Copper Harbor and Brockway Mountain

I have no idea what I was doing when Gary took this.This was at Copper Harbor somewhere. The rest I know are from Brockway Mountain in Copper Harbor.

Again..I have no idea what I was looking at. Maybe trying not to fall off the mountain. There were no good pics of me I liked so I will just post what G took.

Beautiful scenery...a shame I was in the way.....lol

EWWW...windy up here.
I think I need a perm or a cut cuz all of these show the best my hair looked which is not saying much. Way to humid . I don't think my hair every did dry and when I took it out of rollers..it fell flat in half an hour even with hair spray on it.

I have tons more Gary took but I have to resize them. Some are really awesome scenery. He takes raw format and they are HUGE...about 3-4 mg each. I have some that I did take on top of the mountain myself that I thought I might try to paint....after I get a bit better that is. I will post a few later.

Mystery Plant

I have not the foggiest idea what the name of this plant is. I got it from a plant exchange. Yes..they told me the name but I forgot. It gets huge as you can see from the garden cart. I put that in the pic so you can see the real size of it. It is a perennial and dies back every year. It spreads like crazy but does not flower. It is a nice filler plant. I have tons of it now and only had it two years. I will have to kill some or it will take over.

Castor bean and Black pearl

This is the Black Pearl Ornamental pepper. It is a new species and just out this year in nurseries around here. It is not big and only a foot or so tall but has nearly black leaves and starts with tiny purple flowers that turn to black marble size berries and then turn red as they mature. I hope there are seeds that will make more. I would love a whole row of them but at $3 a plant...rather pricey.


Now that the day lilies have died back the Castor bean has room to stretch. Behind it is purple bean hyacinth. It is a great climber and makes tons of seeds so I will never run out and I plant it everywhere. The Castor bean also makes seeds. I got this one from a carving friend. I planted it rather late...first week of June but it is doing well. I hope the seeds mature.

Coleus on the front porch

With some pruning of the large tree in the front yard, the front porch finally gets a little sun and this Coleus is doing really well. It likes part sun and part shade. I will grow it again next year. It should look smashing in the new red pots I got to go next to the front door.

July and August paintings

My July painting. I was not that fond of doing it and neither was most of us in the class. I am showing Olga, Jan and mine so you can see that while we all painted the same pic in the same class, they all come out different. Which one do you like best? Which one is mine? I will not be hurt if you didn't choose mine as the best. I am not fond of it myself.



I love this August painting the best of all I have done. I feel like I am learning. Pictures of them don't show them off very well. I did sign up for more classes.

There is one a month and so far a bunch of us carvers are still going. I think though Olga has had enough but Jan and I and others will still go.

Female Humor

I happen to know a few of these to be true.

Although I do not think the pain ones funny.

Q. What should you do if you see your ex-husband rolling around in pain
on the ground?
A. Shoot him again.

Q. Why do little boys whine?
A. Because they’re practicing to be men.

Q. How many men does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A. One - he just holds it up there and waits for the world to revolve
around him. Or, Three - one to screw in the bulb, and two to listen to
him brag about the screwing part.

Q. What do you call a handcuffed man?
A. Trustworthy.

Q. What does it mean when a man is in your bed gasping for breath and calling your name?
A. You didn’t hold the pillow down long enough.

Q. Why does it take 100,000,000 sperm to fertilize one egg?
A. Because not one will stop and ask directions.

Q. Why do female black widow spiders kill their males after mating?
A. To stop the snoring before it starts.

Q: Why do men whistle when they’re sitting on the toilet?
A: Because it helps them remember which end they need to wipe.

Q: What is the difference between men and women?
A: A woman wants one man to satisfy her every need. A man wants every woman to satisfy his one need.

Q: How does a man keep his youth?
A: By giving her money, furs and diamonds.

Q: How do you keep your husband from reading your e-mail?
A: Rename the mail folder to “instruction manuals”

Grow a brain

Grow a Brain

Here is yet another mega site that will keep you clicking for hours.
Don't forget to check out the "collections" on the right. Tons and tons of great stuff.

There is only one problem with the super mega sites....you can get lost on them for hours and hours. Good thing I am lucky and am a kept woman huh?

Enjoy, Pat

Real Simple

Real Simple

Here is another fantastic site.

A plethora of tips and ideas for everything. I love the "Life Skills" section best but the "organizing" is pretty good too. I have not had time to check out the other subtopics but will soon.

Enjoy and hugs,
Pat

Bored?

Never be bored again. Got a few minutes free time to surf?

Well..this is a blog that will take you to tons of interesting sites on the web. It is updated daily and will take you to stuff you never even thought about and stuff that is interesting to thing about. Don't forget to check out the past links on the right under "categories". I find so many great things to email but it is easier to just send you all here so you can choose to your liking.

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