Ruby Red Amaryllis in my Colorful Outdoor World

Make Time for Small Reflections

My amaryllis are PINK, but these
from my neighbor's yard are RUBY RED ...
see how they develop gradually



I have started to do some blog visiting again


but with more than 1000 unread posts in my reader


it'll take me a while to get around to everyone


so please bear with me ... and if you missed

my Spring Gift in the previous post


feel free to pick it up today ...


as a thank you from me to you.

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Ruby Tuesday, Today's Flowers, Outdoor Wednesday
Color Carnival and My World

Small Reflections ... Smile Back

Thought for Today
"The world does not have to change.... The only thing that has to change is our attitude." Gerald Jampolsky

MsKitty on the Prowl - Hubble's 20th Anniversary

Make Time for Small Reflections
Scroll down for Mosaic Monday

If these look familiar it may be because I've shared
different 'flower' reflections in these same doors
at Happily Retired Gal today
... just because

Straight out of the camera above
Poster Edges Lightened below

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others participating in Weekend Reflections & Window Views

Lest you think Ms Kitty spends
too much time sitting at these French doors ...

I've decided to share some pictures of
Ms Kitty on the prowl today
... just because!

Straight out of the camera above
and Poster Edges below

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participating in Mosaic Monday, Camera Critters, Pet Pride at Gattina's
Apparently BOZO is back with a newly
redecorated Pet Pride site too.

It seems that I'm still not finding much time
for blog visits, but hope things will settle down soon.
I do appreciate those of you who still drop by,
so please accept this ...

Gift from me to you ... just because!

Did you know ...
the Hubble Telescope was launched 20 years ago?
Google is helping us celebrate with
this 'kewl' logo and more!

Google has teamed up with friends at the
Space Telescope Science Institute
to share their 20 favorite Hubble images.
Click for some amazing photos from space
and to download a new Hubble tour in Google Earth

Small Reflections ... Smile Back

Thought for Today
"What lies behind us, and what lies before us, are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." Ralph Waldo Emerson

Colorful Outdoor World and Random Musings

Make Time for Small Reflections

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Random Tuesday Thoughts & Wordful Wednesday
If you missed them, last Saturday I shared
PINK & pastel roses at Happily Retired Gal

The first pair of photos below show the first 3 blossoms of the season on my Mr. Lincoln rose bush in varying stages. I find each beautiful in its own way.

Straight out of the camera above ... Poster Edges below

The next pair of photos show what's left of the FIRST rose of the season ... originally shared last week before the rain & after too. For some unknown reason, it has lasted much longer than the second rose of the season that appears in 3rd pair of photos below.

Straight out of the camera above ... Poster Edges below

The pair of photos below show the SECOND rose of the season ... or rather what's left of it.

Straight out of the camera above ... Poster Edges below

... and HERE is the THIRD Mr. Lincoln rose of the 2010 season ...

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Ruby Tuesday, Today's Flowers, Outdoor Wednesday
Color Carnival and My World

1. It's a beautiful morning here in Southern California, but there's a 60% chance of rain tonight through Thursday. I'm HOPING we'll actually GET some rain because the yard is very dry right now, so if it doesn't rain ... I'll need to spend time watering to keep my flowers alive. The ROSES are beautiful but the irises are 'spent' for the most part ... except for three new buds:

Straight out of the camera above & to the left below

Poster edges to the right above and below

2. Molly & I have been for a long walk already and she's had a chance to play with a variety of dogs in the neighborhood while I visited with their 'people' and took some photos. As a result ... I'm quite late to post today since it's almost noon already.

3. I started this post a couple of hours ago (at 10:12am to be exact) but was interrupted by a call from my sister almost immediately with questions about labeling photos with Windows Viewer ... something I showed her how to do while she was home but that she didn't practice at all. Apparently she tried to call yesterday but found she had no cell signal in Yosemite Valley. They were at the Lodge for brunch and it was raining ... then it started to hail! If it snows over the next couple of days they may have trouble getting over the Sierra Nevada Mountains and on to Death Valley as planned.

4. As it turns out, if she'd HAD a signal we wouldn't have connected anyway because I left my cell phone at home by mistake when I went to class yesterday and didn't realize it until much later while running errands on my way home ... stopping for gas, groceries, Molly's Duck & Sweet Potato kibble & treats.

5. I've spent hours locating and backing up photos I feared might have been lost when my Dell Inspiron 9100 (suddenly & unexpectedly) died a few weeks back ... and I'm very much relieved to have recovered them. If you don't back up photos on a regular basis, I urge you to do so ... seriously!

6. Methinks it's time to share my Just Joey roses from this season ... the bush is LOADED with blossoms at the moment and smells delightful! Below are three different views ... first straight out of the camera then with Poster Edges.

Straight out of the camera above ... Poster Edges below



Straight out of the camera above ... Poster Edges below



Straight out of the camera above ... Poster Edges below

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Hope you're each having a wonderful week!

Small Reflections ... Smile Back

Thought for Today
"Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do what you want done because he wanted to do it." Dwight d. Eisenhower