Friday Smiles 440: In the herb garden

 

It's Friday and I'm once again joining Friday Smiles which is hosted by Annie (at A Stitch in Time).   Let's visit her and the other wonderful ladies who also share their smiles each Friday.

If you are one of my blogger friends I normally visit and you got a comment from me on Thursday, consider yourself lucky.  I was stacked with appointment after appointment, beginning at 7:30 a.m., not long after I had gone to bed.  My 1:30 appointment had been moved up to 11:30, so I had to drag myself out of bed, make coffee, and shower before calling and changing my 12:00 p.m. appointment to 1:00.  That threw my entire day off and I was almost late for the next two appointments as a result.  I like to get all my appointments scheduled on the same day, but sometimes it just doesn't work out that way.  That's also why I'm so late getting this post ready tonight.

I started Wednesday repotting my new mums.  I should have done this as soon as I got them, but of course, I had to wait till the last minute to do this.

I found two pots the same size and got them planted.

After Halloween, I'll plant them in the ground out front.  Until then, they will be decorations on my front porch, along with a small pumpkin Scott found for me.

I spent a good amount of time the rest of the day mowing and edging my front and back yards.   Even though it's only been a few weeks, my mints and the catnip are already showing signs of needing another haircut.

Of course, the thing that surprised and elated me the most was this cantaloupe I found after edging.  I just hope it gets large enough to pick and enjoy before it gets too cold out.

It appears there is another one hidden in the pot, too.

I'm extra excited about these sweet peppers that are finally starting to grow.

Oh dear!  It looks like something has taken a liking to this pepper!

After closer inspection, I count six peppers, one of which is not edible.  Can you see me doing a happy dance?

While I was mowing, I noticed my wild sunflowers had bloomed.

This is the first time I've seen them in two years because the bamboo covered and smothered them.  I nearly cut them down when I was removing the bamboo.

Several years ago (maybe about 10 years ago), the first time I noticed them, I didn't know what they were.  I think a bird must have gifted me with them.  A blogger friend told me they were wild sunflowers.  They sure don't look like the sunflowers I'm used to.

I know the bees love them. 

As much as I tried, every time a bee landed on one of the sunflowers, I would try to take a photo.  Obviously, my bees are far more camera shy than those which I've seen Erika and Helen photograph.

And now a few cat funnies:

Nature abhors a vacuum, but not as much as a cat does.

 

 

Q: What did the alien say to the cat? A: “Take me to your litter.”

 

 

Q: What’s the difference between a cat and a comma? A: One has claws at the end of its paws, while the other is a pause at the end of a clause.  

Cats are smarter than dogs. You can't get eight cats to pull a sled through snow. 

 

 

The military may have invented the Internet, but not all government schemes have worked as well. In 
the ’60s, the CIA hatched a plan to implant a battery and a microphone in a cat so the furry feline could 
spy on unsuspecting targets. The program was halted when, after years of research and millions of 
dollars spent, the spy cat was run over by a cab.

 

 

A boss's secretary was visibly distraught one morning when she arrived at the office and explained that her children’s parrot had escaped from his cage and flown out an open window. Of all the dangers the tame bird would face outdoors alone, she seemed most concerned about what would happen if the bird started talking. Confused, her boss asked what the parrot could say. “Well,” she explained, “he mostly says, ‘Here, kitty, kitty.’ ”

Now let's join Annie (at A Stitch in Time) and the lovely ladies who join her for Friday Smiles.  Thanks again for visiting and spending a bit of time with Bleubeard and me this Friday.  We would love to have you join us, too.  Bleubeard let me know he wants to push Squiggles under the vacuum or possibly throw him under a cab, just for kicks and giggles!