Days 190-196

Day 190

 Hot summer days find Zack stretched out under the ceiling fan.  

He's a big boy now . . . turned 2 last week.

Day 191

 Don't know the name of this rose but I would call it "Summer Sunset".

Day 192

 I didn't see the little ladybug when I took this shot . . . love those little surprises.

Day 193

 A day at the PNE (Pacific National Exhibition) in Vancouver.  This ride, called the Super Shot, climbs straight up for several hundred feet and then drops very rapidly back to within a few feet of the base.  Not for me, no thanks.  

Day 194

 Caught in traffic again . . . this time along River Road in Delta by my new place of employment.  Of course I had my camera and shot some lovely wildflowers.

Day 195

 Sun going down . . . moon showing big and bright.

Day 196

While most of the hydrangeas are looking rather scraggly about now, this one is sporting some fresh blossoms.  So pretty.

Days 120-126

Day 120

Raindrops on roses . . . in black & white.

Day 121

One of three cats in our household . . . Chloe, the grand old dame with the emerald eyes.

Day 122

I found this snail on the rim of a cement and stone table.  Love the colours against the mix of pebbles.

Day 123

This crazy critter had me doing research to identify it.  Turns out it is a brachonid wasp and that long thing that looks like a needle is called an ovipositer by which it deposits its eggs in a favourable location.

Day 124

Love my feathered friends that come to visit.

Day 125

With the allium finished, the lavender is the newest attraction for the bees.

Day 126

My daughter's garage sale find . . . very cool!

Days 106-112

Day 106

 Have so enjoyed the allium this year . . . and so is this "flitter critter".

Day 107

 One of the rescue eagles at the Greater Vancouver Zoo.  Unable to fly it would not survive in the wild.

Day 108

 Lacy fern fronds unfurling in the warm spring air.

Day 109

 Gracie snuggling up in the laundry pile.

Day 110

 Mama duck settled on her nest under a rhododendron bush.  She was discovered at the Evergreen Baptist Seniors Home where I visit with a lady.  The staff cordoned off the area and posted "Do Not Disturb" signs.

Day 111

 Patchwork "twirly" skirt for my oldest grandgirly turning 10 next week.

Day 112

The first bloom on my Mother's Day rose from last year.  This is a highly fragrant, award winning hybrid and exhibition quality rose named "Elle".