Rusty Relaxes ... Weekend Window Reflections

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Rusty relaxes
in his chair while Molly plays
by herself this week

missing Aloha ...
but she encountered a RACCOON!!!
I missed the photo

opportunity
because I was without my
camera that day

yet this picture found
on the Internet looks much
like the one she met

considerably
smaller than the actual
GIGANTIC raccoon

Molly discovered
lurking near the little blue
house just down the street

Poster Edges

Watercolor Filter

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More holiday pics
captured as I walked last week
in the neighborhood

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Thought for Today
"The free mind is not a barking dog, to be tethered on a ten-foot chain." Adlai Stevenson Jr.

Ruby Reds, Windows, Outdoor Views in My World

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The first neighborhood view is
straight out of the camera ...


and the next five have been modified with the
Watercolor filter in Photoshop Elements

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1. It's a drizzily June morning here at the beach in Southern California. As she leaves in the morning, a 'working' neighbor has been counting the days until summer break for almost a month ... (methinks the count is at 8 days) ... and I confess I'm exceedingly grateful to have retired in 2001. Molly & I wish her well as she drives away.

2. The cool damp air confounds me because my recollections of the last few weeks of school is of HOT SUNNY weather at the beginning of June with gloomy skies once school's out mid-month ... something that always seemed a bit ironic to me.

3. I created and published the 'photo part' of this post yesterday afternoon and am adding a few thoughts this morning because I've not participated in RTT for a couple of months ... (since April 23rd here at Small Reflections actually) ... so taking a bit of time for 'catch up' seems like a good idea.

3. The French Open Tennis Championship ended this weekend so I won't be watching tennis until Wimbledon begins later this month on June 21st. I was hoping for a 3 set women's final on Saturday, but Francesca Schiavone became the first Italian woman to win at Roland Garros ever when she defeated Australian Samantha Stosur in a competitive two-set match ... 6-4, 7-6. Order was restored as Rafa Nadal defeated Robin Soderling in straight sets (6-4, 6-2, 6-4). He takes over the #1 spot and is likely to stay there since he has no almost points to defend for the rest of the year. Roger Federer becomes #2 and has his work cut out for him to stay there since he has lots of points to defend from 2009. Rafa and Roger could meet in the 2010 final for the 3rd time.

4. I thoroughly enjoyed the delightful new 'wildlife' style documentary created by French film-maker Thomas Balmes entitled BABIES and highly recommend it.

5. If you live in California (or any of the other eleven States having a Primary Election today) and haven't done so already, be sure to go to the polls and ...

Voting Reference Information

• League of Women Voters
• Project Vote Smart
• Vote 411.org Election Information

Bougainvillea
brightening the neighborhood
beautiful color ...

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Thought for Today
"A teacher is one who makes himself progressively unnecessary." Thomas Carruthers

Happy Memorial Day ... Miscellaneous Memes

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These wild roses
do not last for long, but they're
lovely for a bit ...




Straight out of the camera ...

Mosaic flipped with Watercolor filter next

... and finally Poster Edges below

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When doggie play breaks
onion blossoms I put them
in a vase on my

table between these
blue chairs where I can enjoy
them for a while ...

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Miscellaneous
Springtime blossoms ... colorful
in my neighbor's yard

and along this street
near a Starbucks coffee shop
along PCH

where I stopped for a
latte We'nesday on my way
in to get a perm ...

Looking up I spied
red bottle brush and fluffy
cotton balls on blue


Wishing everyone a happy Memorial Day!

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Thought for Today
"If I were given the opportunity to give a gift to the next generation, it would be the ability for each individual to learn to laugh at himself." Charles Schulz