Hello, Bird Bath!

Richard bought me a bird bath for my birthday. This is Cleo, waiting in great anticipation, for the next customer.

Mary went to the prom :-) AWWWW

Mary went to her Junior Prom on Saturday. Doesn't she look awesome!

Garden additions

I got a Topsy Turvy planter for my birthday. These neat little things allow you to grow plants upside down, which cuts down on the number of bugs you get. Interestingly enough, it is made in Oak Ridge. We're going to try it with a tomato plant. You can also put peppers and cucumbers in them.

The little guy on the bottom is something I picked up at Kroger. A stunning piece of tacky garden art, the "geeky" is made of metal with a lot of springs, so his head bobs a lot and his feathers wobble. Click here for more info on the Geeky birds.

In other gardening news, we've had a lot of very nice rain. I've already had to mow the yard twice, but I think it will be good for all my plants.

Monitor Wizard

My old CRT monitor finally died, so I decided to drop some money on a new external monitor for my design stuff. I really tried to get by for about a week without an external monitor, but as you can see by the second photo, sammy decided my laptop was the world's most expensive cat bed. Is it because the laptop is warm? Are the buttons like little kitty cat massagers? Is it because she really knows how much she annoys me when I'm trying to finish a car ad?

In any case, the monitor is set up, the Samster is back on the pillow where she belongs and now I can design in peace.