Monday, May 28, 2007

Naturally

I was feeling very positive towards nature when I planned this post to highlight some nice pictures I had just taken. But just a few minutes ago when I went to prepare my morning coffee I saw that the black ants had reached a crucial "table." I've been washing my floor with special "anti-ant" cleaner and keeping the sinks clean. We have to do some major plumbing repairs, which our regular plumber can't do, so I didn't have the house "treated" this spring. I don't need the extra aggravation, and work.

But these pictures have been waiting on photobucket... for your viewing pleasure.

Talking about pleasure? This cat seems pretty happy to me. That's the life!

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I don't think the donkey is complaining. The local kids do their best to keep him happy.

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When I was approaching my house, I saw these birds looking out for me.

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And there are still flowers blooming, even though summer heat is hard to avoid.

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No, sorry, I'm no expert in the flora here and can't tell you what they're all called.

3 comments:

Yaakova said...

I believe the top (purple, exotic) flower is a passionfruit -a.k.a. passiflora flower, and the bottom pink and white flowers might be oleanders. (Oleanders are poisonous by the way, so don't use them in your kitchen creations!)

Nice pics. :)

Batya said...

thanks
sounds right
thanks for the reminder about the poison

Yaakova said...

Thanks for your comment (on my blog)... Here's the status: my friend in California is doing fine, and my updated news: I returned from 15 days in Israel a week ago, and I FELL IN LOVE WITH YOUR COUNTRY!!!!! I cannot wait to move there, to Jerusalem. I want to buy a little cottage home and make my life there.
BUT: I don't think it's quite
G-d's time yet. And what about making a living??? I have to amass some major funds first.
Although I have a very good life here in Florida, I feel like my "real" life won't begin until I make the move. But I can't imagine taking such a huge step yet.
I imagine you might be familiar with this frustration?