What's Blooming Wednesday!

Despite the heat, a few things have survived this summer....

We call these spider lilies, I'm not sure what their "real" name is.  

I always thought it was humurous that they are called spider lilies, 

considering they don't have eight "legs"!

This is my beautiful pepper plant!

I think it's a Vietnamese pepper plant, one of the girls I used to work with 

gave it to me years ago.  The main plant dies, but another always comes back!

The peppers start off green and slowly turn red, getting hotter in the process!


I looked them up to see how hot they get on the Scoville Scale:
Extremely Hot (above 30,000 Scoville Units)
WOWZA!  No wonder I never eat them raw!

Wordless Wednesday - Beach Life

When we got done with lunch and browsing a few stores at the beach this past Sunday, we headed to our friend's house and got to see something interesting.

One of his neighbors had caught a swordfish!  I've seen a lot of fish that have been caught around here, but never a swordfish.

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Wordless Wednesday - Tired Out!

Little Miss and Snoop Dog had a busy weekend, so by Sunday afternoon it was crash time.  I couldn't help taking a picture!

Aren't they just adorable?

What's Blooming Wednesday

It's been so hot and dry here, not much has made it - but my double day lilies are trooping through the summer!

So pretty - wish they lasted longer than a day!  Is it hot and dry where you are?


We're actually dealing with a lot of fires in surrounding areas right now it's so dry.  I had severe headaches for the past three days due to all of the smoke.  They finally started getting them under control yesterday, I hope they are able to put them out!  


You can see a picture here or here.

Wordless Wednesday - Our Latest House Party

We recently hosted a Sauza House Party.  Although I was pretty disappointed with the party pack, we still had a good time!

Little Miss enjoyed playing in the pool.

While my husband got the party supplies ready.

It was the perfect afternoon to enjoy a margarita!

Wordless Wednesday - Bubble Time!

Little Miss and Snoopy had a great time playing in the bubbles this weekend!

I'm not sure who had more fun!

Wordless Wednesday - Say Ahh! (With Linky)

Last week, Little Miss had her second trip to the Dentist.  She had a great visit, and there were no problems!  

Things like this make a Mom so happy!

Here she is holding Mr. Slurpy!

And now she's done and showing off her beautiful smile!

She was able to get two toys from the treasure chest, so she was so excited!


For those of you looking to link up....

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What's Blooming Wednesday - Blog Hop!

It's still hot with very little rain here, so we don't have a ton of blooms.

Can you believe it's supposed to get up to 100 today?  Wow!  

These are Little Miss' "Princess Flowers".

Snoopy dug the ones we planted earlier in the year up, so we promised her we'd replace them.  She looked all over and couldn't find any "Princess Flowers" until B finally found some in a pink pot - problem solved!

Here are some gladiolus that have come up as well.  So pretty with the sun shining through!

And some wildlife - this heron was eying the fish in our pond earlier this week.  It was a very young heron!

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Wordless Wednesday - Beach Pictures with Linky!

I realized that I actually did have a few pictures this weekend!

Enjoying an after-lunch treat.

Beach Bird - it enjoyed eating our leftover nachos!

Playing in the waves.

Beach flowers.


Thanks to McCrenshaw for the link-up!

What's Blooming Wednesday!

Happy Wednesday!  How are you doing?  We've been so busy and have so much going on.

Little Miss and I went to Art in the Park this past weekend.  We saw these flowers on the way and took a picture.  Unfortunately, we didn't take any pictures once we got to the park!  They had some really neat art cars there, but the children weren't in the mood to hang around while the adults took pictures.  

These are the flowers at my Mom's house.  We went for a short visit last week and met up with my cousin (Merry With Children) and her little boy.  It was so good to see the cousins playing together, they got along so well!

Here is a picture of all of us after a busy day!  

What's Blooming Wednesday

Not much blooming here except the Hydrangeas, which are lovely.

And my after Ivan flowers.  They appeared after Ivan, displaced by the hurricane from someone else's yard.  They're in a portion of the yard that no one really sees, and I've tried to transplant them, but apparently they like it back there and no where else.  It's the only shady area!

And here is the carnation I got when we went to Mother's Day brunch.  We tried out a new place called Vic and Ike's since I got to pick, and man was it good!  I was sad that I forgot my camera, the food was just lovely.

Little Miss loved the carnation, and broke off most of the stem playing with it, but there was enough left so I could put it in a little vase when we got home.  

What's Blooming Wednesday

We're enjoying a nice little cold spell that came through - and even a little rain, which was much needed!

I love this cactus bloom.  They only last a few days, but they sure are pretty!

This is wild onion - I just love the pretty blooms it makes!  

A blurry picture of Little Miss' "Princess Flowers".  So far all are doing well except for the ones that Snoop-Dog dug up.  She's having so much fun growing her own flowers! 

What's Blooming Wednesday

It's already starting to feel like summer here.  These guys are still blooming, but probably won't be much longer.  

The Hydrangeas will be out in full force soon - I like them like this as well!

And since I had a live animal last week, I thought I'd show you another this week!  This one isn't nearly as scary, though.  

Currently I'm hoping for some rain so everything keeps growing!

What's blooming where you are?

What's Blooming Wednesday

I love the smell of honeysuckle - we have some growing along our back fence.

And our roses are still going strong!

This guy isn't blooming, but I sure was shocked to find him!

I think it's a Black Racer.  

What's Blooming Wednesday

Seems like there is a ton of stuff blooming right now!  I love it, even though some days my allergies don't.  You only get three pictures though - I've got to make these blooms last a few weeks!

I love my clematis - it comes back bigger and better each year, and doesn't seem to mind neglect!

Close-up of a blue iris.  They were growing in our pond really well, so I decided to experiment and see how they would do in the ground (I have a flower bed I'm trying to fill up with non-maintenance flowers).  They are doing great!

 
My white climbing rose is blooming like crazy now!  Notice the hint of pink?  It picked it up from a neighboring rose bush.  Later in the year it will probably produce white flowers with pink splotches - pretty!

What's blooming in your garden?  Leave me a comment telling me and I'll be sure to return some comment love!

What's Blooming Wednesday

We've had a cold snap these past few days, but I know it isn't nearly as cold as it is elsewhere!

This is Variegated Weigela.  I love how the blooms range from white to pink, and the leaves are pretty as well!

The Wisteria is so pretty while it lasts - this isn't in my yard, I took it while we were out for a walk.

I know some people think of them as weeds, but I just love clover!

Instead of having a linky today, I encourage you to head over to the Ultimate Blog Party and link up there!

Also, if you haven't checked out my giveaways, please do!  

Wordless Wednesday - A Day at the Park

We're fortunate where we live in that there are a LOT of parks within walking distance.  This one (Blue Park) is a favorite, so Little Miss and I went a few weekends ago since the weather was so nice.  Now we're having another cold spell, so it's nice to look at these pictures and remember it will be warm again soon!

She has gotten a whole lot braver these days!

Going down the twisty slide

The wheels on the bus go round and round...

Wordless Wednesday - Toddler Fashion

I let Little Miss choose her own outfits as long as they are weather appropriate.  Sometimes she makes some very unique choices!    

Wordless Wednesday

A fountain at Seville Quarter in Pensacola, FL 

Wordless Wednesday - A Great Little Seafood Place

Seafood is the only meat product I haven't completely given up yet.  I probably only eat it about once a week, but I'm not ready to kick the habit yet!  Joe Patti's is right on the water and my favorite place to get fresh seafood.  They have amazingly yummy bread too!

And here is his boat  - it's huge!