The yearbooking mania continues

My sisters Susie, Bucky, and Eclectic have all posted their "yearbook" pictures. I have been requested to also post mine. Sorry, but I couldn't bring myself to post the one with the cat's-eye glasses.

Here's 1966


And the Mary Tyler Moore flip from 1968


The almost 1966 'do done in 1972


Then I jumped to 1990. Believe me, my hair was never this big.


And I'll finish with 1996


Anybody else up for yearbook?

They don't have to be rose colored

I got this one from Tweety

You See the World Through Blue Colored Glasses

You live your life with tranquility. You have faith that things will work themselves out with time. You judge all your interactions through the lens of hope. You try to get all the facts before forming your opinion. You face challenges with wisdom. You know that all bad things pass, and you have the confidence to see problems through. You see love as the utmost expression of trust. Your relationships tend to be peaceful and stable. At your worst, you can be cool, melancholy, and detached. You sometimes have to step back from emotionally charged situations. You are at your happiest when you are able to reflect and relax.

What Color Glasses Do You See the World Through?

A short break from flower pictures

Got this one from Sometimes Saintly Nick's site.

I'm a Mercedes SLK!

You appreciate the finer things in life. You have a split personality - wild or conservative, depending on your mood. Wherever you go, you like to travel first class. Luxury, style, and fun - who could ask for more?

Take the Which Sports Car Are You? quiz.

More flower pictures?

Doesn't Squirl ever run out of flower pictures? Doesn't she ever get tired of posting flower pictures? When did she start talking in third person???

Anyway, I've been busy and not posting very often. But, I'll say that gardening is one of my excuses. And, also, an excuse to put up a few more pictures.

I love this orange begonia. The color is really hard to capture, but I had to try anyway.


This is the first time I've had straw flowers. I should really cut some and bring them in before they go to seed. I'd like to see how long they really stay after cutting. Here we go with the orange again. :-)


And here's one of my new rose bushes. Ichabod really likes it as he's more used to single color roses.

Lilies and more

My stargazer lilies are at their peak. I tried getting some pictures yesterday morning but the sun was too bright. As the sun got lower, the garage was shading them. It seems kind of fitting that the pictures turned out dark since they're called stargazers.

Here are some of the pictures I took. The rest are added to my 2008 Garden set.

The lilies






The cleomes




And one of the begonia