to see Matt race... if only the rain would go away (once again, its looking to be another wash-out)!

Tulips, Maples and Robins... oh my!

I've been playing with the "flower" setting on the digital camera... can you tell?

These are from early this month...

A couple more from from earlier this week...

This is one of my favorites... I love the rain drops.

I've been continuing to document the robins this year and have some more photos to share.

May 7th ~ feathers are growing in...

May 8th ~ Yes, that's a 2nd nest with three more bright blue eggs that I found underneath the other side of the back deck!

May 11th ~ boy is that nest getting crowded!

May 12th ~ guess its a good thing there weren't four eggs!

May 13th ~ "I see you!"... the newer eggs still haven't hatched.

I just came in from a nest check... Although I haven't downloaded pics yet, I am happy to report there is the tiniest little chirp coming from the new nest, with one egg having just hatched. As for the original nest.... its empty!

Besides the tulips and robins, we have some all kinds of ahhh-chooo inducing things going on around here...

Maples...

Apple trees... although they are not nearly as pretty this year as they have been in the past. I think some of them are dying...

I hope you have enjoyed my photography fun. Now, if you'll please excuse me while I mourn in silence for a little while...

Dreaming of Beagle Bagels

Its finally Friday - woo hoo! I'd like to thank my guest posters pooches for helping Mommy blog this week... good job boys! While they were doing that, Lola tried to stick her nose in help Mommy take some pictures. Look - one sock down, one to go!

Those are my "trekking to Charlotte" socks that I started last May. I swear socks-in-progress love to hide from me. As you can see, I already started its mate. Hopefully its done before next May!

I haven't worked on this in over a week now, but here is the start to the Chevron blanket for Emma. I thought I might have this done for her Welcome party tomorrow, but boy was I delusional now I'm thinking its a more appropriate gift for fall...

So... I decided this year I would document the baby robins by taking daily pictures... for which I've succeeded in more like every-other-day pictures. Since I first posted them last week, here are some updates of the 3 little buggers...

Saturday ~ May 2nd

Sunday ~ May 3rd

Tuesday ~ May 5th

I took some cute sleepy shots of them last night but haven't had a chance to download them yet, so those will be in the next animal kingdom update. My how fast they grow... in a week they went from hatching to barely fitting in their nest!

I'll leave you today with some fill-ins... happy weekend!

1. Apples are to oranges as knit is to crochet.
2. I am so done and that's all I have to say about that.
3. I think I hear water running.
4. Wave the checkered flag.
5. Do what you want to do, but leave me the heck out of your drama.
6. Zeus turned around and behind him was a Radio Flyer wagon; in the wagon was a bucket filled with Beagle Bagels .... and then Daddy woke the poor boy up from his dream!
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to sitting down to relax for an hour -- its been one crazy busy week, tomorrow my plans include throwing the Welcome Emma party and Sunday, I want to RELAX!

Hatching Eggs

Spring has officially arrived! How do I know? Just lookie here...

I checked on the robin's nest under the porch last night, hoping to find four pretty blue eggs... instead I found hatching eggs! This morning when I checked, all four had hatched...

It was kinda like Lapdog's Wild Animal Kingdom when I got home last night. Mr Bunny was out too....

Can you see him there under the tree? Maybe its a Mrs. Bunny.... I wonder if we have baby bunnies somewhere back there? hhmmm...

I'll leave you with a little Friday Fill-Ins...

1. The first rule of working in an office and getting along is learning how to laugh and put up with a lot of BS.

2. I'm a Gloucester girl, of course I love clams.

3. When I think of carnivals I think of candy apples & cotton candy.

4. Tulips are probably my favorite spring flower, but I adore Gerber Daisies most of all.

5. Things on my desk include computer, calendar, framed pictures, stapler, stress ball, paper clips, hand lotion, pens, scissors, files, lots of paper, post-its, candle, coffee mug, plant, white-out, phone....

6. The swine flu outbreak makes me wanna scream.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to the Bruins game (Round 2, Game 1!), tomorrow my plans include working on favors for Emma's party and Sunday, I want to enjoy a day at the race track with friends and maybe even see my honey win his first race of 2009!