Things are beginning to shape up nicely

The hosta ghetto--a 27 x 3 foot L-shaped border around the patio--is no more. It took a full year, but the last of the hostas are out and flowers are going in. There are still tons of bare patches left to fill, and realistically this is a project that will probably take a couple of years before it comes even closer to matching the picture that's in my head, but it's a start.

Coneflower in my garden

July 2006, 200mm, Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT

Gnar

Suffice it to say that I spoke too soon. Still sick. Cipro sucks. And that's all I've got to say about that.

Instead, have some cute kid shots!

Emma (with an almost-gone temporary tattoo on her forehead)


Morgan

July 2006, 50mm, Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT

I spoke too soon

Okay, now I'm better. Really. I'm also on an antibiotic that prohibits me from being out in the sun (argh!) but that restriction will be over as soon as the antibiotic is finished, which will be Thursday, unless the doc decides to keep me on the antibiotic for longer. And that is such an unhappy thought that I'm not even going to go there.

On a somewhat questionable plus side, I've lost ten pounds or so since this thing sidelined me. Don't get me wrong. I can certainly afford to lose the weight. This particular method, though...I hear there's a line in The Devil Wears Prada that relates to this, something about, I'm just one stomach flu away from my perfect weight!

Ha. Ha. Ha ha ha.

In the meantime...I don't have much to show for June, but I did manage to get out and about a little bit in between the recurring bouts of gastrointestinal horror. Clicky-click to see it large.

Sunset silhouette

June 2006, Mendota Heights Overlook, Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT

But what is it?

I was poisoned! By a chicken caesar sandwich. Ugh. It's been a nasty ten days, let me tell you. Hence, the no-posting. But now I'm better. And back to stalking birds!

Anyone know what this is? We're stumped. It almost looks like a cross between a nuthatch and a robin, but I don't think that's possible.

Unknown

June 2006, 200mm (the telephoto lens ROCKS, by the way), Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT

Edited to add a profile shot:


(Grainy, because the sun was setting and the light wasn't great.)

Joy!

I got some new camera toys--a close-up lens and a telephoto lens. I'll post more about them later, I'm sure, but for now...

A macro of a peony:

Soft

May 2006, 34mm, Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT

and relatively long distance shot of a kid (for those who know our backyard, Emma was in the pool and I was on the patio).

First sign of summer

May 2006, 200mm, Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT