Fat Robin

(First of all, please excuse the window distorting the images. If you click on the image you can see it better.)

I heard this little one all morning long tweeting away. Then I looked outside and realized what the tweeting must have meant... "Let me inside, it's freezing out here!"

I think the cats would have enjoyed the exercise too!

Happy Gardening

Did you know that gardeners are happier people? That's what a recent American Society for Horticultural Science survey found. ... When everything was tallied up, the survey showed that gardeners have more energy and zest for life. -- Garden Gate Magazine

I can't say I have much energy & zest for life at the moment. But then I haven't been able to work in the garden. That would explain why (in the summertime) I will work out there from the moment I get home 'til it is too dark to work anymore -- dinner put off and everything! That, and why my garden grows larger (& more blooms) each year! :)

Happy Birthday Keith!

We enjoyed some Chinese take out & some frozen cheese cake. It was delicious & relaxing. Oh, & who can forget the riveting game of Perfection next door. The boys kept getting worse, and I kept improving. (They say it's a gave for small hands... Excuses, excuses!)

In other news, can you tell I perfected creating links within my posts!?! I may have gone overboard, but hey, it's all about Joss, so it's okay! :)

Ode to Joss Whedon

"Remember, always be yourself. Unless you suck." -- Joss Whedon

Firefly is a wonderful, fabulous, wonderful (did I say that already) creation from the brilliant mind of Joss Whedon. If you know me at all, you know I'm a big fan of his. Scratching your head? Four little words for you... Buffy the Vampire Slayer! (Oh, and don't forget Angel. Then of course there's his movie credits: Whedon has written or co-written several movies including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Toy Story, Alien: Resurrection, Titan A.E. and Ray Gun. )

Ahh, the memories... I can still remember sitting in the living room with my mom watching an old (not at the time of course) episode where Xander was captured by a high school teacher, who was really a giant praying mantis! I think she was hooked from that moment on! Although I by far exceed her excitement.

My latest love of Joss Whedon's is his movie Serenity! When the Firefly series was cancelled he was bound and determined to keep the story going. He did that finally with Serenity! I highly recommend seeing the series & the movie. (What other movie gets an entire season to set up the characters for you?) The only thing that would be better, would be a season two for Firefly! :)
Firefly Browncoats!

For the love of Firefly

Which Serenity Character Are You?

My results:
I'm Kaylee Frye (Ship Mechanic)

Kaylee Frye (Ship Mechanic) 75% Malcolm Reynolds (Captain) 65% Zoe Washburne (Second-in-command) 65% Dr. Simon Tam (Ship Medic) 65% Wash (Ship Pilot) 60% Inara Serra (Companion) 45% Alliance 45% Jayne Cobb (Mercenary) 35% River (Stowaway) 25% Derrial Book (Shepherd) 20% A Reaver (Cannibal) 10%

You are good at fixing things. You are usually cheerful. You appreciate being treated with delicacy and specialness.

Find out who you are!

Hello my little friends, glad to see you survived to snow!











I discovered another bulb in bloom this weekend!







Aren't you cold without your mittens? Wait, that was three little kittens! So what do chicks get?




Some of my seedlings from last year survived! Yippee skippy! (Do a little happy dance!!!)

Just to clarify

Apparently I wasn't too clear in a previous post... (sorry)
Keith has a piece of steel in his leg. (It's the tear drop shape on the x-ray.) It came from the metal wedge he was using to split wood.
(After 2 people asked directly "so what's in his leg?" I figured it needed clarification.)

He's trying to take it easy. The pain isn't so much a nuisance, but with his movement (we believe) it is bleeding on & off again. But hey, that's what bandages are for!

Keith to the rescue!

Yesterday I came home from work to find Keith cutting up the horrible tree that landed on my garden this winter! Yippee!

I was thrilled to discover my weather vein survived (and took a souvenir from it's battle!) The planter box on the other hand, didn't do as well. I'm going to attempt to use it, time will tell if it holds water though!

I was also pleased to find some of my first blooms for the year!

Now my inside blooms have some rivals for my affection!